Best of Japanese players including Kazuki Higa, Keita Nakajima and more, from the 2024 ISPS HANDA Championship.
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The DP World Tour heads to Japan this week for the ISPS HANDA – CHAMPIONSHIP at the Taiheiyo Club. Matthieu Pavon will be teeing it up this week. He’s been on top form this season with his most recent success being a debut T12 finish at the Masters to earn a return visit to Augusta National next year. He also finished solo fifth at the Porsche Singapore Classic in March and made history by becoming the first French winner on the PGA TOUR since 1907 in January by winning the Farmers Insurance Open. Jesper Svensson will be in the field this week. He claimed victory at the Porsche Singapore Classic last month and claimed a 2nd place finish at the Bahrain Championship in February. Svensson is just one spot behind leader Keita Nakajima on the Asian Swing and can guarantee a place in the field at the Genesis Scottish Open with a strong performance. A home favourite Rikuya Hoshino will also fancy his chances at the Taiheiyo Club this week. He claimed victory at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in February and finished runner-up here two years ago. Others to look out for are Yannik Paul, Dylan Frittelli and Ewen Ferguson.
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here mahir’s birdie attempt at the third
3 under
par four under par they’re tumbling in
Tony from all over the place you know
what if you can’t hold PS on these
screens Rob time to think about a career
change
SWA through the FR oh yes please yes
please positively done Rams it in
oh yeah oh yeah this is either really
good or really bad yes I was going to
say is it is it an honest oh yeah or a
sarcastic one it was honest great shot
just cover right hand pin three
under cut shot from left to right to a
little Bowl where the hole situated
would be ideal just about there there
what a
beauty this week wonder if Ishikawa has
a
gap is was a wide open shot playing off
a downhill Li of flyer Li this has left
bunker written all over it that’s a
phenomenal
[Applause]
shot it’s actually in just as fine a
condition as I ever remember it being oh
my goodness what a
shot dead
online yeah I think I think we’ll show
you that if we can over to six in the
meantime with Nago is in that group in a
share of fourth place for now at minus
five we trying to get into the top 50 at
the end of the year to get into those
playoffs back down to the live action
with camura very fine shot there at the
ninth have a bit of that by the way that
is
long whenever you get down by the
Crossways they’re supposed to be where
the punters come across the fairways and
the drives are not meant to reach
Nakajima is in a great Spot Great angle
here
155 just slightly uphill so say 157
there’s a little bit of a backs slope
behind the hole but as you guys saw in
the previous green the greens have
really firmed up there’s not a lot of
spin back in them right
now that’s pretty sweet eyeing off the
tea in a cracking
second you and name to us familiar name
in Japan Emira this is third at the par
five and it’s very tidy he taken the
money list a couple of times way up the
target tanahara
could hear it Mike’s in the holes here
in Japan
from this
range hello oh just beautifully
[Applause]
played sua down at the path rate up on
high good 15 18 pieces Paces above the
green man nearly knocked out the FL
stick there 60th now tied the minus twos
and plenty of players on the course
including Nakajima no cut worries for
him at minus five second to
six
gorgeous chance to change it soon let’s
jump over to Shimizu at 14 his second on
the
way G
just what control to n
in expecting a lot of break here and
we’ll get it it’s fast
too no maybe a little hot off the club
facee it’s not the leave I don’t think
some pretty squarely lives over there
ahead of pavon to sugura it’s
seven we know it’s
quick he knows it’s in was all over it
this is a very popular spot for the
players today hole high at nine putting
up towards that hole little right to
left at the
end
yes gaping bunker just short plays about
five yards longer than the yardage
Cracker
Jack things about to get better this is
virtually as good as being in the
Fairway as good as these bunkers are
this
week cracker
cracker Exquisite contact
so Ura second into
14 and not too much spoon just a little
just a little beautifully
played Sato second down the night the
Par Four his final hole of the day
birdie would see him up alongside our
Trio of leaders he’s going to give
himself a chance too nice shot in hit a
lot of them today it’s been impressive
is for a better memory to finish
on crowd pleaser
lovely that’ll make him feel really good
about things halfway
stage what a great
future that kajima has in the game of
golf what a great present
can he emulate playing part inner South
Gate also eying it up and
down emulate how was his iron play
coming in last night by the way fabulous
yeah
Theo up the little
slow oh
yes Dives in the last
breath down the
10th just outside the top
20 for how
long very tidy golf shot
there soora down the last four an eagle
playing alongside howong Le could quy
it’s only gone and done it
Aima from the right hand rough at
14 this is just a pitch
[Applause]
release third shot here for kinosita
obviously had a little trouble down the
way looking for Recovery finding it
double boring but wouldn’t you want to
know where you are right here look at
that and think I got a massive
opportunity here massive 100%
yeah let’s go watch neimer at
16 gorgeous gorgeous gol when he’s
got got about a three birdie finish that
would shake things up wouldn’t adjust
a little draw into the
14th and yet again I
[Applause]
mean Nakajima hasn’t got the following
win that he had on day one but he can
reach the green this is a mid iron the
five stamped on the bottom be good
[Applause]
let’s get ahead to the sixth and cancer
gawa his
approach four from the left
Edge halfway up the
green right there right
there sigora
playing alongside
katagawa he’s nearly bested
him cats agawa hair short with his t-
shot at seven so he’s
bunkered oh and he ran out the contact
was amazing what a shot that
was give yourself the eag
chance easier said than done Cawa
e the grip oh and that is unbelievably
well
[Applause]
struck birdie Pat at nine for
kinosita looking for a lot of break and
getting it and getting it you little
beauty
it’s just a
sandwich and a very good
one come on
[Applause]
now PS it in the front door sugura now
tied for second
what a bonus that is patient man’s
performance in this final round cat from
112 yards this wind has just completely
died down it wasn’t into just not as
much and this is looking
pretty what a shot that is what a shot
that is at the right
[Applause]
time off there slightly
downhill lie here at 12 straight down
the PIP
oh Bes hit all
day for a three- shot lead more
importantly piter
perfect he’s the one guy I know he’s
leading but he’s the one guy that looks
like he’s trying to win
this it skattles across the top of the
grass you don’t want it rolling 6 or
seven ft by flag in all day
long maybe he just sees this as only
going one place and that’s bottom of the
hole
wow absolutely great whatever he gets
whatever he earns whatever comes his way
after this week he has thoroughly
deserved
he’s a winner on tour already
though I really like his hood Spar and
the look at him I really
do like Superstar
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Nice shot