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Post by philknj on Apr 1, 2019 1:30:18 GMT
When you get tired of hearing the term "Poppy's Pond" this week, then this event could be a pleasant diversion. They'll have plenty of streaming starting at 8 AM, Thursday thru Sunday (Japan time) here:
If there's a problem at the above site, try YouTube with this search:
ヤマハレディースオープン葛城
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Post by philknj on Apr 2, 2019 13:28:33 GMT
Team Yamaha is in the house...the stars get the center position, starting with the Q-Cells bag (L-R): Chae Young Yoon, Mami Fukuda, Chie Arimura and Kana Nagai.
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Post by philknj on Apr 3, 2019 12:16:20 GMT
"New Generation Sexy Queen"
Chie Arimura, Sakura Koiwai and Erina Hara
Chae Young Yoon and Misuzu Narita
Minami Katsu and Yui Kawamoto
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Post by philknj on Apr 3, 2019 23:36:15 GMT
It looks like they put up a brick wall this year regarding the "free" streaming. It directs me to AbemaTV, which I don't have an account for, so nothing happens. Plus, I can't find anything LIVE or pending on YouTube....the 2018 tournament is there, but I don't know if they plan to load anything from 2019 later.
Rie Tsuji and Kaori Ohe
Karis Davidson and Bo Mee Lee
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Post by philknj on Apr 4, 2019 15:28:14 GMT
The Round One stream was loaded on YouTube in one-hour segments...a sample that includes interviews of Yamaha eye candy Arimura and Nagai:
The scores were brutally bad last year and 2019 is no exception. I assume the cut is top-60 plus ties, which is currently +4.
RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1 Ah-Reum Hwang -3 -3 69 69
2 Sun-Ju Ahn -2 -2 70 70
3T Eri Okayama -1 -1 71 71
3T Chae-Young Yoon -1 -1 71 71
3T Shina Kanazawa -1 -1 71 71
3T Eriko Kobashi -1 -1 71 71
7T Hee-Kyung Bae 0 0 72 72
7T Chika Sawada 0 0 72 72
7T Yukiko Nishiki 0 0 72 72
Min Young Lee (+1) walks around with a yard/meter conversion table...
...and she crosses out the yards and writes in meters.
Hyun Ju Yoo (+3)
Mika Miyazato (+3)
Saiki Fujita (+1)
Ah Reum Hwang
Maria Shinohara (+6)
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Post by philknj on Apr 4, 2019 23:41:03 GMT
Chae Young Yoon (called Eight-head Hallyu Beauty by the locals) doesn't shy away from solo interviews in Japan, even though anyone can see she's not an expert with the language.
The first was before the tournament at the Yamaha staffer photo op, 9:12 thru 10:05 -
The second was after Round One, 31:08 thru 34:53 -
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Post by philknj on Apr 5, 2019 10:45:57 GMT
This course is about 10 miles north of the ocean, but it sounds like they're right next to it...must be quite windy.
The start of Round Three will be here on Friday at 7 PM EST:
Lucky for this field that 11 players were tied at 60th (+7) and will play the weekend. Congrats to Yamaha staffer Aya Ezaya (90-78) for crawling out of the cellar into 118th place.
RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1T Lala Anai -2 -3 73 69 142
1T Shina Kanazawa -2 -1 71 71 142
3T Nanoko Hayashi -1 -3 74 69 143
3T Seonwoo Bae -1 -3 74 69 143
3T Shiho Oyama -1 -4 75 68 143
3T Ai Suzuki -1 -2 73 70 143
3T Sun-Ju Ahn -1 +1 70 73 143
3T Ah-Reum Hwang -1 +2 69 74 143
9T Chika Sawada 0 0 72 72 144
9T Yukiko Nishiki 0 0 72 72 144
A real tragedy for the shutterbugs as they'll get no more of Hyun Ju Yoo (+8)
Shiho is amazing, tied for low round at 68. Unfortunately, the 40+ rule will probably kick in for her like it does for C. Kerr...at that age, a super low round is usually followed by a bad one...hope I'm wrong.
Serena Aoki (+6) and Big Mama Ahn
Pretty in Pink: Bo Mee Lee (+3), Rei Matsuda (MC) and Kana Nagai (+2)
Karen Gondo (+3) and Mi Jeong Jeon (+5)
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Post by HappyFan on Apr 5, 2019 10:47:45 GMT
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Post by philknj on Apr 5, 2019 11:24:51 GMT
I thought Yoo was still with Callaway, but we can see she now has a Yamaha driver (which explains her invite here). Bridgestone needs to up the ante and bring in Sharon and So Hyeon Ahn for its tournament on May 24-26.
Yoo can't make the cut from here. An article says she plans to attend the JLPGA Pro Test, which used to be for amateurs only.
SW Bae
Yui Kawamoto (+3)
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Post by philknj on Apr 5, 2019 12:57:22 GMT
At 16:09, Minami Katsu has to spill the beans on the K-Pop front boy portrait inside her yardage book cover:
******
Aya Ezawa can go back to the minors with her dignity intact. 
Which LPGA tournament has an entrance to the 1st tee like this?
Hikari Kawamitsu (MC) ... never heard of her before ... got as high as #52 on the big tour money list in 2015, before retreating to the minor leagues.
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Post by HappyFan on Apr 5, 2019 20:32:44 GMT
Let's not forget that Hyun Ju came achingly close to earning a tour card last year at JLPGA Q School. Here's what I wrote:
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Post by philknj on Apr 6, 2019 0:50:03 GMT
That link I posted for LIVE 3rd round coverage on YouTube got taken down.  I guess only replays will be permitted.
The BS Asahi channel will carry round 3 at 1 PM Japan time...the link below probably won't have it, but I'll try just in case.
UPDATE: Somebody just cued up this Round Three link for Midnight Sat. EST, assuming it doesn't get squashed before then:
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Momoka Miura and Jae Eun Chung
Erika Kikuchi and Asuka Kashiwabara
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Post by SoYeonFan on Apr 6, 2019 3:53:49 GMT
Why don't the JLPGA come down off their high horse and let the broadcast be streamed like the KLPGA.
They can throw in some commercials to help the bottom line.
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Post by philknj on Apr 6, 2019 11:59:18 GMT
Why don't the JLPGA come down off their high horse and let the broadcast be streamed like the KLPGA. They can throw in some commercials to help the bottom line.
What are you using to watch the KLPGA? I gave up using the Olweb site ... too many weird s$%# pop-ups.
Regarding this event, there are many segments of Round Three on YouTube, but all after-the-fact. They slammed the lid on anything LIVE, unless you're able to watch it on AbemaTV, which I can't.
RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1 Sun-Ju Ahn -4 -3 70 73 69 212
2 Shina Kanazawa -1 +1 71 71 73 215
3T Misuzu Narita 0 -3 73 74 69 216
3T Ah-Reum Hwang 0 +1 69 74 73 216
3T Shiho Oyama 0 +1 75 68 73 216
3T Seonwoo Bae 0 +1 74 69 73 216
3T Lala Anai 0 +2 73 69 74 216
8T Min-Young Lee +2 0 73 73 72 218
8T Eri Okayama +2 +1 71 74 73 218
10T Minami Katsu +3 -2 75 74 70 219
10T Hina Arakaki +3 -1 73 75 71 219
10T Haruka Morita +3 0 75 72 72 219
10T Hee-Kyung Bae +3 +1 72 74 73 219
10T Mizuki Ooide +3 +2 77 68 74 219
It's like the bad conditions played right into Sun Ju Ahn's hands...two wins away from 30, aka lifetime membership.
Mami Fukuda (+11)
Chika Sawada (+5), who qualified for the USWO a few years ago and said she always wore pink in honor of Paula Creamer
Kana Nagai (+4)
Bo Mee Lee (+8)
Na Ri Lee (+10)
Chae Young Yoon (+6), Shiho Oyama and Chie Arimura (+4)
Mizuki Ooide (+3) and Erina Hara (+6)
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Post by SoYeonFan on Apr 6, 2019 17:27:49 GMT
aqstream.com/sbsg/SBS-Golf-Stream-2This stream still work. It block the flash player sometimes but you just have to click the image top right. Which says chat on window edge. Then go back to the message click on it and allow flash player.
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I guess only replays will be permitted.
