- Ryo Ishikawa
Ryo Ishikawa (石川 遼; born
17 September 1991 ), also known by the name "Hanikami Ōji", is aJapan eseprofessional golfer .On
20 May 2007 , Ishikawa became the youngest winner ever of a men's regular tournament on theJapan Golf Tour by winning [ [http://www.jgto.org/jgto/WG02020000Init.do?year=2007&tournaKbnCd=0&conferenceCd=4 Munsingwear Open KSB Cup 2007] ] the Munsingwear Open KSB Cup at the age 15 years and 8 months. [ [http://uk.reuters.com/article/UK_GOLF/idUKT34191120070521 Reuters: Golf-Japan hails schoolboy as world record breaker] ] He competed as an amateur and it was Ishikawa's first tour appearance. He finished one shot ahead of Japan's 9th top ranked player at the time,Katsumasa Miyamoto . The highest ranked player on theOfficial World Golf Ranking who took part in the event wasToru Taniguchi who finished T13, 6 shots shy of Ishikawa. Taniguchi ranked number 86 in the world after the event. [ [http://dps.twiihosting.net/wgr/doc/content/archive/2007/owgr20f2007.pdf Official World Golf Ranking - 20 May 2007] ] Ishikawa turned professional in 2008. [ [http://wagr.randa.org/default.sps?pagegid=%7B06E33FA7%2DE1B5%2D4B0D%2DAE14%2D292B34A25086%7D&newsid=524182&siteid=&pageno=&newscategory=1171&frommonth=11&fromyear=2007&tomonth=1&toyear=2008 Sjoholm moves into top 10 as Ishikawa turns pro - 16 Jan 2008] ]Japan Golf Tour wins
*2007 (1)
Munsingwear Open KSB Cup (as an amateur)Other wins
*2008
Kansai Open References
External links
* [http://www.jgto.org/jgto/WG05020200Profile.do?playerTourKbn=0&playerCd=503766 Profile on Japan Golf Tour's official site]
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