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inteRnAtionAL PLAYeRSryo ishikawa (yo)Section Player BiograPhies2BeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSH:t9—2010 World golf championships-accenture matchplay championship.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (11):2007 munsingwear open KSB cup [Jpn]. 2008 Kansaiopen, mynavi aBc championship [Jpn]. 2009 the royaltrophy [Jpn, team], mizuno open [Jpn], Sun chlorella open[Jpn], Fujisankei classic [Jpn], tokai classic [Jpn]. 2010 thecrowns [Jpn], Fujisankei classic [Jpn], mitsui SumitomoVisa taiheiyo masters [Jpn].BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSH:t9—World golf championships-accenture match playchampionship.2010 SeASon:after waiting on site as an alternate in 2009, he made itinto the World golf championships-accenture match playchampionship field for the first time and finished t9, losingto thongchai Jaidee in the third round…on may 2, shota final-round, 12-under 58 to win the crowns title on theJapan golf tour. the 58 was the lowest official score shoton a major professional tour. trailing Shigeki maruyama bysix strokes entering the final round, birdied nine of the first11 holes and Nos.14-16 at the 6,545-yard Nagoya gc intogo, Japan, to win by five strokes. Finished with two parsfor his eighth career Japan golf tour title. added additionaltitles at the crowns and the Fujisankei classic later in theseason and then capped his year with his third title, at themitsui Sumitomo Visa taiheiyo masters. Battled austrlianBrendan Jones on the weekend, with both shooting identical65-67s. Held off fellow countrymen ryuji Imada andtoru taniguchi for his 11th Japan golf tour title.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: made a strong impression at home in Japan andworldwide, playing in six pga tour events, on theInternational team in the presidents cup and winningthe Japan golf tour order of merit. member of the winningasian team in the royal trophy in early JanuaryFULL nAMe: ryo IshikawaHeiGHt: 5-8WeiGHt: 150BiRtHDAte: September 17, 1991BiRtHPLAce: Saitama, JapanReSiDence: Saitama, JapanFAMiLY: SingletURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 20082009. Scored one point in asia’s first victory over Europeby a score of 10-6. Halved four-ball match with teammatetoru taniguchi vs. Europe’s Soren Hansen and paulLawrie and halved singles match with Hansen. teamedwith taniguchi to lose to Hansen and Lawrie in foursomes.played in the first match each day. Invited to play in thepga tour’s Northern trust open on a commissioner’sForeign Exemption and the transitions championship,arnold palmer Invitational presented by mastercard andthe masters tournament early in the year. only made cutwas a 71st-place finish at the transitions championship.Won the mizuno open on the Japan golf tour in late June.Held a three-stroke lead entering the final round, but madea 9 on the par-4 12th hole to fall into a tie before chippingin for eagle on the par-5 16th hole and going on to a threestrokewin. missed the cut at the British open after openingwith a 68. Was paired with tiger Woods for the first tworounds at turnberry. In early august, won the Sun chlorellaclassic on the Japan golf tour, leading wire to wire andfinishing with a birdie on the final hole to earn a one-strokewin over Brendan Jones. In mid-august, finished t56 at thepga championship for his first made cut in a major championship.In early September, fired a second-round 65 totake the lead and won the Fujisankei classic by five strokesover Daisuke maruyama. the victory, his third in six Japangolf tour events occurring over a 10-week period, kept himfirst in the Japan golf tour’s order of merit. also improvedto 47th in the official World golf ranking, becoming theyoungest player to ever make the top 50. on Sept. 8, wasnamed as a captain’s pick for the International team in thepresidents cup, played in early october in San Francisco.the week before his presidents cup debut, birdied thelast two holes to win the tokai classic on the Japan golftour for a one-stroke victory over takeshi Kajikawa. Shot afinal-round, 3-under-par 69 for a four-day total of 14-under274 for his fourth Japan tour title of the year of moved toNo. 43 in the world. Had a 3-2-0 record in the presidentscup, including a 2-and-1 singles victory over Kenny perry.the week after the presidents cup, lost in a three-wayplayoff to ryuichi oda in the Japan open. moved to 35thin the world. Finished the season in first place in the Japangolf tour order of merit, becoming the youngest player tolead any tour in earnings during a season. 2008: turned proat age 16. In November, won his second Japan golf tourevent at the mynavi aBc championship, beating KeiichiroFukabori by one stroke. made 24 starts on the Japan golftour and posted seven top-10s, finishing fifth on the Japangolf tour order of merit and earning more than $1.1 million.Was the runner-up at the Japan open and Dunlop phoenix.also won the Kansai open, a non-Japan golf tour event,in august. By the close of 2008, had become the youngestgolfer to be ranked in the top 100 in the official World golfranking.PeRSonAL:Started playing golf at age 6 after being introduced to thegame by his father…Was a member of the track team injunior high school…Nicknamed “Hanikami oji,” translatedas “Bashful prince,” for his shy smile and polite demeanor.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................71.49 ....... (N/a)Driving Distance ...........................................286.0 ....... (N/a)Driving accuracy percentage .......................62.04% .... (N/a)greens in regulation percentage ................60.73% .... (N/a)putting average ...........................................1.817 ....... (N/a)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 68–3 times, most recent Worldgolf championships-Bridgestone Invitational/4career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 68–5 times,most recent 2010 World golf championships-BridgestoneInvitational/4Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $140,000–2010 World golf championships–accenture match playchampionship/t9career High official World Rank: after 2009 omEgamission Hills World cup/29PGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank earnings2009 6 2 $26,2172010 10 6 1 1 149,180total 16 8 1 1 175,397eURoPeAn toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings2010 7 5 1 1 $106,498JAPAn GoLF toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings2010 25 21 3 2 9 15 $1,618,954* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 09 10masterscut cutu.S. opent33British opencut t27pgat56 cutaccenture match play championship t9Bridgestone Invitationalt53HSBc champions t17 t41nAtionAL teAMS: the presidents cup (1), 2009; the royal trophy (1), 2009.2-402 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com