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Post by philknj on Oct 15, 2018 17:32:20 GMT
This big one for ¥180,000,000 starts on Thursday.
The TV schedule is complicated...I have no working links for the first two rounds, but it might be on Youtube here:
NOBUTA GROUP マスターズGCレディース
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Regular Japan TV (local time)
Sunday - 3:30 PM
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SBS Golf (Korea time)
Saturday - 7:30 PM Sunday - 6:30 PM
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Sharon is in town explaining the virtues of Bridgestone's Tour B X ball. She's has not made a final decision on playing JLPGA Stage 2 q-school at the end of the month (she'd be nuts not to try)
Brief video of this event here:
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Post by philknj on Oct 16, 2018 12:23:20 GMT
Tuesday prep:
Kyoka Matsumori and Minami Katsu
Team Korea bid farewell to SY Kang (front & center), as did Chie Arimura, although Kang is in the field for next week's event.
Shin Ae Ahn...I hope this looper speaks Korean or English
Sakura Koiwai and Chae Young Yoon
Kotone Hori and Bo Mee Lee
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Post by philknj on Oct 17, 2018 1:58:06 GMT
For whatever reason, a bug at the source might be blocking the Korean group photo I posted this AM. No problem, you can see similar pics at the JLPGA IG:
Early Wednesday AM prep:
Kotone Hori and Shin Ae Ahn
Momoko Ueda and Rumi Yoshiba
Kotono Kozuma and Erina Hara
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Post by philknj on Oct 17, 2018 13:12:58 GMT
More from Wednesday:
Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara/Bo Mee Lee and Misuzu Narita/Shiho Oyama
Ha Neul Kim and Momoka Miura
Chie Arimura and Ai Suzuki
Yuka Yasuda (A) will try to make the cut for the 11th straight time going back to 2017, which would be a new tour record for an amateur
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Post by philknj on Oct 18, 2018 5:18:00 GMT
A few of the early finishers:
Kana Nagai (-4), Sun Ju Ahn (-7) and Shin Ae Ahn (-1)
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Post by philknj on Oct 18, 2018 12:09:03 GMT
The cut line is currently -1.
RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL 1 Sun-Ju Ahn -7 -7 65 65 2T Ayako Kimura -6 -6 66 66 2T Eri Okayama -6 -6 66 66 4T Megumi Kido -5 -5 67 67 4T Mayu Hamada -5 -5 67 67 4T Jae-Eun Chung -5 -5 67 67 7T Kana Nagai -4 -4 68 68 7T Jiyai Shin -4 -4 68 68 7T Yukari Nishiyama -4 -4 68 68 7T Hiroko Azuma -4 -4 68 68 7T Kaori Ohe -4 -4 68 68 7T Soo-Yun Kang -4 -4 68 68 7T Rei Matsuda -4 -4 68 68 7T O Sattaya -4 -4 68 68 7T Keiko Sasaki -4 -4 68 68 7T Shoko Sasaki -4 -4 68 68
Kotone Hori (+2)
Hiroko Azuma
SY Kang says she will quit even if she wins...however, a win might make her eligible for the year-end Ricoh Championship
Momoka Miura (E)
Ha Neul Kim (-1)
Bo Mee Lee (-1)
Kotono Kozuma (-2) and Miho Mori (+11, DFL)
Teresa Lu (-3) and JY Shin
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Post by HappyFan on Oct 18, 2018 16:34:31 GMT
Soo Yun's retiring -- she REALLY means it this time. No, really!  |
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Post by philknj on Oct 19, 2018 2:00:06 GMT
Early Round Two:
Sharon in the same group with Ayaka Matsumori...that works for me. 
Miyuki Takeuchi, Sky Kim and Yuka Yasuda
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Post by philknj on Oct 19, 2018 11:32:44 GMT
Yuka Yasuda's amateur cuts made streak was stopped at 10. 
RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL 1 Hiroko Azuma -10 -6 68 66 134 2T Sun-Ju Ahn -9 -2 65 70 135 2T Erika Hara -9 -7 70 65 135 4 Teresa Lu -7 -4 69 68 137 5T Ji-Hee Lee -6 -5 71 67 138 5T Karis Davidson -6 -4 70 68 138 5T Ai Suzuki -6 -3 69 69 138 5T Haruka Morita -6 -4 70 68 138 5T Min-Young Lee -6 -5 71 67 138 5T Lala Anai -6 -5 71 67 138 5T Kaori Ohe -6 -2 68 70 138 5T Mayu Hamada -6 -1 67 71 138
SY Kang (-2) will play for at least two more days...the cut was -2.
Sharon MC'd by one shot  
Karis Davidson
Bo Mee Lee (MC)
Serena Aoki (MC)
Chae Young Yoon (-5) and Jae Eun Chung (-3)
Rie Tsuji (-2) and Erika Kikuchi (-4)
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Post by philknj on Oct 20, 2018 2:49:13 GMT
Round Three...SY Kang is still on the field list for next week's Mitsubishi/Higuchi event...just sayin'.
Pei Ying Tsai and Teresa Lu will play against the LPGAers in Taiwan next week
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Post by awhson on Oct 20, 2018 2:56:03 GMT
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Post by philknj on Oct 20, 2018 10:28:18 GMT
For us folks in the east, the SBS Golf broadcast for Round Three has been moved to 7 AM. Two replays will follow at 10 AM and 4 PM. They're currently showing the guys on Jeju Island where Koepka just birdied #14 to take a three-shot lead.
I'm in blackout mode regarding JLPGA, but here are a few pix:
Chae Young Yoon
Erika Hara
Big Mama Ahn
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Post by philknj on Oct 20, 2018 12:19:08 GMT
A win here will probably give Ahn a lock on the money title for the fourth time in nine years.
RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1 Sun-Ju Ahn -14 -5 65 70 67 202
2 Erika Kikuchi -9 -5 72 68 67 207
3T Rei Matsuda -8 -3 68 71 69 208
3T Hiroko Azuma -8 +2 68 66 74 208
5 Ha-Neul Kim -7 -2 71 68 70 209
6T Jiyai Shin -6 -2 68 72 70 210
6T O Sattaya -6 -2 68 72 70 210
6T Min-Young Lee -6 0 71 67 72 210
6T Haruka Morita -6 0 70 68 72 210
6T Ji-Hee Lee -6 0 71 67 72 210
6T Teresa Lu -6 +1 69 68 73 210
Karis Davidson (-4)
Jae Eun Chung (-1)
Kaori Ohe (-3) and Haruka Morita
Kotono Kozuma (E), O Sattaya and Yumiko Yoshida (-1)
Misuzu Narita (+1) and Sakura Koiwai (-1)
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Post by philknj on Oct 21, 2018 2:31:42 GMT
Seven chasers are under-par in the early going while Ahn is +1 thru six holes...her lead is down to three.
SY Kang's last appearance on stage...but she's still in the field for next week...just sayin'.
Akane Iijima and Eri Okayama
Ji Hee Lee and Yukari Nishiyama
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Post by philknj on Oct 21, 2018 12:45:11 GMT
The numbers: It's Big Mama Ahn's 5th win year this year (also had five in 2014), her 28th overall, and she went over the career ¥ 1 billion mark. However, she is only 2.5 ahead of JY Shin in and 21.5 ahead of Mamiko Higa in POY points.
RANK PLAYER SCORE 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL PRIZE
優勝 Sun-Ju Ahn -12 65 70 67 74 276 ¥32,400,000
2 Ha-Neul Kim -10 71 68 70 69 278 ¥15,840,000
3 Ayano Yasuda -9 71 70 71 67 279 ¥12,600,000
4T Erika Hara -8 70 65 76 69 280 ¥9,000,000
4T Ai Suzuki -8 69 69 73 69 280 ¥9,000,000
4T Rei Matsuda -8 68 71 69 72 280 ¥9,000,000
7T Chae-Young Yoon -7 70 69 72 70 281 ¥4,950,000
7T Ah-Reum Hwang -7 70 70 71 70 281 ¥4,950,000
7T Teresa Lu -7 69 68 73 71 281 ¥4,950,000
7T Ji-Hee Lee -7 71 67 72 71 281 ¥4,950,000
11T Shina Kanazawa -6 71 71 70 70 282 ¥3,240,000
11T Haruka Morita -6 70 68 72 72 282 ¥3,240,000
11T Erika Kikuchi -6 72 68 67 75 282 ¥3,240,000
Hiroko Azuma (-4) at #16...should volunteers be standing behind that tree?
SY Kang (+1) gets a farewell bouquet from BML
Teresa Lu
Ayano Yasuda...what is with that dumb boat? Are you supposed to walk across the water to get on it? Maybe members have parties on it, but it can't go very far...the course water hazards do not connect to waterways outside the course property.
Rei Matsuda and JY Shin (-5)
Jae Eun Chung (E)
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