It’s an unhappy return to Malaysia for Japan’s Kazuki

HONOLULU, HAWAII - JANUARY 10: Kazuki Higa of Japan talks with his caddie on the seventh tee during the second round of the Sony Open in Hawaii at the Waialae Country Club on January 10, 2020 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Harry How/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

IT was a nightmarish return for Japan’s Kazuki Higa (pic) to Malaysia after he became one of the 82 golfers to bite the dust early at the Bandar Malaysia Open.

World No. 187 Higa, who’s the seventh-highest ranked player in the 156-man field this week, missed the cut by just a single shot after carding a two-day total of an even-par 144 to finish tied 75th.