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Ryo Ishikawa Works Towards US Open This Weekend

ゴルフ・笑顔の石川 ~ The Ishikawa Golf Smile
Ryo Ishikawa, may have certainly has the number one most charming smile in golf, but he currently sits at 53 in the World Golf Rankings... which means he'll need a top finish this weekend to be exempt for the US Open at Congressional in June. 

He's playing in the Totoumi Hamamatsu Open this week at Grandee Hamanako Golf Club in Shizuoka, and will go into the second round four back, in a tie for 29th on a crowded leaderboard.

With a scorecard that featured six birdies and two bogies, the teenaged superstar's 68 reflected a "rough driver" and "the touch of exquisite putting" as my Japanese friend put it in an email she sent me this morning.

We'll keep you posted on the results throughout the weekend. As you can imagine we're hoping to see Ryo on the roster at Congressional in June... and I know we're not the only ones.

Source - www.jiji.com, Special Thanks to Noriko & Hiroshi ありがとう
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9 comments:

  1. christina5/19/2011 6:15 PM

    this is a great post - thank you for the update! fingers crossed that ryo makes it to the east coast in june.

    christina
    http://christinaplaysgolf.blogspot.com/

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  2. ashgolf5/19/2011 7:28 PM

    Sergio too, he has to make a big move. I've got my fingers crossed.. on both hands!

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  3. MarcoMan5/19/2011 7:37 PM

    Sergion should spend more time with his compatriot MAJ,maybe start smoking Cohibas too. ;)

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  4. MM5/19/2011 7:38 PM

    I meant Sergio ha ha.

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  5. thegolfshark5/20/2011 11:58 AM

    Another 68 for Ryo has him in a tie for 11th so he can still pull it off. Sergio did pretty well yesterday too.

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  6. ashgolf5/20/2011 11:59 AM

    Yay!!!

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  7. Anonymous5/20/2011 12:00 PM

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    this can't be good for el tigre

    seems steroid withdrawls are a b$tch

    mathematically it will be someone no one is talking about today

    i just hope the USGA doesn't go too far in the set-up

    frankD
    ftliquordale soFLA

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  8. langston5/20/2011 12:06 PM

    On the other hand, one of your other faves, Vijay, has to qualify. :(

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  9. Eddyz5/20/2011 12:14 PM

    Ryo would be OK but your other guys are old news and no longer relevant Sergio, Vijay, Tiger = the past. Frank is totally correct about who history favors = the least expected. I guess the PGA Tour's dream scenario would be a Rickie Fowler win.

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