On Nov 2, 17-year-old Ishikawa Ryo won the Mynavi ABC championship Golf tournament. Ishikawa’s victory at ABC Golf Club in Kato, Hyogo Prefecture, gave him this first title on the men’s golf tour since he became a professional golfer. Ishikawa received 30 million yen for his win.
Ishikawa is a second-year student at Suginami Gakuin High School in Tokyo. His father started teaching him golf when he was in his first year of elementary school. In junior high school, Ishikawa was a member of the track and field club. He continued playing golf and won several junior tournament titles.