01루키 시즌에 달성한 커리어 하이 기록
루키 하라 에리카(Erika Hara)가 2026 TOTO 재팬 클래식에서 통산 최고 성적인 3위를 차지하며 강력한 존재감을 나타냈다.
이번 대회에 신인 자격으로 출전한 하라 에리카는 세계적인 선수들과의 경쟁 속에서도 흔들림 없는 안정적인 경기 운영을 선보였다.
2026 TOTO 재팬 클래식에서 기록한 3위는 하라 에리카의 개인 커리어 최상위 성적으로, 향후 투어에서의 활약에 대한 기대감을 높였다.
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Erika Hara of Japan hits her second shot on the 12th hole during the final round of the TOTO Japan Classic 2026 at Taiheiyo Club Minori Course on November 8, 2026 in Omitama, Japan.
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LPGA Tour rookie Erika Hara closed with a 2-under 70 on Sunday to finish solo third at the TOTO Japan Classic. Her 15-under 273 at Taiheiyo Club Minori Course in Omitama, Ibaraki, Japan, is her best career result on the LPGA Tour.
The 27-year-old from Japan began the final round in a tie for third at 13-under and finished solo in the same position. Countrywoman Shuri Sakuma won at 20-under 268 after a final-round 64. Fifty-four-hole leader Aki Iwai finished solo second at 16-under, one shot ahead of Hara.
Hara made her first birdie of the day at the par-5 second and turned in 1-under 35. After a run of pars, she birdied the par-4 14th to reach 15-under. A bogey at the par-3 16th cost her a stroke, but Hara answered right away with a birdie at the par-5 17th. She parred the 18th for a back-nine 35 and finished the round with three birdies and one bogey.
Hara's week began with a 2-under 70 on Thursday. That round included five birdies against three bogeys and closed with birdies on Nos. 17 and 18. She surged on Friday with a bogey-free 7-under 65, making seven birdies to move to 9-under, three shots off the lead. Hara followed with a bogey-free 4-under 68 on Saturday to climb into solo third at 13-under.
Over four rounds, Hara made 19 birdies against four bogeys, and her middle two rounds were both bogey-free.
The result is Hara's best finish in four appearances at the TOTO Japan Classic. She previously tied for 20th in 2019, tied for 56th in 2023 and tied for 34th in 2024.
The third-place finish is Hara's sixth top-10 in 25 starts this season. It beats her previous best LPGA Tour result, a T8 at the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open in July. She also has a T9 at the Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba, a T9 at the Mizuho Americas Open, and a T10 at both the Blue Bay LPGA and the Buick LPGA Shanghai.
Hara earned her LPGA Tour card through the Epson Tour in 2025, when she won the Wildhorse Ladies Golf Classic and finished fifth in the Race for the Card standings. The two-time Japan Women's Open champion is projected to jump from 40th to 32nd in the Race to CME Globe as she heads into the close of her rookie season.