This season, the Japan Tour Championship, which will be the first major domestic game of men's golf, will open in Ibaraki Prefecture, and in the first round, Rikuya Hoshino, who is a representative of the Tokyo Olympics and is from the local area, got off to a good start with 6th place, 3 strokes behind the lead. I did.
The first round of the Japan Tour Championship, the first major domestic men's match, was held in Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture on the 2nd.
Hoshino, who is from Ibaraki and is the representative of the Tokyo Olympics, increased his score by 3 in the first half, such as making both the 2nd and 6th par 5s birdies. I stole the birdie and returned the score.
Hoshino got off to a good start with the aim of winning his first victory in this locally held tournament, placing him in 6th place, 3 strokes behind the lead, with 4 birdies and 1 bogey under 3 under.
American Jay Choi stands in the lead alone with 6 unders, and 21-year-old Noriyoshi Hirata is in second place with a one-stroke difference.
In addition, Ryosuke Kinoshita, who is aiming to win the tournament in a row, and Shugo Imahira, who has been doing well with two wins on the tour last month, are both in 15th place with 1 under.
Keita Nakajima, a college student who is the only amateur to participate, was a little behind in 52nd place with one over.
NHK will broadcast the tournament live on BS1 and General TV.