Golf Japan Senior Open Teranishi 5 Under to take the lead September 17th 19:31
The first round of the "Japan Senior Open", which decides the number one male golfer in Japan over 50 years old, was held in Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture, and 54-year-old Akira Teranishi took the lead with 5 unders.
Teranishi took the lead with 5 birdies and 5 unders without bogies, despite the difficult course due to the complicated terrain and small greens.
53-year-old Ryoken Kawagishi is in second place with 3 unders and 2 strokes.
Hiroyuki Fujita, who participated in the Senior Open for the first time, was in 10th place in Even Par, and Toru Taniguchi, who is aiming for consecutive championships, was behind in 34th place with 3 overs.
NHK will broadcast the Japan Senior Open on BS1 until the final round.