Magical round of 58 gives Ishikawa victory
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May 3, 2010, Monday
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RYO Ishikawa shot a 12-under 58 - the lowest score ever on a major tour - to win The Crowns yesterday for his seventh Japan Tour title.
The 18-year-old Ishikawa tapped in for par on the par-four 18th after his 15-foot birdie try slid inches by the cup. He had 12 birdies in his bogey-free round at the Nagoya Golf Club in Togo.
"I always dreamed of getting a score like this but didn't think I would do it so fast," Ishikawa said. "It hasn't really sunk in yet, but I'm sure it will after a few days."
After opening with rounds of 68, 70 and 71 to fall six strokes behind third-round leader Shigeki Maruyama, Ishikawa birdied nine of the first 11 holes yesterday. He added birdies on Nos. 14-16 and closed with two pars to finish at 13-under 267, five ahead of Hiroyuki Fujita and Australia's Paul Sheehan.
The 2009 Japan Tour money leader chipped in from 10 yards for his fifth birdie of the day on the par-four sixth and went on to make four birdies in a row from the eighth.
Ishikawa broke the Japan Tour record of 59 set by Masahiro Kuramoto in the first round of the 2003 Acom International. On the PGA Tour, Al Geiberger, Chip Beck and David Duval share the record at 59. Annika Sorenstam also had a 59 on the LPGA Tour.
In 2000 in a US Open qualifier, Maruyama shot a 13-under 58.
In Charlotte, North Carolina, Billy Mayfair is one round away from his first victory on the PGA Tour in 12 years.
Mayfair never lost the lead during a mad scramble behind him on Saturday at the Quail Hollow Championship, shooting a one-under 71 to build a two-shot lead over US Masters champion Phil Mickelson and Davis Love III.
One more good round could give Mayfair a magical week. He narrowly made his tee time on Monday to qualify for the Quail Hollow Championship. He shot 65 to get in, and has kept it going.
The 18-year-old Ishikawa tapped in for par on the par-four 18th after his 15-foot birdie try slid inches by the cup. He had 12 birdies in his bogey-free round at the Nagoya Golf Club in Togo.
"I always dreamed of getting a score like this but didn't think I would do it so fast," Ishikawa said. "It hasn't really sunk in yet, but I'm sure it will after a few days."
After opening with rounds of 68, 70 and 71 to fall six strokes behind third-round leader Shigeki Maruyama, Ishikawa birdied nine of the first 11 holes yesterday. He added birdies on Nos. 14-16 and closed with two pars to finish at 13-under 267, five ahead of Hiroyuki Fujita and Australia's Paul Sheehan.
The 2009 Japan Tour money leader chipped in from 10 yards for his fifth birdie of the day on the par-four sixth and went on to make four birdies in a row from the eighth.
Ishikawa broke the Japan Tour record of 59 set by Masahiro Kuramoto in the first round of the 2003 Acom International. On the PGA Tour, Al Geiberger, Chip Beck and David Duval share the record at 59. Annika Sorenstam also had a 59 on the LPGA Tour.
In 2000 in a US Open qualifier, Maruyama shot a 13-under 58.
In Charlotte, North Carolina, Billy Mayfair is one round away from his first victory on the PGA Tour in 12 years.
Mayfair never lost the lead during a mad scramble behind him on Saturday at the Quail Hollow Championship, shooting a one-under 71 to build a two-shot lead over US Masters champion Phil Mickelson and Davis Love III.
One more good round could give Mayfair a magical week. He narrowly made his tee time on Monday to qualify for the Quail Hollow Championship. He shot 65 to get in, and has kept it going.
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