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Posted on: Saturday, November 24, 2007

Fujikawa misses cut in Casio

 • Special report: Tadd Fujikawa

Advertiser Staff and News Services

Moanalua High School junior Tadd Fujikawa shot a 2-over-par 74 yesterday and missed the cut in the Casio World Open, a Japan Golf Tour Organization pro event in Japan.

The 16-year-old Fujikawa, who has yet to make his first professional cut after eight attempts, finished tied for 80th at 8-over-par 152. The top 60 golfers and ties (148) made the cut for the weekend.

Fujikawa bogeyed Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 6 to make the turn at 4 over. After a birdie at No. 10, he bogeyed No. 12. He finished with consecutive birdies on Nos. 17 and 18.

"My putting was still not good today," Fujikawa said. "I feel bad because I didn't make the cut."

I.J. Chang shot a 67 and had a one-stroke lead at 136 at the Kochi Kuroshio Country Club.

Hawai'i's Gregory Meyer, a regular on the Japan tour, shot a 74 and was tied for 33rd at 146.

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World Cup: The American duo of Boo Weekley and Heath Slocum shot a 3-under 69 in alternate-shot format for a 36-hole total of 130 and a one-stroke lead in the World Cup of Golf at Shenzhen, China. England's Justin Rose and Ian Poulter, and Scotland's Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren both shot 68 to trail by a shot at 13-under 131 at the Mission Hills Golf Club.

Australian Masters: Robert Allenby, the 2004 and 2005 winner at Huntingdale, shot a 4-under 68 yesterday for a 9-under 135 total and a one-stroke lead over to maintain a one-stroke lead in the Australian Masters at Melbourne, Australia. Fellow Australian Aaron Baddeley had a 66 — the best round of the day — to reach 8-under 136.