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Post by HappyFan on Jun 30, 2015 5:29:23 GMT
The next KLPGA event takes place in China and starts Friday the 3rd. It's a three day event. Interestingly, the field includes last week's winner Ha Na Jang, last year's champion Hyo Joo Kim, and last year's Rookie of the Year Kyu Jung 'Q' Baek. Shanshan Feng will also play. Apparently these gals aren't too worried about jet lag in flying to the US Women's Open the following week!  |
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Post by johnboy on Jun 30, 2015 10:10:35 GMT
They are all sponsored by either Kumho Tire or Asiana Airlines hence them all being there.
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Post by philknj on Jul 1, 2015 2:11:52 GMT
Some prominent names are missing from this one, including Shin Ae Ahn, Song Yi Ahn, Ji Hee Kim, and Soo Jin Yang. Two USWO players are skipping it, Yoon Kyeong Heo and Jung Min Lee.
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Post by HappyFan on Jul 1, 2015 16:48:04 GMT
In Gee Chun is also taking the week off to prepare for the Open. I don't see Jin Young Ko or Min Sun Kim in the field either. Looks like an off week for a lot of the ladies!
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Post by SoYeonFan on Jul 1, 2015 18:15:04 GMT
In Gee Chun is also taking the week off to prepare for the Open. I don't see Jin Young Ko or Min Sun Kim in the field either. Looks like an off week for a lot of the ladies! I am really looking forward to seeing how Jung Min Lee and In Gee performs in the USWO. If they set it up tough like an open course should be, I expect them to at least get a top ten. Hopefully not like the last Major was setup.
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Post by HappyFan on Jul 2, 2015 16:48:26 GMT
Here's an interesting tidbit. Anyone remember Gloria Park? One of the original Seoul Sisters, won twice back around 2000-2001 time frame? Gloria has been playing only sporadically on the KLPGA the past few years (the article claims she retired in 2012, but I don't recall that being announced). But now, she has been given quite an honor. She has been named the coach for the Chinese women's golf team! The announcement was made at this week's KLPGA event!  The appointment is for the next two years. It's not clear if she is the only coach, the main coach or one of a team of coaches, but it still is quite an honor for her. Congrats!  |
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Post by HappyFan on Jul 2, 2015 17:01:50 GMT
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Post by philknj on Jul 3, 2015 4:46:58 GMT
I was wrong about Ji Hee Kim...she's playing this week:   This crazy golf course is shaped like a dagger and juts out into the sea. It's only 6,146 yards and with the wind off the water, maybe it's the KLPGA version of the Shop-Rite in AC. That probably means low scores and high scores. Yan Wang shot 94 (+22). Xiu'e Wang took a 13 on the par-5 6th hole and is +23 after 15 holes. At least ten Chinese girls got killed among the early starters...dial 911 for Gloria Park. The early leader is Se Yeong Park, who stepped out of a phone booth and shot 65. Never heard of her before and for good reason: she has 11 starts and 11 MCs this year with a scoring average of 76.22. What is going on over there? UPDATE: Oh my gosh, when's the referee gonna jump in and stop the fight?! Xui'e Wang just took an 11 on the par-5 16th hole and is +31 with one holes left. She is playing with Jinfeng Cao who took a 10 on #16 and is +19. Hae Ra Park at +6 is the unfortunate witness. |
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Post by philknj on Jul 3, 2015 12:00:16 GMT
1 1 PARK Se Yeong -7 65 2 T2 CHIEN Pei-Yun -4 68 3 T2 KIM Hyo Joo -4 68 4 T2 JI Han Sol -4 68 5 T5 FENG Shanshan -3 69 6 T5 KIM Cho Hui -3 69 7 T5 Chung Jae Eun -3 69 8 T5 KIM Do Yeon -3 69 9 T5 KIM Hui Mang -3 69 10 T10 JANG Hana -2 70 11 T10 CHOI Yoo Lim -2 70 12 T10 HWANG Jiae -2 70 13 T10 YANG Chae-lin -2 70 14 T10 LEE hyejung -2 70 15 T15 GUO Caizhu -1 71 16 T15 KIM Hae Jung -1 71 17 T15 SUH Bomi -1 71 The best Chinese score is from Taiwan, which must be galling to the authorities. They have an "88 rule" in place...seven players were told to go home, including Xiu'e Wang (104). Five Koreans shot 80+ and will be detained later at Incheon Airport to verify their identities and heritage. The worst score of 85 was posted by the unfortunately named Ji Woo Suk. At the par-5 6th, Ha Na Jang found the light rough on the left with her tee shot. She took her stance on a cart path for her second shot, but was distracted and backed away from it. She approached her ball again, then stopped, turned around and said to someone off-camera, "Don't move! Stop!" I never saw the Hulk turn green before.   The leader:     Hye Youn Kim shot 73.   Jae Eun Chung has a game that travels well.   |
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Post by HappyFan on Jul 3, 2015 16:56:16 GMT
Round 1: Rookie Park LeadsRookie Se Young Park shot an early 7 under par 65 to take a three shot lead after round one.  In the afternoon, the stars came out. Hyo Joo Kim was paired with Shanshan Feng and Ha Na Jang in the most powerful pairing.  Hyo Joo did not disappoint, shooting a 4 under par 68, good for a tie for second. Kim is not only the defending champ here, she has won the last two events she has played in China (having won the Hyundai Ladies Open in December as well).  Meanwhile, Feng shot a 69 and is the only Chinese player in the top ten. She is tied for 5th.  Jang produced a 70 and is tied for 10th.  Q Baek continued her struggles, shooting a 2 over par 74 to land in a tie for 41st.  Two more days! Scores: 1. Se Young Park (R) 65 -7 2. Pei-Yun Chien (Taiwan) 68, Hyo Joo Kim, Han Sul Ji (R) -4 5. Shanshan Feng (China), Cho Hui Kim, Jae Eun Jung, Do Yeon Kim, Hui Mang Kim 69 -3 Notables: 22. Ji Hyun Oh 72, Sung Hyun Park 72 Even 31. Hye Youn Kim 73 +1 41. Q Baek 74 +2 59. Da Na Kim 76, Jin Joo Hong 76 +4 71. Chae Young Yoon 77 +5 Round 1 pix Hyo Joo Kim     Ha Na Jang   Q Baek   Jae Eun Jung  Rookie Ji Young Park  Ji Hee Kim  Ye Na Jung   Ji Woo Suk   Ji Hyun Oh     Han Sul Ji   So Yeon Nam  Da Som Lee  Bo Mi Suh  Hee Won Jung  So Young Jang 
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Post by mr3putt on Jul 3, 2015 19:55:21 GMT
It's not clear if she is the only coach, the main coach or one of a team of coaches, but it still is quite an honor for her. Congrats! The Chinese will grease the palms of anyone ...the Chinese are always willing to buy their way to a gold medal....lol. Heck....they've also put in an offer to Kim Jong Un to coach...heck he's had 11 hole in one's in one round...so he must be really good. I'm surprised they haven't offered The Smiling Buddha a job...he's the master of gamesmanship. |
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Post by mr3putt on Jul 3, 2015 20:05:44 GMT
The best Chinese score is from Taiwan, which must be galling to the authorities. They have an "88 rule" in place...seven players were told to go home, including Xiu'e Wang (104). Five Koreans shot 80+ and will be detained later at Incheon Airport to verify their identities and heritage. The worst score of 85 was posted by the unfortunately named Ji Woo Suk.At the par-5 6th, Ha Na Jang found the light rough on the left with her tee shot. She took her stance on a cart path for her second shot, but was distracted and backed away from it. She approached her ball again, then stopped, turned around and said to someone off-camera, "Don't move! Stop!" I never saw the Hulk turn green before. Phil You are one freaky funny guy....no one on this site comes close.....but I have a feeling not many appreciate your sarcasm....not many reply to your posts. I didn't see the incident....but I did notice The Hulk looked mad when I watched....I'm having problems stay awake to watch the KLPGA & JLPGA events. |
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Post by philknj on Jul 4, 2015 13:37:29 GMT
mr3putt: You have a 3-hour time zone advantage! I watch bits and pieces among the live broadcasts and the edited replays. I didn't watch any of the live broadcast for Round Two, just parts of the replay this AM. 1 KIM Hyo Joo -10 68 66 134 2 JI Han Sol -7 68 69 137 3 JANG Hana -6 70 68 138 T4 JANG So Young -5 73 66 139 T4 HWANG Jiae -5 70 69 139 T6 KIM Cho Hui -4 69 71 140 T6 CHOI Yoo Lim -4 70 70 140 T6 JANG Su Yeon -4 73 67 140 T6 KO Na Rae -4 73 67 140 T6 PARK Se Yeong -4 65 75 140 T6 YANG Chae-lin -4 70 70 140 12 KIM Hae Rym -3 72 69 141 T13 FENG Shanshan -2 69 73 142 T13 SEO Yeun Jung -2 72 70 142 T13 KIM Hui Mang -2 69 73 142 The cut was +7, top-60 plus ties. I like her Korean interviews and I don't even know what she's saying...she always breaks out with chuckles.   Hye Youn Kim is Even   Jin Joo Hong is +5...from Round 2 & 1, respectively   |
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Post by HappyFan on Jul 4, 2015 15:39:21 GMT
Round 2: Hyo Joo Kim takes over
In the morning of day 2, Hyo Joo Kim made her move. She shot a 6 under par 66 to vault to 10 under total and a three shot lead with one round to go.  Rookie Han Sul Ji moved to second at 7 under, while Ha Na Jang shot a 68 and is third at 6 under.   Shanshan Feng remains the top Chinese (and non-Korean) player in the field, but she struggled on day two, shooting a 73 to fall to 2 under total and out of the top ten.  Q Baek had an under par round, but it was only a 71, so she stands at 1 over total, 11 shots behind Hyo Joo.  One more day. Can Hyo Joo get the job done? Scores: 1. Hyo Joo Kim 66 -10 2. Han Sul Ji (R) 69 -7 3. Ha Na Jang 68 -6 4. So Young Jang 66, Ji Ae Hwang 69 -5 Notables: 13. Shanshan Feng (China) 73 -2 16. Sung Hyun Park 71 -1 21. Hye Youn Kim 71 Even 22. Q Baek 71 +1 27. Bo Mi Suh 75, Ji Young Park (R) 71 +2 36. Da Na Kim 72 +4 44. Jin Joo Hong 73 +5 50. Ju Young Park 74 +6 Missed Cut 68. Chae Young Yoon 76 +9 Pix: Hyo Joo Kim     Ha Na Jang   Q Baek   Sung Hyun Park  Hye Youn Kim  Rookie Ji Young Park  Soo Hwa Jang  Da Som Lee   Chae Young Yoon  Do Yeon Kim  So Yeon Nam 
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Post by SoYeonFan on Jul 5, 2015 1:27:18 GMT
I listen to the KLPGA broadcast even though I don't understand what they are saying.
I sometime mute the Golf Chanel broadcast because I understand what they are saying
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