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Post by philknj on Nov 4, 2019 9:18:00 GMT
Starting Friday, 78 players (35 from JLPGA) will be flushed with pride when draining putts.
Alternatives to GC (Japan time):
Sat: 2 PM Sun: 3 PM
aqstream.com/jp/tbs/TBS
CS Gaora Sports will carry all three days, try YouTube via:
TOTOジャパンクラシック
Fri: Noon
Sat: 11 AM
Sun: 10:30 AM
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The final stage of JLPGA Pro Test runs Tuesday thru Friday at JFE Setonaikai Golf Club ... Google Maps includes the description "Scottish-inspired, 18-hole golf course with flat terrain & a traditional bar/restaurant."
The field will include Shin Ae Ahn, Solar Lee, Babe Liu, Yuka Yasuda, Momoka Miura, Yuri Yoshida and Chika Sawada.
Palm tress in Scotland
Monday practice for Pro Test:
Yuka Yasuda
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Post by jlpgafan on Nov 4, 2019 16:48:51 GMT
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Post by 18majors on Nov 4, 2019 17:11:17 GMT
The final stage of JLPGA Pro Test runs Tuesday thru Friday at JFE Setonaikai Golf Club ... Google Maps includes the description "Scottish-inspired, 18-hole golf course with flat terrain & a traditional bar/restaurant." The field will include Shin Ae Ahn, Solar Lee, Babe Liu, Yuka Yasuda, Momoka Miura, Yuri Yoshida and Chika Sawada.
Yuka Saso is also in the field.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Nov 4, 2019 17:32:59 GMT
Carlotta Ciganda is skipping this tournament also. She is sure trying to protect her AON lead. A million dollar at the end of the year is worth protecting. I think it's a bogus award anyway. Because most of the hole setups have minimal risks, just reward. Especially for these talented golfers.
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Post by jumpcut on Nov 4, 2019 18:50:00 GMT
Carlotta Ciganda is skipping this tournament also. She is sure trying to protect her AON lead. A million dollar at the end of the year is worth protecting. I think it's a bogus award anyway. Because most of the hole setups have minimal risks, just reward. Especially for these talented golfers. I don't blame her one bit. That's like winning 4-5 regular tournaments. And she's already played more qualifying rounds than her closest competitors. It's good strategy. It's nothing like what Lee-Anne Pace pulled several weeks ago when she was in the lead...WDing immediately after shooting a 9 on the AON hole due to "injury." She was back after a miracle cure a few days later and playing well at the next tournament. If I was Carlota's financial advisor I'd tell her to go house shopping and rest up for the CME. If she wins that too, she can buy twice the house. I'd be surprised if AON does this again next season.
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Post by philknj on Nov 5, 2019 0:51:03 GMT
Momoka Miura and Shin Ae Ahn during Pro Test practice on Monday.
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Post by don on Nov 5, 2019 3:16:36 GMT
Nelly up to #3 and the top American.
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Post by philknj on Nov 5, 2019 11:25:58 GMT
JLPGA Pro Test Stage 3, Round 1 ... the bottom feeders will be cut after Round 3 and the top-20 finishers will advance to JLPGA q-school Stage 1.
RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL 1 Princess Superal -4 -4 68 68 2T Yiyi Liu -3 -3 69 69 2T Miyuu Abe -3 -3 69 69 2T Kiri Onitsuka -3 -3 69 69 2T Solar Lee -3 -3 69 69 2T Chika Sawada -3 -3 69 69 2T Yuting Seki -3 -3 69 69 8T Erina Nakanishi -2 -2 70 70 8T Rio Ishii -2 -2 70 70 8T Shin-Ae Ahn -2 -2 70 70 8T Kanako Ishida -2 -2 70 70 8T Akane Yasuyama -2 -2 70 70 8T Yuka Yasuda -2 -2 70 70 8T Rieru Shibusawa -2 -2 70 70
15T Natsuki Hatano -1 -1 71 71 15T Momoka Miura -1 -1 71 71 15T Yuri Yoshida -1 -1 71 71
27T Babe Liu 0 0 72 72 27T P Chutichai 0 0 72 72 27T Simin Feng 0 0 72 72
53T Yuka Saso +2 +2 74 74 53T Nook Sukapan +2 +2 74 74 (Why is she here? Now I'm confused after reading that she gets a free pass to the first half of the 2020 JLPGA big tour season after topping the Step Up tour in 2019)
70T Supamas Sangchan +3 +3 75 75
81T Nayeon Eum +4 +4 76 76
Yuka Yasuda
Momoka Miura
Sharon
Must-see on Friday if I lived in the area
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Post by philknj on Nov 5, 2019 11:40:37 GMT
Tuesday practice and shindig:
Rei Matsuda and Momoko Osato
SW Bae and Sakura Koiwai
Jenny/MJ in nightshirt/Six .... Team Jutanugarn .... Osato/Shibuno
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Post by SoYeonFan on Nov 5, 2019 17:03:55 GMT
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Post by SoYeonFan on Nov 5, 2019 21:49:29 GMT
Ha Na Jang has informed the LPGA that she will remain on the KLPGA Tour.
Other news: Ariya will have to make two Eagles to win AON award. In Kyung Kim would have to make Eagle, Double Eagle. Will be even harder because its a three round tournament.
On hole seventeen the Risk Reward Hole last year. So Yeon and Sei Young Kim had eagle putts inside of ten feet. The only two players that I remember with short Eagle chances.
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Post by jumpcut on Nov 5, 2019 22:44:03 GMT
Clearly, Ciganda's team figured that Ariya making 2 eagles on the same AON hole in 3 tries was a lot less likely than Carlota making a mistake on one of those 3 days and letting Ariya back in.
This "challenge" is too easy to game. I don't know how it can be fixed. The only publicity this has gotten all year is with how it's been manipulated by the players.
They should just do away with it on both the women's and men's side. AON can put the $2 million to good use toward sponsoring a new LPGA event. They'll get more and better publicity that way.
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Post by jumpcut on Nov 6, 2019 2:11:55 GMT
Solar & Ting Ting both T2 after R1, just one shot back of Her Royal Highness Princess Superal at the Pro Test.
I know which group I'd be following today
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Post by HappyFan on Nov 6, 2019 11:52:46 GMT
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Post by philknj on Nov 6, 2019 12:06:28 GMT
Pro Test:
RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL 1T Rena Ishikawa -6 -7 73 65 138 1T Shin-Ae Ahn -6 -4 70 68 138 3T Natsuki Hatano -5 -4 71 68 139 3T Yuka Yasuda -5 -3 70 69 139 3T Yiyi Liu -5 -2 69 70 139 6T Fumie Jo -4 -3 71 69 140 6T Rieru Shibusawa -4 -2 70 70 140 6T Rio Ishii -4 -2 70 70 140 6T Solar Lee -4 -1 69 71 140 10 Princess Superal -3 +1 68 73 141
11T Yuna Nishimura -2 -2 72 70 142 11T Yuri Yoshida -2 -1 71 71 142
13T Chika Sawada -1 +2 69 74 143
17T Seungji Han 0 -1 73 71 144 17T Nook Sukapan 0 -2 74 70 144 17T Babe Liu 0 0 72 72 144
25T Simin Feng +1 +1 72 73 145 25T P Chutichai +1 +1 72 73 145 25T Chanmee Kim +1 +2 71 74 145 25T Yuting Seki +1 +4 69 76 145
31T Yuka Saso +2 0 74 72 146
40T Supamas Sangchan +3 0 75 72 147
80T Momoka Miura +7 +8 71 80 151
89T Nayeon Eum +8 +4 76 76 152
Sharon
Rieru Shibusawa and Momoko Miura should wear a mask after shooting 80.
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