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Post by philknj on Mar 30, 2018 15:46:04 GMT
It doesn't feel like the KLGPA season has really started until they put on the parkas and tee up the first ball on Jeju Island Thu., April 5. The field of 123 has Lotte staffer Hyo Joo Kim and a few invites, including Hye Youn Kim, Parinda Phokan, Ayean Cho(A), Haruka Morita (JLPGA), and Chieh "Jessica" Peng (CLPGA via Mississippi St. U.). No Shin Ae Ahn, she will play the following week in Japan.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Apr 2, 2018 20:15:04 GMT
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Post by SoYeonFan on Apr 2, 2018 20:26:48 GMT
Schedule: 04.05~04.08 Venue: Sky Hill Jeju Sponsor Lotte Rent A Car Purse 600,000,000 KRW Course Sky Format: 72 Hole Stroke Play Par 72 Yard 6220
Broadcast SBS OkSUSU First three rounds 12:00~17:00 Last Round 11:00~16:00 Korean time
Past Winners Notables. So Yeon Jang 2016 Bo Kyung Kim 2015 Min Young2 Lee 2014 Sei Young Kim 2013 Hyo Joo Kim 2012 Hee Kyung Seo 2009
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Post by SoYeonFan on Apr 2, 2018 20:56:45 GMT
Pairings.
1H 11:50 Char Young2 Kim Hye Youn Kim Soo Jin Yang 12:00 Min Song Ha Eun Bin Lim Yeong Jung Seo 12:10 Jeong Eun6 Lee Ran Hong Hye Jin Choi
10H 7:50 Seung Hyun Lee So Ji Kim Min Ji Park 8:00 Ji Hyun Oh So Yeon Jang A Lim Kim 8:30 Ha Na Jang Hyo Joo Kim Han Sol Ji
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Post by SoYeonFan on Apr 3, 2018 18:18:17 GMT
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Post by 18majors on Apr 4, 2018 0:00:45 GMT
philknjDo you know why Chieh Peng is invited? She's from Taiwan, won one NCAA title but otherwise hasn't distinguished herself.
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Post by philknj on Apr 4, 2018 0:09:07 GMT
philknj Do you know why Chieh Peng is invited? She's from Taiwan, won one NCAA title but otherwise hasn't distinguished herself. Jessica's IG: www.instagram.com/jessicacp972/She was part of the Korean Big Break TV program that was recorded a couple of months ago...maybe she was one of the winners...one of her pix shows her wearing a Paradise City cap. It doesn't hurt that she's nice to look at, too.
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Post by 18majors on Apr 4, 2018 0:37:38 GMT
philknj Do you know why Chieh Peng is invited? She's from Taiwan, won one NCAA title but otherwise hasn't distinguished herself. Jessica's IG: www.instagram.com/jessicacp972/She was part of the Korean Big Break TV program that was recorded a couple of months ago...maybe she was one of the winners...one of her pix shows her wearing a Paradise City cap. It doesn't hurt that she's nice to look at, too. philknjThanks for the insight. Other than LPGA, JLPGA and KLPGA; female professional golfers can't make a living. With more than a fifth of the season, Xiang Sui is No. 5 on CLPGA with US$ 12,000 in earning. Chieh Peng is No. 38 with US$ 2,000.
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Post by philknj on Apr 4, 2018 0:55:31 GMT
I'm wondering why Haruka Morita received an invite. I looked over pictures of her from 2017-18 and don't see any Lotte or Lotte-related logos on her attire. Maybe Lotte has a deal in the works for her...I can't recall seeing Lotte logos on any of the JLPGA regulars. I followed some of her Thursday round at the 2017 USWO...she did not have the horsepower to keep up with Cyborg and C. Hedwall (although "Caro" played the worst of the three...don't get her mad at you, she is scary). However, Morita is a definite up-and-comer...picked up her first win in Japan last August and is 5th in scoring average in 2018.
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Post by 18majors on Apr 4, 2018 1:10:36 GMT
philknj A good question about Haruka Morita. Like Yuting Seki (Yuting Shi), Haruka Morita (森田 遥) is a Chinese born in Japan and is required to adopt a Japanese name. Her Chinese name is 鲁婉遥, and she's maintained her Chinese citizenship like Yuting.
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Post by HappyFan on Apr 4, 2018 21:32:34 GMT
Exciting to see the KLPGA season starting in earnest at last! Hye Jin is getting a promo push from the KLPGA as you would expect! https://www.instagram.com/p/Bg06aRZlzke I do want to mention again that Hye Jin does have a nickname, Penguin (I've also seen Penguin Princess or Super Penguin)! I wonder if it will catch on like Dumbo has for In Gee Chun? In any event, she seems to like that nickname, as you can see her cell phone, for instance, has a little Penguin on the back. (the title of this SBS Golf special on Hye Jin is called 'I am Penguin Hye Jin Choi', as you can see near the end of the clip!) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf0O_6YnyQf
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Post by 18majors on Apr 5, 2018 4:45:52 GMT
Neither Haruka Morita (-2) nor Chieh Peng (-1) embarrassed themselves in round 1.
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Post by philknj on Apr 5, 2018 12:09:01 GMT
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Post by SoYeonFan on Apr 5, 2018 17:23:51 GMT
https://www.instagram.com/p/BhL1TfAjlCw Leaderboard 1. Suji Kim -7 2. Soo Hyun Kim -6 2. He Yong Choi -6 2. Jeong Eun6 Lee -6 5. Ji Hoo Lee -5 5. Bo Kyung Kim -5 5. Hi Jung2 Choi -5 5. Yeun Jung Seo -5 5. Ji Hyun Kim -5 Nice bounce back from last week 10.Seon Woo Bae -4 10.Jin Hee Im -4 Notables 49. Hye Jin Choi E 97. Hyo Joo Kim +3 109. Kyu Jung Baek +5 New year still struggling
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Post by HappyFan on Apr 6, 2018 0:02:07 GMT
Boy, Hyo Joo Kim seems to be following Q Baek down the drain lately. Of course, the LPGAers don't tend to be super pumped to support these sponsor-driven KLPGA invites, and only infrequently do they bring their A games.
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