Golf can take you many places, but for Bill Kerdyk Jr., it led to an unexpected destination: Japan. “I’ve spent two years of my life in Japan,” he said. “I mean, you just never know where life takes ...

Hello! I'm covering Niagara County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at [email protected] ELLICOTTVILLE, N.Y. — Japanese park golf is taking a foothold in Western New York.

Masashi “Jumbo” Ozaki, whose 113 worldwide victories were the most of any player from Japan, died Wednesday in his home country after a battle with colon cancer, the Japan Golf Tour said. He was 78.

Winningest Japanese golf professional in history, Masashi “Jumbo” Ozaki, has passed away at the age of 78. According to reports in his native Japan, Ozaki died on December 23, 2025, following a battle ...

Masashi 'Jumbo' Ozaki has died of colon cancer at the age of 78. The legendary golfer won a record 94 titles on the Japan Golf Tour, 43 more than any other player fellow World Golf Hall of Famer Isao ...

Masashi “Jumbo” Ozaki, whose 113 worldwide victories were the most of any player from Japan, died Wednesday in his home country after a battle with colon cancer, the Japan Golf Tour said. He was 78.

Masashi “Jumbo” Ozaki, the most decorated golfer on the Japan Golf Tour, has died at age 78. Ozaki won 94 titles on the Japanese circuit and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2011.

The Great Gorge Golf Club in Vernon — on the former site of the 1970s Playboy resort — is perhaps the first venue in New Jersey publicly offering a little-known sport called park golf. It’s one of ...

Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki, whose 113 worldwide victories are the most of any player from Japan, died Wednesday in his home country after a battle with colon cancer, the Japan Golf Tour said. He was 78.

ELLICOTTVILLE, New York (WKBW) — Japanese park golf is taking a foothold in Western New York. The very first American location opened in Akron, NY in 2013, now, a second course is coming to ...