Golf Japan Senior Open Round 3 Teranishi defends first September 19th 17:54
The third 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 kept the lead from the first day with a total of 4 under.
Teranishi, who started in the lead with 5 strokes behind 2nd place, broke the score by hitting a triple bogey at 4th and a double bogey at 9th, but he returned with the 14th eagle and 2 in the 3rd round. He turned over and kept the lead with a total of 4 under.
Ryoken Kawagishi and Hiroo Okashige are in second place with a two-stroke difference.
In addition, three players, including Hiroyuki Fujita, who participated in the senior open for the first time, are in fourth place, one stroke behind.
Toru Taniguchi, who is aiming to win the tournament in a row, has retreated to 26th place with a total of 7 overs.
NHK will broadcast the Japan Senior Open on BS1 until the final round.