Japanese Surfers Make Third Round

Tomofumi Yoshioka and Takyuki Fukuchi, two of nine surprise entries from Japan, advanced to the third round of the $22,000 Nissan Open surfing competition Wednesday at the Oceanside Pier.

Yoshioka and Fukuchi are newcomers to the Bud Pro Surfing Tour, and each had to compete in Wednesday’s early-round heats.

The third round starts this morning at 8.

GOLF

Michael Ruiz of San Diego finished the second round of the Golfsmith Aspen (Colo.) Junior Classic tied for 20th at 155. That’s 13 strokes behind leader Ryan Hietala of Tucson, Ariz. The tournament is being played at the par-72, 7,069-yard Aspen Municipal Golf Course.