{"id":675359,"date":"2023-02-02T19:13:58","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T19:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=675359"},"modified":"2023-02-02T19:22:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T19:22:21","slug":"ras-al-khaimah-championship-2023-r1-hisatsune-takes-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/ras-al-khaimah-championship-2023-r1-hisatsune-takes-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryo Hisatsune takes two-shot lead at Ras Al Khaimah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ryo Hisatsune started his round with six consecutive birdies before firing three more and a single bogey at the final hole to close with an 8-under 64 and a two-shot lead in the Ras Al Khaimah Championship.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ryo Hisatsune with his ninth birdie of the day!<\/p>\n<p>He leads by three. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RakGolfChamps?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RakGolfChamps<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tveBRcNPjR\">pic.twitter.com\/tveBRcNPjR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DPWorldTour\/status\/1621112444671397888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was so unreal<a href=\"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/event\/ras-al-khaimah-championship-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a> I was just hitting shots, holing putts<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GolfTodayUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a> Every time I made it. It was so amazing,&#8221; said the Japanese player.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve had six birdies in a row.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s my first event of the (calendar) year and I was a little nervous at the start, but it was an easy start. So lucky.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(After that start) I thought &#8216;keep going&#8217;. On the back nine there are some tough holes. I had to keep making shots, making pars. 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