The Japan Golf Association has announced the list of players scheduled to participate in the Japan Women's Open, the women's domestic major, which will start on the 29th of this month. did.
The Japan Women's Open, which determines the best women's golf in Japan, is one of the domestic major tournaments and will be held in Noda City, Chiba Prefecture for four days from the 29th of this month.
The Japan Golf Association, which hosts the tournament, announced the players scheduled to participate on the 12th, and specially approved the participation of Baba based on his past achievements.
Baba, a 17-year-old second-year high school student from Hino City, Tokyo, made her first overseas major appearance. He was the first Japanese player to win the title in 37 years.
Regarding her participation in the Japan Women's Open, in an exclusive interview with NHK, Baba said, "I'm very happy because it was a tournament that I definitely wanted to participate in. I want to play aggressively and attack the pin."
In addition, second-year high school student Mio Ueda and college sophomore Mizuki Hashimoto, who participated in the World Amateur Team Championship held in France last month with Baba, were specially allowed to participate.
NHK plans to broadcast the event on General TV and BS1.