Nasa Hataoka (21 = Abeam Consulting), ranked eighth in the world, got off to a good start with 64 of 1 eagle, 6 birdies and 1 bogie, and 3rd place with 7 under par and 1 stroke difference.

The shots are going well and although I had a chance from the tenth outing, the birdie putt is unfortunately undecided. The second shot was 2 meters to the right of the pin on the 12 par 4, and it was the first birdie of the day. Even at 16, he scored 3 meters and stole the birdie, hitting 2 on 18 par 5. He scored a 7-meter eagle putt and finished the first half with a 4-under 30. In the second half of the second Halfway through, when he took the birdie and made it 5 under, he climbed to 2nd place, 1 hit behind the leader in 3rd and 4th consecutive birdies. However, on the sixth par 4, he hit the second shot in the rough on the right side of the green and fell back to 6 low with a bogey. Still, he stole the birdie at 8th par 4 and climbed back to 3rd place with 7 under. He landed a blow behind the leader. After the hole, he said with satisfaction: “Today I was able to play very calmly. I had many opportunities with the shots.” This field has been around for three years, the first year of the US tour, but he said, “I managed to feel the Lynx and the wind in difficult places this year. The impression has changed since the first year.” Said. During the period after the ANA inspiration, he practiced with Satoshi Kodaira, who participates in the men’s tour, and Hideki Matsuyama for a two-day round. “I watched the US Open on TV this week in Portland, and Mr. Matsuyama thought he was good at short games around the green, so he was concerned about focus, so it’s a great reference to teach you how to tackle. It became. “For next week’s National Professional Championship, he said,” Next week, the distance will increase a bit, so the area around the green will be important, so I would like to practice the short game a little. “