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Post by philknj on May 23, 2022 10:47:56 GMT
Minami Katsu will defend her title among a field of 120 starting Thursday (top-60 plus ties make the cut). Chairwoman Mao, who lost one Rolex ranking spot after her 5th win last week, is skipping this one.
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Regular TV (Japan time):
Sun. 4:00 - 5:25 PM (tape)
aqstream.com/jp/tva/TV-Asahi
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YT rogue video look-up:
リゾートトラスト レディス
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Post by philknj on May 25, 2022 11:48:09 GMT
Queen Shiho turned 45 today ... plans to play until at least 50.
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Wednesday prep:
Sakura Koiwai's will extend her JLPGA tourney streak to 142 when she tees it up Thursday, but then it ends when she plays the USWO. Her streak will end as the fourth longest ... the tour record is held by Junko Omote at 241 (2011 thru 2017). Her travel prep to Pine Needles, per Google mush:
In her suitcase, in addition to commercial tools such as clothing, there is a lot of luggage to pack in pillows, hair dryers, and so on. "And sweets. Squid rice crackers. It tastes like cheese. Recently, I've become a habit. I bought about 10 bags. I'll bring about 8 bags."
Another U.S.-bound road warrior who chose to play this one is Sayaka Takahashi
Ayaka Matsumori
Yuka Yasuda
Rei Matsuda and The Chie Pet
Nozomi Uetake and Rumi Yoshiba
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Post by philknj on May 26, 2022 10:44:52 GMT
Did a quick glance at the rogue videos last night before going to bed, which were mostly taken down not long after they were posted ... this one survived, covers the opening holes for Inami, Uetake and Hori Two beginning at 8:52 -
POS PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL 1 Pei-Ying Tsai -6 -6 66 66 2T Sayaka Takahashi -4 -4 68 68 2T Nana Suganuma -4 -4 68 68 2T Rio Ishii -4 -4 68 68 5T Momo Yoshikawa -3 -3 69 69 5T Hana Wakimoto -3 -3 69 69 5T Minami Katsu -3 -3 69 69 5T Ayaka Matsumori -3 -3 69 69 5T Megumi Kido -3 -3 69 69 5T Sakura Koiwai -3 -3 69 69 5T Yuri Yoshida -3 -3 69 69 5T Shiho Kuwaki -3 -3 69 69 5T Amiyu Ozeki -3 -3 69 69 5T Mao Nozawa -3 -3 69 69
The Unknown Korean (+3)
Kotono Kozuma (E), whose baby bro Jinichiro tied for 1st in Monday's Dallas qualifier for the USO.
Hina Arakaki (+4)
Reika Usui (+4) and Yuri Yoshida
Saku-chan and The Chie Pet (+1)
Eight Head (+1) and Hori Two (E)
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Post by philknj on May 27, 2022 3:24:48 GMT
After a marathon weather delay, they started Round Two, but will not come close to finishing it on Friday. As of now, it is still a four-round event. Serena Aoki opened with a 78 and quit.
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Another quirky feature I never saw before outside of the JLPGA ... what do you call it?
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Post by philknj on May 27, 2022 11:09:24 GMT
Play was suspended ... a few players got in only six holes. Sixty players are at Even or better.
POS PLAYER SCORE HOLE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL 1 Sakura Koiwai -8 *F -5 69 67 136 2T Shiho Kuwaki -7 F -4 69 68 137 2T Pei-Ying Tsai -7 *1 -1 66 66 4T Rio Ishii -6 F -2 68 70 138 4T Aya Kinoshita -6 *F -4 70 68 138 4T Sayaka Takahashi -6 *17 -2 68 68 4T Nana Suganuma -6 *17 -2 68 68 8T Yuri Yoshida -5 *F -2 69 70 139 8T Rie Tsuji -5 *F -6 73 66 139 8T Mao Nozawa -5 *F -2 69 70 139 8T Ayako Kimura -5 *2 -4 71 71 8T Minami Hiruta -5 9 -3 70 70
Saku-chan is ending her tourney streak in style.
Akira Yamaji (+4 thru 36) and Misuzu Narita (-3 thru 36)
Rio Ishii and Erika Hara (+4 thru 26)
Hikari Tanabe (+3 thru 36) and Reika Usui (+2 thru 36)
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Post by philknj on May 28, 2022 10:49:06 GMT
They're back on sked ... the cut was Even and 64 players made it, plus all of round three was completed. No Koreans made the cut ... it may take a lot of digging to find out the last time that happened ... Chae Young Yoon and Hana Lee were the only ones that played this week.
POS PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL 1 Sakura Koiwai -16 -8 69 67 64 200 2 Pei-Ying Tsai -14 -7 66 71 65 202 3 Shiho Kuwaki -11 -4 69 68 68 205 4T Yui Kawamoto -10 -6 70 70 66 206 4T Ayaka Matsumori -10 -4 69 69 68 206 4T Rio Ishii -10 -4 68 70 68 206 4T Minami Hiruta -10 -1 70 65 71 206 8T Miyuu Abe -9 -6 71 70 66 207 8T Amiyu Ozeki -9 -5 69 71 67 207 8T Teresa Lu -9 -4 71 68 68 207 8T Rie Tsuji -9 -4 73 66 68 207 8T Yuri Yoshida -9 -4 69 70 68 207 8T Momoko Osato -9 -2 70 67 70 207 8T Nana Suganuma -9 -1 68 68 71 207
Saku-chan has one more day to devour the competition.
Pei Ying Tsai
Yui
The Chie Pet and Rumi Yoshiba, both -2
Nanoko Hayashi (MC), Hana Wakimoto (-4) and Momoko Uete (MC)
Mone Iname (-6), Nozomi Uetake (MC) and Hori Two (-7)
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Post by SoYeonFan on May 28, 2022 16:02:08 GMT
Great round by Yui Kawamoto an Eagle on number one and four birdies. Also a great smile and just noticed the Ribbons are back, a good look.
A decent round by Kotone Hori, five birdies but two bogeys.
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Post by SoYeonFan on May 29, 2022 2:15:01 GMT
I didn't want to mention that Yui was bogey free through three rounds. Didn't want to jinx her. She got her first bogey on number three, however made birdie on the next hole
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Post by SoYeonFan on May 29, 2022 5:54:13 GMT
Yui Kawamoto had five birdies and one bogey to get to fourteen under through eleven. But she made bogey on twelve and fourteen to drop back to twelve under. She made no more bogeys to tie for tenth place. By far her best Tournament of the year.
Kotone Hori had a clean score card with five birdies to also tie for tenth place.
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Post by philknj on May 29, 2022 10:48:10 GMT
The Google mush of the article above describes Yui's comeback ... practiced 10+ hours per day at the start of 2022, but it did no good ... then started working with baby bro Riki, who turned pro this year ... taught her how to hit it right-to-left (which she never did before) and you see the results.
Profile of Riki on the Japan tour ... after four events, he is tops in driving distance:
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Rogue video of tournament's end, including replay of Miyuu Abe's ace at #12 at 1:29:11, worth ¥8,000,000.
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POS PLAYER SCORE 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL PRIZE 1 Sakura Koiwai -17 69 67 64 71 271 ¥18,000,000 2T Nana Suganuma -15 68 68 71 66 273 ¥7,900,000 2T Pei-Ying Tsai -15 66 71 65 71 273 ¥7,900,000 4 Shiho Kuwaki -14 69 68 68 69 274 ¥6,000,000 5T Minami Katsu -13 69 70 69 67 275 ¥3,600,000 5T Momoko Osato -13 70 67 70 68 275 ¥3,600,000 5T Rie Tsuji -13 73 66 68 68 275 ¥3,600,000 5T Amiyu Ozeki -13 69 71 67 68 275 ¥3,600,000 5T Miyuu Abe -13 71 70 66 68 275 ¥3,600,000 10T Kotone Hori -12 72 68 69 67 276 ¥1,745,000 10T Aya Kinoshita -12 70 68 70 68 276 ¥1,745,000 10T Yuri Yoshida -12 69 70 68 69 276 ¥1,745,000 10T Yui Kawamoto -12 70 70 66 70 276 ¥1,745,000
Win #7
Rie Tsuji
Yuri Yoshida
Hori Two
Sayaka Takahashi (-11)
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