Regularly mentioned in the same sentence as Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler in the ‘youth movement’ sweeping world golf over the past few years, Japan’s Ryo Ishikawa would most likely admit that at this point in time he has not exactly set the world on fire in comparison. Not yet anyway. However, the ‘Bashful Prince’ as he is known to an adoring public at home is starting to come out of his shell internationally. It’s easy to forget that Ishikawa is so young. He’s still only 23 years old, several years younger than both Fowler, and like all Japanese players before him, has to contend with enormous hurdles in terms of language barriers, culture and environment to try to compete on a level playing field with his peers. A modest record in the four Majors (9 missed cuts in 14 starts through...