GOLF.GARAAsian Games: Higa shares first-round lead to help put Japan ahead
Reigning Asian Tour Order of Merit champion Kazuki Higa [main picture] from Japan and Wang Wei-hsuan from Chinese-Taipei took the first-round lead today at the Asian Games in Japan – on a day when Asian Tour members exceled.
They shot five-under-par 65s on the East Course at Kasugai Country Club, in the 20th edition of the quadrennial event, which is being held mainly in Aichi Prefecture and its capital city, Nagoya.
Korean Mun Doyeob and China’s Sampson Zheng, also both Asian Tour members, finished the day in a tie for third following 66s. They were joined by India’s Saptak Talwar and Keita Nakajima from Japan.
Tom Kim from Korea, the 2020-2022 Asian Tour Order of Merit champion, carded a 67 and is next best placed with Ding Wenyi from China.









