Sakurai rallies to win the Japan Amateur
7/9/2011 | by Mike Stubbs of AmateurGolf.com
see also: View results for Japan Amateur, Yokohama Country Club
After being down for 25 holes, Katsuyuki Sakurai rallies to win the prestigious Japan Amateur
MIYOSHI, AICHI, JAPAN (July 9, 2011) --Katsuyuki Sakurai spent the lion’s share of the final 36-hole match at the 2011 Japan Amateur down to Yoshinori Fujimoto. But after four consecutive wins starting on the 24th hole at Miyoshi Country Club in Aichi prefecture, Sakurai found himself one up, finally. He would hold that one up lead for five holes until Fujimoto carded a win on the par-5 33rd hole (No. 15 on the card).
Sakurai, however, would not be dismayed. A win on the par-3 16th would place him one up again and he would half the next two to claim the most prestigious amateur title in Japan.
Results: Japan Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | , Japan | 700 | ||
| Runner-up | , Japan | 500 | ||
| Semifinals | , Japan | 400 | ||
| Semifinals | , Japan | 400 | ||
| Quarterfinals | , Japan | 300 |
About the Japan Amateur
National championship for Japanese amateurs. 36 holes of stroke play qualifying to determine 32 players for match play.
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