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Post by philknj on Sept 20, 2022 1:53:29 GMT
As usual, one of the sponsor invites is a player on the U. of Arkansas team ... senior Kajal Mistry is the lucky one, who topped the Razorbacks in scoring last season at 73.18. Ex-hog and current LPGAer Brooke Matthews was also invited. The Monday qualifiers were Vivian Hou and Kenzie Wright. Waitwait Zhang got into the tournament via a tour member top-ten finish last week. I assume first alternate Maddie Szeryk is down there hoping waiting for something to happen.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Sept 20, 2022 2:33:13 GMT
A partial article about the Korean players performance on the LPGA Translated This year, there are no players who are particularly clearly performing. Go, who swept 6 wins in 9 months from July last year to March of this year, has been sidelined by a persistent left wrist injury. Ko Jin-young has an inevitable colon for treatment until the third week of next month. Star players like Park In-bi and Park Sung-hyun aren't showing the same skills as before, and Kim Hyo-joo doesn't seem to be focusing entirely on the LPGA Tour. This year, young blood was transfused by Choi Hye-jin (23) and Anna Lynn (26), but unfortunately they were unable to cross the gateway at the threshold of the championship.
The gradual change in the U.S. course setting in favor of the long hitter is also a factor in the decline in the number of South Korean players winning. Foreign players who have the accuracy to the gut are prominent.
However, it is also pointed out that these concerns are not something that can be taken seriously. Just as golf sometimes goes well and sometimes it doesn't, the sluggishness of the Korean players is just a temporary phenomenon that doesn't fit the cycle.
Someone else beside me has noticed the change in the LPGA course setups to favor the longer hitters
Full article on Yonhap News
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Post by rlspore on Sept 20, 2022 3:00:33 GMT
Have they really lengthened the courses? Seems like the LPGA is always shortening holes (at least for some rounds) to allow for more scoring.
Hyo Joo never seems focused, haha - but occasionally her pure talent just breaks through.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Sept 20, 2022 3:10:59 GMT
Have they really lengthened the courses? Seems like the LPGA is always shortening holes (at least for some rounds) to allow for more scoring. Hyo Joo never seems focused, haha - but occasionally her pure talent just breaks through. They made the par fives shorter so the longer hitters could hit an iron to some of them. Also on occasion drivable par fours and some longer par threes.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Sept 20, 2022 3:17:32 GMT
tv.naver.com/v/29309674Chella Choi talking talking about how she miss her partner who came over on her final round, It must have helped because she shot 67
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Post by legitimategolf on Sept 20, 2022 17:32:35 GMT
lol @ LPGA rookie "Anna Lynn"
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Post by tonyj500 on Sept 21, 2022 16:40:28 GMT
Have they really lengthened the courses? Seems like the LPGA is always shortening holes (at least for some rounds) to allow for more scoring. Hyo Joo never seems focused, haha - but occasionally her pure talent just breaks through. They made the par fives shorter so the longer hitters could hit an iron to some of them. Also on occasion drivable par fours and some longer par threes. Just checked the LPGA stats. The top ten in driving distance does not include a single American player. A Lim Kim is Number 8. Also Atthaya Thitikul is the only player in the top twenty in driving distance to win on tour this year. The biggest USA hitter to win this year is Jennifer Kupcho and she is ranked 27th in driving distance. Conclusion: Driving distance has had very little to do with winning this year.
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Post by tonyj500 on Sept 21, 2022 17:15:41 GMT
My field rating for this event is a very solid 70%, up from 66% last year. My breakdown is 78% from the LPGA Priority List and 62% from the Rolex Rankings. The field will be led by top 10 players: Nelly Korda Minjee Lee Lydia Ko Atthaya Thitikul Lexi Thompson Nasa Hataoka Players not teeing it up this week include: Jin Young Ko Patty Tavatanakit Inbee Park Brook Henderson Leona Maguire Hyo Joo Kim In Gee Chun Hanna Green Austin Ernst Amy Yang
Other stuff:
Andrea Lee became the 9th first time winner on the LPGA tour this year. She was also the 7th American to win this year.
Brooke Henderson notched her 9th top ten this year, tying her with Hye-Jin Choi. Only Atthaya Thitikul and Lydia Ko have more with ten.
There were some very important moves in the Race to the CME Globe for players that are fighting to make the top 100 and retain 2023 full playing priviliges: Daniel Darquea wrapped up a spot, leaping from 107-59. It appears with only a hanful of tournaments left, Frieda Kinhult (83-75) and Esther Henseleit (102-78), did the same. Others that improved their chances but need to do more include: Amy Olson 116-106 Caroline Inglis 119-107 Mi Hyang Lee 122-112
The Rookie of the Year Race got a bit tighter with Atthaya Thitikul leading Hye-Jin Choi 1149 to 1115.
There was also some noteable moves in the Rolex Rankings: Non LPGA member and KB Financial Group Star Championship winner this week (on the KLPGA) Min J. Park made the most important move 19-14. LPGA winner this week Andrea Lee leaps from 76-54. Other non LPGA players to make big moves include: So Young Lee 98-80 Amiyu Ozeki 221-115
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Post by SoYeonFan on Sept 21, 2022 19:05:02 GMT
I still stand by observation that they changed the courses for longer hitters. Just because they can't putt and have bad wedge games is why. Also the U.S has more players than other countries so shorter par fives give them a better chance to win.
Edit: U.S has twelve players in the top thirty driving distance, Korea has one.
The lowest is Jennifer Kupcho at 267 yard average.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Sept 21, 2022 19:52:25 GMT
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Post by tonyj500 on Sept 21, 2022 20:28:08 GMT
I still stand by observation that they changed the courses for longer hitters. Just because they can't putt and have bad wedge games is why. Also the U.S has more players than other countries so shorter par fives give them a better chance to win. Edit: U.S has twelve players in the top thirty driving distance, Korea has one.
The lowest is Jennifer Kupcho at 267 yard average.
Exactly my point, the eleven players that are abover Kupcho for the U.S. havent won. Look at the winners this year...with few exceptions they are all average distance drivers...some way below average. Korean golfers this year have had plenty of chances to win this year...and have had bad 4th rounds. U.S. gofers have pretty much stunk up the place for a decade....with very few wins....Haven't seen any excuses made. They have finally put together 2 very good years...give them some credit. Korean golfers have had a couple of bad years... Too much talent there to keep them down for long, other countries besides the U.S. and Korea are getting more wins.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Sept 21, 2022 22:51:28 GMT
I understand that they haven't taken advantage of it. But all I am saying is they changed the course setup to give longer hitters an advantage. I am aware that it hasn't worked out because the rest of their game was subpar. I am not making excuses for the Korean golfers, I understand that they haven't performed that well. Just set up the courses that is worthy of a Professional Golfers.
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Post by philknj on Sept 22, 2022 2:51:27 GMT
Jtibs and Stephenson got opening tee times Friday at 7:16 AM ... who did they p*** off?
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Caddie list is out ... Jeff DeCoen went back to MHL ... why did he leave in the first place? J. Song going with Museok Song ... is that her daddy? Keeping the money in family? I can't blame her ... she hasn't set the world on fire this year and going the wrong direction re CME points lately. Meaw going with Mark Wallington ... that hasn't been her regular guy. W. Meechai going with ex-scrub tour pro Brittany Benvenuto ... strange to see a blank space next to Waitwait Zhang after her top-10 last week ... you'd think Jan Meierling would have followed her down there ... they might post a revised list tomorrow.
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Post by tonyj500 on Sept 22, 2022 5:40:56 GMT
I understand that they haven't taken advantage of it. But all I am saying is they changed the course setup to give longer hitters an advantage. I am aware that it hasn't worked out because the rest of their game was subpar. I am not making excuses for the Korean golfers, I understand that they haven't performed that well. Just set up the courses that is worthy of a Professional Golfers. Lets just agree to disagree You have been on here for a long time and you are passionate about the game. I respect your opinion.
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Post by philknj on Sept 22, 2022 11:50:17 GMT
I still stand by observation that they changed the courses for longer hitters.
Who is "they"? Their conspiracy hasn't produced much.
EXHIBIT 'A' is the Seaview, which is 3-for-3 in short par-fives and 3-for-4 in par-threes that are 180 to 200 yards. Here are the last eight winners and their year-end driving distance rank:
2015 Anna N. 43
2016 Anna N. 61
2017 Inky 107
2018 Annie Park 79
2019 Lexi 5
2020 Reid 18
2021 Boutier 89
2022 ECP 23
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