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Post by philknj on Nov 9, 2021 11:10:13 GMT
After being dropped for 2020, it is back this year at Abu Dhabi GC, November 10-13 with a field of 78 players doing 72-hole stroke play. GC will carry it each day at 1 AM EST. From the RANDA website:
The winner earns invitations to play in two major championships – The AIG Women’s Open, The Amundi Evian Championship, Hana Financial Group Championship as well as an exemption for the Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
I know very few of these names ... I saw one of them at the USWA in August, Rianne Mikhaela Malixi (PHI). One of the oldest players there has to be Angelina Yei of Shanghai/IMG Academy/Stanford. She should be one of the favorites, but the Cardinal junior is goofing off with a 74.11 average this season after doing 71.33 during her first two seasons.
Winning is no guarantee of future pro success. The 2019 winner, Yuka Yasuda, crushed everyone, but she has been left in the dust by her victims since then, including Thitikul, Saso, Furue, Nishimura and Yoshida. |
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Post by HappyFan on Nov 9, 2021 16:19:55 GMT
Shin Shil Bang and Hou Min Hwang recently did decently at KLPGA events. I recall them both being close to the lead after two rounds before fading on the weekend. I guess we should keep an eye on them this week... (Bang is ranked 16 in WAGR, Hwang 4th).
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Post by 18majors on Nov 9, 2021 16:47:23 GMT
Shin Shil Bang and Hou Min Hwang recently did decently at KLPGA events. I recall them both being close to the lead after two rounds before fading on the weekend. I guess we should keep an eye on them this week... (Bang is ranked 16 in WAGR, Hwang 4th). The two Koreans and Xiaowen Yin of China (WAGR #7) should be the favorites to win!  |
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Post by philknj on Nov 10, 2021 11:52:18 GMT
I watched a little of this early in the AM ... the top-ten includes three candidates to be the new EMP.
1 N Vongtaveelap THA -6
2 CW Wu TPE -4
2 M Hashimoto JPN -4
2 VP Rosada INDO -4
5 A Lau MAL -3
5 A Tan MAL -3
5 K Bennet OZ -3
5 NA Oon MAL -3
5 A Varma IND -3
5 Y Hwang ROK -3
5 C Porter AUS -3
5 I Wanamarta INDO -3
Minsun (without Five) Kim is Even
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Post by jumpcut on Nov 10, 2021 12:54:56 GMT
KT has recently been living it up in Cabo with her fiance, but she posted on FB her "proud auntie" support for this group of next-generation gals.
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Post by HappyFan on Nov 10, 2021 15:38:23 GMT
18-year-old Hou Min "Human" Hwang got out to a good start at 3 under, while 17-year-old Shin Shil Bang shot a 70 and is T-13 at the moment. Hou Min  Bang at the Hite Cup  |
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Post by philknj on Nov 11, 2021 12:41:58 GMT
The cut was +2 and 51 players made it.
1 N Vongtaveelap THA -10 2 K Bennett OZ -8
2 M Hashimoto JPN -8 4 A Varma IND -7 5 A Lau MAL -6 5 J Lee KOR -6
5 C Porter OZ -6
5 Y Hwang ROK -6 9 YC Chang -5
9 K Bunnabodee -5
9 M Kim ROK -5
9 NA Oon MAL -5
9 HC Hsu TPE -5
June Song's bid to be the next Major League Minjee of OZ took a sharp detour to Palookaville ... 78-77-MC.
Hailey Loh (+1) of Singapore ... there are a small number of college bags out there, but who are the Lancers? I looked her up ... California Baptist Univ. in Riverside, CA.
Viera Permata Rosada (-2) of Indonesia ... who are the Bearkats? That's Sam Houston State Univ. in Huntsville, TX.
San Jose St. for Natasha Andrea Oon of Malaysia.
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Post by HappyFan on Nov 11, 2021 18:15:55 GMT
I watched a little of the coverage; they seemed hellbent on showing every shot by this Fortuna woman, who was having a middling round. I didn't see any Hou Min in the window I watched, although they did show Jeonghyun Lee, who is apparently 14; just two years older than my daughter (!).
Sisters:
5 Jeonghyun Lee, Hou Min Hwang -6
9 Min Sun Kim -5
20 Shin Shil Bang, Ji Hyun Lee -2
44 Hye Sung Kim +2
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Post by philknj on Nov 12, 2021 11:13:23 GMT
One more round to go.
1 N Vongtaveelap THA -15 2 M Hashimoto JPN -12
3 K Bennett OZ -11
4 A Lau MAL -10 4 C Porter OZ -10
6 A Varma IND -9 6 N Inagaki JPN -9 6 K Bunnabodee THA -9
9 M Kim ROK -8
10 NA Oon MAL -7
10 Y Hwang ROK -7
Kan Bunnabodee from Perdue U. and Minsun Kim (numbers 2, 3 & 5 are already taken) from the U. of ELORD.
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Post by HappyFan on Nov 12, 2021 12:28:04 GMT
Not a great showing so far for the Sisters. Rally time!  9 Minsun Kim -8 10 Youmin Hwang -7 16 Shin Sil Bang, Ji Hyun Lee -4 27 Jeonghyun Lee -1 49 Hye Seung Kim +6 |
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Post by philknj on Nov 14, 2021 2:41:12 GMT
I had no time to check on this earlier this AM ... it turns out they had a train wreck as the Thai kid finally gagged. A good 10-minute highlight video shows what happened:
1 Mizuki Hashimoto JPN -16
2 Natthakritta Vongtaveelap THA -15 2 Kan Bunnabodee THA -15
2 Kelsey Bennett OZ -15 5 Nanako Inagaki JPN -13
6 Ashley Lau MAL -12 7 Minsun Kim ROK -11
7 Youmin Hwang ROK -11
9 Anika Varma IND -10
10 Cassie Porter OZ -8
She played wearing a cap that said TFU ... a logo on her sleeve explained it: Tohoku Fukushi University Sendai Japan
Youmin Hwang
Ayaka Tezuka (-5) aced #4 with 8-iron (133 yards)
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