Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
, also known by the nickname "Hanikami Ōji" (literally, "Bashful Prince"), is a Japanese professional golfer.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Ryo Ishikawa first made people take notice because of his golf.
He won his first Japan Golf Tour event as a 15-year-old amateur, won the money title at 17 and last year became the first player to shoot 58 on a major tour.His latest eye-opening feat brought attention to his heart.Wanting to do his part to help victims of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated his native Japan, Ishikawa decided to donate his entire tournament earnings this year — plus a bonus for every birdie he makes — toward relief efforts."I don't view this as pressure to perform, but it will instead be extra motivation for me," Ishikawa said Friday in an email to The Associated Press. "I always believe in myself, but because I am playing for the people of Japan, I feel like I will be playing with a greater purpose this year."Ishikawa, who at 19 already has nine wins on the Japan Golf Tour, was third on Japan's money list last year with just over $1.82 million.He also has pledged about $1,200 (100,000 yen) for eve...Ryo Ishikawa of Japan woke up to learn of devastation at home and managed to keep his mind on golf Friday, finishing off a first round of 7-under 65 that left him on...
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — If Ryo Ishikawa needed any reassurance about his emerging golf game, he got it from none other than eight-time major winner Tom Watson .P...
TOGO, Japan (AP) — Ryo Ishikawa shot a 12-under 58 — the lowest score ever on a major tour — to win The Crowns on Sunday for his seventh Japan Tour title.The 18-year...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese teen-ager Ryo Ishikawa's 13-year-old sister Yoko will make her Japan LPGA Tour debut at this week's T-Point Ladies golf tournament.Just a ...
Ryo Ishikawa of Japan accepted a special invitation to compete at this year's Masters.Billy Payne, chairman of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters, confirmed ...
By Mark Lamport-StokesPACIFIC PALISADES, California (Reuters) - Twelve months after making a nervous debut on the PGA Tour , Japanese teenage sensation Ryo Ishikawa ...
Ernie Els is approaching the Houston Open like any other tournament, and not worrying about the other goal at stake.Els must win this week to qualify for next week's...
The 97 players who have qualified and are expected to compete in the 76th Masters, to be played April 5-8 at Augusta National Golf Club. Players listed in only one c...
The 36-year-old fired a three-under-par 69 at Trump International Golf Club in Rio Grande to post a 16-under total of 272.Japanese sensation Ishikawa, seeking his fi...
It's impossible to adequately judge whether or not Sunday's win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational means Tiger Woods is really "back."Comebacks, in sports especially,...
Ernie Els has been playing the Masters since 1994, and he has not gone away entirely empty.He has 12 pairs of crystal goblets from making eagles during the tournamen...
Ernie Els has been playing the Masters since 1994, and he has not gone away entirely empty.He has 12 pairs of crystal goblets from making eagles during the tournamen...
The first crush of photographers chased after Tiger Woods on his way to the practice range in his first tournament back from knee surgery. Then came another commotio...
Ryo Ishikawa no longer has to worry about trying to qualify for the Masters. The 20-year-old from Japan received a special invitation for the second time.Augusta Nat...
Ryo Ishikawa's score to par almost matched his age. For the 19-year-old from Japan , that summed up a day he would rather forgetIshikawa put six shots in the water o...
In-form Jason Dufner remained on track for a third PGA Tour victory in four weeks by surging into an early four-shot lead in Friday's second round of the Colonial In...
Red-hot Jason Dufner remained on track for a third PGA Tour victory in just four weeks by surging into a two-shot lead in Friday's second round of the Colonial Invit...
Jason Dufner has some impressive numbers backing up how well he is playing right now.After a six-under 64 on Friday, Dufner moved to 11-under 129 and atop the leader...
Ryo Ishikawa is among seven players who no longer have to qualify for the U.S. Open.Ishikawa closed with a 64 on Sunday, and while he lost in a playoff at the Totoum...
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