Seta Golf Course was hit by typhoons, we canceled Saturday's game at the Toto Japan Classic.
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The LPGA Tour is about as far from Hurricane-ravaged Florida as you can get this week, but if you thought that made them safe from bad weather, think again.
This week's LPGA event is the Toto Japan Classic, played at Seta Golf Course. Unfortunately, something else is making its presence known in that part of the world this week, too: Typhoon Kong-rey.
On Thursday, the powerful typhoon hit Taiwan and Indonesia, packing winds of 125 mph, equivalent to a Category 3 Hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean, according to CNN. It was the strongest typhoon to hit Taiwan in three decades and left flooding, death and destruction in its wake.
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The typhoon weakened to a superstorm as it moved toward Japan, but the LPGA was not completely spared. Heavy rains soaked the Seta Golf Course, and on Friday night the LPGA and JLPGA issued a joint statement announcing that Saturday's play would be canceled due to the storm, and the tournament would be reduced to 54 holes.
You can read the full statement below.
“The LPGA Rules, JLPGA Rules and Seta Golf Course teams have inspected the golf course and decided that the Seta Golf Course will be closed on Saturday due to the effects of Tropical Storm Kong-Rey.
“The third round of the TOTO Japan Classic has been postponed until Sunday, Nov. 3, and the tournament was shortened to 54 holes. The pairings will remain the same on Sunday, but the start times will be adjusted. “
As the statement revealed, the game will continue on Sunday (Saturday night in the US), but that will be the last round played in the tournament.
Through two rounds, Japan's Hana Wakimoto holds a two-shot lead over two players tied at 11 under: two-time winner Ariya Jutanugarn and American Yealimi Noh.
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