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Post by philknj on Apr 29, 2019 11:58:42 GMT
Panasonic had an event on the Step Up tour for three years, but they have been promoted to the big tour in 2019. It kicks off Friday at Hamano GC, about 25 miles SE of Tokyo, across the bay. Many of Team Japan's amateurs will be there, including Yuka Yasuda.
It looks like TV Tokyo is now blocking the link below, but they will carry the event.
SAT - 4 PM (Japan time) SUN - 4 PM
Try this if it's on YouTube:
パナソニックオープンレディースゴルフトーナメント
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Post by philknj on Apr 30, 2019 10:45:27 GMT
Tuesday practice ... I don't know where these glass panels are going.
Rei Matsuda and Bo Mee Lee
Kana Nagai and Misuzu Narita/Kana Mikashima
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Post by philknj on May 1, 2019 12:39:02 GMT
More glass panels...
Serena Aoki
Momoka Miura and Sakura Koiwai
Hina Arakaki and Erika Hara
"Funny, you don't look Japanese."
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Post by jlpgafan on May 1, 2019 19:59:50 GMT
this tournament has significance in that it is the first Jlpga tournament of the new japan era. each era coincides with the beginning and end of an Emperor's time on the throne. the new Emperor Naruhito started May 1,2019.
glass panels: it seems that the glass panels are part of an Alba photo contest commemorating the new era which has been named the "Reiwa" era. The japanese character for "Reiwa" appears on most of the glass panels along with the players signature. currently Serena Aoki is winning the contest with nearly 1800 votes. I always reconize the characters of her japanese name since we share the same last name.
phil recently posted a photo of guys wearing black jackets with a "Wakimoto/87" logo on their jackets.
you will notice on Hana Wakimoto's glass panel her signature includes the number "87" which i think stands for 87centimeters (which is 34 inches)....nuff said.
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Post by philknj on May 2, 2019 9:47:45 GMT
Unfortunately, Yuka Yasuda announced she was a WD due to a recurring back pain...scary that she was playing hurt last week and still wiped out everyone in the Asia-Pac Amateur...it moved her up four spots to 11th on WAGR. Her next four events are supposed to be the JLPGA's Bridgestone & Resort Trust (late May thru early June), as well as Evian & WBO (late July thru early August).
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Post by philknj on May 3, 2019 8:47:14 GMT
Seven pros were "DNS" ... that's how you say hello to a new sponsor.  (the Salonpas "major" is next week)
RANK PLAYER SCORE HOLE TODAY 1R 2R 3R TOTAL
1 Ai Suzuki -7 F -7 65 65
2 Mone Inami -6 *F -6 66 66
3T Jae-Eun Chung -5 F -5 67 67
3T Mei Takagi -5 *F -5 67 67
3T Kana Nagai -5 F -5 67 67
6T Rumi Yoshiba -4 F -4 68 68
6T Satsuki Oshiro -4 *F -4 68 68
6T Mika Miyazato -4 *F -4 68 68
6T Hinako Shibuno -4 F -4 68 68
6T Mizuki Tanaka -4 *F -4 68 68
6T Chae-Young Yoon -4 F -4 68 68
6T Mami Fukuda -4 F -4 68 68
6T Ah-Reum Hwang -4 F -4 68 68
6T Ritsuko Ryu -4 F -4 68 68
6T Nana Suganuma -4 *F -4 68 68
6T Eri Okayama -4 F -4 68 68
6T Sakura Yokomine -4 F -4 68 68
6T Mizuki Seto -4 *F -4 68 68
6T Rei Matsuda -4 F -4 68 68
6T Megumi Kido -4 F -4 68 68
6T Misuzu Narita -4 F -4 68 68
Mi Jeong Jeon (-1) and Chae Young Yoon
Bo Mee Lee (+1) and Na Ri Lee (E)
Solar Lee (-1) aced #5 (155 yards)
Minami Katsu (-3)
Megumi Kido
Rei Matsuda fanboys...
Mika Miyazato
Jae Eun Chung
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Post by philknj on May 4, 2019 2:40:50 GMT
Just tested my TV Tokyo link and it's been restored...let's see if it stays that way.
Early Round Two:
Mamiko Higa and
Eimi Koga and Hee Kyeong Bae
Rie Tsuji and Haruka Morita
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Post by philknj on May 4, 2019 11:14:59 GMT
The Round Two broadcast was quite late before it started, so I hardly stayed up for it, but it's here:
The cut was -2 which JY Shin made on the number...has only 40 players to jump over on Sunday.
RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R TOTAL
1T Min-Young Lee -9 -7 70 65 135
1T Ai Suzuki -9 -2 65 70 135
3T Ah-Reum Hwang -8 -4 68 68 136
3T Satsuki Oshiro -8 -4 68 68 136
3T Kana Nagai -8 -3 67 69 136
3T Mone Inami -8 -2 66 70 136
7T Minami Katsu -7 -4 69 68 137
7T Ritsuko Ryu -7 -3 68 69 137
7T Mami Fukuda -7 -3 68 69 137
Starting at 28:24 of the video above, Kana Nagai took 72 seconds to make a par putt of no more than three feet on the 15th green...which is just fine by me. 
Ai Suzuki
Min Young Lee and Jae Eun Chung (-6), who I'd like to see hang in there for her 1st win, but I don't think it'll happen.
Erina Hara (-6) and Rumi Yoshiba (-5)
BML (MC) ... never saw this guy on her bag before.
Ah Reum Hwang
Natsuki Hatano (-2)
Nana Suganuma (-6)
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Post by philknj on May 5, 2019 11:59:34 GMT
First, let's see Yui Kawamoto's lucrative swing starting at 38:49 below:
*******
The broadcast started late again, plus they had a rain delay that included hail, and the broadcast ended on the 16th green with Minami Katsu taking forever to look over a long par putt. I haven't found any video of what happened after that.
RANK PLAYER SCORE 1R 2R 3R TOTAL PRIZE
優勝 Minami Katsu -12 69 68 67 204 ¥14,400,000
2 Mi-Jeong Jeon -12 71 67 66 204 ¥7,040,000
3T Kana Nagai -11 67 69 69 205 ¥5,200,000
3T Ah-Reum Hwang -11 68 68 69 205 ¥5,200,000
5T Hina Arakaki -10 70 68 68 206 ¥3,333,333
5T Mone Inami -10 66 70 70 206 ¥3,333,333
5T Min-Young Lee -10 70 65 71 206 ¥3,333,333
8T Mika Miyazato -9 68 71 68 207 ¥2,200,000
8T Satsuki Oshiro -9 68 68 71 207 ¥2,200,000
10T Jiyai Shin -8 71 71 66 208 ¥1,498,666
10T Rei Matsuda -8 68 72 68 208 ¥1,498,666
10T Ai Suzuki -8 65 70 73 208 ¥1,498,666
Minami Katsu scored a one-hole playoff birdie for her 3rd tour win (2nd as a pro)
Low am Ayaka Furue (-5), the only am to make the cut.
Hina Arakaki
Jae Eun Chung (-3)
Chae Young Yoon (-6)
Satsuki Ohiro
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Post by phil on May 5, 2019 14:02:50 GMT
The broadcast started late again, plus they had a rain delay that included hail, and the broadcast ended on the 16th green with Minami Katsu taking forever to look over a long par putt. I haven't found any video of what happened after that.
Korean channel SBS Golf will broadcast a replay of the JLPGA Panasonic Open today at midnight korean time ( 04:00 PM CET for Europe / 11:00 AM USA East ) aqstream.com/sbsg/SBS-Golf-Stream-2 |
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Post by jlpgafan on May 5, 2019 17:30:03 GMT
nice win for Minami Katsu, first tournament of the Reiwa Era. japan's ladies golf is currently in good hands and hopefully will even get better... photo with Nasa at Lotte, her first ever match abroad http://instagram.com/p/BwjijNhlRpG |
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Post by HappyFan on May 5, 2019 18:54:50 GMT
Chicken Katsu should play at the Kyochon Honey Chicken Open on the KLPGA next year. Talk about synchronicity!  Congrats on her win. Better luck next time to the ageless Mi Jeong Jeon. |
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(the Salonpas "major" is next week)
