Ryo Ishikawa of Japan walks past Tiger Woods of the U.S. and his caddie during the first round of the British Open at the Turnberry Golf Club in Scotland on Thursday.
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Kuboya shares 2nd; Ishikawa 21st at British Open

Friday 17th July, 06:19 AM JST

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as_the_crow_flies at 08:01 AM JST - 17th July

Good on ya, Ryo. I saw a few clips on TV last night and you were impressively in control, and in stride. An announcer said at first Woods wasn't watching your shots, but after a hole or two, he was casing your every move! Don't lose your cool tomorrow...
sk4ek at 08:08 AM JST - 17th July

As golf.com reported, Ryo kind of whaled away with his driver while the other two were taking more measured shots, mostly with their irons, but he got the result he needed, and more power to him.

And aren't those plaid pants adorable?

(Especially compared to the his-and-hers ensemble in a disasterously green harlequin check worn by John Daly and his girlfriend).
smithinjapan at 09:08 AM JST - 17th July

Good on Ishikawa. I hope he can keep it up. Don't try to emulate or impress Woods.... keep to your own game and let him go to you.
ken_chan at 09:32 AM JST - 17th July

I watched this 3am. Ryo played really well. Good luck to him, hope he can keep it up. Tiger always plays like this in the beginning...and always comes back strong.
ratpack at 09:57 AM JST - 17th July

Wow....boy you played good. I posted here the other day saying you would go double digits over in the first two days.....you made me look like a complete and utter dill....but congrats to you Ryo. Hope you can do more of the same in the second round and hope the wind and rain stays away. Awesome playing for a 17 year old.
beowulf at 10:08 AM JST - 17th July

I hope he does it tonight as well, but a lot to expect.
majimeaussie at 10:56 AM JST - 17th July

How can there be no mention in the article of Kenichi Kuboya who is at 5 under and tied for second place in the tournament after the first round?

Moderator: There is. Please read the article again.
BurakuminDes at 11:41 AM JST - 17th July

Good luck to Kuboya, most people here don't care about him but he will probably go on and win this thing! Ishikawa is overhyped by the Japanese, all the claims that he will be the "next Tiger" are ridiculous.
soldave at 12:26 PM JST - 17th July

It is quite sad that there is very little said about Kuboya, although maybe because it's a Kyodo News story. AP might have covered the top players a little more.
lostrune2 at 01:24 PM JST - 17th July

Ishikawa hit only 4 of 14 fairways with drivers all day, but those were close enough that he hit 15 of 18 greens - now that's good scrambling.

The bad first rounds have been costing Tiger the majors all year. The deficits have been too much for his comebacks, and that may be the case here yet again.

Good job for Kuboya. No one expected that.
smithinjapan at 11:56 PM JST - 17th July

Wow this article has changed a lot since first posting.