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Post by philknj on Nov 28, 2022 6:02:49 GMT
JFE Setonaikai Golf Club (it's Scottish links with palm trees) will host the latest edition, Nov. 29 thru Dec. 2. I don't know the magic number for how many get the best priority status in 2023. Using Google Mush, here are a few of the better names from the field of 96:
* - Going on my hazy memory, this is a past winner on Japan's big tour
Princess Mary Superal Hikari Fujita *
Phoebe Yao *
Yukari Nishiyama *
Nanoko Hayashi Rie Tsuji Eimi Koga Miki Sakai *
Hikaru Yoshimoto Chae Young Yoon Asuka Kashiwabara *
Ji Hee Lee *
Na Ri Lee *
Hikari Tanabe Akira Yamaji Mayu Hattori *
Reika Usui Ji Hye Park (of Australia) Maria Shinohara Rio Ishii Hana Wakimoto Satsuki Oshiro Rumi Yoshiba *
O. Sataya *
Hina Arakaki *
Yumiko Yoshida *
Maiko Wakabayashi *
Erina Hara *
Asako Fujimoto *
Mamiko Higa *
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Post by johnboy on Nov 28, 2022 10:47:09 GMT
Top 30 get Full Card for entry to the first half of the years schedule until the reshuffle, from past history if your between 30 - 40 its no big deal as you will get in pretty much every event bar a few.
The major change I have noticed over the years is the decreasing number of Korean players playing full time on the JLPGA, only 7 kept there full card which includes the return from maternity leave in Sun-ju Ahn.
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Post by philknj on Nov 29, 2022 8:31:18 GMT
Round One (per Google mush) -
POS PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL 1 Maiko Wakabayashi -8 -8 64 64 2 Mirai Hamasaki -7 -7 65 65 3T Kazuki Tsuruse -6 -6 66 66 3T Amy Koga -6 -6 66 66 5 Sumika Nakasone -5 -5 67 67 6T Rui Hiraoka -4 -4 68 68 6T Ayano Yasuda -4 -4 68 68 6T Satsuki Oshiro -4 -4 68 68 6T Tamari Matsumoto -4 -4 68 68 6T Oki Seira -4 -4 68 68 6T Runa Ikegaya -4 -4 68 68 6T Aya Kinoshita -4 -4 68 68
13T Princess Sperral -3 -3 69 69
25T Reika Usui -2 -2 70 70
46T Lee Ji-hee -1 -1 71 71 46T Inari -1 -1 71 71
63T Yoon Chaeyoung 0 0 72 72 63T Mamiko Higa 0 0 72 72 63T Hina Arakaki 0 0 72 72 63T Miyuki Takeuchi 0 0 72 72
80T Park Jihye +1 +1 73 73
91T O. Sataya +3 +3 75 75
Ji Hee Lee
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Post by philknj on Nov 30, 2022 8:39:09 GMT
Round Two -
POS PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL 1 Maiko Wakabayashi -10 -2 64 70 134 2 Aya Kinoshita -8 -4 68 68 136 3 Mirai Hamasaki -7 0 65 72 137 4T Phoebe Yao -6 -4 70 68 138 4T Rei Arakawa -6 -4 70 68 138 4T Asumi Teruyama -6 -3 69 69 138 4T Sumika Nakasone -6 -1 67 71 138 8T Asako Fujimoto -5 -2 69 70 139 8T Hana Wakimoto -5 -2 69 70 139 8T Rui Hiraoka -5 -1 68 71 139
11T Kashiwabara Asuka -4 -3 71 69 140 11T Yumiko Yoshida -4 -2 70 70 140 11T Eri Okayama -4 -2 70 70 140
21T Aoi Onishi -3 -2 71 70 141 21T Yukari Nishiyama -3 0 69 72 141 21T Satsuki Oshiro -3 +1 68 73 141
27T Minami Hiruta -2 -1 71 71 142 27T Rie Tsuji -2 -1 71 71 142 27T Reed Leaf Rumi -2 0 70 72 142 (Rumi Yoshiba) 27T Hikari Tanabe -2 +1 69 73 142 27T Hina Arakaki -2 -2 72 70 142 27T Princess Sperral -2 +1 69 73 142
37T Hikaru Yoshimoto -1 +1 70 73 143 37T Miki Sakai -1 +1 70 73 143 37T Nanoko Hayashi -1 +2 69 74 143 37T Amy Koga -1 +5 66 77 143
44T Rio Ishii 0 0 72 72 144
54T Akira Yamaji +1 -1 74 71 145 54T Hikari Fujita +1 -2 75 70 145
62T Inari +2 +3 71 75 146 62T Erina Hara +2 +2 72 74 146
73T Lee Ji-hee +3 +4 71 76 147 73T Miyuki Takeuchi +3 +3 72 75 147 73T Yoon Chaeyoung +3 +3 72 75 147 73T Mamiko Higa +3 +3 72 75 147
83T Mayu Hattori +4 +5 71 77 148
85T Maria Shinohara +5 +6 71 78 149 85T Park Jihye +5 +4 73 76 149
92T Reika Usui +6 +8 70 80 150
96 O. Sataya +9 +6 75 78 153
Rumi Yoshiba
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Post by philknj on Nov 30, 2022 14:11:51 GMT
FYI - the strikeouts from the three preliminary sites last week included Ayaka Matsumori, Megumi Shimokawa, Jennifer Hirano, S. Langkul, Kotono Kozuma, Natsuka Hori, Junko Omote, Asami Kikuchi, Yuki Ichinose, Karen Gondo and Ayako Uehara.
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Post by philknj on Nov 30, 2022 19:21:19 GMT
A few pics from Tuesday -
If Q-school is so easy, I don't know why Yumiko Yoshida ever retired in the first place.
A spotter concerned with his personal safety, I guess.
JLPGA is brutal ... Maiko Wakabayshi won last year, but she has to go slumming this week ... PVC pants?

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Post by SoYeonFan on Nov 30, 2022 19:31:40 GMT
I wonder if Natsuka Hori is going to the Jump Tour like Kotone did to get back on Tour.
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Post by philknj on Dec 1, 2022 11:25:51 GMT
Round Three -
POS PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL 1 Maiko Wakabayashi -11 -1 64 70 71 205 2T Asuka Ishikawa -9 -5 70 70 67 207 2T Sumika Nakasone -9 -3 67 71 69 207 4T Mirai Hamasaki -8 -1 65 72 71 208 4T Aya Kinoshita -8 0 68 68 72 208 6T Rei Arakawa -7 -1 70 68 71 209 6T Phoebe Yao -7 -1 70 68 71 209 8T Hikari Tanabe -6 -4 69 73 68 210 8T Kazuki Tsuruse -6 -3 66 75 69 210 8T Mizuki Oide -6 -2 69 71 70 210
11T Reed Leaf Rumi -5 -3 70 72 69 211 11T Satsuki Oshiro -5 -2 68 73 70 211
15T Hina Arakaki -4 -2 72 70 70 212 15T Asuka Kashiwabara -4 0 71 69 72 212 15T Hana Wakimoto -4 +1 69 70 73 212 15T Asako Fujimoto -4 +1 69 70 73 212
22T Nanoko Hayashi -3 -2 69 74 70 213 22T Ayano Yasuda -3 -1 68 74 71 213
25T Rio Ishii -2 -2 72 72 70 214 25T Rie Tsuji -2 0 71 71 72 214 25T Minami Hiruta -2 0 71 71 72 214 25T Eri Okayama -2 +2 70 70 74 214 25T Yumiko Yoshida -2 +2 70 70 74 214
36T Miki Sakai -1 0 70 73 72 215 36T Hikaru Yoshimoto -1 0 70 73 72 215 36T Princess Sperral -1 +1 69 73 73 215 36T Aoi Onishi -1 +2 71 70 74 215
44T Amy Koga 0 +1 66 77 73 216 44T Yukari Nishiyama 0 +3 69 72 75 216
53T Akira Yamaji +1 0 74 71 72 217 53T Inari +1 -1 71 75 71 217
60T Karen Tsuruoka +2 0 72 74 72 218 60T Yoon Chaeyoung +2 -1 72 75 71 218
71T Hikari Fujita +4 +3 75 70 75 220 71T Mamiko Higa +4 +1 72 75 73 220
76T Lee Ji Hee +5 +2 71 76 74 221 76T Miyuki Takeuchi +5 +2 72 75 74 221
86T Mayu Hattori +7 +3 71 77 75 223 86T Maria Shinohara +7 +2 71 78 74 223
92T Erina Hara +9 +7 72 74 79 225 92T Park Jihye +9 +4 73 76 76 225
95 Reika Usui +10 +4 70 80 76 226
96 O. Sataya +12 +3 75 78 75 228
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Hikari Tanabe

Hikari Fujita
Nanoko Hayashi

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Post by philknj on Dec 2, 2022 11:49:45 GMT
Even an article on the JLPGA website is deliberately vague on the magic cut-off number from the final scores ... per Google mush:
The QT Final will determine the qualifications for the 2023 JLPGA Tour and Step Up Tour. Until the 1st JLPGA tour re-ranking, QT rankings are obtained excluding seeded players, but around 30th place is the border line every year.
POS PLAYER SCORE 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL 1 Maiko Wakabayashi -11 64 70 71 72 277 2 Aya Kinoshita -10 68 68 72 70 278 3 Phoebe Yao -8 70 68 71 71 280 4 Rei Arakawa -8 70 68 71 71 280 5 Asuka Ishikawa -8 70 70 67 73 280 6 Reed Leaf Rumi -7 70 72 69 70 281 7 Sora Kamiya -7 71 69 71 70 281 8 Mirai Hamasaki -7 65 72 71 73 281 9 Sumika Nakasone -7 67 71 69 74 281 10 Yuri Okuyama -6 71 73 70 68 282 11 Hana Wakimoto -6 69 70 73 70 282 12 Asako Fujimoto -6 69 70 73 70 282 13 Kazuki Tsuruse -6 66 75 69 72 282 14 Hina Arakaki -5 72 70 70 71 283 15 Kanada Taneda -5 69 71 71 72 283 16 Yuka Nii -4 70 74 70 70 284 17 Tamari Matsumoto -4 68 74 72 70 284 18 Kotona Izumida -4 70 71 73 70 284 19 Asuka Kashiwabara -4 71 69 72 72 284 20 Hikari Tanabe -4 69 73 68 74 284 21 Mizuki Oide -4 69 71 70 74 284 22 Reo Takeda -3 70 74 71 70 285 23 Rio Ishii -3 72 72 70 71 285 24 Eri Okayama -3 70 70 74 71 285 25 Miyu Shinkai -2 70 75 71 70 286 26 Amy Koga -2 66 77 73 70 286 27 Kotoko Uchida -2 72 72 71 71 286 28 Hikaru Yoshimoto -2 70 73 72 71 286 29 Minami Hiruta -2 71 71 72 72 286 30 Yumiko Yoshida -2 70 70 74 72 286
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31 Ayano Yasuda -2 68 74 71 73 286 32 Haruka Amamoto -2 70 71 72 73 286 33 Rui Hiraoka -2 68 71 73 74 286 34 Teruyama Asumi -2 69 69 74 74 286 35 Satsuki Oshiro -2 68 73 70 75 286 36 Rika Yabuta -1 74 73 70 70 287 37 Inari -1 71 75 71 70 287 38 Mayu Hamada -1 71 73 70 73 287 39 Nanoko Hayashi -1 69 74 70 74 287 40 Runa Ikegaya -1 68 74 70 75 287 41 Yuumi Kudo 0 71 75 70 72 288 42 Moe Takagi 0 70 75 71 72 288 43 Yumu Ono 0 70 74 72 72 288 44 Ayano Mori 0 72 75 68 73 288 45 Yukiko Nishiki 0 70 75 70 73 288 46 Princess Speral 0 69 73 73 73 288 (Disappointing for sure, but Her Excellency should embrace playing Japan's scrub tour in 2023, where her earnings will no longer be in bushel baskets of mangos) 47 Akira Yamaji +1 74 71 72 72 289 48 Mika Nakazono +1 71 73 73 72 289 49 Yoko Maeda +1 70 73 73 73 289 50 Seira Oki +1 68 72 76 73 289 51 Rie Tsuji +1 71 71 72 75 289 52 Hikari Fujita +2 75 70 75 70 290 53 Fumie Tsune +2 70 74 73 73 290 54 Aoi Onishi +2 71 70 74 75 290 55 Mayu Hirota +3 74 75 74 68 291 56 Mayu Hosaka +3 72 77 71 71 291 57 Kanon Nagashima +3 74 72 73 72 291 58 Junna Okuyama +3 74 72 73 72 291 59 Ayaho Yamada +3 69 73 75 74 291 60 Miki Sakai +3 70 73 72 76 291 61 Maria Shinohara +4 71 78 74 69 292 62 Aizuka Minayoshi +4 71 78 72 71 292 63 Lee Ji Hee +4 71 76 74 71 292 64 Yuko Fukuda +4 73 72 74 73 292 65 Karen Tsuruoka +4 72 74 72 74 292 66 Narika Miyata +4 72 71 75 74 292 67 Chie Sakai +4 71 73 73 75 292 68 Nao Obayashi +4 69 77 70 76 292 69 Miyuki Takeuchi +5 72 75 74 72 293 70 Hana Chiba +5 72 71 76 74 293 71 Yukari Nishiyama +5 69 72 75 77 293 72 Riko Inoue +6 75 71 76 72 294 73 Mitsuki Kobayashi +6 71 75 75 73 294 74 Yuka Kobayashi +6 73 77 70 74 294 75 Risa Murata +6 74 71 74 75 294 76 Kokone Yoshimoto +6 69 76 74 75 294 77 Yoon Chaeyoung +6 72 75 71 76 294 (Eight Head turns 36 next year ... now what does she do?) 78 P.Saipan +6 70 70 74 80 294 79 Satsuki Kuwayama +7 74 76 74 71 295 80 Karin Takeyama +7 72 74 75 74 295 81 Ai Shinozaki +7 72 75 73 75 295 82 Mamiko Higa +7 72 75 73 75 295 83 Park Jihye +8 73 76 76 71 296 84 Sakura Kito +8 72 77 74 73 296 85 Ayame Morii +8 76 73 73 74 296 86 Minami Takahisa +8 75 73 73 75 296 87 Ho Hashizoe +8 70 70 78 78 296 88 Reika Usui +9 70 80 76 71 297 89 Erina Hara +9 72 74 79 72 297 90 Momoko Uate +9 71 76 77 73 297 91 Shizuku Takahashi +9 72 75 74 76 297 92 Ami Hirai +9 72 74 73 78 297 93 Chihiro Kogure +11 75 72 74 78 299 94 Narumi Yamada +12 73 77 75 75 300 95 O. Sataya +13 75 78 75 73 301 96 Mayu Hattori +16 71 77 75 81 304
Maiko Wakabayashi
Hina Arakaki
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Post by philknj on Dec 3, 2022 11:45:08 GMT
The article above assesses the damage for Ji Hee Lee, Chae Young Yoon and Mamiko Higa.
Eight Head ... "It's not going well. How can I comment..." Regarding next year's schedule, she only said, "I haven't thought about anything yet, so I'll think about it after I return (to Korea)."
Mamiko Higa ... completely collapsed in 2022 with 31 trunk slams ... "There were times when I wanted to run away,'' she said, looking back on this year.
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