Ryo Ishikawa

[bogeyhitter25]

Is anybody else stoked to see this kid play at the Northern Trust?

[Mully]

Yeah, the piece about him today on Golf Central piqued my interest. It will be interesting to see how he makes out. I like the looks of his swing.

[bogeyhitter25]

Yeah, his swing is great. I really hope he makes the cut.

[Mully]

I also like the potential to really open up the Japanese market for the PGA. Based on the interview today, Japan really likes this kid. His possible success could potentially open up some doors in the future for the PGA.

[Ben]

I went today to check out the practice round. He had a mob of Japanese press following him. Really the only group with a crowd. As I was leaving he was making his way to the press tent and the medium was running that way too. Pretty big news I guess.

[bogeyhitter25]

Yeah, I heard that the Northern Trust had 5x more Japanese reporters there with him.

[RTGTrojan75]

I wish him the best...but you have to worry about young kids turning pro too soon. E.g. Ty Tryon, Justin Rose

[ks8829]

He's playing in the Master this year also, I understand He's huge in Japan.

[FortAsel]

What happened to Ty Tyrone?

[David in FL]

Heck yes!

[bogeyhitter25]

What happened to Ty Tyrone?

Nobody really knows.

[kuteazn1]

I hope he makes the cut and take a Top 10 finish.

[Golf_Predictor_Guru]

I hope he does well. The "Bashful Prince" is under terrible pressure to perform. That's a lot for a 17 year old to handle. However, if he can win on a pro tour at 15, he should be able to handle wild Japanese expectations.

Gambatte! (do your best/good luck)

[albatross]

I see a big difference though between this kid and Ty.

Ryo earned $1,000,000 last year and had multiple wins on the Japanese Tour. Ty didn't have a resume quite like that.

I have a feeling this kid is going to be the real deal.

John

[MI Rob]

I think this kid will get a really decent finish. Hes got a great swing.

[PEZGolf]

Yeah, the piece about him today on Golf Central piqued my interest. It will be interesting to see how he makes out. I like the looks of his swing.

I agree--his swing is very smooth, and he is in balance. He talks with a great deal of self-confidence, and says that his goal is to win The Masters (someday, not necessarily this year). "The proof is in the pudding", and we will soon see if he lives up to the hype.

[Ben]

I was at the event today and watched him hit a pretty looking, towering fade into the 176y par 3 14th. I'm guessing it was a 6 iron. That was after the really nice approach to a few feet on the 13th. I guess he started feelin'it with his irons...

In person he looks a lot older than 17.