Today was the 50th commemorative Shin-Numazu Country Club Cup final. I helped as a competition committee, not as a player.
The President’s Cup, which started with 32 players who passed the qualifying held on June 28, was the final battle today after the semifinals last week. It was a showdown between Mr. Kawashima and Mr. Okamoto.
The finals are played in 36-hole match play. It started after 7:45 this morning, but when it started, the fog was thick and the fairway was almost invisible. At around 9 o’clock, the fog finally cleared up and visibility was secured.
The final match is a tough one, having 18 holes, having lunch and then fighting 18 holes again. It was the final hole, the 36th hole, that was settled.
We race committee members were waiting for the result at the restaurant, but we all went to the final hole, hole 18, and we were able to see the final result.
Both of them in the middle hole, 18th, made a second shot from the fairway, but it was an approach game when they missed the green. The approach shot from the side of the green is a pressured shot.
The first shot by Mr. Okamoto was a bit short of duff. On the other hand, Mr. Kawashima splendidly moved to about 10 cm and was OK. Mr. Okamoto firmly hit the final putt that the match would be settled by removing the putt of about 10 meters, but unfortunately it was a slight deviation to the right in front of the cup.
It was an unexpected approach shot by Mr. Okamoto, who had decided on wonderful approaches one after another. It seems that Kawashima went up to the 4th up in the first half, but Okamoto made a good comeback and after that, it seemed like a great match.
Chairman Iwasaki was also accompanied by 36 holes and sent a tribute to the wonderful game at the award ceremony.
When I saw such a great play, I really felt that I wanted to improve myself even more.
Today was the presidential qualifying for the New Numazu Country Club. I participated for the first time in several years. Although I haven’t made a big hit recently due to the results of my practice, today I sunk a lot of OBs in the second hole.
There were some good shots, but it seems difficult to recover after a big hit. I haven’t been able to participate in the qualifying because I have had meetings in Tokyo for the last two years, but this year the meeting was canceled due to the spread of the coronavirus and I was able to participate in the qualifying.
I was very disappointed that I could not take advantage of the opportunity. I have to make use of my experience today to prepare for the next competition.
■Now yesterday, professional baseball has finally started. Although it is a game with no audience, the color of everyday life will be lonely if there are no sports games that are held every year. Every day just for work is lonely.
Culture and art do not mean that we cannot live without them, but when we are unable to enjoy themselves under the Coronal Evil, we really realize the value of our existence. After all, is it that people do not live on bread alone?
In Germany and other European countries, society’s evaluation of culture and art is clearly different from Japan. Support for performers is completely different in Japan and Europe. In Japan, so-called freelance performers are quickly stuck in their lives, but in Europe, their livelihood is properly covered.
In a system in Japan where a large amount of tax is administered to non-urgent measures, and a large portion is taken a cut off by Dentsu and Pasona, money does not even go to art.
In Japan, there are some reports that criticize the philanthropic state in dictatorship, but it is impossible for Japanese society to criticize other countries. In a sense, Japan has become a full of a middle man nation.
With the spread of coronaviruses, such an actual situation has become apparent. In that sense alone, the coronavirus provided an important opportunity for Japan to be reborn.
It is important to take this opportunity to turn Japanese society into a decent country.
■今日は夕方から Sun と二人で、ララポート沼津に久しぶりに出掛けました。自粛要請が続いていて本当に久しぶりでした。一つはメガネを作る必要があったためです。昨年 12 月に白内障の手術を受け、眼内レンズを入れてもらいましたので、とても鮮明に物が見えるようになり快適な毎日なのですが、スマホの細かい字あるいは遠方を見る際にはメガネの助けが必要です。
Today was the Shin-Numazu Country Club Class B Minazuki Moon Cup monthly. We played with three great friends, Mr. Hisamatsu and Mr. Uematsu. Last month I was able to finish in 3rd place. Today was in the middle of the rainy season, so it was a battle with the weather.
It was almost invisible because of the fog. Of the 18 holes, there were only a few that could see the green and hit the pin. In other words, I had no choice but to keep hitting the ball into the fog.
Still, thanks to Caddy’s instructions, I was able to reach a score of 92. The swing was still unstable due to trial and error, and an OB came out from the second shot of the first hole, but it went up with an OB par, and it was a big harvest to be able to play without any major collapse.
As usual, Pat suffered from instability, but I wonder if there were only three pads twice. It was a pain that the approach didn’t come too close, but I still managed to survive several times with 1 put, so I have to say good.
■I went to Lalaport Numazu together with Sun from the evening after a long absence. It was a long time since I was asked to refrain from going out. One is because I had to make glasses. I had a cataract surgery in December of last year and had an intraocular lens put in, so I can see things very clearly and it is a comfortable day for me. However, glasses are required when looking at the detailed characters on the smartphone or looking far away.
Myopia is as low as -1.0 D with my naked eye, and glasses are not necessary for daily life. I can drive with the naked eyes during the day. Today, I bought a pair of light-powered reading glasses for work and a far-sighted spectacles plus polarized lens for exercise. Glasses with polarized lenses can be very useful when traveling and driving.
■ Now, the Tokyo Governor’s election is approaching. The re-election of Governor Koike is considered to be influential, but questions such as the problem of spoofing educational background and its political methods are becoming more and more apparent.
Governor Koike creates a virtual enemy every time the election approaches, directs himself to fight the enemy to the voters, and ignores the statements so far as if it had never been said. What she is doing is just like Prime Minister Abe. It matches exactly like a mirror.
How long do these kinds of politicians continue to trick you into waking up Japanese voters? What has been lost since the Koizumi administration is too big. “Againing Japan”, which Prime Minister Abe once exclaimed, is nothing but a black joke.
I can’t help not having politics above the level of voters, but I’m keenly aware that it’s time to wake up.
It’s the last day of May. Today, we were able to play with four great friends Nagakura and Sakaguchi, and Nakaseko.
For the first time in my life, I went to golf courses so often this month. I took a rest on the last Sunday of the third week, but most of the rest I went to Shin-Numazu Country Club.
It is an emergency due to the spread of coronavirus. The restaurant and the bath are closed at the golf course, and sandwiches or rice balls are distributed, and after a short break, they play.
This type of through play seems to be common in foreign countries, but in Japan there were few places that used this type until now. As a player, the style of continuing to play without eating slowly in the cafeteria during lunchtime was both a surprise and a fresh experience.
If you actually experience it, it will finish sooner, and you will be able to return home earlier, so if you come from a distance such as Tokyo or Yokohama, this method will be more helpful. According to an online survey, nearly 70% of players said they would like this format to continue.
If this happens, the golf course will no longer need a restaurant, which will pose a difficult business problem. How to deal with each golf course is a big issue in the future.
■ Well, as I read the Nikkei newspaper today, I realized that this year is the 100th anniversary of the birth of movie actor Toshiro Mifune. Mifune was born on April 1, 1920 and died on December 24, 1997.
I don’t think there are many Japanese who haven’t seen Toshiro Mifune’s movie, but in the combination with Akira Kurosawa, they made a number of masterpieces. Director Kurosawa always talked about the greatness of Mr. Mifune’s presence in his work before he died.
Various anecdotes have been left on Mifune, including anecdotes when he was taken the test of Toho’s new face. Actress Hideko Takamine serialized “Watasino Tosei nikki ” serialized in 1975 Weekly Asahi, and I was able to know many such anecdotes.
Mifune is not a mediocre person, so his attitude during the exam was unacceptable as an examiner. Since his father was running a photo studio, he had a deep knowledge of the camera, and he seemed to have taken the test as a photographer, but he decided to debut as an actor after being caught by Director Kurosawa.
One of his works, “Heaven and Hell,” was featured in today’s Nikkei newspaper. This is a work that I also reviewed many times.
I’m currently reading the article by Toshiro Mifune on Wikipedia, but it seems that he was familiar with photography technology because his father ran a photo studio. He wanted to make use of that knowledge to enter the movie world, but by accident he took an examination as an actor and decided to start a new life as Toho 1st New Face.
The episode in that test is just like Mifune, or it shows off a large scale of big instruments. Without Hideko Takamine and Akira Kurosawa, that big actor must have been born.
After some twists and turns, Mifune debuted in 1947 with the movie “Ginrei no Hate” directed by Chikichi Taniguchi. It was my debut at the age of 27. The following year, he became a star in the movie “Drunken Tenshi” directed by Akira Kurosawa, his third debut in 1948.
Then, in 1949, he starred in the “Stray Dog”. 1950 “Rashomon”, 1954 “Seven Samurai”, 1957 “Spiderweb”, 1961 “Bouncer”, 1962 “Tsubaki Sanjuro”, 1963 “Heaven and Hell”, 1965 “Redbeard” and so on. And starred in a masterpiece.
When I lived in Kawaguchi at the age of 12, I remember seeing the poster of the movie “Redbeard” that was released at that time on the telephone pole.
I reviewed “Tsubaki Sanjuro” that was recorded earlier. It was the golden age of Japanese movies.
It rained all day yesterday. Reading looks good on a rainy day. Yesterday, I started reading “” Capital Theory as a Weapon “Kindle Edition (by Satoshi Shirai)”. I have read Shirai’s book on the subject of dependence on the US. It is a big problem that forms the basis of postwar Japan. Mr. Shirai said that he explained the theory of capital in an easy-to-understand manner, so I started to read it because it seemed interesting.
The new coronavirus infection is about to change the world. I just finished reading an article by Mr. Sakai Tanaka on the international news story, “Human beings caught in the foolery of city closure.” This is a free version, so you can read it as well. After reading this article, you can see that coronavirus problems are not just purely medical.
As a result of measures such as the global blockade of cities, a different world is likely to emerge after Corona. What the world will look like and how should we face it? By reading the two people’s writings, you can see that it is more important to think for yourself in your own way.
■ By the way, today was Shin-Numazu Country Club Satsuki Cup B class monthly. It was a competition under the blue sky, changing from yesterday’s rain. It was a normal three-player play with Hisakyu-san and Uematsu-san.
I had a double bogey start in the first half, but I managed to endure it 47 times, and after eating a sandwich, I started a long hole with a par. In the second hole of the second half, I made a series of miss shots and hit a triple bogey, but after that I was able to play patiently without breaking.
After that, it repeated par and bogey, and eventually went up 43 times. The total gloss is 90 times, which is good for me. It was third place. After winning the Masters Cup, I was a little more confident after winning the prize.
The driver shot has been remarkably stable, so there is no major collapse. There are three dowels. Triple bogey once. And the par is 5 times. There were 9 bogeys and there was a wasteful hole, but I couldn’t do it perfectly, so it’s my next task.
After that, if I don’t practice putter more, I can’t get a better score.