The LPGA Tour moves from Malaysia to Japan for the TOTO JAPAN Classic, the fourth of its five-tournament Asian Swing, before heading home to Naples, Florida for the season finale at CME Group Tour Championship.
China’s Shanshan Feng, the 2016 winner in Japan, is fresh off a T2 at the Sime Darby LPGA, and has odds of 6-1 to go back-to-back at the Taiheyo Club.
American superstar Lexi Thompson, a two time winner in 2017, has 8-1 odds to capture her third win of the season.
In Gee Chun, ranked No. 5 in the world, is given odds of 10-1 to grab her first win of the season.
American Stacy Lewis and World No. 1 So Yeon Ryu are at 11-1, while Brooke Henderson (14-1) and Lydia Ko (16-1) round out the top favorites in Japan.
No one else in the field has better than 25-1 odds.
THE SKINNY
NAME: TOTO Japan Classic
COURSE: Taiheyo Club – Minori Course
WHERE: Ibaraki, Japan
DISTANCE: 6,608 Yards, Par 72
FIELD: 78 players
FORMAT: 54-hole stroke play/no cut
TOTAL PURSE: $1,500,000
WINNING SHARE: $225,000
2016 WINNER: Shanshan Feng (China)
2016 RUNNER-UP: Ha Na Jang (Korea)
ODDS TO WIN: 2017 TOTO JAPAN CLASSIC
[table id=386 /]Credit: Bovado Sportsbook, Getty Images
