Maude-Aimee Leblanc will be in the first group to start Thursday’s first round at the Toto Japan Classic. Leblanc gets underway at 8 a.m. local time from the first tee. All tee times are here … Atthaya Thitikul, who just became No. 1 in the women’s golf rankings, won the 2018 World Junior Golf Championship at Camelot in Cumberland, Ont. and again in 2019 at Angus Glen in Markham, Ont. Thitikul, 19, has 14 top-10 finishes, including two wins, this season … The USGA has announced that the Chicago Club in Wheaton, Ill., will be the site of the 2033 U.S. Women’s Open and 2036 Walker Cup … This week’s GNN Poll asks readers to what extent inflation/rising interest rates has limited their buying decisions this year. As of this writing, 41 per cent of respondents say those factors are affecting their buying decisions in a big way, 38 per cent say to a certain extent, with 21 per cent saying not at all. If you haven’t already, you can cast your vote on the GNN home page.
