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Post by awhson on Oct 17, 2018 23:51:19 GMT
A closer look at Sung Hyun. . .
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Post by jumpcut on Oct 18, 2018 3:28:47 GMT
About two dozen spectators are following the SS Feng, Ariya and Sung Hyun. No signs (on TV at least) of any other fans on the course.
They showed some tape of groggy players arriving in the early morning in their "fabulous chauffeured Buicks!"
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Post by awhson on Oct 18, 2018 3:36:34 GMT
Just switched over from the KLPGA event. . .glad to see the streaming is going on just fine. . .
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Post by jumpcut on Oct 18, 2018 4:03:40 GMT
TV Time for Xiang Sui! Long birdie putt to get back to even. No fans to applaud though.
What do you expect from a city of 24 million?
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Post by awhson on Oct 18, 2018 4:12:11 GMT
Peter said that Australia has a population of 25 million, about the same as Shanghai, but is a thousand times bigger...of course a lot of that land only Crocodile Dundee could survive in. . .how about those elevators they talked about going 75 KPH. . .glad Ali can pronouce So Yeon's name right now. . .she used to say So Yeon Roo as in Kangaroo. . .
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Post by philknj on Oct 18, 2018 5:07:44 GMT
TV Time for Xiang Sui! Long birdie putt to get back to even. No fans to applaud though. What do you expect from a city of 24 million?
The August early bird special for one four-round ticket was 408 RMB...converts to about $59 USD...a king's ransom for 99.99% of Shanghai's population.
Uh oh, one of those Aussie women just said Sung Hung's boyish looks is what Koreans go for.
Love the airplane noise...this place is worse than old Shea Stadium.
Ting Ting on Tuesday...I'm guessing that's Mini Ting Ting next to her bag.
Six birdies thru 16 holes for Mi Hyang, but she is only Even overall.
The Aussie ladies said Oliver Brett will allow DK (leading at -4 thru 15 holes) to cut off his man bun if she wins.
UPDATE: One of the Aussie ladies just asked, "Where are the crowds?!"
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Post by philknj on Oct 18, 2018 12:42:49 GMT
Yuli didn't have to carry a tour trunk for Yuting (+3)
Weiwei Zhang (+1)
HoJo Kim (+2)
Dumb Blonde sighting Actually, DK is far from dumb...the woman interviewing her after Round One could not ask a straight-forward question, so DK rephrased her question and answered it. DK mentioned her recent coach change to "Butch" (Harmon), which helped clear her mind. I recall David Bedwetter saying DK questioned and challenged his teachings more than any player he has had...no surprise she dumped his sorry a$$.
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Post by 18majors on Oct 18, 2018 13:51:49 GMT
Day for night?
Danielle Kang missed cuts in the US but contends in Asia? Blame it on US time zone, she's a night person.
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Post by 18majors on Oct 18, 2018 14:03:27 GMT
Is this the week Paula cracks a Top 10? It's the right week when top players wane after the excitements of UL International Crown and KEB Hana Bank
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Post by philknj on Oct 18, 2018 14:09:41 GMT
The link below has a 3-minute highlight reel from Round One, courtesy of TV Wowow, which has an extra focus on the Japanese players. Unfortunately, I don't have any working streams anymore for the TV Wowow channels.
I must tip my hat to Sakura Yokomine (turns 33 in December) for being extremely stubborn about her career choices. She was T-45 at 2017 LPGA q-school and logically returned to the JLPGA as a full-timer in 2018...but then she pops up at Volvik with a T-24 and flirts with 59 at Shop-Rite, which probably clinched her LPGA card for 2019, as well as a free ride on the Asian gravy train this fall.
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Post by 18majors on Oct 18, 2018 14:29:34 GMT
Lydia is right; the strength of the field is why Americans continue to disappoint. For that matter; is also why Koreans have been disappointing recently.
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Post by awhson on Oct 18, 2018 15:15:51 GMT
Yu Liu has a successful first round of -3. . .tied for tenth. . .
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Post by 18majors on Oct 18, 2018 15:15:56 GMT
A great display of golf!
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Post by awhson on Oct 18, 2018 15:32:04 GMT
Wenbo Liu at Press Conference. . . On the course. . . Janet. . .
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Post by 18majors on Oct 18, 2018 15:40:01 GMT
On popular demand; a rare appearance
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