Golf - Ikeda tames 8000-yard monster in Japan, qualifies for British Open


Golf - The 147th Open Championship - Carnoustie, Britain - July 17, 2018 Japan's Yuta Ikeda in action during the practice round REUTERS/Andrew Yates

(Reuters) - Yuta Ikeda qualified for next month's British Open by winning the Japan Tour's Mizuno Open on Sunday, a tournament where the monster length of the course raised eyebrows.

The Royal Country Club in Ibaraki Prefecture north of Tokyo played to a distance of 8016 yards in the third round, which is believed to be a record length for a sea level course on any recognised tour.

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