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Post by philknj on Apr 26, 2016 1:23:18 GMT
A field of 108 tees it up Friday. A few big names (Teresa Lu, Ayaka Matsumori, Sun Ju Ahn among them) will skip this one, as the Salonpas Cup "major" is next week. SBS Golf will carry the Saturday and Sunday rounds at 5 PM (Korea time). In addition, there will be extended online streaming for each round. It's not clear on the exact times. The JLPGA website says 8AM to 4PM each day, while the tournament website says it starts at 7:30 AM (Japan times). The translated info says you must download the AbemaTV app (no registration or fee required), which can be watched on your PC or smart phone. There's a black button called AbemaTV, but when I hit it nothing happens. I will review this again closer to the tournament. They had a Kumamoto fundraiser in Tokyo on Monday. L to R: Miho Koga, Momoko Ueda, Ritsuko Ryu, and Chie Arimura   |
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Post by philknj on Apr 26, 2016 13:48:05 GMT
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Post by philknj on Apr 28, 2016 10:29:20 GMT
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Post by philknj on Apr 28, 2016 23:02:21 GMT
I clicked a button on the tournament website called "AbemaTV Live" and received this message: Sorry...AbemaTV is only accessible in Japan  At least we have the SBS Golf broadcasts for Rounds 2 & 3. |
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Post by philknj on Apr 29, 2016 1:15:34 GMT
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Post by philknj on Apr 29, 2016 11:25:52 GMT
RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R TOTAL 1 Hiroko Fukushima -5 -5 67 67 2 Ai Suzuki -4 -4 68 68 3T Hikari Kawamitsu -2 -2 70 70 3T Yoko Maeda -2 -2 70 70 5T Mami Fukuda -1 -1 71 71 5T Hiroko Azuma -1 -1 71 71 5T Nachiyo Ohtani -1 -1 71 71 5T Haruka Morita -1 -1 71 71 5T Kotone Hori -1 -1 71 71 10T Tomoko Kanai 0 0 72 72 10T Hee-Kyung Bae 0 0 72 72 10T Kaori Yamamoto 0 0 72 72 10T Na-Ri Lee 0 0 72 72 10T Rui Kitada 0 0 72 72 10T @yuna Takagi 0 0 72 72 10T Ha-Neul Kim 0 0 72 72 10T Serena Aoki 0 0 72 72 10T Kyoko Furuya 0 0 72 72 10T Megumi Shimokawa 0 0 72 72 10T Erina Hara 0 0 72 72 10T Akiho Sato 0 0 72 72 10T Yasuko Satoh 0 0 72 72 Let me put on my Korean media hat...Bo Mee Lee shot 73(+1). LOSER!  Erika Kikuchi(74) and JY Shin(74, BIG LOSER!)   Kotono Kozuma(81) and Hikari Fujita(74)   |
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Post by philknj on Apr 30, 2016 0:40:13 GMT
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Post by philknj on Apr 30, 2016 11:38:56 GMT
RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R TOTAL 1 Hiroko Fukushima -8 -3 67 69 136 2 Ai Suzuki -6 -2 68 70 138 3 Bo-Mee Lee -3 -4 73 68 141 4T P Chutichai -2 -3 73 69 142 4T Ha-Neul Kim -2 -2 72 70 142 4T Rui Kitada -2 -2 72 70 142 4T Hikari Kawamitsu -2 0 70 72 142 8T Eri Okayama -1 -5 76 67 143 8T Nobuko Kizawa -1 -2 73 70 143 8T Erina Hara -1 -1 72 71 143 8T Haruka Morita -1 0 71 72 143 Ha Neul Kim aced # 17 (listed at 163 yards, but playing 139) with a 9-iron.   I wonder if Hiroko Fukushima will get the attention of Japanese Internet trolls ("she's cheating like Bernhard Langer!).   Bo Mee Lee   Na Ri Lee(+4), Ayaka Watanabe(+2), and Erika Kikuchi(E)    |
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Post by mr3putt on Apr 30, 2016 17:35:56 GMT
I caught SKY's ace last night...she RULES!!
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Post by philknj on May 1, 2016 10:52:51 GMT
RANK PLAYER SCORE 1R 2R 3R TOTAL PRIZE 優勝 Hiroko Fukushima -5 67 69 75 211 ¥12,600,000 2 Ha-Neul Kim -5 72 70 69 211 ¥6,160,000 3 Bo-Mee Lee -4 73 68 71 212 ¥4,900,000 4T Ritsuko Ryu -3 73 71 69 213 ¥3,850,000 4T Rie Tsuji -3 73 71 69 213 ¥3,850,000 6T Erina Hara -2 72 71 71 214 ¥2,625,000 6T Ai Suzuki -2 68 70 76 214 ¥2,625,000 8T Eri Okayama -1 76 67 72 215 ¥1,925,000 8T Hikari Kawamitsu -1 70 72 73 215 ¥1,925,000 10T Serena Aoki 0 72 73 71 216 ¥1,358,000 10T Yumiko Yoshida 0 73 75 68 216 ¥1,358,000 I almost slept through this...Sky Kim's 3-foot par putt on the first play-off hole did a hair pin lip-out, which gave Hiroko Fukushima her first JPLGA victory. At 38, she's the fourth oldest first-time winner on this tour. It's also the first time that sisters have won on this tour. Ex-LPGAer Akiko Fukushima(MC, 76-73) was there.    Low am Suzuka Yamaguchi(+3)   Bo Mee Lee, Rumi Yoshiba(+3), and Ai Suzuki    Sky was honored before the final round for making an ace on Saturday.   Nearby Mt. Fuji...a gondola?   |
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Post by HappyFan on May 1, 2016 18:19:11 GMT
Tough loss for Ha Neul... Fukushima squandered a three shot lead coming in, Ha Neul gets into a playoff, then hands Fukushima the win by missing a short par save. Rule #1: if you're going against an underdog in a playoff, make them earn the win with a birdie!!!
Ah well, good week for her and Bo Mee Lee nonetheless...
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Post by jlpgafan on May 3, 2016 1:28:33 GMT
as a side note: the winner hiroko fukushima's older sister akiko fukushima who was also playing in this tournament but missed the cut; has legendary status in japan women's golf, winning 24 times on the japan lpga and twice on the usa lpga, she is the one holding the little boy in one of the above pics.
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Post by HappyFan on May 3, 2016 5:43:57 GMT
as a side note: the winner hiroko fukushima's older sister akiko fukushima who was also playing in this tournament but missed the cut; has legendary status in japan women's golf, winning 24 times on the japan lpga and twice on the usa lpga, she is the one holding the little boy in one of the above pics. Akiko Fukushima lost the 1999 LPGA Rookie of the Year title to Korean legend Mi Hyun Kim. |
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Post by SoYeonFan on May 4, 2016 0:12:52 GMT
as a side note: the winner hiroko fukushima's older sister akiko fukushima who was also playing in this tournament but missed the cut; has legendary status in japan women's golf, winning 24 times on the japan lpga and twice on the usa lpga, she is the one holding the little boy in one of the above pics. Akiko Fukushima lost the 1999 LPGA Rookie of the Year title to Korean legend Mi Hyun Kim. I remember it well. I was pulling for Mi Hyun all the way. |
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At least we have the SBS Golf broadcasts for Rounds 2 & 3.
