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Post by philknj on Mar 20, 2021 23:19:01 GMT
They completed the second round and 64 players made the cut at Even. Round Three starts at 9:20 AM local time. I see no changes to the TV schedule. The last threesome should be Pei Ying Tsai, SW Bae and Min Young Lee.
Hikari Tanabe wrapped up Round Two on Sunday at -2 overall.
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Post by jlpgafan on Mar 21, 2021 3:54:11 GMT
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Post by philknj on Mar 21, 2021 5:15:29 GMT
The TV Asahi broadcast kicked in on time and is LIVE ... the last group is on #11, so this is gonna run for a while ... except that they usually cut off the broadcast at the end of the scheduled time slot, no matter what is happening.
Reika Usui barely missed her birdie putt at #14, but is tied for the lead at -9 ... a good little player looking for her first win ... I can't remember a magazine cover for her, but that may change soon.
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Post by philknj on Mar 21, 2021 11:05:48 GMT
As expected, the TV Asahi broadcast shut down before the end of the round, so I went to bed. It seemed to be headed towards a victory by Sakura Koiwai, which is what happened. It was amazing to see the last group of three non-Japanese players almost completely ignored by TV Asahi, until they had to start showing them around the 14th hole.
POS PLAYER SCORE 1R 2R 3R TOTAL PRIZE 1 Sakura Koiwai -10 68 68 70 206 ¥18,000,000 2T Ai Suzuki -8 70 68 70 208 ¥7,266,666 2T Seonwoo Bae -8 66 69 73 208 ¥7,266,666 2T Pei-Ying Tsai -8 68 65 75 208 ¥7,266,666 5T Ayaka Watanabe -7 68 71 70 209 ¥4,500,000 5T Reika Usui -7 68 70 71 209 ¥4,500,000 7T Nana Yamashiro -6 68 72 70 210 ¥2,750,000 7T Hina Arakaki -6 70 70 70 210 ¥2,750,000 7T Erika Kikuchi -6 74 65 71 210 ¥2,750,000 7T Hee-Kyung Bae -6 68 69 73 210 ¥2,750,000 11T Mi-Jeong Jeon -5 71 69 71 211 ¥1,580,000 11T Karen Tsuruoka -5 71 69 71 211 ¥1,580,000 11T Hinako Shibuno -5 67 72 72 211 ¥1,580,000 11T Asuka Ishikawa -5 69 70 72 211 ¥1,580,000 11T Kumiko Kaneda -5 67 70 74 211 ¥1,580,000
Sakuchan has the Triple Crown in her grasp now ... first in scoring average, prize money, and Mercedes Points for 2020-21.
w/ low am Asuka Minayoshi (-1)
Saki Asai (-3) was in the lead when the TV Asahi broadcast started ... don't ask me how, her swing and ball-striking looked second-rate to me.
Pei Ying Tsai
Not sure if it's an optical illusion, but her backswing looks shorter and flatter than ever ... her pre-shot low mini-backswing looks new.
Hina Arakaki
Kumiko Kaneda and Mi Jeong Jeon
SW Bae, Sayaka Takahashi (-1) and Misuzu Narita (-1)
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Post by johnboy on Mar 21, 2021 11:14:03 GMT
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Post by jlpgafan on Mar 21, 2021 17:09:40 GMT
cant remember seeing such a complete post match and awards ceremony before ..... thanks rieru shibusawa barely missed the cut but has an almost imperial like pedigree.... i think its her great great great grandfather on the 10000 yen note... http://instagr.am/p/B4mg056lNHl
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Post by IceCat on Mar 22, 2021 3:40:48 GMT
cant remember seeing such a complete post match and awards ceremony before ..... thanks rieru shibusawa barely missed the cut but has an almost imperial like pedigree.... i think its her great great great grandfather on the 10000 yen note... http://instagr.am/p/B4mg056lNHl ¥10000 is roughly equivalent to $100. Speaking of hundred dollar bills, here's a viral hit from last year by Rain that was originally released 3 years ago:...which inspired this remix by Seattle's own Jay Park and friends:Kevin
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Post by philknj on Mar 22, 2021 10:24:24 GMT
The guy in black is her coach Akashi Tsujimura, the hot swing guru over there these days ... his stable includes Momoko Ueda, Kana Nagai, Ayaka Matsumori and Yuri Yoshida.
On top of the obvious visual charms of Koiwai, she also has a brain. This was not her first win in windy and/or rainy conditions. She adjusted her swing to hit the ball lower, added a 47 wedge to her bag this week and replaced her 3-UT with a 5W after Round One.
Winner's WITB:
Driver: Dunlop Srixon ZX5 (9.5 degrees) Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD PT 5 (45 inches, hardness S) Fairway Wood: Srixon ZX Fairway Wood (3rd 15 degrees, 5th 18 degrees) Utility: Srixon Z H85 Hybrid (4th 22 degrees) Irons: Srixon Z585 Irons (No. 5 to PW) Wedges: Cleveland RTX-3 wedges (47, 51, 58 degrees) Putter: Odyssey Stroke Lab Seven CS Ball: Srixon Z Star XV Ball
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