WATSON IN THE MIX ON JAPAN TOUR

BUBBA BEHIND BY ONE IN JAPAN

FROM THE GOLF.COM WEBSITE
By WILL GRAY

While many of the game's best are easing into the off-season, Bubba Watson is rolling right along in Asia.
Days after capturing the WGC-HSBC Champions in China in dramatic fashion, Watson is again on the leaderboard after two rounds of the Taiheiyo Masters on the Japan Golf Tour. 
 Watson opened with a 5-under 67 on the Gotemba Course at Taiheiyo Club, then added a 70 in the second round to sit alone in second place, one shot behind leader Hiroyuki Fujita.
After taking only 24 putts in his opening round, Watson's second-round highlight came on the par-4 10th hole, where he holed his approach for an eagle.
This marks Watson's first start on the Japan Golf Tour since 2005, when he finished T-39 at the Dunlop Phoenix. The globe-trotting southpaw will return to the U.S. next month, when he takes part in the 18-man Hero World Challenge at Isleworth.
Other notables in the field in Tokyo include Hiroshi Iwata, who tied for third last week in Shanghai and is 1 under through 36 holes, and Ryo Ishikawa, who barely made the cut after rounds of 73 and 75.