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Post by philknj on Sept 24, 2020 13:30:14 GMT
Without the usual sprinkling of LPGAers, the 53rd edition of this event lacks spice. It runs Oct. 1-4 at The Classic Golf Club in Miyawaka. It has three nine-hole courses ... they're using the King and Queen courses, not the Prince course. It's a field of 120 with a cut of top-60 plus ties.
Final field:
As usual, NHK will broadcast it ... and as usual, my video links for NHK won't work. Try YouTube with this search:
日本女子オープンゴルフ選手権
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Post by philknj on Sept 28, 2020 10:04:49 GMT
Yuka Yasuda is a WD due to a neck sprain ... the same reason she dropped out the Descente tourney. An amateur, Miyu Abe, will take her place at the JWO.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Sept 28, 2020 17:09:14 GMT
Jiyai Shin is on the entry list, no Ha Neul, or Sun Ju Ahn.
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Post by philknj on Sept 30, 2020 1:16:18 GMT
Wednesday AM practice:
Yuka Saso
Chie Arimura and Saki Nagamine
Ai Suzuki and Erika Kikuchi
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Post by philknj on Sept 30, 2020 4:50:46 GMT
More Wednesday practice:
JY Shin and Ayaka Matsumori
Asako Fujimoto, Erika Hara and a mystery bag.
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Post by philknj on Sept 30, 2020 11:51:24 GMT
More practice:
JY Shin
Yuka Saso and Ayaka Furue with a billboard showing past champs Mika Miyazato, NASA, and SY Ryu.
Sakura Koiwai
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Post by philknj on Sept 30, 2020 23:03:55 GMT
Phooey, I just realized that The Superstar is not playing this week ... not here and not on the scrub tour this week. I assume she'll be back on Japan's big tour next week ... that field is not final yet.
*******
Another Korean has returned this week, Ah Reum Hwang, who opened with pars on #10 and 11.
Rumi Yoshiba and Mami Fukuda
Saki Nagamine
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Post by philknj on Oct 1, 2020 10:13:53 GMT
Numerous rogue videos from Round One are on YT, for now. The current cut line is +2.
In other news, Sky Kim and Jae Eun Chung will make their 2020 debuts in Japan next week at the Stanley Ladies.
RANK PLAYER SCORE HOLE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1 Na-Ri Lee -8 *F -8 64 64
2 Sakura Koiwai -6 F -6 66 66
3T Momoko Ueda -4 *F -4 68 68
3T Erika Hara -4 *F -4 68 68
5T Aya Kinoshita -3 F -3 69 69
5T Kokone Yoshimoto -3 *F -3 69 69
5T Sayaka Takahashi -3 F -3 69 69
5T Mizuki Tanaka -3 F -3 69 69
9T Mao Nozawa -2 *F -2 70 70
9T Lala Anai -2 *F -2 70 70
9T Minami Katsu -2 *F -2 70 70
9T Pei-Ying Tsai -2 F -2 70 70
9T Erika Kikuchi -2 *F -2 70 70
9T Kana Mikashima -2 F -2 70 70
9T Yumi Kudo -2 *F -2 70 70
Na Ri Lee
Sakura Koiwai and Erika Hara
JY Shin (+1)
Serena Aoki (+2)
Chae Young Yoon (+5)
Saiki Fujita (+3)
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Post by philknj on Oct 2, 2020 11:33:21 GMT
The cut was +4 and 68 players made it.
RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1 Sakura Koiwai -9 -3 66 69 135
2 Erika Hara -6 -2 68 70 138
3T Miki Sakai -4 -3 71 69 140
3T Na-Ri Lee -4 +4 64 76 140
5T Mizuki Ooide -3 -2 71 70 141
5T Lala Anai -3 -1 70 71 141
5T Momoko Ueda -3 +1 68 73 141
5T Eri Okayama -3 -4 73 68 141
9T Saki Asai -2 -1 71 71 142
9T Kana Mikashima -2 0 70 72 142
9T @akie Iwai -2 -3 73 69 142
9T Kokone Yoshimoto -2 +1 69 73 142
9T Minami Hiruta -2 -2 72 70 142
9T Ai Suzuki -2 -3 73 69 142
9T Miyuu Yamashita -2 -2 72 70 142
9T Erika Kikuchi -2 0 70 72 142
9T Shina Kanazawa -2 -1 71 71 142
It's not over yet, but it could have been. Beginning her day early at #10, Koiwai tore up the place until she four-putted the par-3 7th green. Her highlights and interview start at 33:27 below: Never mind, the police already took it down. 
Ah Reum Hwang (+2)
Na Ri Lee ... although she is a past winner, I expected this. She raced to the top of the mountain without oxygen, looked down on everyone, got dizzy and nauseous, and fell off a ledge like Lazerus in 'Star Trek TOS'.
Mi Jeong Jeon (MC)
Driver off the deck! Minami Katsu (+1)
Aoki (+2), Rei Matsuda (+3), and Mika Miyazato (MC)
Erika Hara ... if mag covers were birdies, she'd be on Easy Street.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Oct 2, 2020 16:38:16 GMT
I watched Sakura Koiwai group for about an hour and a half.
I did recognize her Yuko Saso and Ayaka Furue.
Otherwise I would not have watched them, no English subtitles.
By the way I had to get this in.
Kotone Hori missed the cut on Step Up Tour, but she followed the +5, with a -1.
Small step forward.
Natsuka followed +5 with +1.
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Post by philknj on Oct 3, 2020 1:26:32 GMT
I watched Sakura Koiwai group for about an hour and a half. I did recognize her Yuko Saso and Ayaka Furue. Otherwise I would not have watched them, no English subtitles.
Certainly, you don't need subtitles to identify Queen Shiho, right? I saw her in the U.S. two or three times in person. She might be on the broadcasts later as she is -4 on her first 11 holes Saturday, -1 overall. Likewise, I don't think you'll need help spotting Ji Hee Lee, who is -2 on her first seven holes, -1 overall. Forty-one career wins between them ... not bad when their combined age is about 206. 
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Post by SoYeonFan on Oct 3, 2020 3:10:38 GMT
Ok, I saw Shiho tee off on the first hole, minus five today.
First noticed her at the Queens, although I had seen her before .
Didn't get to see her play because Jiyai had eliminated her before the Broad Cast started.
Just saw Jiyai hit it stiff on the first hole.
My lucky day Au-Reum Hwang just teed off on one tee.
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Post by philknj on Oct 3, 2020 10:17:23 GMT
RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL 1 Erika Hara -12 -6 68 70 66 204 2 Sakura Koiwai -8 +1 66 69 73 208 3T Sumika Nakasone -5 -7 72 74 65 211 3T Kokone Yoshimoto -5 -3 69 73 69 211 3T Momoko Ueda -5 -2 68 73 70 211 3T Lala Anai -5 -2 70 71 70 211 3T Miki Sakai -5 -1 71 69 71 211 8 Teresa Lu -4 -3 71 72 69 212 9T Ayaka Watanabe -3 -2 74 69 70 213 9T Erika Kikuchi -3 -1 70 72 71 213 9T Na-Ri Lee -3 +1 64 76 73 213
Who would have guessed that Koiwai would wilt under the stare of Hara?
No subtitles needed to spot Momoko Ueda
Low round of the day by Sumika Nakasone
Teresa Lu
SW Bae (+3) and JY Shin (+2)
Ah Reum Hwang (E), Reika Usui (+3) and Kana Mikashima (-1)
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Post by johnboy on Oct 4, 2020 4:55:09 GMT
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Post by philknj on Oct 4, 2020 13:53:09 GMT
I watched four YouTube videos early this AM to cover the 4th round ... which was pointless, I should have watched the 3rd round when it was all decided. Btw, I think I spotted the fickle super looper Mr. Shimuzu, who has moved on to pushing Mone Inami's bag.
RANK PLAYER SCORE 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL PRIZE
1 Erika Hara -16 68 70 66 68 272 ¥22,500,000
2 Sakura Koiwai -12 66 69 73 68 276 ¥12,375,000
3T Momoko Ueda -8 68 73 70 69 280 ¥7,143,750
3T Sumika Nakasone -8 72 74 65 69 280 ¥7,143,750
5T Minami Hiruta -7 72 70 73 66 281 ¥4,331,250
5T Na-Ri Lee -7 64 76 73 68 281 ¥4,331,250
7T Erika Kikuchi -5 70 72 71 70 283 ¥2,925,000
7T Lala Anai -5 70 71 70 72 283 ¥2,925,000
7T Kokone Yoshimoto -5 69 73 69 72 283 ¥2,925,000
10 Teresa Lu -4 71 72 69 72 284 ¥2,137,500
11T Au-Reum Hwang -3 75 71 70 69 285 ¥1,762,500
11T Yuna Nishimura -3 74 70 71 70 285 ¥1,762,500
11T Ji-Hee Lee -3 73 72 69 71 285 ¥1,762,500
It was Kumiko Kaneda (+4) with the Marilyn bag
Sakura Koiwai has settled into a consistent groove this year, which includes one win, two seconds and one 6th ... 3rd on the money list. I don't know if they plan to give out the usual awards at the end of 2020 or merge this year's accomplishments into 2021.
Kana Nagai (+4)
The low am was Akie Iwai (-2)
JY Shin (+2)
Old-timer Yukari Nishiyama (+9) made no money on the big tour in 2020 until this week. Chie Arimura (+1) is immune to torture.
Hina Arakaki (+4) ... "if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere". She's with Maria Shinohara (-2)
Na Ri Lee and Pei Ying Tsai (E)
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