Munsingwear Open KSB Cup - Final Round(01 of30)
Open Image ModalTAMANO, JAPAN - MAY 20: (JAPANESE NEWSPAPERS OUT) Amateur golfer Ryo Ishikawa poses for photographs after winning the Munsingwear Open KBS Cup at Tojigaoka Marinehills Golf Club on May 20, 2007 in Tamano, Okayama, Japan. (Photo by Sankei via Getty Images) (credit:Sankei via Getty Images)
Sony Open Golf(02 of30)
Open Image ModalRyo Ishikawa, of Japan, hits his ball off the 8th fairway during the second round of the Sony Open golf tournament, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Sony Open Golf(03 of30)
Open Image ModalRyo Ishikawa, of Japan, reacts to his putt on the sixth green during the first round of the Sony Open golf tournament, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Las Vegas Golf(04 of30)
Open Image ModalRyo Ishikawa, of Japan, watches a player hit on the 17th hole during the first round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open golf tournament Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Quicken Loans National Golf(05 of30)
Open Image ModalRyo Ishikawa, of Japan, watches his tee shot on the second hole during the final round of the Quicken Loans National golf tournament at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Va., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Quicken Loans National Golf(06 of30)
Open Image ModalRyo Ishikawa watches his tee shot on the second hole during the third round of the Quicken Loans National golf tournament at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Va., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
TO GO WITH Golf-USPGA-JPN-Ishikawa by S(07 of30)
Open Image ModalTO GO WITH Golf-USPGA-JPN-Ishikawa by Shigemi Sato Japan\'s teenage professional golfer Ryo Ishikawa listens to a question during a press conference prior to his departure for Los Angeles to join the USPGA tour including the Masters tournament, at Narita International Airport on Februry 14, 2008. When Ishikawa tees off at Augusta National Golf Club on April 9 at the age of 17 years, six months and 23 days, he will make another piece of history as the second youngest player ever to compete in the major. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA via Getty Images)
Hochi Professional Sports Awards(08 of30)
Open Image ModalTOKYO - DECEMBER 08: (JAPANESE NEWSPAPERS OUT) (L to R) Yomiuri Giants and Japan baseball national team head coach Tatsunori Hara, professional golfer Ryo Ishikawa and Yomiuri Giants infielder Hayato Sakamoto attend the Hochi Professional Sports Awards at Tokyo Dome Hotel on December 8, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Sankei/Getty Images) (credit:Sankei via Getty Images)
Japan Baseball MLB Red Sox Athletics(09 of30)
Open Image ModalJapanese youngest professional golfer Ryo Ishikawa, right, shakes hands with Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka of Japan during his visit to Matsuzaka before the second game of the Major League Baseball regular season between the Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, March 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Japan Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Quicken Loans National Golf(10 of30)
Open Image ModalRyo Ishikawa, of Japan, lines up a putt on the second hole during the third round of the Quicken Loans National golf tournament at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Va., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Waste Management Phoenix Open - Round Two(11 of30)
Open Image ModalSCOTTSDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 05: Ryo Ishikawa of Japan tees off on the second hole during the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on February 5, 2016 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) (credit:Scott Halleran via Getty Images)
Waste Management Phoenix Open - Round Two(12 of30)
Open Image ModalSCOTTSDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 05: Ryo Ishikawa of Japan tees off on the second hole during the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on February 5, 2016 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) (credit:Scott Halleran via Getty Images)
Quicken Loans National Golf(13 of30)
Open Image ModalRyo Ishikawa lines up his putt on the 17th hole during the second round of the Quicken Loans National golf tournament at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Va., Friday, July 31, 2015. Ishikawa finished the two rounds at 11-under-par. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Waste Management Phoenix Open - Round Two(14 of30)
Open Image ModalSCOTTSDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 05: Ryo Ishikawa of Japan prepares to tee off on the second hole during the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on February 5, 2016 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) (credit:Scott Halleran via Getty Images)
Waste Management Phoenix Open - Round One(15 of30)
Open Image ModalSCOTTSDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 04: Ryo Ishikawa of Japan tees off on the fifth hole during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale on February 4, 2016 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) (credit:Scott Halleran via Getty Images)
Sony Open In Hawaii - Round Three(16 of30)
Open Image ModalHONOLULU, HI - JANUARY 16: Ryo Ishikawa of Japan hits his tee shot during the third round of the Sony Open In Hawaii at Waialae Country Club on January 16, 2016 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images) (credit:Masterpress via Getty Images)
Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Day 4(17 of30)
Open Image ModalMIYAZAKI, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 18: Ryo Ishikawa of Japan plays a tee shot on the third hole during the final round of Dunlop Phoenix Tournament at Phoenix Country Club on November 18, 2007 in Miyazaki, Japan. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images) (credit:Koichi Kamoshida via Getty Images)
Tokyo Stock Exchange Close For New Year Holiday(18 of30)
Open Image ModalTOKYO - DECEMBER 30: Golfer Ryo Ishikawa poses before ringing a bell during the closing ceremony to mark the end of the year\'s trading at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on December 30, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The Nikkei Stock Average closed down 91.62 points, or 0.86 percent, to 10,546.44 for 2009. The Tokyo market reopens on January 4, 2010. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images) (credit:Kiyoshi Ota via Getty Images)
Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Day 3(19 of30)
Open Image ModalMIYAZAKI, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 17: Ryo Ishikawa of Japan chips to the first green during the third round of Dunlop Phoenix Tournament at Phoenix Country Club on November 17, 2007 in Miyazaki, Japan. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images) (credit:Koichi Kamoshida via Getty Images)
Ryo Ishikawa of Japan on day three of th(20 of30)
Open Image ModalLa Jolla, UNITED STATES: Ryo Ishikawa of Japan on day three of the Junior World Golf Championships at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California, 19 July 2007. The school boy golfer has been a sensation in Japan since May when, at only 15 years and eight months, he become the youngest winner on the Japanese men\'s tour, with an astonishing win at the Munsingwear Open KSB Cup, shattering the previous record held by Spain\'s Seve Ballesteros, who won the 1977 Japan Open at just under 21-years-old. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROBYN BECK via Getty Images)
Sony Open In Hawaii - Round Three(21 of30)
Open Image ModalHONOLULU, HI - JANUARY 16: Ryo Ishikawa of Japan looks on during the third round of the Sony Open In Hawaii at Waialae Country Club on January 16, 2016 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Masterpress/Getty Images) (credit:Masterpress via Getty Images)
Japan Dunlop Phoenix Golf(22 of30)
Open Image ModalJapan\'s Ryo Ishikawa makes a tee shot at the 10th hole during the first round of the 2008 Dunlop Phoenix Tournament in Miyazaki, South of Japan, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama ((23 of30)
Open Image ModalJapanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) tries to use a putter as Japan\'s teenage golf champion Ryo Ishikawa (L) gives talks at Hatoyama\'s office in Tokyo on December 25, 2009. Ishikawa paid a courtesy call on Hatoyama as Ishikawa received Japan\'s professional sports athlete award. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STR via Getty Images)
Sony Open Golf(24 of30)
Open Image ModalRyo Ishikawa, of Japan, hits his ball off the eighth fairway during the second round of the Sony Open golf tournament, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Japan Woods Golf(25 of30)
Open Image ModalTiger Woods of the U.S. right, and Ryo Ishikawa of Japan chat during their 9-hole golf match for a television event, at Yokohama Country Course near Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Ryo Ishikawa of Japan tees off during th(26 of30)
Open Image ModalRyo Ishikawa of Japan tees off during the second round of the Thailand Golf Championship 2011 tournament in Chonburi province on December 16, 2011. AFP PHOTO/ PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL (Photo credit should read PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL via Getty Images)
International Team member Ryo Ishikawa o(27 of30)
Open Image ModalInternational Team member Ryo Ishikawa of Japan gestures after teeing off during the President\'s Cup tournament match played at the Royal Melbourne golf course, in Melbourne on November 17, 2011. A non-European International team, comprising golfers from Australia, South Africa, Japan and South Korea, takes on the US for the President\'s Cup trophy. EDITORIAL USE ONLY - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE AFP PHOTO / PAUL CROCK (Photo credit should read PAUL CROCK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PAUL CROCK via Getty Images)
Thailand Golf Championship(28 of30)
Open Image ModalRyo Ishikawa of Japan checks his putting line during the final round of the Thailand Golf Championship at the Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi province, southeastern Thailand Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
GOLF-JPN(29 of30)
Open Image ModalRyo Ishikawa smiles as he won the Taiheiyo Masters golf tournament at Gotemba in Shizuoka perfecture, west of Tokyo on November 11, 2012. Ishikawa, 21, became the youngest golfer to mark 10 victories on Japan\'s golf tour with a total stroke of 273 with 15-under par at a four-day event. AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS JAPAN OUT (Photo credit should read JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JIJI PRESS via Getty Images)
Shriners Hospitals for Children Open - Round One(30 of30)
Open Image ModalLAS VEGAS, NV - OCTOBER 17: Ryo Ishikawa of Japan waits on the 15th green during the first round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin on October 17, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) (credit:Scott Halleran via Getty Images)