Shibuno Hyugako “Same rank” with Olympic strengthening designated players Japan Golf Association September 9 21:47
The Japan Golf Association has decided that Hyuga Shibuno, the first Japanese player to win a major overseas tournament for the first time in 42 years, will be able to receive the same support as an Olympic-designated player who is limited to 8 men and women. It was.
20-year-old Shibuno won the UK Women's Open at an overseas major tournament last month and is currently ranked 12th in Japan, following Nana Hataoka, in the ranking that indicates the eligibility for the Tokyo Olympics.
However, since Shibuno, who just passed the protest last year, is not included in the Olympic strengthening designated players determined in December every year, the Japan Golf Association's Olympic competition headquarters is a strengthening committee opened in Tokyo on the 9th. Until December, Shibuno decided to receive the same support as the enhanced players.
In the future, the association will provide support for expenses when using the courses of Miyazaki Prefecture, which is a base for strengthening Olympic golf, and if desired, the association will be able to use the National Training Center in Kita-ku, Tokyo. It means to apply to the committee.
Chairman Masahiro Kuramoto of the Reinforcement Committee said, “I want to support what I can do ahead of schedule.”