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Post by philknj on Sept 2, 2019 1:08:28 GMT
Japan's Golf 5 retail chain (which is probably way better than Golf Galaxy) kicks off its tournament on Friday at a company-owned course about 60 miles N/NE of Tokyo. TV on the weekend only...check YouTube for 1st hole streaming on Sat. and Sun. via this search:
ゴルフ5レディス プロゴルフトーナメント
SBS Golf will have the regular broadcast (Korea time):
Sat. 5 PM
Sun. 4 PM
aqstream.com/sbsg/SBS-Golf-Stream-2
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Post by philknj on Sept 3, 2019 10:49:08 GMT
In other news, two more locations are conducting Stage One of the JLPGA Pro Test this week. Yuka Saso is at one of them and opened with a 68, good for T-2. It appears her plans to join the U. of Georgia Bulldogs in 2020 are not set in stone.
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Thanks to Shibuno-san, the final round attendance at the Nitori Ladies was 17,249, a new tournament record.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Sept 4, 2019 2:52:15 GMT
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Post by philknj on Sept 4, 2019 12:54:18 GMT
Yuka Saso is cruising along in her JLPGA Pro Test, 3rd place at -7. Amanda Tan of Singapore is tied for 1st at -8...she qualified for the 2019 HSBC Women's World Championship and finished 50 shots behind Sung Hung. Riri Sadoyama is T-20...she was low am in two JLPGA events in 2019.
Another Pro Test event was started on Wednesday. The only players in it that are vaguely familiar are Minami Levonowich (bombed out of LPGA q-school last month) and Cyd Okino (same class as Soobin Kim at U.-Wash.)...they are T-22 and T-55 respectively.
Yet another course will be the 5th and final site for Stage One Pro Test...don't know yet who is in that one.
UPDATE: The JLPGA Q-School process has been reduced from four stages to two stages. The first stage (three sites on Nov. 26-29) will include any player who finished within two shots of passing the third and final stage of the Pro Test (Nov. 5-8), along with numerous JLPGA bomb-outs, instructors and scrub pros. Obviously, the best finishers will get funneled into the second and final stage (Dec. 3-6), along with better JLPGAers looking to improve their tour status. Give a big high five to any amateur who gets a full privilege card in 2020, because she would have aced five straight tournaments to get there.
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Post by philknj on Sept 5, 2019 10:46:25 GMT
Thursday prep:
Rei Matsuda and Rumi Yoshiba
Shin Ae Ahn, Serena Aoki and Erina Hara
Ha Neul Kim and Kana Nagai
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No surprise, Yuka Saso finished 1st in her Stage One field of her Pro Test.
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Post by 18majors on Sept 5, 2019 16:11:03 GMT
No surprise, Yuka Saso finished 1st in her Stage One field of her Pro Test.
Yuka Saso is on track to deliver her proclamation of world No. 1 by age 24. |
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Post by philknj on Sept 7, 2019 3:42:07 GMT
Asiatic goat track...61 players broke par in Round One...numerous vids on YouTube for Rounds 1 & 2.
RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R TOTAL
1 Saki Asai -9 -9 63 63
2T Reika Usui -8 -8 64 64
2T Min-Young Lee -8 -8 64 64
2T Jiyai Shin -8 -8 64 64
5 Ah-Reum Hwang -6 -6 66 66
6T Saki Takeo -5 -5 67 67
6T Hiromu Ono -5 -5 67 67
6T Eri Okayama -5 -5 67 67
6T Saki Nagamine -5 -5 67 67
6T Hina Arakaki -5 -5 67 67
6T Na-Ri Lee -5 -5 67 67
6T Momo Yoshikawa -5 -5 67 67
6T Mizuki Seto -5 -5 67 67
Smile Queen and Eight Head, each -3 ... does Japan have a Binder? 
Natsuki Hatano (+4)
They had to dig up Akane Iijima (-4) for this one, just her 3rd start of 2019.
Don't know what's ailing Karis Davidson, shot +3 and dropped out...was also a WD earlier in week at JWO qualifier.
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Post by philknj on Sept 7, 2019 10:36:58 GMT
The cut was -2 and 54 players made it.
RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R TOTAL
1T Jiyai Shin -12 -4 64 68 132
1T Min-Young Lee -12 -4 64 68 132
3 Saki Asai -11 -2 63 70 133
4 Na-Ri Lee -10 -5 67 67 134
5 Sayaka Takahashi -9 -7 70 65 135
6T Miyuki Takeuchi -8 -4 68 68 136
6T Sun-Ju Ahn -8 -4 68 68 136
6T Eri Okayama -8 -3 67 69 136
9T Jae-Eun Chung -7 -5 70 67 137
9T Mayu Hamada -7 -4 69 68 137
9T Chae-Young Yoon -7 -4 69 68 137
9T Haruka Kudo -7 -4 69 68 137
9T Hiromu Ono -7 -2 67 70 137
9T Ah-Reum Hwang -7 -1 66 71 137
Sharon MC'd by one shot  
Miyuki Takeuchi
Sky Kim (-6)
Ah Reum Hwang
Aoi Ohnishi (-3) ... it was 89 F
JY Shin
Sakura Koiwai (-4)
Asako Fujimoto (MC) had nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Sept 7, 2019 18:36:48 GMT
Should be a great battle between Jyai and Min-Young.
Ha Neul has a chance for a great finish.
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Post by philknj on Sept 7, 2019 23:13:14 GMT
Nice quality broadcast of the 1st hole and driving range (above) ... some big names will be teeing it up among the 21 remaining players from now thru 8:10 PM EST.
Early starters:
Reika Usui and Hina Arakaki
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Post by jlpgafan on Sept 8, 2019 4:25:19 GMT
phil: super video of practice range and first tee; actually saved it to my bookmarks... wish my japanese was better...
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Post by philknj on Sept 8, 2019 11:40:08 GMT
Career win #5 for MY Lee who is now in 1st place on the Mercedes POY list.
RANK PLAYER SCORE 1R 2R 3R TOTAL PRIZE
優勝 Min-Young Lee -16 64 68 68 200 ¥10,800,000
2T Saki Asai -15 63 70 68 201 ¥4,740,000
2T Jiyai Shin -15 64 68 69 201 ¥4,740,000
4 Sayaka Takahashi -14 70 65 67 202 ¥3,600,000
5T Eri Okayama -13 67 69 67 203 ¥2,700,000
5T Na-Ri Lee -13 67 67 69 203 ¥2,700,000
7T Saki Takeo -11 67 73 65 205 ¥1,650,000
7T Haruka Morita -11 69 69 67 205 ¥1,650,000
7T Ah-Reum Hwang -11 66 71 68 205 ¥1,650,000
7T Sun-Ju Ahn -11 68 68 69 205 ¥1,650,000
11T Hiromu Ono -10 67 70 69 206 ¥1,098,000
11T Miyuki Takeuchi -10 68 68 70 206 ¥1,098,000
Starting at 1:18:15, Saki Asai's birdie putt to tie at #18:
Miyuki Takeuchi...her best finish since a 5th place in 2017.
Low am Hinano Muguruma (-6)
Chae Young Yoon (-5) and Jae Eun Chung (-6)
Mizuki Seto (-8)
Na Ri Lee topped all Golf 5 staffers...has worn the Kolwin house brand for years.
Saki Takeo...Kiss Mark is another Golf 5 house brand
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