Topic: Ryo Ishikawa

Japan's Ishikawa hopes for McIlroy inspiration

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 ...

Pros praise under-fire Ishikawa

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 ...

Ryo Ishikawa apologises for unlicensed driving

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 ...

Ishikawa ready to be 'beaten up' at US Open

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 ...

Teens Ishikawa, Manassero among seven added to US Open field

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 U.S. Golf Association said Tuesday.Japan's Ishikawa, 19, and 18-year-old Manassero of Italy joined the field ...

Masters smiles on teen Matsuyama

Japanese amateur 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 ...

Golfer Harrington hungry for more at St Andrews

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 ...

Ishikawa relishing US Open challenge

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 ...

Japan's Ishikawa tears up record books -- again

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 ...

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

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 ...
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