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Japan’s Ryuichi Oiwa carded a 61 within the second spherical on Monday and joined two countrymen in claiming spots in subsequent month’s U.S. Open.
Oiwa completed the 36-hole qualifying occasion in Hino, Japan, at 12-under 128, one stroke forward of Kaito Onishi and two forward of Taihei Sato.
Fourth- and fifth-place finishers Riki Kawamoto and Taichi Nabetani, additionally of Japan, are the primary and second alternates for the June 18-21 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y.
Oiwa, 28, is ranked No. 378 on this planet and competes on the Japan Tour. This is the primary time he has certified for a Grand Slam match.
Oiwa opened with a 3-under 67 on the Hino Golf Club’s King Course that included 5 birdies and a double-bogey on the par-4 14th gap. He delivered 9 birdies in a bogey-free second spherical, together with three in a row at Nos. 15-1.
Onishi, 27, is ranked No. 811 on this planet and has competed in 32 occasions on the PGA Tour. He at the moment competes on the Korn Ferry Tour, the place he gained the UNC Health Championship match in 2024.
Onishi obtained to 11-under with rounds of 64 and 65 on Monday, overcoming a double-bogey on the par-4 thirteenth gap in his second spherical with birdies at Nos. 14, 16 and 17.
Sato, 32, is No. 424 on this planet rankings. He captured his first title on the Japan Tour on the Fortinet Players Cup in 2025.
Sato completed at 10-under after capturing 66 and 64. His wild opening spherical included two bogeys, three birdies and an eagle on the entrance 9.
–Field Level Media