[Diary Point, Reporter Eom Ju-yong] The LPGA Tour's Toto Japan Classic will be played from November 5 to 8 at the Daiheiyo Club Minori Course in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Nine South Korean players are in the field. For viewers in South Korea, live coverage begins at 11 a.m. KST on Thursday, Friday and Sunday, and at 11:30 a.m. KST on Saturday.
The field of 78 players includes 43 from the LPGA Tour and 35 from the Japan LPGA Tour (JLPGA). The tournament is a 72-hole stroke play event with no cut, spread over four days. The total purse is $2.1 million.
Nine South Korean players, including Kim Hyo-joo and Shin Ji-yai
The South Korean players are Kim Hyo-joo, Lee Mi-hyang, Jeon In-ji, Hwang Yu-min, Kang Min-ji, Joo Su-bin and Ko Jin-young from the LPGA Tour, and Shin Ji-yai and Lee Min-young from the JLPGA Tour. Kim Hyo-joo is going for her third win of the season, while Hwang Yu-min, Kang Min-ji, Joo Su-bin and Ko Jin-young are battling for position in the late stretch of the season.
Among the Japanese players, Miyu Yamashita is drawing attention after winning the most recent LPGA event, the Maybank Championship. If she wins this week, she will be chasing her fourth win of the season. Head-to-head matchups between South Korean and Japanese players are a key storyline of the event.
Korean broadcast on SPOTV and SPOTV NOW Golf
For South Korean viewers, coverage starts at 11 a.m. on Thursday, November 5 (Round 1) and Friday, November 6 (Round 2). Saturday, November 7 (Round 3) starts at 11:30 a.m., and the final round on Sunday, November 8 starts live at 11 a.m. All times are KST.
In South Korea, viewers can watch on the SPOTV and SPOTV Golf+ TV channels, or on PC and mobile through SPOTV NOW Golf. According to SPOTV's published guide, SPOTV Golf+ is on channel 63 for KT Genie TV, channel 974 for SK Btv, and channel 103 for LG U+tv. For other TV providers, check your provider's channel guide for the correct channel number.
The listed times are the scheduled start of each broadcast, not the start of each round, and they may change depending on the broadcaster and local conditions. Based on the schedule released before the opening, the Saturday broadcast is the only one of the four days that starts 30 minutes later.