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 of the world's six major tours last year, is due to attend his graduation ceremony at his Tokyo high school on Monday.
His agent said attending his graduation would make it difficult for Ishikawa to prepare for the CA Championship, which starts Thursday in Doral, Florida.
Ishikawa is scheduled to play two other events in Florida in March -- the March 18-21 Transitions Championship and the Arnold Palmer Invitational in the following week, in the run-up to his second US Masters appearance.
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