If you’ve been following the LPGA this season, you would have noticed that there has been a new face on tour. Rio Takeda . With her impeccable talent, Takeda has quickly become one of the most talked-about rookies on the tour. After absolutely dominating the LPGA of Japan Tour in 2024, where she racked up eight wins, the 22-year-old sensation from Japan earned her way into the LPGA after her stellar win at the Toto Japan Classic.

And it didn’t take her long to prove she belonged here. With another win at the Blue Bay LPGA just a few months after, where she closed with a stellar 64 and the largest margin of victory in the tournament’s history, Takeda made it clear she was no ordinary rookie. But at the time of her win in March, Rio Takeda had Dean Herden on her bag. The two eventually

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