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Post by philknj on Nov 18, 2019 4:57:43 GMT
This is the annual white-knuckle four-rounder where the scrubs battling for top-50 on the annual money list get as much attention as the stars.
On the money list bubble:
46 Satsuki Oshiro
47 Hana Wakimoto
48 Saki Nagamine
49 Shiho Oyama
50 Mayu Hamada ******************** 51 Shina Kanazawa
52 Na Ri Lee
53 Karis Davidson
54 Ha Neul Kim (I'm guessing she is fully exempt thru 2020 for winning the 2017 Salonpas major)
55 Hiroko Azuma
57 Reika Usui
60 Erina Hara
61 Haruka Morita
66 Jae Eun Chung
67 Phoebe Yao
77 Solar Lee
79 Kumiko Kaneda
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Sunday's broadcast will be here at 3 PM (Japan time):
There are other miscellaneous broadcasts for the other rounds ... try YouTube search:
第38回大王製紙エリエールレディスオープン
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Post by SoYeonFan on Nov 18, 2019 18:49:24 GMT
Thanks for the update on Ha Neul Kim.
I guess that I wont have to worry about her playing next year anymore.
But still surprised that she didn't play in the last and next Tournament.
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Post by philknj on Nov 19, 2019 0:54:58 GMT
No surprise, Ai Suzuki announced she's NOT joining the LPGA in 2020 (above) ... excerpt via Google mush:
Suzuki said, “I wanted to go to the US Women's Tour since I was a junior high school student, so I lost my decision until the last minute, but this year I was suffering from injury, and now I am worried about my physical condition. In addition, because we don't have time to select teams such as exclusive trainers and caddy caddies, we decided to leave this member registration off. "
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It is decision time this month ... Miki Saiki (age 35, seven wins) and Yuki Ichinose (age 31, three wins) are riding off into the sunset after this week. Both cited injuries during the last few years. I saw Saiki and her orange ball at the 2009 USWO. A translated article is not clear - Yuki became either engaged or married in September.
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Post by philknj on Nov 19, 2019 11:35:27 GMT
Tuesday prep:
The retirees Miki Saiki and Yuki Ichinose
Reika Usui/Hinako Shibuno/? .... Saiki Fujita/Rumi Yoshiba/?
Minami Katsu and Hikari Fujita (95th on the money list)
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Post by philknj on Nov 20, 2019 13:08:29 GMT
Shinobu Moromizato (age 33, 9 wins), who was 9 for 9 in trunk slams this season, will not attend JLPGA q-school in two weeks. This is not a retirement announcement, but maybe it should be when she admits the golf courses have become too long for her. I took her pic at the 2006 ShopRite/Acer.
JY Shin and Aoi Ohnishi
Rei Matsuda and Serena Aoki
Yui Kawamoto
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Post by philknj on Nov 21, 2019 4:00:57 GMT
Sakura Koiwai opened her day with a hole-out eagle at the par-4 10th.
Leader of the Pack, aka Superstar, aka Solar Lee was -3 on the front 9  .... and fell back to +1 thru 15 holes. 
Erika Kikuchi ... I wonder if Hye Jin Choi was supplied with the same stupid sweater by 23 Golf ... I think some of these Asian golf apparel brands are putting Google mush English on their products.
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Post by philknj on Nov 21, 2019 11:08:50 GMT
Aside from players fighting for their futures, JY Shin is also news trying to become the first JLPGAer to average under 70 for an entire season. Bo Mee Lee has the tour record of 70.0922 in 2015. Shin started this week at 69.9337 and she shot 69.72 as a KLPGA rookie in 2006.
RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1 Haruka Morita -7 -7 65 65
2T Hinako Shibuno -5 -5 67 67
2T Jiyai Shin -5 -5 67 67
2T Sayaka Takahashi -5 -5 67 67
2T Seonwoo Bae -5 -5 67 67
6T Yui Kawamoto -4 -4 68 68
6T Ayaka Furue -4 -4 68 68
6T Karen Gondo -4 -4 68 68
6T Minami Katsu -4 -4 68 68
6T Mamiko Higa -4 -4 68 68
6T Mizuki Ooide -4 -4 68 68
6T Hee-Kyung Bae -4 -4 68 68
6T Eimi Koga -4 -4 68 68
6T Minami Hiruta -4 -4 68 68
Teresa Lu (-2) at #15 ... she might not be easy to recognize, but from this vantage point who cares.
Haruka Morita trying to care of her money list problem in one swoop
Shibuno Fever reheating after last week's flop
Bo Mee Lee (-3) and Ah Reum Hwang (+3)
Rie Tsuji (-3) and Erina Hara (E)
Shooting 83 is not helpful for Asako Fujimoto when she's 64th on the money list
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Post by HappyFan on Nov 21, 2019 16:30:10 GMT
I wonder if Bo Mee Lee is going to get the boyfriend bump ala MJ Hur… she seems to be getting back to her former level lately.
Jiyai was the first KLPGAer to break 70 for scoring average for a season. The only other players to do it are Sung Hyun Park and Lucky Six, who did it twice!
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Post by SoYeonFan on Nov 21, 2019 17:43:50 GMT
Jiyai Shin is still performing at a top level.
She was great on the KLPGA, LPGA and now the JLPGA.
The other golfers during her time on the KLPGA.
Golf Game has been trending down or retired.
When I checked Hinako Shibuno was even par going into the back nine.
She turned it around with a minus five finish.
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Post by jlpgafan on Nov 22, 2019 2:24:48 GMT
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Post by philknj on Nov 22, 2019 11:33:34 GMT
A ton of videos have been posted for Round Two...this one includes interviews with Yuki Ichinose (-6), who is retiring with a bang, and Haruka Morita ("no bogey") -
The cut was -1 and 59 players made it.
RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1 Seonwoo Bae -11 -6 67 66 133
2T Haruka Morita -10 -3 65 69 134
2T Sayaka Takahashi -10 -5 67 67 134
4 Min-Young Lee -9 -7 70 65 135
5T Ayaka Furue -8 -4 68 68 136
5T Ai Suzuki -8 -7 71 65 136
5T Jiyai Shin -8 -3 67 69 136
5T Eri Okayama -8 -6 70 66 136
9T Teresa Lu -7 -5 70 67 137
9T Mami Fukuda -7 -5 70 67 137
9T Minami Hiruta -7 -3 68 69 137
9T Yui Kawamoto -7 -3 68 69 137
9T Minami Katsu -7 -3 68 69 137
9T Hinako Shibuno -7 -2 67 70 137
SW Bae
Shinobu Moromizato (MC) said she is NOT retiring, but is still getting the send-off treatment from several tour veterans.
Miki Saiki's last time to the rodeo (MC)
Two closing birdies kept her hopes of winning alive
Nice recovery by Jae Eun Chung (-4) who will play the weekend after shooting 67, but probably too far back to avoid q-school
Yumiko Yoshida (-5) had a chip-in eagle at #11 ... currently 63rd on the money list
Back to the rock pile for Asako Fujimoto (MC)
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Post by SoYeonFan on Nov 22, 2019 17:39:58 GMT
Shiho Oyama forty nine on Money list missed cut.
However number 50, 52, also missed cut.
Shina Kanazawax no. 51 is -4.
So maybe Shino is safe for top fifty.
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Post by philknj on Nov 22, 2019 23:32:23 GMT
Here's a stream for the start of Round Three ... the poster delayed the start of it by at least 45 minutes, probably to prevent YT from throwing him in jail.
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Erina Hara and Kana Mikashima
Bo Mee Lee and Aoi Ohnishi
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Post by philknj on Nov 23, 2019 1:45:47 GMT
How do you say, "Saturday is moving day" in Japanese? Defending champ Minami Katsu moved up four strokes and into a tie for the lead at -11. She's playing with Shibuno Fever who has moved up to T-4, two shots off the lead. I'm bailing out now, will check later if my NTV link will carry the regular Round Three broadcast ... it'll definitely work for Sunday, but not sure about Saturday.
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Post by philknj on Nov 23, 2019 11:19:27 GMT
I haven't finished watching the conclusion of Round Three on YouTube, but Bae must have gagged at the end because she was in the lead when I was watching.
RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1 Haruka Morita -15 -5 65 69 67 201
2T Minami Katsu -14 -7 68 69 65 202
2T Jiyai Shin -14 -6 67 69 66 202
2T Min-Young Lee -14 -5 70 65 67 202
2T Sayaka Takahashi -14 -4 67 67 68 202
2T Seonwoo Bae -14 -3 67 66 69 202
7T Hinako Shibuno -13 -6 67 70 66 203
7T Ai Suzuki -13 -5 71 65 67 203
9T Eri Okayama -12 -4 70 66 68 204
9T Ayaka Furue -12 -4 68 68 68 204
Go China Go! Haruka Morita is currently ranked sixth for her UL Crown team
SW Bae
Ai Suzuki and Ayaka Furue ... Furue is much smaller than Suzuki and Min Young Lee and outdrove both of them at the first hole
Mi Jeong Jeon (-6)
Erika Hara (-6) and Eimi Koga (-3)
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.... and fell back to +1 thru 15 holes. 
