Young disaster survivor to debut in world golf tourney

Young disaster survivor to debut in world golf tourney

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Amu Hiratsuka, a 14-year-old golfer who survived the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, smiles in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 15, 2014, before participating as a representative of Japan in the Callaway Junior World Golf Championships scheduled for July 14-18 in San Diego in the U.S. state of California.

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