Tournament article

Mynavi ABC Championship 2021

Tomoharu Otsuki finishes as 2T after 1R, acts cool but he is filled with many ambitions

Tomoharu Otsuki is always cool and quiet, but inside him is filled with many ambitions. He has so many goals he wants to achieve this season.

 

He is current No.1 on Mercedes Benz Total Point Rankings. This shows he is the greatest player of the Regular Tour on all stats. If he finishes as No.1 and crowned with the title, he will receive the highest-class Mercedes Benz as a prize.

"That will be a great honor and I really want it. I am also very conscious about Eagle Award, which I am No.1 right now, and of course the Order of Merit title."

 

As for the Money Rankings he is now at 6th and very motivated to climb up the ladder. In order to make all of the ambitions to become reality, he needs to win his 2nd Tour victory soon. He has been so close for several times this season but couldn't close the deal yet. On past 3 tournaments, he has not finished well with 20T, 51T and 52T. But today he scored 66. He made 4 straight birdies from 13th, on his back nine and jumped up to 2T.

 

"I tell myself to concentrate on each and every shot of every tournament. If I could manage to me calm and play smart, I would not be in much trouble. It is meaningless to worry so much about the future. I am confident that if I play well throughout the season, I will reach the point that I wish for."

 

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