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SIDELINES : Woosnam Leads Japan Tourney

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FROM TIMES WIRE SERVICES

Ian Woosnam of Wales shot a 67 today to share the first-round lead with Tsukasa Watanabe, Nobumitsu Yuhara and Taisei Inagaki in the $600,000 Maruman Open Golf Tournament.

Woosnam, currently the leading money-winner on the European PGA Tour, had one eagle, five birdies and two bogeys over the 7,062-yard, par-72 Hatoyama Country Club course outside Tokyo.

Ikuo Shirahara and Toyotake Nakao were next at 68.

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