Meiji Yasuda Life Ladies Day 1
March 9, 2023 5:13 p.m.
On the first day, Mikashima made a birdie putt on the ninth and smiled. Provisional 2nd place at 8 under = Tosa CC
Akia Iwai hits the tee shot on the 11th hole on the first day. Provisional 3rd place at 7 under = Tosa CC
Meiji Yasuda Seimei Ladies Day 1 (9th, Tosa CC = 6228 yards, par 72, Kochi Prefecture) was suspended due to an approaching thundercloud, and 39 players were unable to complete the first round. 20-year-old Akari Sakuma took the lead with 63, 10 birdies and one bogey. Kana Mikashima was in second place, one shot behind, and Akira Iwai was in third place with 65 points.
Miyu Yamashita, last season’s champion, and Ayaka Furue, who finished 3rd at the US Tour Tournament held in Singapore until the 5th, ranked 5th with 68. (Total prize money 100 million yen, winner 18 million yen, 108 players = amateur 3, partly cloudy, sunny, temperature 18.7 degrees, southerly wind 3.2 meters, 926 spectators)
