THE SIDELINES : Tournament Opens with 2 Aces
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<i> From Times wire services</i>
MIYAZAKI, Japan — Two golfers aced holes today as the Japan PGA Tour opened with the Daiichi Fodosan Cup tournament.
Hajime Meshiai scored a hole-in-one on the 180-yard fifth hole en route to a 7-under-par 65 and the first-round lead.
Norio Mikami aced the 140-yard seventh hole and shot a 66.
Meshiai, whose only victory last year came in June, had seven birdies and two bogeys to go with his ace on the 6,430-yard, par-72 Miyazaki International Golf Club course.
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