Unofficial tournament for men's golf begins Ryo Ishikawa and other top players participate in Ibaraki July 9th 18:38
An unofficial men's golf tournament began in Ibaraki Prefecture, and Ryo Ishikawa and other top players in Japan played for the first time in a long time.
This tournament will be held this week at the same venue for 9 to 2 days without an audience, instead of canceling the tournament for the planned domestic tour in Tsukuba Mirai City, Ibaraki Prefecture.
Since the opening tournament was held in January, the men's golf domestic tour has been unable to hold the tournament due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and this time the top players in the country are informally playing for the first time in a long time. It will be a place.
As a measure against infection, the players had to undergo a PCR test for the new coronavirus in advance, and because they did not have a caddy, they could carry their bags by themselves or play them on an electric cart, and the total prize money of 20 million yen was placed on the tour prize ranking. Is not added.
Ishikawa, who won three wins last season, carried his bag around himself and was "tense" in actual battles since January, and sometimes he forgets to wear gloves before hitting the first tee shot. However, both shots and putts were in good shape, with 7 birdies and 1 bogey to go around, and a good start with 5 under 6 under.
Ishikawa said, “I felt a little uncomfortable compared to the usual tournaments, such as no caddy, but I am happy that it was held with consideration for safety. Various sports are restarting, but please be careful. I want to remember what I don't have to do."
On the 9th, Mirai Yume Horikawa took the 8th under to stand alone, and Shugo Imahira, who won the gold medal for the second consecutive year, was 19th with 4 under.