Sheehan leads Tsuruya Open

IN: News | Japan | Tsuruya Open (2005) | Round One | by Bruce Young | 21 Apr 2005

Australian Paul Sheehan continues on his merry way in Japan by leading after round one of the Tsuruya Open today. His opening 64 on the par 71 Yamanohara Golf Club's layout in Hyogo Prefecture in south west Honshu, has him three ahead of second placed Makoto Inoue. Five players are one further back.

The next best of the Australians in the field is Craig Jones at 2 under with Steve Conran at 1 under.

Sheehan is now in his third season on the Japan Golf Tour has two victories there. He finished 4th on the Japan Golf Tour money list in 2004.

Position	Score	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1	-13	Naomichi Joe Ozaki	67	69	67	68	271
T2	-10	Paul Sheehan	63	73	67	71	274
T2	-10	Ryoken Kawagishi	70	74	64	66	274
T4	-8	Kiyoshi Murota	68	73	67	68	276
T4	-8	Takuya Taniguchi	73	65	69	69	276
T6	-7	S.K. Ho	67	71	70	69	277
T6	-7	Toyokazu Fujishima	69	70	67	71	277
T8	-6	Yong-Eun Yang	68	72	68	70	278
T8	-6	Yumihiko Hatone	69	72	71	66	278

Position	Score	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
T2	-10	Paul Sheehan	63	73	67	71	274
T10	-5	Craig Jones	69	69	68	73	279
T13	-4	Steven Conran	70	70	69	71	280
T24	-1	Chris Campbell	70	74	70	69	283
T37	+1	David Smail	72	72	70	71	285
T48	+3	Anthony Gilligan	72	72	70	73	287
Cut +3
CUT	+5	Scott Laycock	76	71	-	-	147
CUT	+10	Richard Backwell	76	76	-	-	152

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