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Post by philknj on Apr 14, 2022 4:02:43 GMT
Don't root for a journeyman like Mike Donald. Too much heartache.
The Old Goofball is being ultra-cryptic here. Could this be a reference to J. Song? Like Mike Donald, she lost a major tournament in a playoff. However, Mike had one PGA Tour win ... which might be one more than J. Song will ever have on the LPGA tour.
Or, maybe he's throwing some shade on non-winner Haeji Kang, who received more TV coverage tonight since who-knows-when ... maybe since 2018 when she had two top-tens. The broadcasters used the word "journeyman" to describe her.
*******
FYI - Winbee's Losebee's previous 80+ round was at the 2019 Mediheal.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Apr 14, 2022 5:08:17 GMT
Great first round for Hyo Joo Kim, clean score card, five birdies. Haeji Kang also had a really good round five birdies one bogey.
Inbee Park left her game in the parking lot. I don't remember her ever shooting eighty.
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Post by philknj on Apr 14, 2022 11:49:58 GMT
Suzuka Yamaguchi (+6) was a firm +1 thru 15 holes, before collapsing.
The debut of Karis Davidson (+4) as a tour member was forgettable.
So Young Lee clunked her way to a +2, just one shot off the cut.
NASA (+3) ... Cue the opening music from '2001: A Space Odyssey'
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Post by philknj on Apr 15, 2022 1:23:49 GMT
MHL in clubhouse at +1, looks like a pretty good position.
A Korean source correctly identified MHL during Round Two:
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Post by SoYeonFan on Apr 15, 2022 5:28:32 GMT
Great day for the Korean Golfers, led by Tournament Leader Hyo Joo Kim . Haeji Kang, A Lim Kim, Na Rin An, Hye Jin Choi all in top ten
So Mi Lee just missed top ten with a bogey on eighteen. Hopefully they will keep the good play going and not fade on the weekend.
There were sure a lot of golfers that withdrew.
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Post by HappyFan on Apr 15, 2022 7:33:55 GMT
Round 2 This was an amazing day for the Koreans. They even had luck on their side, with Hyo Joo and A Lim both chipping in for birdie. Hyo Joo is in a great position to make a run the next two days with a three-shot lead. A Lim averaged 299 off the tee and at last has the kind of day I was hoping to see more of: a flawless 67. Hye Jin and Na Rin both in the top ten as well, and even Haeji Kang is in the hunt. So Mi just missed the top ten, but at 7 back she might still shock the field. Meanwhile, In Gee shot a nice 70 and is in the top 20 as well; although still 8 back, she is not entirely out of it yet. Keep up the excellence on Friday! Hwaiting!
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Post by legitimategolf on Apr 16, 2022 2:05:47 GMT
Ha ha, they have no choice but to show Hyo Joo.
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Post by philknj on Apr 16, 2022 11:55:50 GMT
MHL hitting over the Ernie Els craters.
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Post by jumpcut on Apr 16, 2022 12:40:39 GMT
KT made the broadcast on Friday with her birdie on 18. She's grouped with A Lim today, they're both only a couple shots away from Top 10s. You can order a large version of this photo from Getty Images for only $499+ tax. EWA BEACH, HAWAII - APRIL 14: Kelly Tan of Malaysia watches her approach shot to the 18th green during the second round of the LOTTE Championship at Hoakalei Country Club on April 14, 2022 in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
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Post by HappyFan on Apr 16, 2022 16:52:58 GMT
Round 3 It was challenging today. Hyo Joo went up and down, but in the end finished where she started, -10 with a three-shot lead. Good luck to her to finish it off Saturday! A Lim was looking really good, then she imploded on the par 5. 200 yards into the green, she hit it way left, then took three shots to get to green. I'd say that she needs to work on her short game, but it struck me more as a lapse in concentration that she wasn't able to recover from. So, it's really her mental game that she needs to raise. She has the power to be out there, but if she can't get her brain to match she will never rise to where she can go. So Mi at -6 is in a great position to shock the field. Would love to see her in the hunt. Hye Jin and Na Rin have an outside chance to win, especially if Hyo Joo has trouble. But top fives would be great. In Gee is also well within range of a top five; so great that we got to see her a little on the broadcast. Sisters hwaiting!
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Post by SoYeonFan on Apr 16, 2022 18:07:13 GMT
Hyo Joo Kim could have had a bigger lead but her short game wasn't as sharp. She missed two short putts for birdie and one for par. At least two late birdies got her back to even.
So Mi Lee was the only one that wasn't in the top ten that had a good round.
Hye Jin Choi really needs to improve her wedge play. She misses too many wedges into par fives. She also did it on the KLPGA Tour.
I think that A Lim goes brain dead sometimes.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Apr 16, 2022 18:53:34 GMT
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Post by SoYeonFan on Apr 17, 2022 3:44:17 GMT
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccb7F_bNcGL Hyo Joo Kim was a little shaky coming into the finish. However she got the job done with a clutch pitch for a tap in birdie on eighteen. A shout out to Hye Jin Choi with the low round of the Korean golfers. To get a great Tournament solo top three. Kudos to So Mi Lee who hasn't played much over here. Got to minus eight early with two birdies. After that she had five bogeys and two birdies. Still a top five for the Tournament is great. A great second place finish for Hinako Shibuno. She had a solid round of golf and a great attitude. Na Rin An didn't have a good round but a top ten is pretty good. In Gee got to five under on the front but had three bogeys back nine. A lost weekend for A Lim Kim with another seventy six.
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Post by fanofseri on Apr 17, 2022 4:16:43 GMT
Joker looked right back at me when I stared at her during Chevron. Georgia Hall diverted her eyes toward the clubhouse wall rather than acknowledging me. Winning Evian as a 12 year old means nothing without a US Open victory.
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Post by HappyFan on Apr 17, 2022 8:32:45 GMT
Round 4 Congrats to Hyo Joo on getting the win! This is the first Korean win by someone other than Jin Young since she won the HSBC last year. Will she establish herself as the top pretender to Jin Young's throne? She played pretty well most of the day, but definitely felt some nerves coming in, especially as Shibuno wouldn't go away. Fortunately, Kim made a clutch pitch on 18 to a foot for the bird that put it away. Great week for young guns. So Mi was seriously in contention for a while. Though she faded, she still notched a solo 5th. Hye-Jin was really impressive in getting a solo third; too bad that Thitikul shot an annoying 67 to grab a top ten and blunt Choi's gain. Still, lots of time for Penguin to make points. An also grabbed a t-6th, and In Gee actually made it to the top five briefly before fading. Still a 12th, not too shabby. Sisters hwaiting!!!
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