TOKYO, April 23, 2017 - Home-grown veteran Kenichi Kuboya beat compatriot Katumasa Miyamoto in a sudden-death playoff to lift his first title for five years at the Panasonic Open Japan on Sunday.

Noda City, Chiba prefecture, Japan, April 20: Jason Knutzon of the United States got his 2017 Asian Tour season off to a promising start when he took the first round lead with a seven-under-par 64 at the Panasonic OPEN Japan on Thursday.