<h3>The Industry&#8217;s Most Shocking Scoop <br>
Nine sponsors in his first year of debut! <br>
On the day the popular rookie failed to qualify: &#8230;&#8230;</h3>
<figure id="attachment_432902" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-432902" style="width: 2380px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="5aa519c8"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/07/ce5423ca3307a7de73d9c74f49c55f5f-1.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-432902" class="wp-caption-text"> Aoki stares at Mr. A on the terrace on the night he failed to qualify for his fourth consecutive tournament.</figcaption></figure>
<p> On a sweltering hot evening in early July, a couple was sitting opposite each other on the open terrace of a cafe in Tokyo. The woman was looking down from the beginning to the end of the conversation, while the surrounding noise was distracting her. After finishing her meal, the woman, Kanako Aoki, 25, a professional golfer, held her eyes with a handkerchief, and her eyes turned red as she looked at the man. (First photo)</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Aoki is a struggling golfer who passed the pro test last year on her sixth try. On the other hand, he has been well known since his amateur days. He has over 100,000 followers on Instagram and has signed sponsorship contracts with nine companies before his debut, making him a major rookie in the golf world.</span></p>
<p> Why was such a hopeful in tears at a cafe in Tokyo? Actually, on the day of the event, she was competing in the &#8220;Shiseido JAL Ladies Open,&#8221; but failed to qualify with a +4. The man who greeted her in her beloved Tesla was a man with a chiseled face. With a face reminiscent of actor Kazuteru Kitamura, he escorted Aoki from the venue to the café. Let us return to the café.</p>
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<p> After the man paid the bill, the two began to walk side by side along the illuminated street. On the way there, the man quickly hugged her shoulder as if to cheer her up. They walked to a parking lot and drove to a nearby townhouse. They drove to a nearby tower block and &#8220;cupped in&#8221; inside the entrance.</p>
<h3> Who was the man&#8230;?</h3>
<p> Who is this man who showed Aoki a gentle &#8220;Yose&#8221;?</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> He is Mr. A, who runs an apparel company. The company&#8217;s annual sales are more than 1 billion yen. In the spring of 2011, Aoki met Mr. A, who was 17 years older than him, at a golf course in Miyazaki Prefecture where he was working as a caddie, and he helped Aoki with funds for his activities in the Kanto region. As I recall, Mr. A was married. &#8230;&#8230;&#8221;</span></p>
<p> What kind of relationship do the two have? The company that has a management contract with Aoki responded to this magazine&#8217;s interview, saying, &#8220;We are in a relationship. Aoki himself posted on his Instagram page after the magazine&#8217;s interview, &#8220;I am dating someone.</p>
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<p> Mr. A also posted through his company, &#8220;We met through a mutual acquaintance and are currently in a relationship. We met through a relationship with a golf-related person, and at first we were in the position of supporters and backers. Later, we developed mutual trust and entered into a relationship. I am already divorced and currently single,&#8221; she admitted of her relationship.</p>
<p> The rising star of women&#8217;s golf got the caddy of her life, who is ″17 years over. The day is near when their love will be a hole-in-one!</p>
<div data-friday-nextpage-lead=" Hugging shoulders...Pro Aoki and the president &quot;lovey-dovey&quot; two shots."></div>
<figure id="attachment_432905" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-432905" style="width: 1812px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="6bdf0694"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/07/205fb957c4708f2d9ae452e1a04d1289.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-432905" class="wp-caption-text">A short time after leaving the café, Mr. A gently hugged Aoki&#8217;s shoulder. After this, they walked for about five minutes to a coin-operated parking lot.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_432906" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-432906" style="width: 1896px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="1fe10a21"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/07/96291f00b14ff0162b8b71d757db317a.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-432906" class="wp-caption-text"> The two of them enter the entrance of a luxury condominium together in the bay area where many townhouses are located.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_432907" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-432907" style="width: 2308px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="bc92599c"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/07/f9e27d169bbd27f8656335e862c695ed.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-432907" class="wp-caption-text"> Kanako Aoki, a rising star in the world of professional women&#8217;s golf, is in a serious relationship with a divorced president who is 17 years older than her.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_432908" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-432908" style="width: 1686px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="af516afd"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/07/ec4a720a215f502ecb008dc6a457d329.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-432908" class="wp-caption-text"> Kanako Aoki, a rising star in the world of professional women&#8217;s golf, is in a serious relationship with a 17-year-old divorced president.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_432909" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-432909" style="width: 1378px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="975d4aa3"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/07/24772bc91a4812ecba94260e4abeab6e.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-432909" class="wp-caption-text"> Aoki Kanako, a rising star in the world of professional women&#8217;s golf, is in a serious relationship with a 17-year-old divorced president.</figcaption></figure>
<p> From the August 1, 2025 issue of FRIDAY</p>


 Sota Shima, Takehiko Kohiyama (golf)

 One night in early July, a man and a woman were seen facing each other on the open terrace of a cafe in Tokyo. The woman holding a handkerchief to her eyes is Kanako Aoki, a rising star in the world of professional women's golf. The man gently hugging Aoki's shoulder is...?

Kanako Aoki, a rising star in the women&#8217;s professional golf world, is in a serious relationship with a divorced president who is 17 years older than her! They are going to a townhouse together!

Kanako Aoki, a rising star in the women’s professional golf world, is in a serious relationship with a divorced president who is 17 years older than her! They are going to a townhouse together!

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