Ozaki was revered in Japan, a big hitter with a sense of style who won 94 times over 29 years on the Japan Golf Tour, the last one coming at the 2002 ANA Open when he was 55.
It was a mixed opening day for India as Aditi Ashok, multiple winner on the Ladies European Tour shot 3-under 69 to be tied 10th after the first day at the Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de Espana.
Amita Jalta scored the first hole-in-one at the inaugural NDTV Golf Pro-Am held at Jaypee Greens Golf Course, impressing a field of business leaders and professional golfers.
Amitabh Kant, former G20 Sherpa, heaped huge praise on Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) President Kapil Dev at the NDTV World Summit on Saturday.
At the NDTV World Summit, DP World Tour player David Howell praised the massive improvement of Indian golf facilities, like the Delhi Golf Club, since his last visit in 2008.
Indian golfer Diksha Dagar came up with a superb 11-under in the final round to win by a huge margin and defend her gold medal at the Deaflympics in Tokyo on Thursday.
The NDTV Pro-Am brings this spirit alive by giving corporates an opportunity to test their game with the pros, while offering emerging players an arena to be seen, supported, and celebrated
A third straight under-par round by India's Ajeetesh Sandhu saw him climb 14 places up the leaderboard to Tied-36 position after the third round at the Moutai Singapore Open.