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Post by don on Jul 10, 2023 7:47:32 GMT
Typical USC fan on the green before the champ got a chance to smile. 18th green water sprayers are an easy target. I guess it can be done well with champagne but after the player has a chance to lookup and cheer. To be fair there’s no telling what I might do if I just saw my golfing partner win the USOpen instead of 4 jacking from 30 ft to kick away the side and a press. I’m happy for our resident usc fan that Corpuz has become the standard bearer for American women’s golf. |
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Post by jumpcut on Jul 10, 2023 13:23:27 GMT
I will attend the 2035 US Open. They better have one man flying saucers. I found this artist's rendering of fanofseri at the 2035 USWO. I hope he can sprinkle some of my ashes into the sea.  |
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Post by SoYeonFan on Jul 10, 2023 15:07:30 GMT
Round 4 There were still some highlights. Minjee hit a great televised shot on 7 to about three feet; her pitch mark was inches from the hole. Six had a nice 70; great to see her on the rebound. And of course, there was In Gee's ace, which not only gave us her second hole in one at a Major this year, but a fantastic lengthy victory celebration as she high fived everyone along the ropes. Alas, she shortly after that returned to struggling and didn't even get a top 20. But she did have that one moment. https://www.instagram.com/p/CugQ9jDr_g_ HappyFan no love for Min Ji Park who after the second day when she just made the cut. The best golfer from the so called Minor League went from around sixty filth place to a thirteen tie. But that's ok I think it was a great accomplishment for her. |
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Post by jumpcut on Jul 10, 2023 15:49:58 GMT
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Post by HappyFan on Jul 10, 2023 16:47:58 GMT
Round 4 There were still some highlights. Minjee hit a great televised shot on 7 to about three feet; her pitch mark was inches from the hole. Six had a nice 70; great to see her on the rebound. And of course, there was In Gee's ace, which not only gave us her second hole in one at a Major this year, but a fantastic lengthy victory celebration as she high fived everyone along the ropes. Alas, she shortly after that returned to struggling and didn't even get a top 20. But she did have that one moment. https://www.instagram.com/p/CugQ9jDr_g_ HappyFan no love for Min Ji Park who after the second day when she just made the cut. The best golfer from the so called Minor League went from around sixty filth place to a thirteen tie. But that's ok I think it was a great accomplishment for her. I actually mentioned Min Ji but stupidly spelled her name Minjee. She was the one who hit the tee shot on 7 to within inches, not the Aussie, and yes, she did a great job. |
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Post by HappyFan on Jul 10, 2023 16:52:12 GMT
To the end of my days I'll never understand why In Gee Chun isn't promoted as one of the stars on this fricking tour. What more can a Korean possibly have? She speaks English, she's gorgeous, she's one of the nicest women on Earth (would Lexi Thompson high five an entire gallery during an event like that?), she's generous to a fault, and, oh yeah, a three-time Major winner who produces exciting moments. The only possible answer is that they are determined to never promote Koreans unless they absolutely have to. In Gee should get Henderson-level attention, but never does. Well, I guess that's why we need places like this.  In Gee shows how you share a great shot with a gallery: |
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Post by HappyFan on Jul 10, 2023 17:04:32 GMT
Love ya Chalk Line (remember that nickname? It was because she was so straight off the tee you could draw a straight line down the middle of the fairway and she'd hit it). She lived up to her other nickname, Final Round Queen, with an excellent 68 on Sunday. Not much more she could have done; it's asking a bit much for her to shoot a 65.
Best of all, she is tons of fun to watch. How does that little gal do so many amazing things, and with a big smile and a shrug. Come back more often, Jiyai! I sure hope she plays the remaining Majors.
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Post by tonyj5 on Jul 10, 2023 17:07:48 GMT
Round 4 I enjoyed watching this until it became inescapably obvious that Corpuz had this in the bag, somewhere around the 12th hole. It's a sad statement about the Korean situation these days that it takes a 35 year old golfer to actually mount a charge on the leaders. Happy...I am not suggesting that this slump is going to last a decade, but doesn't this remind you of the way the American players played from 2010 to 2019? It was so frustrating. It seemed that every week an American had a good chance of winning, but almost never got the job done on Sunday. At the end of the year the American players never had the most victories. This decade has been different, The American players have finished on top in victories 2020 to 2023 and have a good lead this year. Like the American players last decade, Korean players have had their chances every week. Amy, Jenny, Hyo Joo (every week it seems), etc., but only Ko has been able to finish. On the bright side: Ko is probably going to win a couple more this year Hyo Joo is overdue and might be playing some of the best golf of her career Hye-Jin and the new Ryu are future stars. Hang in there...I am quite certain you are not going to have to wait as long as i did for things to turn around. |
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Post by HappyFan on Jul 10, 2023 17:52:41 GMT
It's beginning to feel like a generational change to be honest. I think the amazing young players on the KLPGA (plus poor Ina Yoon) are the best chance for the Koreans to recapture their mojo at this point. And they are probably at least two years away from getting here. Unless Hae Ran or Hye Jin pick up the pace, which could totally happen, but it feels like they are still acclimating.
Remember Lotte, when the top two Korean finishers were KLPGA second-tier star Yu Jin Sung and KLPGA rookie Youmin Hwang? That's a bad sign that they beat all the LPGA Korean regulars in the field. And again, the top Korean finisher at the Open this week doesn't even play on tour.
I've been thinking a little about Jin Young's legacy. By no means is she done, I think she will qualify for the HOF eventually. But she has shown a worrying trend of underperforming in big events; not just Majors, but the Olympics, International Crown, etc.
Here's a sobering thought. I feel like she needs to win the US Women's Open to truly be considered one of the greats. This week she turned 28, and I'm not sure, but I think every Korean who won that event was younger than that when they won. Inbee won her SECOND US Women's Open when she was like 24. This week feels like it was Jin Young's best last chance to get that title. Not only because of her age but because there are fewer and fewer courses that set up well for her game, and this one definitely did.
I don't want to pile on Jin Young, she has a lot of pressure on her already, and she has been one of the few consistently bright lights the past two years. But when you're the top gun, you need to be a factor at the biggest events. I hope she finds the answer and goes into the next Major ready to get the title.
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Post by HappyFan on Jul 10, 2023 18:01:05 GMT
To come back to my comments on In Gee and why isn't she promoted as the star she obviously is: at least Jin Young gets paired with Nelly and Thompson. In Gee gets paired with two old stars who, let's face it, were never going to make the cut and were going to distract whichever current player they were paired with, both because of the amount of hacking they would do and because the gallery would turn it into a circus-like atmosphere where concentrating would be hard.
When they start putting In Gee in pairings with other like-level stars and in tee times where she gets on the broadcast I'll know they are interested in promoting her.
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Post by legitimategolf on Jul 10, 2023 20:46:20 GMT
I was rooting hard for Hyo Joo all week but I can find satisfaction in Corpuz's success. By the way a Korean reporter asked her in the press room to confirm that her mother is Korean, and sounded very pleased with the reply. Another reporter attempted to make it about Michelle but Allisen politely shut that down. Golf establishment gets so baffled as to how to react to a winner like her and that is good enough for me.
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Post by haneymademedoit on Jul 11, 2023 4:40:23 GMT
I was rooting hard for Hyo Joo all week but I can find satisfaction in Corpuz's success. By the way a Korean reporter asked her in the press room to confirm that her mother is Korean, and sounded very pleased with the reply. Another reporter attempted to make it about Michelle but Allisen politely shut that down. Golf establishment gets so baffled as to how to react to a winner like her and that is good enough for me. Ironic that the media and establishment spent the first two days fixated on a once-great Hawaiian golfer (and a once-great Swedish golfer) who missed the cut by 8 and 9 strokes, respectively. And I understand that they were respecting the history of the game, and it was right that Michelle and Annika were there, but did they need to follow them on so many holes? Also, they ignored the third member of the threesome, In Gee, and during those first two days, they minimized the big story of the weekend, the new Hawaiian who won the tournament, a major, and the inaugural Pebble Beach US Open. |
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Post by HappyFan on Jul 11, 2023 5:19:00 GMT
So Mi Lee's final round:
Hae Ran Ryu
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Post by HappyFan on Jul 11, 2023 6:26:24 GMT
Min Ji's final round was just posted, too. I love that they are recording some of this, since it was almost completely ignored by the golf broadcasters here. OK, this one is basically an interview with a few shots at the end. Hopefully they will post more...
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Post by verdantgarden on Jul 12, 2023 5:46:09 GMT
My first attendance of a US Women's Open! As it usually falls just after the Fourth of July, I haven't been able to go because of deadlines at work. Now that I'm retired, I could descend to Pebble Beach.
Being a bit dumb, I splurged on the tickets thinking it would get me access to tents with good viewing. Ha! As I found out, the only stands to be found were on 17 and 18 and they were open to the general public. Premium tickets did get you into The Lodge, the ocean side of which got you a further view of the 18th green. It was nice to be able to access the restrooms to wash up with real soap and water and I did have a nice meal at one of the eating establishments there but really I should have purchased the General Admissions tickets since I like following groups around anyways.
Being a bit dumb, while I splurged on tickets and lodging (the Monterey Marriott: "largest building in town" said my cabbie on the way there), I didn't bother to rent a car. I don't like driving especially in an area I'm not familiar with. I did discover that the Tri-County area had an OK bus system. One route ran from downtown Monterey to Carmel Rancho which was only a quarter of a mile West of the middle school from which the coaches shuttled to the course.
The East entrance to the Pebble Beach community is gated. Passing through, the coach follows a long and winding road, mainly wooded at first, before reaching the main front entrance. One driver failed to make the proper turn on the coach I was on Friday.
Being a bit lazy, I had assumptions about Pebble Beach based upon what I watched on TV when the men played. First was the layout. It's like a moebius strip with holes 6-7-8 making a little beard. The green on hole 10 was the furthest from the clubhouse not the closest. I love to walk but this was a stretch for me. Twenty years ago, I could follow a group in the morning wave for all 18 holes, have lunch and do the same for a group in the afternoon wave. Those days are gone. My knees aren't in the best shape and for the first day, I pretty much kept to the first three holes plus 17 and 18.
The next day, I got a little more adventurous and followed Hyo Joo Kim as she made the turn. Her hands were cold but her putter was hot as she birdied the 18th and the 1st. Alas, she cooled down to finish with bogeys on 17 and 18.
Moving Day I continued the Korean veterans tour by following So Yeon Ryu for all 18 holes. She was paired with Japanese player Kana Mikashima. I really enjoy being part of the crowd that follow players from Korea and Japan. I notice Korean players' fans tend to be a mix of the sexes with females being the majority. Japanese fans tend to be dominantly male. I believe many Korean men, like most American men, follow the players for the sex appeal while the Japanese men are truly fanboys.
So Yeon had an OK +2 round. She had trouble with her distance control to the green. Three holes in a row 12-14 she landed in the front greenside bunkers but managed a sand save each time.
For the final round, I sing an ode to Jiyai Shin. True, it's been 25 years since Se Ri won her Open championship. Well it has been 15 years since I witnessed Jiyai win the season-ending tournament at West Palm Beach. What I saw on Sunday was the performance of a seasoned pro. HappyFan has given a nice recap of her accomplishments on this day. I just want to write what a privelege it was to see it in person. I miss you on the LPGA Tour, Jiyai! Because she isn't on the tour, the LPGA Twitter account gave her short shrift.
With one exception, I didn't run into any players out in the wild. The exception was Saturday night, I stopped into a Korean place to order some bulgogi. I told the cashier I was attending the tournament and he pointed out that a couple of players were dining there right now. I turn around and find the Iwai sisters with their team occupying two tables.
Regarding the accent over the Irish player Aine (for the life of me I can't type it!), that tells the reader which syllable to stress (AHN-yuh). You see it in Spanish names all the time.
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