Japan's Ishikawa hopes for McIlroy inspiration

2011-06-21T10:30:53Z

Japan's teenage golf star Ryo Ishikawa says he hopes to draw inspiration from newly-crowned US Open champion Rory McIlroy and challenge him for titles in the future.

"I have come to know so well how big the gap is between me and the best in the world," the 19-year-old...

Pros praise under-fire Ishikawa

2011-06-14T20:30:28Z

Japan's teenage star Ryo Ishikawa might be playing down his own chances at the US Open, which gets underway at Congressional Golf Club on Thursday, but others are not so sure.

The 19-year-old who exploded onto the scene in 2007 when he won a pro tournament in Japan at the age of 15 has endured a tough last few weeks.

Ryo Ishikawa apologises for unlicensed driving

2011-06-10T04:30:22Z

Japanese teenage golf star Ryo Ishikawa apologised at the airport shortly before leaving for the US Open after he was found to have driven without a valid licence.

Japanese media reported on Wednesday that Ishikawa acquired both a US and international driver's licence while staying in the United States

Ishikawa ready to be 'beaten up' at US Open

2011-06-07T06:30:24Z

Japanese teenage golf star Ryo Ishikawa says he is ready to be "beaten up" at next week's US Open as he struggles for form after missing the cut for two straight weeks on the domestic tour.

But Ishikawa, who has one year to fulfil his boyhood dream of winning the US Masters before turning 21, said Tuesday he would aim high at the...

Teens Ishikawa, Manassero among seven added to US Open field

2011-05-24T11:00:14Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Teenagers Ryo Ishikawa and Matteo Manassero were among seven additional golfers to earn exemptions into next month's U.S. Open championship at Congressional, the Hideki Matsuyama completed a heroic week at the Masters on Sunday, doing honor to his country, which is still reeling from the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

The 19-year-old freshman at Sendai's Fukushi University, which is located in the disaster zone, fired a 74 in the final round to clinch an impressive tie...

Golfer Harrington hungry for more at St Andrews

2010-07-12T16:15:52Z

Padraig Harrington says he is ready to add to his major haul and there is no course he would rather do that on than at The Home of Golf in St Andrews.

The Irishman won three majors in the course of a brilliant 13 months, capturing the 2007 and 2008 British Open titles followed by the USPGA crown.

That shot him into superstar status in t...

Ishikawa relishing US Open challenge

2010-06-18T20:15:43Z

Japanese teen Ryo Ishikawa likes a challenge, so the US Open is right up his alley.

The 18-year-old golf sensation is making an impressive debut this week in the major championship billed as the toughest test in golf.

Ishikawa had a 36-hole total of one-under 141 - walking off the course on Friday after an even-par 71 sharing second place just two shots off ...

Japan's Ishikawa tears up record books -- again

2010-06-11T18:55:31Z

Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa was hailed on Monday after tearing up the record books once again, adding to his growing stature by carding the lowest score ever on a major tour.

The 18-year-old, who has kept the men's game alive in Japan with his powerful drivers and aggressive short game, drawing high television ratings and huge galleries, carded a closing 58 on a par-70 course on Sun...

'I've done my homework for Masters': Ishikawa

2010-03-11T03:16:07Z

Japan's teenage golf star Ryo Ishikawa said Thursday he had done his homework ahead of a second Masters bid before departing for a clutch of tournaments in the United States.

During a miserable 2009 season in the Majors, Ishikawa missed the cut at Japan's number-one golfer, teenager Ryo Ishikawa, will miss playing in a US PGA competition next week to attend his high school graduation, according to his agent Friday.

The 18-year-old, who became the youngest money leader on any ...

Japan's teen pro skips PGA for school graduation

2010-06-11T18:52:30Z

Japan's number-one golfer, teenager Ryo Ishikawa, will miss playing in a US PGA competition next week to attend his high school graduation, his agent has said.

The 18-year-old, who became the youngest money leader on any of the worl...

Riviera nerves a problem of the past for Ishikawa

2010-06-11T18:28:56Z

PACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - Twelve months after making a nervous debut on the PGA Tour, Japanese teenage sensation Ryo Ishikawa says he has become a much wiser and more confident player for ...

Ishikawa again headed to USPGA Los Angeles event

2010-06-11T18:30:11Z

Japanese teen golf star Ryo Ishikawa, who won the money title on the Japan Golf Tour last year, will make his 2010 US PGA Tour debut at the Northern Trust Open in Japan star Ryo Ishikawa makes PGA Tour start in Los Angeles in February

Ryo Ishikawa, the 18-year-old star who won the money list on the Japan Golf Tour last year, will make his first start on the PGA Tour ...

Japanese teen Ishikawa to play in HSBC Champions

2010-06-11T18:25:22Z

Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa gets leave to play in HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai

Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa will participate in next month's HSBC Champions tournament in a field that includes Tiger Woods.

The 18-year-old Ishikawa ...

Asian stars can't stop Woods-Stricker juggernaut

2010-04-16T09:53:44Z

Asian sensations Yang Yong-Eun and Ryo Ishikawa couldn't stop America's powerhouse pair of Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker, but at least they managed to slow them down for a few holes Saturday.

Yang, who becam...

Ishikawa to take on Tiger in Presidents Cup debut

2010-04-16T09:56:21Z

Japanese phenom Ryo Ishikawa will face a daunting Presidents Cup debut on Thursday when he teams with Geoff Ogilvy in foursomes against America's Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker.

International team captain Greg ...

Japan's teen golfer keen for Presidents Cup

2010-04-16T09:59:07Z

Japanese teenage star Ryo Ishikawa, fresh from his fourth domestic title of the year, says he will feel the whole of Japan behind him when he plays at this week's Presidents Cup.

"I feel heavily responsible because I am the only Japanese selected to the international team," he said Monday before leaving for San Francisco where t...

Ishikawa picked for Presidents Cup

2010-06-11T18:36:05Z

Ryo Ishikawa, the 17-year-old sensation from Japan, picked for Presidents Cup

Ryo Ishikawa is known in Japan as the "Shy Prince," a 17-year-old sensation who has won four times on the Japan Golf Tour in the last calendar year. He was hardly bashful during a meeting this summer of prospective Presidents Cup ...

Ishikawa, Scott, Glover and Mahan set for Cup

2010-04-16T10:26:33Z

Japanese 17-year-old sensation Ryo Ishikawa and struggling Australian Adam Scott were named captain's picks Tuesday to the Internationals team for next month's Presidents Cup against the United States.

Internationals captain Greg Norman selected Ishika...

Ishikawa hopes to emulate Yang's major glory

2010-04-16T10:46:22Z

Japan's teenage star Ryo Ishikawa said Tuesday he would try to emulate South Korean Yang Yong-Eun's success at the US PGA Championship to blaze the trail for Asian golfers.

"I believe his victory changed people's views of Asian golfers," th...

Tiger off the pace as tee troubles resurface at Open

2010-04-16T11:18:58Z

Tiger Woods staggered to a disappointing opening round of 71 after his troubles from the tee resurfaced in the opening round of the British Open here on Thursday.

The three-time winner missed last season?s event through injury and couldn?t have asked for better conditions on his much anticipated return.

But while huge crowds followed the world number...

Media scrum primed for Woods British Open pairing

2010-06-12T04:52:35Z

British Open organisers have defended their decision to pair Tiger Woods with Japanese prodigy Ryo Ishikawa for the first two rounds here despite fears they could be assailed by media cameras.

As world number one and the best-known sportsman in the world Woods always attracts huge galleries wherever h...

Media scrum expected for Woods/Ishikawa pairing

2010-06-12T04:52:38Z

British Open organisers have defended their decision to pair Tiger Woods with Japanese prodigy Ryo Ishikawa for the first two rounds here despite fears they could be assailed by media cameras.

As world number one and the best-known sportsman in the world Woods always attracts huge galleries wherever h...

Japanese teen Ishikawa braces for new experience

2010-04-16T11:20:15Z

Japanese teen Ryo Ishikawa says British Open, Tiger Woods pairing are a dream come true

Ryo Ishikawa has seen so much in such a short time.

The 17-year-old from Japan has been a media sensation since he made history as a 15-year-old, be...

Woods gets Westwood, Ishikawa

2010-04-16T11:22:21Z

Plenty of photographers ready for Woods-Ishikawa draw

Tiger Woods can expect even more attention than usual the first two rounds of the British Open. He is playing with Lee Westwood of England and Japanese sensation

Ishikawa expects boom or bust at Turnberry

2010-04-16T11:25:59Z

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese teenage sensation Ryo Ishikawa fears his attacking instincts could backfire on him in next week's British Open at Turnberry.

The 17-year-old missed the cut in his major debut after becoming the youngest player to be invited to the U.S. Masters in April.

"I've qualified for the British Ope...

Teen Ishikawa hoping to make cut at British Open

2010-04-16T11:27:04Z

Japanese teen Ryo Ishikawa hoping to make cut at British Open

Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa has acknowledged that being a title contender in the upcoming British Open, or any other major, is beyond him at this early stage of his career.

"I may have to face my worst score ever. I may easily go double-digit over par," the 17-year-o...

Japan's Ishikawa fails to qualify for US Open

2010-04-16T12:07:36Z

Teen golf star Ryo Ishikawa failed to qualify for the US Open Monday after finishing 18th in Japan's final elimination event for the tournament.

Ishikawa scored an even-par 144 in a one-day, 36-hole event at Ryugasaki Country Club in Ibaraki, north of Ryo Ishikawa, a Japanese teen golfer who has been impressve in his first few United States showings, has been awarded a special invite to the 91st PGA Championship.

At age 17 years, 10 months, Ishikawa will become the youngest player to play in a PGA Championship.

"I received the news today, I'm very ...

Japanese teen golfer to make Masters debut

2010-04-16T15:36:02Z

Japan's Ryo Ishikawa already gets nervous every time he walks into Augusta National Golf Club, and strolling in the footsteps of Tiger Woods for round one of the Masters isn't going to help.

Ishik...

Japanese teen star begins Masters tuneup

2010-04-16T15:58:57Z

Japanese teen golf star Ryo Ishikawa begins his US tuneup for April's Masters at the 5.4 million-dollar PGA Transitions Championship starting here Thursday.

The 17-year-old prodigy missed the cut last month in Ryo Ishikawa said Thursday he was ready to spring back from a low-key debut on the US PGA Tour and remain on course to become the youngest winner of the US Masters.

Last month Ishikawa missed the cut by three strokes in the Ryo Ishikawa says his goal this week is to make the cut, something Tiger Woods failed to do when he made his PGA Tour debut as an amateur at the same tournament 17 years earlier.

"The golf course is fantastic and very challenging," Ishikawa said. "I hope I can make the cut. I am looking forward to Thursday."<...

Japanese teen star Ishikawa ready for US PGA debut

2010-04-16T14:28:23Z

Japanese teen golf sensation Ryo Ishikawa vowed Saturday to make the cut at the Northern Trust Open in his US PGA debut next week, in the run-up to his Masters<...

Ishikawa's dream closer to reality with surprise Masters invite

2010-04-16T15:12:51Z

Japanese golf sensation Ryo Ishikawa's surprise invitation to the US Masters has taken him one step closer to achieving his dream of becoming its youngest champion.

"It was quite a happy surprise. I was so tense that I wore a dead-pan face until I hung up," Ishikawa said Friday, recalling how the invitation came in a...

Ishikawa's dream closer to reality with US golf Masters invite

2010-04-16T15:12:51Z

Japanese teen golf sensation Ryo Ishikawa took another step toward realising his biggest dream after he received a special invitation to play in the US Masters.

Ishikawa will be 17 years, six months and 23 days old when he tees off at Augusta National Golf Club, having been granted a spo...

Ishikawa thrilled over chance to play in Masters

2010-06-11T18:48:16Z

Japanese teen sensation Ryo Ishikawa thrilled over chance to play in Masters

When he turned professional just over a year ago, Ryo Ishikawa listed winning the Masters as one of his goals. Now the 17-year-old Japanese high school student will get his first chance.

Ishikawa received a special invitation from Ryo Ishikawa has been issued a special invitation to play in the 2009 Masters, according to Augusta National Golf Club chairman Billy Payne.

The 17-year-old prodigy will become the youngest professional and second-youngest competitor in Masters history when he te...

Augusta invites Japanese teen to play in Masters

2010-06-11T18:48:19Z

Ishikawa's latest invitation the best of them all _ a trip to the Masters

Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa received a special invitation Thursday from Augusta National, putting the 17-year-old from Japan in line to become the second-youngest player to compete in the Masters.

One da...

Japanese teen accepts Palmer's Bay Hill invitation

2010-06-11T18:48:22Z

Rising Japanese star Ryo Ishikawa, 17, answers King's invitation to play PGA Tour

Ryo Ishikawa might have been more nervous reading a personal invitation from Arnold Palmer than when he won on the Japan Golf Tour at age 15 to become the younges...

China HSBC Champions Golf

2010-11-05T01:31:25Z

Ryo Ishikawa of Japan tees off at the 2nd hole during the second round of the HSBC Champions golf tournament at the Shanghai Sheshan International Golf Club Friday, Nov. 5, 2010 in Shang...

PGA Championship Golf

2010-08-10T13:16:07Z

Ryo Ishikawa of Japan hits a shot on the first hole during a practice round for the PGA Championship golf tournament Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wis. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

British Open Golf

2010-07-16T16:16:18Z

Tom Watson of the U.S., center, shakes hands with Japan's Ryo Ishikawa as Ireland's Padraig Harrington looks on after their second round of the

Bay Hill Golf

2010-06-11T19:01:06Z

Ryo Ishikawa, of Japan, hits a shot from a sand trap on the 17th hole during the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament at Bay Hill in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, March 25, 2010.(AP Ph...

Match Play Golf

2010-03-27T12:30:34Z

Ryo Ishikawa, of Japan, hits from the desert on the second hole during the third round of the Match Play Championship golf tournament Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, in Marana, Ariz. Ishikawa was beaten 5 and 4 by

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