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DAY4
DAY42020/11/23 (Mon)New early 20's stars take over the spotlight on Japan Tour! Takumi Kanaya wins 4 extra hole playoff
Winner of Dunlop Phoenix 2020 needed 4 extra holes to decide and it was battle between Takumi Kanaya a senior at Tohoku Fukushi University ...
DAY42020/11/23 (Mon)Takumi Kanaya steals away the victory by winning the playoff between college rivalry
A playoff between 2 professionals who are both still in college was first ever in Tour history. Takimi Kanaya who has turned Pro this Octob...
DAY42020/11/23 (Mon)College students dominates the awarding ceremony at Dunlop Phoenix 2020
Recently every week, amateurs are on the contention at professional tournaments. This week it was Keita Nakajima sophomore at Nippon Sport ...
DAY42020/11/23 (Mon)Loses on 4 extra hole playoff but Tomohiro Ishizaka showed sportsmanship spirit
It was the first ever playoff by 2 tour rookies in JGTO history (started 1999).When the playoff started, Tomohiro saw same uniforms gatheri...
- DAY42020/11/23 (Mon)
Players sends their deepest appreciates many who joined on "remote fan participation"
All of the players were really looking forward to meeting with the fans through "remote fan participation" screen set behind the 1st tee bo...
DAY42020/11/23 (Mon)Defending Champion Shugo Imahira under "isolated play" finished 27T at Dunlop Phoenix
Shugo Imahira is on a long way back home. It took him long way to get to Miyazaki, as he took bullet train from Shin-Yokohama to Hakata, th...
DAY3
DAY32020/11/22 (Sun)Huge chance for Tomohiro Ishizawa to renew the Hideki Matsuyama's youngest victory record
A new face, only his 3rd challenge on the Regular Tour, managed to stay at the top of the leader board after R3. 21 years old Tomohiro Ishi...
DAY32020/11/22 (Sun)Tomoharu Otsuki hopes to show his gratitude to his mentor by making his V2 come true
30 years and his 10th year on Tour, Tomoharu Otsuki caught up with 21 years old young star Tomohiro Ishizaki with 7 birdies and 2 bogeys. S...
DAY32020/11/22 (Sun)Yuki Inamori and Rikuya Hoshino pledges to keep the "Team Srixon" winning streak
Yuki Inamori and Rikuya Hoshino pledged their strong will for victory."I really want to win here. I want to mark another win this season", ...
DAY2
DAY22020/11/21 (Sat)With Honey's gift of 300 masks and sanitizers, Thailand's Gunn Chaoenkul fights hard alone
Gunn Chaoenkul scored 67, 2 days in a row which total to 8 under, 2T with Takumi Kanaya after 2nd Round."Today, all of the 5-meters from 12...
- DAY22020/11/21 (Sat)
Eric Sugimoto marks a Hole-in-One at 180 yards 3rd hole on Day 2 of Dunlop Phoenix
Eric Sugimoto has made 7 hole-in-one's in his junior and college days, but this was his first as a professional. 27 years old has made his ...
DAY22020/11/21 (Sat)50th day after turning Pro Takumi Kanaya already showing his "star player" potential
Former World's No.1 Amateur, and now a big rising star, Takumi Kanaya is learning very fast."This is my first year as a pro, so most of the...
DAY22020/11/21 (Sat)A rookie Tomohiro Ishizaka takes advantage on the chance given due to the pandemic
Dunlop Phoenix known as one of the prestigious tournament where Tiger has made 2-peat in 2004 and 2005, Brooks Koepka also in 2016 and 2017...
DAY1
DAY12020/11/20 (Fri)Shugo Imahira on "lonely battle" under restrictions but with so many support
Shugo Imahira, who just returned from The Masters and rushed into this week's Dunlop Phoenix finished his 1st Round with Even Par 44T. Shug...
DAY12020/11/20 (Fri)Hiroshi Iwata starts off as solo 2nd at Dunlop Phoenix Round 1
Known to be quiet and shy, even Hiroshi Iwata feels lonely as there are no fans at the course."I know that I don't have a big crowd followi...
DAY12020/11/20 (Fri)Atomu Shigenaga becomes leader after 1R at Dunlop Phoenix with bogey free round
Atomu Shigenaga almost holed-in-one at Par 3 (180 yards) 17th."My shots were perfect today. 1W always went straight onto center of the fair...
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PREVIOUS2020/11/19 (Thu)Taiheiyo Masters winner Jinichiro Kozuma gets cerebrated in the sky on chartered flight to Miyazaki
Jinichiro Kozuma and other players took a chartered flight to Miyazaki, where this week's Dunlop Phoenix will be held. Jinichiro has spent ...
PREVIOUS2020/11/19 (Thu)JGTO and Player’s Committee arranged ANA Chartered flight to Miyazaki
Total of 200 passengers including 73 players, 49 caddies and other staff got on the ANA chartered flight arranged by JGTO and Player's Comm...
PREVIOUS2020/11/19 (Thu)Great surprise Defending Champion Shugo Imahira was given the special qualification
Defending Champion Shugo Imahira was able to make it to this year's Dunlop Phoenix field due to special measures taken to be in effect anno...
PREVIOUS2020/11/19 (Thu)Yuta Ikeda promises to make "remote victory" as Dunlop Phoenix become live on ZOOM
Dunlop Phoenix hold great histories, such as Tiger Woods winning in 2005, Brooks Koepka the same in 2017. In 1996, Jumbo Ozaki has made his...
PREVIOUS2020/11/19 (Thu)Shugo Imahira under tough restriction due to COVID-19 situation but eager to defend his title
Defending Champion Shugo Imahira decided to challenge for defending his title even though he must suffer many hardships. Shugo who has retu...
