＜中間速報＞上原が首位！1打差に有村、藍はまもなくスタート

2010年09月30日11時15分




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順位 選手名 スコア1 上原　彩子 -4
宮里　美香 -4
3 イ・チヒ -3
4 有村　智恵 -2
不動　裕理 -2
6 イ・ナリ -1
佐伯　三貴 -1
成田　いづみ -1
ヤニ・ツェン -1
10 表　純子 0


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＜日本女子オープンゴルフ選手権競技　初日＞◇30日◇大利根カントリークラブ(6,570ヤード・パー72)

　茨城県にある大利根カントリークラブを舞台に開幕した、国内女子メジャー第3戦「日本女子オープンゴルフ選手権競技」の初日。

　11時現在で首位に立っているのは上原彩子。16ホールを消化し、4アンダーでトーナメントをリードしている。1打差の2位は3アンダーの有村智恵(14H消化)、2アンダー3位には宮里美香がつけている(12H消化)。横峯さくらは前半でスコアを2つ落としたが、14ホール消化した時点では1オーバー12位タイの位置につけている。

　なお、注目の宮里藍は11時40分に1番からスタートする。

ドンファンが勝利に王手！ミスパットきっかけに急浮上

2011年09月10日17時36分




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順位 選手名 スコア1 ドンファン -17
2 津曲　泰弦 -15
3 宮里　聖志 -14
4 谷口　拓也 -13
増田　伸洋 -13
6 冨山　聡 -12
7 Ｒ・リー -11
8 藤田　寛之 -10
貞方　章男 -10
今野　康晴 -10


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明日は4年ぶりの優勝を目指すドンファン（撮影：上山敬太）








【もっと写真を見る（7）】




＜TOSHIN GOLF TOURNAMENT IN Lake Wood　3日目◇10日◇TOSHIN Lake Wood Golf Club(7,010ヤード・パー72)＞

　国内男子ツアー「TOSHIN GOLF TOURNAMENT IN Lake Wood」。ドンファン(韓国)がトータル17アンダーで単独首位に立った。

聖志、2勝目チャンスも「あいつ、メールもしてこないね」

　「朝の練習場ではタイミング合わなかったし、パターも良くなかったです」不安の中ティオフした3日目。同組の津曲泰弦が1番パー4で110ヤードを放り込みイーグル、宮里聖志もバーディと派手にスタートしていく中、静かな立ち上がりとなった。スコアを伸ばせず迎えた4番パー5では、3打目を1メートルにつけながらこれを外しパー。ここでもスコアを伸ばすことが出来ない。

　しかし、このミスパットがドンファンに火をつけた。「短いバーディパットを外して逆に切り替えることが出来た」。気合いを入れ直し6番パー5でこの日初バーディを奪うと、続けて7番もバーディを奪い追撃をスタート。2つスコアを伸ばしてバックナインを迎える。

　後半勢いの止まった首位の津曲に対して、10番、13番とバーディを奪取。そして、津曲がボギーを叩いた14番でついに首位に浮上すると、その後16番もバーディとし、2打差をつけて3日目を終了。「攻めるけど安全な方向に攻めていったのが良い成績につながったかな」と満足気にこの日を振り返り、07年に20歳2か月の若さで達成した「ミズノオープンよみうりクラシック」以来の勝利に王手をかけた。

　07年の初優勝で注目を集めたが、09年からは兵役で韓国に帰り2年間ツアーを欠場。今季はブランクを背負ってのシーズンとなった。それでも、夏場に入ってトップ5フィニッシュを3度決めるなどここに来てその強さを取り戻しつつある。明るいキャラクターで人気の24歳は「変な話、3日目で終わって欲しい」とおどけたものの、訪れたチャンスに燃えない訳はない。「明日頑張って優勝出来ればしたいです！」と威勢よく宣言してコースを後にした。

【3日目の順位】
1位：ドンファン(-17)
2位：津曲泰弦(-15)
3位：宮里聖志(-14)
4位T：谷口拓也(-13)
4位T：増田伸洋(-13)
6位：冨山聡(-12)
7位：リチャード・リー(-11)
8位T：藤田寛之(-10)
8位T：貞方章男(-10)
8位T：今野康晴(-10)
8位T：チャワリット・プラポール(-10)

＜中間速報＞ドンファンが首位をキープ！宮本勝昌が2打差2位タイにに急浮上

2011年09月11日13時33分




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順位 選手名 スコア優勝 ドンファン -20
2 津曲　泰弦 -19
3 宮本　勝昌 -18
4 宮里　聖志 -17
5 今野　康晴 -15
6 谷口　拓也 -14
7 小山内　護 -13
諸藤　将次 -13
呂　偉智 -13
藤田　寛之 -13


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＜TOSHIN GOLF TOURNAMENT IN Lake Wood　最終日◇11日◇TOSHIN Lake Wood Golf Club(7,010ヤード・パー72)＞

　三重県にあるTOSHIN Lake Wood Golf Clubで開催されている、国内男子ツアー「TOSHIN GOLF TOURNAMENT IN Lake Wood」の最終日。首位スタートのドンファン(韓国)が、前半でスコアを2つ伸ばし、トータル19アンダーで首位をキープしている。

　2打差のトータル17アンダー2位タイには津曲泰弦と、13番までを消化し、9つスコアを伸ばしている宮本勝昌がつけている。

＜速報＞ドンファンが逃げ切って4年ぶりツアー2勝目を挙げる！

2011年09月11日15時54分




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順位 選手名 スコア優勝 ドンファン -20
2 津曲　泰弦 -19
3 宮本　勝昌 -18
4 宮里　聖志 -17
5 今野　康晴 -15
6 谷口　拓也 -14
7 小山内　護 -13
諸藤　将次 -13
呂　偉智 -13
藤田　寛之 -13


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＜TOSHIN GOLF TOURNAMENT IN Lake Wood　最終日◇11日◇TOSHIN Lake Wood Golf Club(7,010ヤード・パー72)＞

　三重県にあるTOSHIN Lake Wood Golf Clubで開催された、国内男子ツアー「TOSHIN GOLF TOURNAMENT IN Lake Wood」の最終日。首位スタートのドンファン(韓国)が、スコアを3つ伸ばしトータル20アンダーで優勝。津曲泰弦、宮本勝昌らの追い上げを振り切り、07年の「～全英への道～　ミズノオープンよみうりクラシック」以来となるツアー通算2勝目を挙げた。

【最終結果】
優勝：ドンファン(-20)
2位：津曲泰弦(-19)
3位：宮本勝昌(-18)
4位：宮里聖志(-17)
5位：今野康晴(-15)
6位：谷口拓也(-14)
7位T：諸藤将次(-13)他4名

トーシン撤退待って！選手会長宮本、社長に届けコースレコード“62”

2011年09月11日17時34分




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順位 選手名 スコア優勝 ドンファン -20
2 津曲　泰弦 -19
3 宮本　勝昌 -18
4 宮里　聖志 -17
5 今野　康晴 -15
6 谷口　拓也 -14
7 小山内　護 -13
諸藤　将次 -13
呂　偉智 -13
藤田　寛之 -13


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17番パー3、ティショットを左に外すがパーパットを決めてガッツポーズ（撮影：上山敬太）







＜TOSHIN GOLF TOURNAMENT IN Lake Wood　最終日◇10日◇TOSHIN Lake Wood Golf Club(7,010ヤード・パー72)＞

　国内男子ツアー「TOSHIN GOLF TOURNAMENT IN Lake Wood」。主催者であるトーシンの石田信文社長が2年連続で石川遼ら有力選手が出場しないことに不快感を示したとの報道が流れ、男子ツアーから撤退も示唆するなど衝撃が走った今大会。その最終日に、選手会長宮本勝昌が男子ツアーの魅力は石川だけではないと言わんばかりの猛チャージを披露した。

宮本勝昌の今季の成績

　「パターが30センチから18メートルまでよく入った」という宮本は、2番から3連続バーディを皮切りに前半だけで6つのバーディを奪取。さらに10番、11番、13番とバーディを奪いこの時点で17アンダーまで浮上してみせると大逆転優勝もちらつき始める。14番からはバーディが思うようにこず、あと一歩届かなかったものの、最終18番パー5を2オン2パットでバーディとしコースレコードを更新する“62”をマーク。1日で10ストローク伸ばす圧巻のゴルフで3位フィニッシュを決めた。

　ホールアウト後宮本は開口一番「石田社長、来年もやって下さい！ って優勝スピーチで絶対言おうと思ってた」と来季以降の開催継続を懇願。「こういうエキサイティングなスコアが出るトーナメントの1つだから、すごく大事。気持ちが石田社長に届けばいいな」と大会の魅力を会長自ら、主催者に、そしてギャラリーに猛烈にアピールした。

　今大会は現在の賞金ランキングトップ3がそろって欠場。そのことがギャラリーの動員に影響した部分は大きい。主催者側にしてみればやるせない思いがあるのももっともだ。しかし、連日コースレコードが更新され、スコアの出入りの激しい大会は、エキサイティングで純粋に多くのギャラリーが楽しむことができる。賞金額は少なくともゴルフの魅力を満載したトーナメントがなくなってしまうことは、ゴルフ界にとっては大きな痛手だ。2度と今回のような事態がないように、規模が小さくとも面白いものをと努力している大会をどう盛り上げていくか、ツアー全体で考えていく必要がありそうだ。

　現在宮本は06年以降すべての試合に出場。今大会で連続試合出場記録を141試合に伸ばしている。「優勝して日本シリーズを目指していければ、(連続出場は)クリア出来ると思う。強い気持ちを持って来週からやっていきたい」。不況のあおりを受けてスポンサー離れが続くなど苦しい時期を迎えている男子ツアー。鉄人選手会長は自らの背中で牽引していく。

Improving McIlroy will win by end of year: Woods

By Stefanie McIntyreOctober 29, 2013 11:49 AM 日本i20ドライバー

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By Stefanie McIntyre

MACAU (Reuters) - Tiger Woods believes Rory McIlroy is slowly getting his golf game back on track and predicted on Tuesday that the former world number one would claim a breakthrough first victory of the year by the end of December.

McIlroy was on top of the world at the end of 2012, having won the orders of merit on both sides of the Atlantic, but he has had a turbulent season this year on and off the course.

The Northern Irishman changed his clubs in January, a switch that was criticized by several pundits. He is also in the middle of a bitter court dispute with his former management team and, according to media reports, has split from girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki.

"He is playing better and swinging a lot better," 14-times major champion Woods told Reuters in an interview. "You can see that some of the stuff he and his coach are working on are starting to come together.

"He's starting to put together a few good rounds, now he just has to make a few more putts. I can definitely see him winning sometime this year because his game has come around."

World number one Woods had a close-up view of McIlroy when he lost to the twice major winner in a lucrative head-to-head exhibition match on China's Hainan Island on Monday.

The two golfers are both based in Florida and the 37-year-old American said he and world number six McIlroy had formed an excellent relationship.

"Rory has become a good friend of mine over probably the past year, year and a half," explained Woods. "It seems like every tournament we're paired together, we're also playing practice rounds together and we have really hit it off.

"He plays on both tours, U.S. and European, so we see each other at big events and when we do we try and play practice rounds whenever we can."

RECORD CHASER

Woods has taken full advantage of the 24-year-old McIlroy's form slump, returning to the top of the world rankings with five victories this season.

None of his 2013 wins have come in the big four championships but he left little room for doubt that he still yearns to break the 18-major record of compatriot Jack Nicklaus.

"It took him until he got to 46 to do it and this year I'll be 38 so there's plenty of time," said Woods. "A lot of guys have won a lot of majors post 40.

"The great thing about staying fit is we're able to play at a high level for a long period of time so hopefully I can compete at this level for a very long period of time."

Woods said his game was still improving and he could now plot his way around courses better than before.

"I don't necessarily have the same whooping power I used to ... but my understanding of how to play, how to manage my game around the golf course has got infinitely better," he added.

"I'm still hitting the ball plenty far but there's a next generation of kids out there that are taller, bigger, more athletic who absolutely annihilate it. The game has changed, a lot of guys are 6-foot-3 and above and hit the ball for miles.

"It's not too often you see shorter, smaller players who don't have power doing well. You've got to have power in our game now," said Woods.

The American is to miss the final World Golf Championship (WGC) event of the season in Shanghai this week but will compete in next week's Turkish Open.

(Writing by Tony Jimenez in London, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

Joost Luiten in a role reversal over when to WD

By DOUG FERGUSON (AP Golf Writer)October 29, 2013 1:54 PMAP - Sports i20ドライバー

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SHANGHAI (AP) -- Joost Luiten was first alternate at the British Open, and he wasn't very happy when Peter Hanson played only five holes before he withdrew with a bad back. Hanson knew he couldn't finish the tournament. He felt he had to tee off so it would count as a start toward the minimum 15 required to remain a PGA Tour member.

''Those things are always tough,'' Hanson said.

Luiten found that out for himself last week at the BMW Masters. He had a shoulder injury and felt he couldn't play. Justin Walters of South Africa was the first alternate who desperately needed a start.

The problem was a European Tour policy that requires players to compete in two of the three events in the Final Series to be eligible for the season-ending World Tour Championship in Dubai. Luiten's best chance of getting to Dubai was to count the BMW Masters, take off two weeks to heal his shoulder, play in Turkey and then be eligible for Dubai. He is No. 14 on the money list.

Among the players he sought for advice? Hanson, of all people.

''In the locker room, he's asking me, 'Should I play or should I not?' We had a laugh about that,'' Hanson said.

Luiten hit a weak tee shot with his driver on the first hole and withdrew. He got credit for the start. Walters is likely out of the Race to Dubai.

In Hanson's case, his only other option was to take a minor medical exemption, which would have given him low priority for the 2013-14 season. He felt bad about his WD at the Open, but it worked out well. He managed to finish his next two events (Firestone, PGA Championship) to reach 15 starts, and he finished at No. 125 on the money list to keep his card for the next season.

''He was first alternate at the Open, and I don't blame him for being upset,'' Hanson said. ''But like I said, I wanted to keep my job. And my best chance to keep my job in America was to tee it up. In the end, you have to look after yourself.''

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RYDER CUP: Padraig Harrington winced when asked if he would like to be a vice captain next year in Scotland at the Ryder Cup because it brings up the possibility the three-time major champion might not make the team.

''If I didn't make the team, I would be delighted to be a vice captain,'' Harrington said.

He said he has not spoken to European captain Paul McGinley, and McGinley hasn't said anything to him. It's a conversation he hopes doesn't take place.

''I'm in that situation that I hope he's not thinking like that,'' Harrington said.

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ASIA-PACIFIC SPOILS: Augusta National and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club were behind the creation of the Asia-Pacific Amateur. The perks they offer are different.

The winner gets an invitation to the Masters, but only a spot in the final stage of qualifying for the British Open. With the changes to Open qualifying, that means Lee Chang-woo will be exempt into a tournament in Thailand where he will try to be among the top three finishers not already eligible.

''I want to see that maybe the winner of this Asian Amateur Championship can play directly over there as they can play at the Masters,'' said Kwang Soo Hur, president of the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation.

Perhaps that day is coming.

The Masters has the smallest field among majors - fewer than 100 players - and has room for an extra amateur. The Open is a 156-man field, with an alternate list. Plus, it was hard to predict the quality of the competition when this event began five years ago. The previous three winners all made the cut at Augusta National.

''It's become very, very evident from the champions that have been produced through this championship that they are of a world-class standard, and I think this is something that we and the R&A will continue to consider,'' R&A chairman Wilson Sibbett said last week. ''We haven't a plan as yet for direct entry, and so at the moment, it would still be through qualifying. But it may well be that in the future, that may change.

''But we do recognize that the standard is extremely high, and the evidence from last year at the Masters was a very clear indicator that in a world calibration, these golfers are competitive and make the cut.''

The British Open has exemptions for the British Amateur, U.S. Amateur and European Amateur champions. The Masters offers six amateur exemptions - the winner and runner-up of the U.S. Amateur, and the winners of the British Amateur, Asia-Pacific Amateur, U.S. Amateur Public Links and U.S. Mid-Amateur.

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JASON'S TRAVELS: Jason Dufner has been traveling the world before anyone knew who he was.

The PGA champion first went to Australia for a Nationwide Tour event. He played a Tour de las Americas event in South America. He was the ''other American'' who received a sponsor's exemption to the Australian Masters in 2009 when record crowds watched Tiger Woods win at Kingston Heath.

''I've always wanted to go play different places in the world,'' Dufner said Tuesday at the HSBC Champions. ''Some of the guys I looked up were world players - Gary Player, Ernie Els, Vijay Singh, guys like that. I think it's important for the game of golf. And now that I'm a higher-ranked player, it would be selfish for me not to do it. The game needs us to play more.''

Dufner even is contemplating European Tour membership for next year, though it might be too much on his plate.

He already plays two events in the Middle East. He can count the four majors and four World Golf Championships. The problem might be finding two more events in continental Europe.

''I've been kicking around the idea,'' he said. ''It's just figuring out what events might fit and what might not.''

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DIALED IN: Heading into the final stretch of the season, Rory McIlroy was still tinkering with his equipment after the switch to Nike. He feels as if he finally has it figured out, thanks to a new combination of a driver with a slightly larger head, and a ball is softer around the greens.

Of course, it helps that he is swinging better than he has all year.

Asked if it was the best ball-driver combination he has had all season, McIlroy thought for a moment and replied, ''It's the best ball-driver I've ever had.''

''It's the highest ball speed I ever got - 184 mph ball speed, which is high,'' he said. ''This is the first year I comfortably going into the 180s in all speed, and this has upped it again. I feel comfortable with it. And the most comforting thing is I'm swinging the club well.''

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DIVOTS: The European Tour returns to South Korea next year, even though it lost Ballantine's as a title sponsor. The tournament will be played May 1-4 at Blackstone Golf Club in Icheon. The tour said it would announce a new title sponsor later. ... Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano is indebted to Soren Kjeldsen. The Spaniard forgot his wide-brim Cleveland visor last week, so he played without a hat. He won the BMW Masters, and for the trophy presentation, borrowed Kjeldsen's Cleveland visor so his primary sponsor could get its due in the victory photos.

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STAT OF THE WEEK: Rory McIlroy (24) is the only player in his 20s in the top 10 of the world ranking.

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FINAL WORD: ''When I was an amateur, it didn't mean much about me going up and down scorewise. And now it's pretty much $1,000 on the line. I've just got to learn to not think about that and just enjoy myself.'' - Lydia Ko on joining the LPGA Tour next year.