Teresa Lu is one tough
fortune cookie...picked up three early birdies to take the lead and held off Min Young Lee during a constant rainfall to pick up win #3 in 2017 (and 15th on this tour).
RANK PLAYER SCORE 1R 2R 3R TOTAL PRIZE
優勝 Teresa Lu -14 68 67 67 202 ¥14,400,000
2 Min-Young Lee -12 67 66 71 204 ¥7,040,000
3 Asuka Kashiwabara -11 68 69 68 205 ¥5,600,000
4 Ai Suzuki -9 67 69 71 207 ¥4,800,000
5 Rumi Yoshiba -8 74 68 66 208 ¥4,000,000
6 Ritsuko Ryu -7 67 70 72 209 ¥3,200,000
7T Satsuki Oshiro -6 72 71 67 210 ¥2,200,000
7T Saiki Fujita -6 71 68 71 210 ¥2,200,000
7T Ha-Neul Kim -6 71 67 72 210 ¥2,200,000
7T Fumika Kawagishi -6 71 66 73 210 ¥2,200,000
11 Eri Okayama -5 72 74 65 211 ¥1,480,000
12T Hee-Kyung Bae -4 71 72 69 212 ¥1,160,000
12T Momoko Ueda -4 71 71 70 212 ¥1,160,000
12T Saki Takeo -4 71 71 70 212 ¥1,160,000
12T Mamiko Higa -4 72 70 70 212 ¥1,160,000
12T Mi-Jeong Jeon -4 74 68 70 212 ¥1,160,000
12T Erika Kikuchi -4 71 69 72 212 ¥1,160,000
12T Ji-Hee Lee -4 71 68 73 212 ¥1,160,000
w/ low am Yuka Yasuda (-2)
Ha Neul Kim is still #1 in Mercedes points and prize money, but Min Young Lee and Ai Suzuki keep narrowing the gap, which isn't much.
Rumi Yoshiba and Momoko Ueda
Aya Ezawa (E) ... another And Per Se staffer ... can't remember the other one.
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This was the last event to determine the 35 JLPGA invitees to the LPGA TOTO in November. Rumi Yoshiba's strong showing vaulted her from 40th to 34th. Chae Young Yoon maintained her 33rd position. Ha Neul Kim and Mi Jeong Jeon are skipping TOTO (the KLPGA Hite/Jinro is the same week), so #36 & #37 will take those spots, Serena Aoki and Kana Mikashima.