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Ishikawa shoots record en route to Crowns win

Ryo Ishikawa shot a 12-under 58, the lowest score ever on a major tour, to win The Crowns on May 2 for his seventh Japan Tour title.

The 18-year-old Ishikawa tapped in for par on the par-4 18th after his 15-foot birdie try slid inches by the cup. He had 12 birdies in his bogey-free round on the 6,545-yard Nagoya Golf Club course.

"I always dreamed of getting a score like this but didn't think I would do it so fast," said Ishikawa, who missed the cut in the Masters by a stroke last month. "It hasn't really sunk in yet, but I'm sure it will after a few days."

After opening with rounds of 68, 70 and 71 to fall six strokes behind third-round leader Shigeki Maruyama, Ishikawa birdied nine of the first 11 holes May 2. He added birdies on Nos. 14 to 16 and closed with two pars to finish at 13-under 267, five strokes ahead of Hiroyuki Fujita and Australia's Paul Sheehan. (AP)

Shukan ST: MAY 14, 2010

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