{"id":394113,"date":"2023-06-19T06:04:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T20:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=394113"},"modified":"2023-06-19T06:04:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T20:04:47","slug":"mizutani-aces-hole-no-3-wins-2023-mitsubishi-outlander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mizutani-aces-hole-no-3-wins-2023-mitsubishi-outlander\/","title":{"rendered":"Mizutani aces hole No. 3; wins 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From left, hole-in-one winner Justin Mizutani, tournament director Franco Santos, and Triple J Motors Saipan general manager Sean Ficke pose in front of the 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander ES Mizutani won last Saturday in the 14th Annual Saipan Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament at the LaoLao Bay Golf & Resort.(By MARK RABAGO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Justin Mizutani is the owner of a brand new 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander ES after making a hole-in-one last Saturday in the 14th Annual Saipan Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament at the LaoLao Bay Golf & Resort.<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services staff made the ace in hole No. 3 of the Kagman golf course\u2019s west course.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI woke up early and I knew it\u2019s gonna be a great day so I came out and supported the Saipan Chamber of Commerce golf tournament\u2026Fortunately, I got lucky today and God is great and gave me all the luck and here we are standing here today with a brand new car,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mizutani used an 8 iron with a Callaway Chrome X from over 170 yards out to make the hole-in-one.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy group had a bunch of good players. So right when I hit it, we knew that it was gonna be pretty close. But when it disappeared on the green, we knew it went in. Then the green\u2019s keepers\u2014the ones measuring the closest to the pin\u2014were shouting and raising their hands that it went in. But we kind of knew from the top because it disappeared,\u201d said Mizutani, who\u2019s been playing golf for 10 years now.<\/p>\n

The 8-handicapper said his wife initially didn\u2019t want to believe that he won a new car when he called her. She had to call her father, who also was playing in the Chamber tourney, and that\u2019s when she confirmed the good news.
\n\u201cSo she didn\u2019t really believe it at first and now I guess she\u2019s happy. She\u2019s excited for the new car,\u201d said Mizutani.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Triple J Motors Saipan general manager Sean Ficke congratulated Mizutani and his family for the spanking new 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, Justin was able to hit a hole-in-one for a brand new 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander ES all-wheel-drive unit. MSRP on this vehicle is about $43,995. He was about 178 yards out and with the slope it actually was 176.4 yards which is about 530 feet. Actually it was a challenging shot as it was tucked behind a bunker. So it was a really great shot,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Last March, Triple J Motors successfully gave away a brand new car when John Terlaje aced hole No. 17 in the NMC Golf Open. He won a $60,000 2023 Hyundai IONIQ 5 SEL.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the second consecutive golf tournament where Triple J is giving away a new car. We\u2019re very grateful as this is what it\u2019s all about. It\u2019s about the community. It\u2019s about the players and sponsoring. We don\u2019t want to sponsor an event and not give away a car. So we\u2019re very happy that this has happened. We want to congratulate the winners and hopefully we can get more players out for next year\u2019s event.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Typhoon Mawar postponed the golf tournament, Ficke said it worked out well for Mizutani because if he won a couple of weeks ago, his prize would\u2019ve been a 2022 two-wheel drive Mitsubishi Outlander.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we sold that vehicle and now he\u2019s actually getting a brand new 2023 all-wheel-drive unit. That\u2019s what we have available and it\u2019s a beautiful white with gray interior. It\u2019s a very nice car,\u201d he said.
\nResults of the 14th Annual Saipan Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament will be published in tomorrow\u2019s issue of Saipan Tribune.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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