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Teenage sensation reaches million dollar mark

A Japanese teenager has become the youngest ever golfer to win more than $1 million in prize money.

Ryo Ishikawa took joint 13th place in the Casio World Open on Sunday, bagging 100 million yen ($1.05 million) in the process.

The 17-year-old's impressive accolade to pass the million dollar milestone outshines fellow countryman Shigeki Maruyama who was 26 when he achieved the same in 1995.

Speaking on Sunday, he told Reuters: "It's a relief to get over that mark.

"I could have got injured or disqualified and never got there."

This new record is the latest in a record-breaking career from Ishikawa. He became the youngest golfer to win the Japan Golf Tour in 2007 age 15 year and eight months.

Ishikawa is fifth in the money list for this year's JGTO Tour with a total pot of $102 million, while charismatic Shingo Katayama is currently top of the leader board.

Cowboy Shingo – as he is known by his fans – has topped the money list four times before: in 2000, 2004, 2005, and 2006.

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