SANYA, China — Rio Takeda shot a blistering 8-under 64 on Sunday to win the LPGA’s Blue Bay tournament by six shots ahead of Minjee Lee of Australia, the second LPGA title for the young Japanese player.
Rio Takeda played nothing like a rookie atop the leaderboard going into the final round of the Blue Bay LPGA Sunday in the People’s Republic of China. Takeda—the 21-year-old Japanese golfer with great bloodlines—turned a two-shot lead after 54 holes into a six-shot lead five holes into her final round.
Japanese rookie Rio Takeda equalled the course record on her way to a dominant victory at the Blue Bay LPGA in China on Sunday. "I'm really happy to win this tournament because the course layout is really