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Post by verdantgarden on Apr 20, 2022 3:02:21 GMT
Meridian Valley Country Club turned out to be located in the middle of a gated community. I had to ask the guard at the gate if the qualifying was open to the public. It was and I continued on my way. I didn't stay for very long and kept around the club house. It was two floors with the main entrance on the upper floor leading to the lobby and the restaurant which had outdoor dining overlooking the course. The lower floor had access to the locker rooms and a concession stand. Tables and chairs were set up under shelters nearby. The pro shop was on the first floor in a building next door. Although it was cool and mostly cloudy but except for a brief and light shower, it was dry and calm. I was there during the lunch hours and many of the players and caddies were grabbing something to eat between 18 holes. Hardly any spectators such as myself and I didn't see anybody beyond players, caddies and officials out on the course. Meridian Valley is your typical tree-lined Washington State course, not as claustrophobic as Rainier. The most dramatic feature was the ninth hole that swoops downhill dogleg right. Otherwise, it seemed relatively flat. They are phasing out the calligraphers. I asked the scorer's table for a field listing and it's all electronic now. 15-year-old Kylee Choi was the medalist. Kent WA Results
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Post by philknj on Apr 22, 2022 11:14:41 GMT
Here are the top four finishers today in Korea (all amateurs) ... I haven't found the details yet on how many qualifier and alternate spots were available.
Alicia Joo -6
Jeonghyun Lee -5
Minsol Kim -4
Youmin Hwang -4
KB was +2 (T-23) and Q Baek was +15 (64th).
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UPDATE:
I assume the two -4 players above are the alternates.
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Post by philknj on Apr 23, 2022 18:10:50 GMT
Two spots up for grabs in a weak field at Madera, CA on May 10. Gabi Ruffels should be able to blitz this group of 45 (30 are amateurs) with ease ... the second spot is a toss-up ... will probably go to an unknown amateur ... let's hope it goes to Il Hee Lee. She shot 2-under 70 at the LA Open qualifier, so she hasn't been sitting around. Two other pros I've heard of are Kim Welch and Charlotte Mayorkas ... that's $400 down the drain.
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Post by philknj on Apr 25, 2022 10:30:45 GMT
They're done in Japan ... still waiting for the obligatory group photo.
Mayu Hamada -9
Yuri Onishi -8
Yuna Takagi -8
Nika Ito (a) -5
Saki Baba (a) -5
Natsumi Hayakawa -5
Rin Yoshida (a) -5 1st alt.
Nao Ohbayashi -4 2nd alt.
UPDATE:
Hamada (center) with low medalist trinket ... low ams on the right
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Post by legitimategolf on Apr 25, 2022 18:33:57 GMT
Just arrived at Soule Park for a small buckey. OMG Su Oh is on the practice green.
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Post by legitimategolf on Apr 25, 2022 18:40:06 GMT
She moved to the range now. She and her caddie both have the pro swag.
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Post by legitimategolf on Apr 25, 2022 18:52:45 GMT
So Yeon mentioned the other day, that Su Oh is part of her and Inbee's dinner crew. So I am a little starstruck right now.
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Post by don on Apr 25, 2022 19:01:20 GMT
So Yeon mentioned the other day, that Su Oh is part of her and Inbee's dinner crew. So I am a little starstruck right now. Honorary Aussie's. Golf probably not the only 4 letter word at that table.
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Post by legitimategolf on Apr 25, 2022 19:06:54 GMT
I see a number of players milling about, with varying degrees of swag.
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Post by legitimategolf on Apr 25, 2022 23:15:53 GMT
Very glad that no shanks flared up today, I was in the middle of the range and Su was on the right side. It's horrible enough when you do that in complete isolation, imagine doing it in front of a cute young LPGA pro.
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Post by philknj on Apr 26, 2022 1:37:03 GMT
Two spots and two alternates are at stake for field of 63 (loaded with amateurs) in El Macero, CA on May 9 ... to save time, give one spot now to The Ice Cream Princess aka The Baroness of Breyers, Lucy Li. The second spot could go to anyone ... including Stanford freshman Caroline Sturdza ... her senior teammate will also be here, Calista Reyes, despite a 76.06 scoring average this season.
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Post by legitimategolf on Apr 26, 2022 22:24:51 GMT
I followed Su for a few holes on the back nine. She is in good position after round 1. Playing with a couple of young scrubs, considerably below Su's level. Perhaps they are rattled by her swag.
Also noticed Tiffany Joh, looking fitter than I remember from her time on tour.
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Post by philknj on Apr 27, 2022 2:54:49 GMT
Ojai, CA -
Two spots to fill and Su Oh should have been one of them ... opened with a 67 ... and was DNF for Round Two, WTH was that about?!
Lauren Gomez (a) -8
Linnea Johansson -7
Ellie Slama (a) -7 1st. alt.
Zoe Campos (a) -6 2nd. alt.
Katherine Muzi (a) -6
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Scottsdale, AZ -
Three spots and two alternates were available. The online scoring does not designate the 1st and 2nd alternates ... maybe they ran out of daylight for a playoff?
Bronte Law -2
Alexandra Forsterling -2
Stephanie Meadow -2
Annick Haczkiewicz -1
Britney Yada -1
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Post by HappyFan on Apr 27, 2022 3:11:32 GMT
How do you folks think Pine Needles will set up as a course? Tight with long rough? A bomber's paradise? Tough putting? Kerr won it the last time they played there in 2007. Se Ri had a top five, but it was before even Inbee had won anything, so it's a mystery to me what to expect...
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Post by SoYeonFan on Apr 27, 2022 3:48:15 GMT
Two spots up for grabs in a weak field at Madera, CA on May 10. Gabi Ruffels should be able to blitz this group of 45 (30 are amateurs) with ease ... the second spot is a toss-up ... will probably go to an unknown amateur ... let's hope it goes to Il Hee Lee. She shot 2-under 70 at the LA Open qualifier, so she hasn't been sitting around. Two other pros I've heard of are Kim Welch and Charlotte Mayorkas ... that's $400 down the drain. Just browsing through the comments again and just noticed this post. I can understand how Il Hee Lee will give it a try. Is that the same ( Big Break) Kim Welch. Didn't do a whole lot on the Symetra Tour, had a few cups of coffee on LPGA
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