Ryo Ishikawa Gets It, Will Donate All His Earnings to Japan Relief Efforts

We should all have a new "favorite" golfer.

His name is Ryo Ishikawa.

You know him—heck, everyone knows who he is: He's the 19-year-old Japanese whiz kid, the guy who shot 58, the man who would be king.

Ryo Ishikawa "gets it" better than perhaps any athlete on the planet. You see, the youngster, known in his homeland as the "Shy Prince," is going to donate ALL of his on-course earnings this year to the earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in his home country.

How's that for profoundness in a teenager?

This kid is no kid at all: He's a caring, concerned man and is putting his money where his heart is.

If that's not enough, he's going to give an additional $1,200 for each birdie he makes this season. He made about 340 last year, so that will be a sizable amount.

This is an amazing pledge by an amazing young man.

K.J. Choi, who is Korean, already pledged $100,000 and Bubba Watson cut a check for $50,000—nice.

But Ishikawa shows just how much he loves and cares for his people, his fans and his country.

Yes, he should be everyone's new favorite.

Shouldn't he?