JLPGA: 2016 Samantha Thavasa Girls Collection Ladies

RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R TOTAL
1T @hikaru Yoshimoto -3 -3 69 69
1T Haruka Morita -3 -3 69 69
1T Yukari Nishiyama -3 -3 69 69
1T Megumi Kido -3 -3 69 69
5T Aoi Ohnishi -2 -2 70 70
5T @hina Arakaki -2 -2 70 70
5T Kyoko Furuya -2 -2 70 70
5T Mi-Jeong Jeon -2 -2 70 70
5T Ha-Neul Kim -2 -2 70 70
5T Mami Fukuda -2 -2 70 70
5T Erina Hara -2 -2 70 70
5T Momoko Ueda -2 -2 70 70

103 @hae-Ran Ryu +9 +9 81 81

SY Kang dropped out after three holes with neck pain.

Megumi Kido and Erina Hara


Ah Reum Hwang(+1) and Asako Fujimoto(+3)

Early pix from Round Three:

Erika Kikuchi, Kotono Kozuma, and Babe Liu


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I was curious about the lady who has done the color commentary for the JLPGA rebroadcasts on SBS Golf since the start of 2015(above).  Her name is Hyun Ju Shin, who turned 36 this week.  She played the JLPGA tour as a regular from 2005 thru 2014, winning six times:







She was also a KLPGA regular from 2001 thru 2004, picking up numerous top-tens and winning once in 2002.

RANK PLAYER SCORE 1R 2R 3R TOTAL PRIZE
優勝 Mi-Jeong Jeon -10 70 70 66 206 ¥10,800,000
2 Megumi Kido -9 69 70 68 207 ¥5,400,000
3T Yukari Nishiyama -8 69 70 69 208 ¥3,900,000
3T Erina Hara -8 70 66 72 208 ¥3,900,000
5T Ritsuko Ryu -7 71 72 66 209 ¥2,540,000
5T Shoko Sasaki -7 75 68 66 209 ¥2,540,000
5T Hee-Kyung Bae -7 71 69 69 209 ¥2,540,000
8T Kana Mikashima -6 72 72 66 210 ¥1,650,000
8T Na-Ri Lee -6 73 68 69 210 ¥1,650,000
10T Babe Liu -5 71 72 68 211 ¥1,060,000
10T Erika Kikuchi -5 72 69 70 211 ¥1,060,000
10T Haruka Morita -5 69 71 71 211 ¥1,060,000
10T Saiki Fujita -5 73 67 71 211 ¥1,060,000
10T Kyoko Furuya -5 70 69 72 211 ¥1,060,000
10T Ha-Neul Kim -5 70 68 73 211 ¥1,060,000

The three-year drought is over...win #23 ties her with Ok Hee Ku for most wins by a Korean on the JLPGA tour.


Megumi Kido could have forced a playoff, but singed the hole with a long birdie putt at #18...maybe Ha Neul Kim hit too many banana balls.


Mayu Hattori(+1) and Asuka Kashiwabara(+2)


Hee Kyung Bae and Yumiko Yoshida(-3)


JY Shin(-2) and Akane Iijima(-3)


Ritsuko Ryu and Erina Hara

SKY gags too often trying to close it out.