Hinako Shibuno (21 = Suntory) scored a hole in one on the first day of her return to the national tour for the first time in about four months. I was delighted to put the tee shot straight into the cup at par-3 eighth with an actual measurement of 151 yards. This is the second time for a professional since reaching No. 9 on the first day of the Earth Mondamin Cup in 2018. With 1 eagle, 1 birdie, 3 bogeys 72 and up to 32nd place, 5 shots behind the leader, he showed his presence immediately after returning from the western expedition. Minami Katsu took the lead.

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Shibuno, who swung the eighth iron, was observing the whereabouts of the hit ball. I heard a “colon” in the cup from 151 meters away. The hit ball lands 2 meters in front of the pin, rolls after 2 bounces and is hollowed out. After confirming the sound of the second hole in one for the first time in two years, he made a surprised voice and suppressed his mouth. He was delighted to exchange an elbow touch with Minoru Kadota Caddy.

“I thought it was okay to go deeper than the pin. Well, it came out okay.” Normally the cheers of the fans drow out the sound of the cup-in, but this year all games will be held without spectators as a countermeasure against the new corona virus infection. “I heard the sound because I didn’t have a gallery. It feels very strange,” he said as a special experience.

The element of luck was great, but it was well prepared. The first shot, which was made on the tee at number 4 of the same par 3, did not reach the green. “Let’s hit without inserting (the tee)” changed to a tee shot that puts the ball directly on the ground, which began during the western August expedition. Additionally, Kadota Caddy revealed that he was performing a “practice drill” on the 29th of the previous day, saying, “Today I was hitting right around the pin position in the practice round.”

It was the fifth hole in one, including the amateur era. “It’s quite a game (not practice). I mean I have it …”. In fact, in the last four times, he laughed and revealed, “All grades have failed. Hahaha.” “My hands shook” before the start after returning to Japan for the first time in four months. That was crazy too, “I’ve failed four times so I really want to pass qualifying this time.” Thousands of actors will entertain until the last day.[Bunta Takada]

◆ Hall-in-one Shibuno for the women’s national tour is the second time since she was achieved in the ninth par 3 on the first day of the Earth Mondamin Cup on June 21, 2018. On the same day she was 16th with 69, but He turned around on the second day with 74 and lost the classification in 96th with a total of 1 over. This season’s national women’s tour is the ninth person after Yukari Nishiyama, Sai Payin, Lee Mignon, Minami Hiruta, Rena Aokise, Akari Sakuma, Akira Yamaji, and Jie Shin. Ritsu Imahori, Tomiki Kido, Manju Kin, Ikuyo Shioya and Hiromi Takamura have achieved 6 times, the highest number in history.