The second round of the tournament hosted by the Japan Professional Baseball Players Association was held in Tochigi Prefecture for the first time in men's golf, and 48-year-old Katsumasa Miyamoto increased his score by eight and took the lead alone with a total of 12 under.
Last year, the tournament was canceled one after another due to the influence of the new coronavirus. It was done.
Miyamoto, who came out of 8th place with 4 unders, took the 4th consecutive birdie in the second half, and on this day, he increased the score to 12 unders with 8 birdies and took the lead alone.
In second place was 43-year-old Tadahiro Takayama, who increased his score by four to a total of 11 under, and in third place with a two-stroke difference was Koumei Oda, who increased his score by six.
In addition, four people, including 34-year-old Daisuke Yasumoto, who was greatly influenced by Corona last year, took a leap to 7th place with a one-stroke difference.
In addition, Yuta Ikeda, the secretary general of the Players Association, who serves as the executive committee chairman of the tournament, got off to a good start with three consecutive birdies and increased his score by five to 18th place with a total of 6 under.
Ikeda said, "I am aiming to win the championship as a player, and in order to connect this tournament first, I will do my best to make the tournament a success by encouraging the remaining two days in a fierce battle for victory."