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Post by philknj on May 26, 2017 10:55:47 GMT
No More "Ai-Chan fever".  Chie Arimura spilled the beans on this and the news spread like wildfire.   Ai is not playing in Japan this week, but her looper Mick Seaborn is working for another player. It's not clear from translated articles if her retirement is now or at the end of 2017. She is on the entry list for the 2017 USWO, which may mean nothing. Ai's management company says she will make an announcement in Tokyo on May 29. She is also in the field for the JLPGA's Suntory Ladies on June 8. |
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2017 16:36:54 GMT
What a downer. It was really something to see her play at Bighorn at the start of her LPGA career. The Japanese press outnumbered the gallery. Miyazato forgot more about being a golf professional than most of the players will ever know. She looked and acted the same, 13 years later at Aviara and Mission Hills.
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Post by SoYeonFan on May 26, 2017 17:20:32 GMT
She will be missed by me anyway.
I met her at the Legacy Golf Resort, when she was during the Vision 54 training.
She let me watch her practice session with Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott.
One of the nicest and persons ever.
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Post by mr3putt on May 26, 2017 18:10:06 GMT
Luv Ai-Chan.
She will be sorely missed
PURE CLASS!
I hope Ai makes it to the CME....she has a lot of LPGA friends and they will throw her a great retirement party....if Whan doesn't do something for Ai-Chan.... then we know how racist he is against yellow skin and black hair....I'm kinda surprised he says hi to the Smiling Buddha....I saw them chatting.
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Post by philknj on May 27, 2017 2:14:36 GMT
Ai is exempt from qualifying for this year's USWO, so I hope she'll be there. Otherwise, the last time I saw her in person was last year at the Seaview when she shot 64 in Round One. I hope she is not really quitting all golf tours at the end of 2017...I'd like to see try the JLPGA as a regular again...heck, she had a T-6 in Japan last week. I followed the start of her first round match at the 2006 Sybase Matchplay against Kyeong Bae. Ai's army of photographers were there, but KB was not phased as she won the 1st and 3rd holes to take a two-up lead. BTW, some of you may remember that KB's kid sister would follow her on the course and she looked like KB's Mini-Me. Ai bounced back with three straight birdies on #4 thru #6, winning two of the holes to even the match. After both players' tee shots at #7, I followed other matches...KB won later 2-up. First hole tee shots from the Ai/KB match   |
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Post by jlpgafan on May 29, 2017 6:20:02 GMT
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20170529/p2g/00m/0sp/056000c article on ai miyazato press conference today i got the above link to load by highlighting then right click on it and "go to"  dont know what i did wrong ?? |
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Post by jlpgafan on May 29, 2017 6:31:43 GMT
sorry, doesnt look like the link loaded.
ai miyazato basically cited lack of motivation and
not able to win a major as her reasons.
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Post by philknj on May 29, 2017 10:08:23 GMT
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Post by mr3putt on May 30, 2017 16:22:53 GMT
With all the fanfare back in Japan for Ai-Chan and other female golfers....why haven't the Japanese created robot and JUICE factories to pump out more great female golfers.
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Post by 18majors on Jun 21, 2017 18:09:47 GMT
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Post by 18majors on Jun 21, 2017 18:14:06 GMT
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Post by 18majors on Jun 21, 2017 18:37:55 GMT
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Post by 18majors on Jun 21, 2017 21:50:07 GMT
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Post by 18majors on Jun 21, 2017 23:50:55 GMT
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Post by mr3putt on Jun 21, 2017 23:57:29 GMT
Dumbo should have been born Japanese...Ai-Chan has always had many logo's like a NASCAR driver...just sayin.
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