FORT WORTH, Texas — Ryo Ishikawa will switch to club caddies for his next five tournaments in the United States, starting Thursday with the Crowne Plaza Invitational at the Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas.Hiroyuki Kato, who has caddied most of Ishikawa's tournaments in and out of Japan, did not accompany him on the trip."Having the knowledge of all the nooks and crannies is extremely big," said Ishikawa, who will be getting his first look at five different courses.His caddy at the Colonial has more than 30 years of experience at the course, and it showed on Wednesday as he pointed out how Ishikawa will need to play the course's narrow fairways."His expertise is flawless," Ishikawa said. "It's going to be fun to get down to business.Ishikawa, who has endorsed a language-learning course in Japan, said the communication would not be a factor."I don't expect any problems," he said. "I have confidence with golf words. If you have the will to get your message across, you can do it."Ai Miyazato is one example of an overseas Japanese golfer who has foreign caddies shoulder her bags, but there are others who want to team up with a partner who understands Japanese players' disposition."One would have to say that for peace of mind, there's nothing like (working with) a Japanese," Ishikawa said. "That's why that first step that Ai-san has taken is amazing."
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Friday, May 25, 2012
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Ishikawa makes cut for major
KYODO — Ryo Ishikawa shot his second straight even-par 71 on Friday to make the cut at the Japan PGA Championship for the first time in four starts.The 19-year-old star was in danger of missing the cut after a bogey on the third hole and a double bogey on the next, but bounced back with birdies at Nos. 5, 11 and 18 at Onotoyo Golf ClubIshikawa is tied for 26th at the midway point in the first major of the year.Winless veteran Hiroo Kawai turned in the day's best score, a 67, to tie for the lead at 4-under 138 with Michio Matsumura (71) and American Jay Choi (72).
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Hatakeyama, Ishikawa lift Swallows past Dragons
Saluting the fans: Infielder Kazuhiro Hatakeyama (left) and pitcher Masanori Ishikawa helped the Swallows earn a 4-2 win against the Dragons on Tuesday. KYODO
Tuesday turned out to be unexpectedly cool in Japan's capital city, but the Tokyo Yakult Swallows may have finally started to heat up.
Kazuhiro Hatakeyama homered for the third time in two games and starter Masanori Ishikawa did just enough as the Swallows beat the Chunichi Dragons 4-2 on a cloudy afternoon at Jingu Stadium.
After going winless in their first four games to start the year, the Swallows have now won two straight.
"We're happy to win," Ishikawa said. "We didn't want to drop this game today."
Ishikawa is a native of Akita Prefecture, while Hatakeyama hails from Iwate Prefecture, giving both special incentive to do well this year.
"We're both from Tohoku," Hatakeyama said. "So we really want to do our best for the people back there."
Hatakeyama hit a deep solo homer off Chunichi's Kenichi Nakata in the second inning and added an RBI single in the fifth in a 3-for-4 performance at the plate. The homer was his third of the year after his two-home run performance on Sunday against the Yokohama BayStars in Yakult's first win of the season.
"He's a good pitcher," Hatakeyama said of Nakata. "I just put a good swing on it, that's all. My timing was good."
Hiroyasu Tanaka and Shinichi Takeuchi also drove in runs for Yakult.
Ishikawa (1-1) won for the first time this year, scattering five hits over six innings and allowing a pair of runs. Ishikawa struck out seven and walked four.
"I was able to use my fastball effectively," Ishikawa said.
"I was just following Aikawa-san's lead," he added, referring to catcher Ryoji Aikawa.
Lim Chang Yong worked the ninth for his first save of the year.
Pregame speculation had Dragons hurler Kazuki Yoshimi, who was injured during the spring, making his first start of the year against the Swallows in the series opener. Instead, it was Nakata taking the mound for manager Hiromitsu Ochiai.
Nakata (1-1) took the loss after allowing four runs — three earned — on eight hits with a pair of strikeouts and a walk in five innings.
Second-year player Yohei Oshima was among the few bright spots at the plate for the Dragons, finishing 2-for-4 with an RBI. Chunichi hitters Masahiro Araki and Joel Guzman, on the other hand, had a horrible day that saw Araki finish 0-for-5 with four strikeouts and Guzman go 0-for-4 and strike out three times.
Carp 5, BayStars 3
Tigers 3, Tigers 2 (10)
PACIFIC LEAGUE
Marines 2, Lions 0
Eagles 2, Hawks 1 (10)
Fighters 8, Buffaloes 2
Tuesday turned out to be unexpectedly cool in Japan's capital city, but the Tokyo Yakult Swallows may have finally started to heat up.
Kazuhiro Hatakeyama homered for the third time in two games and starter Masanori Ishikawa did just enough as the Swallows beat the Chunichi Dragons 4-2 on a cloudy afternoon at Jingu Stadium.
After going winless in their first four games to start the year, the Swallows have now won two straight.
"We're happy to win," Ishikawa said. "We didn't want to drop this game today."
Ishikawa is a native of Akita Prefecture, while Hatakeyama hails from Iwate Prefecture, giving both special incentive to do well this year.
"We're both from Tohoku," Hatakeyama said. "So we really want to do our best for the people back there."
Hatakeyama hit a deep solo homer off Chunichi's Kenichi Nakata in the second inning and added an RBI single in the fifth in a 3-for-4 performance at the plate. The homer was his third of the year after his two-home run performance on Sunday against the Yokohama BayStars in Yakult's first win of the season.
"He's a good pitcher," Hatakeyama said of Nakata. "I just put a good swing on it, that's all. My timing was good."
Hiroyasu Tanaka and Shinichi Takeuchi also drove in runs for Yakult.
Ishikawa (1-1) won for the first time this year, scattering five hits over six innings and allowing a pair of runs. Ishikawa struck out seven and walked four.
"I was able to use my fastball effectively," Ishikawa said.
"I was just following Aikawa-san's lead," he added, referring to catcher Ryoji Aikawa.
Lim Chang Yong worked the ninth for his first save of the year.
Pregame speculation had Dragons hurler Kazuki Yoshimi, who was injured during the spring, making his first start of the year against the Swallows in the series opener. Instead, it was Nakata taking the mound for manager Hiromitsu Ochiai.
Nakata (1-1) took the loss after allowing four runs — three earned — on eight hits with a pair of strikeouts and a walk in five innings.
Second-year player Yohei Oshima was among the few bright spots at the plate for the Dragons, finishing 2-for-4 with an RBI. Chunichi hitters Masahiro Araki and Joel Guzman, on the other hand, had a horrible day that saw Araki finish 0-for-5 with four strikeouts and Guzman go 0-for-4 and strike out three times.
Carp 5, BayStars 3
Tigers 3, Tigers 2 (10)
PACIFIC LEAGUE
Marines 2, Lions 0
Eagles 2, Hawks 1 (10)
Fighters 8, Buffaloes 2
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