Why was the TOTO Japan Classic final round suspended? Real reason and update explored

The final round of the 2025 TOTO Japan Classic, which was scheduled to take place on Sunday, November 9, was suspended due to unplayable course conditions. The weather has heavily affected the game over the weekend, and it was ultimately suspended at 10:57 a.m. local time.

The event is now shortened to 54 holes, and the prize money will be distributed based on the third round leaderboard. After three rounds, Yuna Araki took the lead in the game in a tie with Nasa Hataoka. The winner will be determined by the playoff between them, which will start at 2:30 p.m. on the 18th hole.

LPGA media shared the update about the suspension of the final round of the 2025 TOTO Japan Classic on the X (formerly Twitter) account with a caption:

"The final round of play at the TOTO Japan Classic was suspended at 10:57 a.m. local due to unplayable course conditions."

Meanwhile, in the third round of the TOTO Japan Classic, Araki had an impressive time and played a round of 65 and jumping six places on the leaderboard to take the lead in the game in a tie with second-round leader Hataoka.

Miyu Yamashita settled in third place, followed by Shuri Sakuma and Ai Suzuki in fourth and fifth place, respectively.

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2025 TOTO Japan Classic round 3 leaderboard

Here is the leaderboard after the third round of the 2025 TOTO Japan Classic:

• T1 Yuna Araki: -15
• T1 Nasa Hataoka: -15
• 3 Miyu Yamashita: -14
• 4 Shuri Sakuma: -12
• 5 Ai Suzuki: -11
• T6 Sayaka Takahashi: -10
• T6 Jiyai Shin: -10
• 8 Kotone Hori: -9
• 9 Shina Kanazawa: -8
• T10 Ina Yoon: -7
• T10 Saki Nagamine: -7
• T10 Gemma Dryburgh: -7
• T10 Somi Lee: -7
• T10 Yui Kawamoto: -7
• T10 Ayaka Furue: -7
• T10 Nanako Inagaki: -7
• T10 Saki Baba: -7
• T10 Nataliya Guseva: -7
• T10 Paula Reto: -7
• T10 Chisato Iwai: -7
• T21 Rio Takeda: -6
• T21 Nana Suganuma: -6
• T21 Manon De Roey: -6
• T21 Kana Nagai: -6
• T21 Minami Katsu: -6
• T21 Mi Jeong Jeon: -6
• T27 Aditi Ashok: -5
• T27 Yuri Yoshida: -5
• T27 Eri Okayama: -5
• T27 Kano Nakamura: -5
• T27 Seonwoo Bae: -5
• T27 Saiki Fujita: -5
• T27 Akie Iwai: -5
• T34 Emily Kristine Pedersen: -4
• T34 Aihi Takano: -4
• T34 Arpichaya Yubol: -4
• T34 Ayaka Watanabe: -4
• T34 Lala Anai: -4
• T34 Jeongeun Lee5: -4
• T34 Weiwei Zhang: -4
• T34 Karen Tsuruoka: -4
• T42 Hibiki Iriya: -3
• T42 Sora Kamiya: -3
• T42 Wei-Ling Hsu: -3
• T42 Lucy Li: -3
• T42 Fuka Suga: -3
• T47 Mary Liu: -2
• T47 Karis Davidson: -2
• T47 Kumkang Park: -2
• T47 Miranda Wang: -2
• T47 Patty Tavatanakit: -2
• T52 Pajaree Anannarukarn: -1
• T52 Kristen Gillman: -1
• T52 Minjee Lee: -1
• T55 Serena Aoki: E
• T55 MinYoung Lee: E
• T55 Asuka Kashiwabara: E
• T58 Shiho Kuwaki: +1
• T58 Chia Yen Wu: +1
• T58 Dewi Weber: +1
• T58 Robyn Choi: +1
• T62 Ayako Kimura: +2
• T62 Yuka Yasuda: +2
• T62 Chanettee Wannasaen: +2
• T62 Gurleen Kaur: +2
• T62 Celine Borge: +2
• T62 Aline Krauter: +2
• T62 Mitsuki Kobayashi: +2
• 69 Benedetta Moresco: +3
• T70 Pauline Roussin-Bouchard: +4
• T70 Nana Yamashiro: +4
• T70 Julia Lopez Ramirez: +4
• T73 Kotoko Uchida: +6
• T73 Haeji Kang: +6
• 75 Miyu Sato: +8
• 76 Ilhee Lee: +13

Edited by Ankita Yadav