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Post by philknj on Feb 21, 2022 0:50:41 GMT
The season kick-off is March 3 thru 6 on Okinawa and the full field of 108 (including five amateurs) has been posted ... and no Ting Ting.  Two other surprise absentees are SW Bae and Min Young Lee, plus we already know that Momoko Ueda is playing in Singapore the same week. Big Mama Ahn is supposed to make a comeback in 2022, but it won't be here. The Unknown Korean (Hana Lee) will tee it up ... and so will Bo Mee Lee.  Everyone would LOVE to see Smile Candy win again, but that hasn't happened since 2017 ... and what's the point after 21 JLPGA wins anyway? She's pushing 34 and is running up against her biological clock.  
They'll have smatterings of TV for all four days. The link below will have some of it on the weekend (Japan time) -
aqstream.com/jp/tbs/TBS
SAT - 3:00 PM SUN - 3:30 PM
YouTube search for rogue videos:
第35回ダイキンオーキッドレディスゴルフトーナメント
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Post by philknj on Mar 1, 2022 11:58:55 GMT
Tuesday practice:
Hina (The Face) Arakaki has gone all in with Taylormade in 2022 ... dumped Srixon after 2022 and dabbled with Callaway in 2021 while Munsingwear had front stage on her cap ... has a TM glove below, so she might be using a TM ball, too.
Bo Mee Lee
Mone Inami and Reika Usui
Minami Katsu and Sakura Koiwai
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Post by philknj on Mar 2, 2022 10:29:02 GMT
Wednesday practice:
Out with the old and in with the new ... old ... Shinobu Moromizato ... still loyal to TM, going back to when I saw her at the 2006 Shoprite.
Speaking of old, I assume Ayako Uehara is in Japan for good.
Ting Ting is not in the field ... did they have a pro-am or is she just waiting for someone to pull up lame on the range Thursday?
Those brooms look like the flying versions
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Post by philknj on Mar 3, 2022 5:12:54 GMT
Two big guns are starting the season club contract-free:
1.) Erika Hara
Until this week, she had Mizuno on her caps/visors going back to her amateur days. She still has Mizzy irons, but dumped their woods in favor of Callaway ... said she reduced her spin with Cally's Rogue ST LS Triple Diamond driver.
She is -1 thru 9 holes.
2.) Sayaka Takahashi
No more club contract, but she still has a ball contract with Bridgestone. She used a Bridgestone driver last year.
She is Even thru 10 holes.
1W: Tailor-made stealth 9.0 degrees Fujikura NX 50S 45.75 inches
3W: Tailor Made 15 Degree SIM2 MAX EVO6 569 S
5W: Tailor Made 18 Degree SIM2 MAX EVO6 569 S
4U: JGR H4 22 degrees Attus EZ 5-S
5I, 6I: Tailor Made P790 N.S.PRO 850 R
6I ～ PW: X-CB Forged N.S.PRO 850 R
W: Vokey SM8 50, 54, 58 degrees N.S.PRO 850 R
PT: Tailor Made Truss TP Collection
BALL: Bridgestone Tour B XS
* Pull out 4U or 5I depending on the situation
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Post by philknj on Mar 3, 2022 12:04:03 GMT
It may extremely tough these days to find rogue videos on YouTube ... the JLPGA has a monthly pay deal for viewing its product on GOLFTV in Japan.
POS PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1 Ayaka Watanabe -5 -5 67 67
2T Miyu Sato -4 -4 68 68
2T Teresa Lu -4 -4 68 68
4T Shuri Sakuma -3 -3 69 69
4T @hino Shimabukuro -3 -3 69 69
4T Hiroko Azuma -3 -3 69 69
4T Mao Nozawa -3 -3 69 69
4T Mayu Hamada -3 -3 69 69
4T Nana Yamashiro -3 -3 69 69
4T Au-Reum Hwang -3 -3 69 69
4T @reika Arakawa -3 -3 69 69
4T Yukiko Nishiki -3 -3 69 69
4T Ayano Yasuda -3 -3 69 69
4T Minami Katsu -3 -3 69 69
4T Yukari Nishiyama -3 -3 69 69
4T Mao Saigo -3 -3 69 69
4T Erika Hara -3 -3 69 69
Fumika Kawagishi (-2) aced the 3rd hole at 195 yards.
Mamiko Higa (+3)
The Shinster (-2)
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Post by verdantgarden on Mar 3, 2022 15:41:22 GMT
Let's chime in again to say that the JLPGA's policy of restricting their product from the outside world makes absolutely no sense.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Mar 3, 2022 18:37:53 GMT
Nice start for Kotone Hori at minus one.
But Yui Kawamoto has work to do with a plus two first round.
She had a couple of birdies but four bogeys and thirty three putts.
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Post by jlpgafan on Mar 3, 2022 22:34:11 GMT
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Post by philknj on Mar 4, 2022 13:03:46 GMT
The cut was +2 and 58 players made it. Numerous unknowns were cluttering up the top-10 for a while, but they evaporated.
POS PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1 Au-Reum Hwang -8 -5 69 67 136
2 Ayaka Watanabe -7 -2 67 70 137
3T Kotone Hori -5 -4 71 68 139
3T Yukari Nishiyama -5 -2 69 70 139
3T Mayu Hamada -5 -2 69 70 139
6T Ritsuko Ryu -4 -2 70 70 140
6T Yuna Nishimura -4 -3 71 69 140
6T Jiyai Shin -4 -2 70 70 140
6T Teresa Lu -4 0 68 72 140
10T Erika Hara -3 0 69 72 141
10T Saiki Fujita -3 -2 71 70 141
10T Ayako Kimura -3 -2 71 70 141
Erika Hara
Hori Two
Yukari Nishiyama is pushing 40
BML (MC)
Ah Reum Hwang
Asako Fujimoto (MC) has had 'PRGR' on the front of her visor/cap since 2015 ... until THIS week ... but with 'PRGR' still on her bag, she might not have any gear changes.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Mar 4, 2022 18:27:15 GMT
Kotone Hori starting the new season with her good scoring.
Unfortunately Yui Kawamoto starting her season by missing the cut.
She has worked hard on her game, so expect her to start playing better.
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Post by philknj on Mar 5, 2022 12:26:34 GMT
The live TBS broadcast worked perfectly this AM ... 54 minutes, but not a second longer ... never saw Watanabe's par saver putt attempt at # 18 (she made it).
A few rogue YT videos were posted ... they probably won't last, but here's the GOLFTV version of what I saw (they used different camera angles compared to TBS) ... Watanabe's eagle hole-out at #17 starts at the 19-minute mark ... and her left-handed bunker putt at #18 starts at 44:25 -
POS PLAYER SCORE HOLE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1T Ayaka Watanabe -10 F -3 67 70 69 206
1T Au-Reum Hwang -10 F -2 69 67 70 206
3 Yuna Nishimura -7 F -3 71 69 69 209
4T Kotone Hori -6 F -1 71 68 71 210
4T Mone Inami -6 F -4 73 69 68 210
4T Ayako Kimura -6 F -3 71 70 69 210
4T Ai Suzuki -6 F -4 73 69 68 210
8T Miyu Sato -5 F -4 68 75 68 211
8T Mao Saigo -5 F -3 69 73 69 211
8T Minami Katsu -5 F -3 69 73 69 211
8T Haruka Morita -5 F -3 70 72 69 211
8T Teresa Lu -5 F -1 68 72 71 211
Ayaka Watanabe
Ah Reum Hwang using the latest Onoff Kuro driver ... at one point, she was ahead at -14.
Miyuu Yamashita (-2)
Erika Hara (-1) won't get that boat
Mone Iname ... if anyone can go crazy low on Sunday ...
Kana Nagai (+1)
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Post by philknj on Mar 6, 2022 12:41:43 GMT
I dozed off before the end, but I had a feeling Mao Saigo would finally get her first win after she rolled in a birdie putt from the collar at #17.
The official JLPGA highlights and lowlights from Round Four, including Hwang hitting a slice/hosel rocket from a greenside bunker at #10 at 1:37 -
POS PLAYER SCORE 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL PRIZE
1 Mao Saigo -10 69 73 69 67 278 ¥21,600,000
2 Au-Reum Hwang -9 69 67 70 73 279 ¥10,560,000
3 Yuna Nishimura -8 71 69 69 71 280 ¥8,400,000
4T Miyuu Yamashita -7 72 71 71 67 281 ¥5,550,000
4T Nana Yamashiro -7 69 73 71 68 281 ¥5,550,000
4T Minami Katsu -7 69 73 69 70 281 ¥5,550,000
4T Ayaka Watanabe -7 67 70 69 75 281 ¥5,550,000
8T Ayako Kimura -5 71 70 69 73 283 ¥3,300,000
8T Ai Suzuki -5 73 69 68 73 283 ¥3,300,000
10T @reika Arakawa -4 69 75 71 69 284 ¥0
10T Mayu Hamada -4 69 70 74 71 284 ¥2,310,000
10T Mone Inami -4 73 69 68 74 284 ¥2,310,000
13T Sakura Koiwai -3 73 73 70 69 285 ¥1,860,000
13T Shina Kanazawa -3 70 73 69 73 285 ¥1,860,000
13T Haruka Morita -3 70 72 69 74 285 ¥1,860,000
13T Miyu Sato -3 68 75 68 74 285 ¥1,860,000
13T Kotone Hori -3 71 68 71 75 285 ¥1,860,000
Saigo and low am Reika Arakawa
At the par-5 18th, Saigo hit away from the green for her third shot, but still made par (3:40 in the above video).
Haruka Morita
Teresa Lu (E)
Yuna Nishimura
Reika Usui (+8)
Yoo-ritsko (+6)
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Post by SoYeonFan on Mar 6, 2022 15:55:16 GMT
Tough final round for Kotone Hori three bogeys no birdies.
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Post by rlspore on Mar 7, 2022 0:13:35 GMT
Geez, what's with that R2 outfit on Hara?! Is Pearly Gates making a maternity line now? Guess it could just be a horrible camera angle, I see she's wearing a similar loose top in the R3 photo...
Thanks for these reports - really trying to get into JLPGA this year.
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Two other surprise absentees are SW Bae and Min Young Lee, plus we already know that Momoko Ueda is playing in Singapore the same week. Big Mama Ahn is supposed to make a comeback in 2022, but it won't be here. The Unknown Korean (Hana Lee) will tee it up ... and so will Bo Mee Lee.
Everyone would LOVE to see Smile Candy win again, but that hasn't happened since 2017 ... and what's the point after 21 JLPGA wins anyway? She's pushing 34 and is running up against her biological clock. 
