Jumbo Ozaki, finally to celebrate in the United States when he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Ozaki, who won more than 100 tournaments and led the Japan Golf Tour money 12 times, was elected on Wednesday by the international vote by receiving 50% of the vote from a panel of journalists, golf dignitaries and Hall of Fame members.
He will be elected may 9 at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla., together with Ernie Els, Doug Ford, late Jock Hutchison and former president George H. W. Bush. Ozaki had 111 victories, all in Japan except for the New Zealand PGA Championship in 1972. Tap Ozaki was that he never won in the United States, although he had top 10s in Masters and u.s. open.
He joins Isao Aoki as the only Japanese women in the Hall of Fame. Actors on the international vote must be 65% of the votes; If not, the percentage of the top vote-getters provided that he has at least 50 percent; Two-Time major winner Sandy Lyle was 45%, Colin Montgomerie was 29%.
'' I am very happy, very acceptable and appreciate everyone who has supported me then I turned pro in 1970, '' said Ozaki. ''My only regret is not more outside of Japan, but I, for my life to Japanese golf and I am extremely grateful voters thought I was worthy of this honor.'' Among his victories, Ozaki, who won Japan PGA Championship six times, and Japan-open five times.
Tiger Woods will play in a one-day skins tournament in Thailand next month, returning to his mother's homeland for the first time in ten years. The organisers announced Thursday that the Woods will play in nov 8 event which is part of the celebrations to mark King Bhumibol Adulyadej 60 years in Thai the throne.
It will be staged at Amata spring Country Club in Chonburi, a seaside province of South-East of Bangkok, and delivered the day after the HSBC Champions tournament in Shanghai.
Paul Casey, England, Camilo Villegas in Colombia and Thailand's best player, Thongchai Jaidee, will also compete for the total prize money of $ 300,000.bA 14-time major winner, Woods is without a tournament victory this year after having been out nearly four months in the wake of the infidelity scandal that ended his marriage and spoilt his image.
Woods, an American whose mother is Thai, last played in Thailand in 2000, winning the Johnnie Walker Classic; He also won the inaugural event in 1998. Woods made his debut in winning 1997 Thai Asian Honda Classic, a $ 480,000 appearance fee and are met with '' Tigermania '' from large masses after him. He received a Royal decoration and was feted by the Prime Minister.
'' Thailand have treated us very well, '' said Woods. ''I do not know why but I think I am at home; I hope that I will be back soon.'' Woods went on to win his first major in the same year, Captain, his first of four and enter a tournament record by following treatment at 18 under. Which deepened admiration for the then 21 years old player among Thai golfer, for example Suntorn Jarumon.
'' Americans say he is American black say he is black, but the Thais are proud of him as an Asian, and he is definitely the Thai, '' Suntorn said at the time. ''As long as he does not have the woman or the problems of money, he should be around for a long time to come.''
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