US EditionHisatsune chips in for birdie after water ball, shoots 63 to take 2nd-round lead at Phoenix Open
Ryo Hisatsune, 23, leads with an 8-under 63 including a rare chip-in birdie after a water tee shot, holding a one-shot advantage at the Phoenix Open's second round.
- On Feb. 6, 2026 Ryo Hisatsune chipped in for birdie after hitting into the water on the par-4 17th and shot a bogey-free 8-under 63 to take a one-stroke lead at TPC Scottsdale.
- His late run featured birdies on Nos. 13 and 14, an 8-foot eagle on the par-5 15th, and a 7-foot birdie on the par-3 16th during a five-hole, six-under stretch.
- Earlier in the day Hideki Matsuyama shot 64 with six straight birdies, and stadium crowds roared after Hisatsune sank a 7-foot birdie at 16 and smiled at his chip-in on 17 before pairing with Matsuyama on Saturday in the third round.
- PGA Tour Radio highlighted that it is the first time since 1983 two Japanese players lead a PGA Tour round, while Brooks Koepka missed the cut and Scottie Scheffler extended his streak to 65.
- Fresh off last week's Torrey Pines second-place finish after missing the cut at the Sony Open, Ryo Hisatsune said through an interpreter, `It was very lucky`.
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Hisatsune leads Matsuyama at Phoenix Open as Scheffler makes cut
Ryo Hisatsune rode a back-nine binge to an eight-under par 63 on Friday and a one-shot lead over fellow Japanese Hideki Matsuyama at the U.S. PGA Tour Phoenix Open. Hisatsune picked up six strokes in the space of five holes on the back nine at TPC Scottsdale building an 11-under…
By JOHN MARSHALL SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (AP) — Ryo Hisatsune chipped a ball into the water but salvaged a birdie to further energize the already lively crowd at the Phoenix Open. Scottie Scheffler did just enough to make another cut, completing the kind of round expected of the world's No. 1. Hisatsune chipped for birdie after sending his ball into the water on the par-four 17th hole. He turned in an eight-under-par 63, without a single bogey, to t…
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