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Post by philknj on Feb 5, 2023 3:48:02 GMT
It's a little early to start this thread, but an issue has popped up. Chairwoman Mao is facing a possible punishment payment of ¥1,000,000 (or $7,623 USD, chump change for her) for NOT defending her title and playing the LPGA's HSBC WWC the same week. BTW, she qualified for HSBC by winning last year's JLPGA Panasonic event. The deadline for switching events this year is Feb. 10, if she chooses to do so.
For the first time since 2019, there will no upper limit on the number of spectators at this tournament.
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Post by philknj on Feb 15, 2023 1:57:14 GMT
Good news ... the AQ Stream site has added additional "BS" versions to its collection of standard Japanese channels (TBS, MBS, TV Tokyo, TV Asahi, etc.), so there will be more TV viewing options (Japan time):
TBS
March 4th (Sat) 15:00-15:54 (LIVE)
March 5 (Sun) 15:30-16:54 (Recording)
March 3 (Friday) 18:30-19:30 (recording) Saturday, March 4, 19:00-20:00 (recording) March 5 (Sun) 17:30-18:54 (recording) aqstream.com/jp/tbs/BS-TBS
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All but one spot of the 108 field is filled ... top-50 plus ties will make the cut. Hori One & Two will be there ... so will two players who have hit the skids in the last few years, Mamiko Higa and Erina Hara.
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Post by philknj on Feb 27, 2023 11:40:49 GMT
Team Callaway was in Okinawa City on Sunday.
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Ayaka Matsumori and Aoi Ohnishi, posted three days ago ... I'm guessing the tour van was already on-site.
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Post by philknj on Feb 28, 2023 11:59:03 GMT
Tuesday practice -
Hori Two testing a new Odyssey TRI-BEAM putter.
BML and hubby
Kana Nagai
Miyuu Yamashita and Minami Katsu
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Post by philknj on Mar 1, 2023 5:58:52 GMT
Erika Hara bagged a lot of Cally gear last year, but much less now.
Driver: Cobra King LTDx LS (9 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya The ATTAS V2 (hardness 5S)
Fairway Woods: Cobra King LTDx LS (No. 3, 14.5 degrees), Callaway Epic SPEED (No. 5, 18 degrees)
Utility: Callaway APEX UW (21 degrees, 23 degrees)
Irons: Cobra King CB (5th-9th)
Wedges: Zodia Prototype (45, 50, 58 degrees)
Putter: Odyssey Toulon Putter San Diego
Ball: Bridgestone Tour B X
Never heard of Zodia before ... an obviously ultra-cool micro-brand in Japan:
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Post by philknj on Mar 2, 2023 1:09:21 GMT
I forgot to post the rogue YT video look-up string for this event:
第36回ダイキンオーキッドレディスゴルフトーナメント
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Accuweather says Okinawa daily high temps for this one will be 65-70F ... a passing shower or two on Thursday and 94% chance of precip. on Saturday.
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SW Bae is -1 thru 4 holes.
Haruka Morita is Even thru two holes ... currently #2 on China's Int'l Crown team with a margin of safety.
Mi Jeong Jeon (pushing 41) is -1 thru four holes.
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Post by philknj on Mar 2, 2023 10:53:16 GMT
As of now, I see no legit YT videos from Round One.
POS PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1 Ayaka Watanabe -6 -6 66 66
2T Reika Arakawa -3 -3 69 69
2T Momoko Kishibe -3 -3 69 69
2T Pei-Ying Tsai -3 -3 69 69
2T Ai Suzuki -3 -3 69 69
6T Nanako Ueno -2 -2 70 70
6T Miyuu Yamashita -2 -2 70 70
8T Mi-Jeong Jeon -1 -1 71 71
8T Haruka Morita -1 -1 71 71
8T Mizuki Ooide -1 -1 71 71
8T Saiki Fujita -1 -1 71 71
8T Lala Anai -1 -1 71 71
8T Kumiko Kaneda -1 -1 71 71
8T Chisato Iwai -1 -1 71 71
8T Hana Lee -1 -1 71 71
8T Momoko Ueda -1 -1 71 71
8T Yuna Nishimura -1 -1 71 71
The Minnesota Twins shot -2 and +3, respectively.
Ayaka Watanabe
The Unknown Korean is due to be known one of these days ... that swing is too good.
Hori One (+4)
BML's fade-out begins with a +2
Teresa Lu (+3)
More bags -
Yuri Yoshida
Driver: Bridgestone B1 driver (9.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Composite SPEEDER NX GREEN 50 S
Fairway Wood: TaylorMade SIM2 MAX Fairway Wood (3rd 16 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Composite SPEEDER NX GREEN 50 S
Utility: Tour B JGR HY (3rd 19th, 4th 22nd)
Shaft: UST Mamiya ATTAS EZ
Irons: Bridgestone 222CB+ irons (#5)
Bridgestone 221CB Irons (#6-PW)
Shaft: FST KBS Tour 90 S
Wedge: Bridgestone BRM wedge (47 degrees)
Bridgestone BRM2 wedges (52 and 58 degrees)
Shaft: FST KBS Tour 90 S
Putter: Odyssey O-WORKS Black #2W
Ball: Bridgestone Tour B X Ball
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Miyuu Yamashita
Driver: Dunlop Srixon ZX5 Mk II Driver (8.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Composite SPEEDER NX GREEN 50 SR
Fairway Wood: Dunlop Srixon ZX Mk II Fairway Wood (3rd 15 degrees, 5th 18 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Composite SPEEDER NX GREEN 50 SR
Utility: Dunlop Srixon ZX Mk II Hybrid (4UT22 degrees, 5UT25 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Composite Speeder TR Hybrid 75 S
Irons: Dunlop Srixon ZX5 Mk II Irons (#6-PW)
Shaft: Dynamic Gold 85 R300
Wedges: Cleveland RTX 6 ZIPCORE Wedges (47, 52, 58 degrees)
Shaft: Dynamic Gold 95 R300
Putter: Squad Prototype (Realize)
Ball: Dunlop Srixon Z-STAR XV Ball
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Post by SoYeonFan on Mar 2, 2023 18:08:37 GMT
Kotone Hori had three birdies first four holes, then forgot how to play golf, had six bogeys no birdies after that.
Yuri Kawamoto had two birdies one bogey front nine.
However same as last year back nine six bogeys one birdie, finished with four straight bogeys.
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Post by philknj on Mar 3, 2023 11:29:49 GMT
The BS-TBS stream worked perfectly, although I got up 15 minutes late. 
POS PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1 Ayaka Watanabe -9 -3 66 69 135
2 Haruka Morita -6 -5 71 67 138
3T Momoko Ueda -5 -4 71 68 139
3T Mone Inami -5 -6 73 66 139
3T Reika Arakawa -5 -2 69 70 139
6T Miyuu Yamashita -4 -2 70 70 140
6T Mi-Jeong Jeon -4 -3 71 69 140
8T Serena Aoki -3 -3 72 69 141
8T Lala Anai -3 -2 71 70 141
8T Kotoko Uchida -3 -3 72 69 141
The cut was exactly 50 players at +2, which brought in a surprising number of old-timers and alleged washouts ... such as ...
Erina Hara (+2) ...
... and Mamiko Higa (+1) ... pic is from Round One ....
... and Hori One (+2)
... and Ayako Uehara (+2) ... pic is from Round One.
The broadcast showed Mone Iname make an eagle-two on the par-4 17th ... I didn't know she also make an eagle-two on the par par-4 5th.  Since the tour started keeping detailed records in 1990, this is only the fourth time that a player made eagles on two par-4 holes in one round.
Kokona Sakurai (MC)
Yui (MC)
The Shinster (-2) and BML (MC)
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Post by SoYeonFan on Mar 3, 2023 18:51:13 GMT
Whatever reason is causing Yui to have so many bad back nines she really need to fix it. She was four under front nine and seven over the back nine for the two rounds. Maybe Natsuka Hori should give Kotone lessons after making the cut and Kotone missing it.  kidding |
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Post by philknj on Mar 4, 2023 11:49:20 GMT
The Shinster scorched the backside with a 30, topped off with an eagle at #18 ... although it was shortened to 453 yards (listed at 495), she was the only player to make a three there.
POS PLAYER SCORE HOLE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1 Jiyai Shin -9 F -7 73 69 65 207
2 Nanako Ueno -7 F -5 70 72 67 209
3 Ayaka Watanabe -6 F +3 66 69 75 210
4T Momoko Ueda -5 F 0 71 68 72 211
4T Haruka Morita -5 F +1 71 67 73 211
4T Miyuu Abe -5 F -4 73 70 68 211
4T Mone Inami -5 F 0 73 66 72 211
8T Akie Iwai -4 F -3 77 66 69 212
8T Yuri Yoshida -4 F -2 72 70 70 212
8T Lala Anai -4 F -1 71 70 71 212
8T Serena Aoki -4 F -1 72 69 71 212
Nanako Ueno and Mini Ueno ... only her looper is carrying a yardage book and she re-employed a putter from her junior days this week (27 putts on Saturday).
Okay, we get it already ...
... give it a rest, you didn't win, yet.  
Back to the locker room, the socks don't match ... Nozomi Uetake (+5) and Kana Mikashima (-2)
Rotten putting by Haruka Morita on the last four holes probably doomed her chances this week.
Mi Jeong Jeon (-2) and the same-looking boat every year.
Erika Hara (-1)
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Post by philknj on Mar 5, 2023 12:23:39 GMT
So, what is left for The Shinster to accomplish in Japan? Well, she never won this event before ... check off that box. She'd like to get the 30-win free ticket for life ... now at 27 (does NOT include two non-member wins in Japan). And a real fluke of math, she has never won the annual money title ... for now, she's on the right track.
POS PLAYER SCORE 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL PRIZE
1 Jiyai Shin -10 73 69 65 71 278 ¥21,600,000
2T Momoko Ueda -7 71 68 72 70 281 ¥9,480,000
2T Mone Inami -7 73 66 72 70 281 ¥9,480,000
4 Saiki Fujita -6 71 74 70 67 282 ¥7,200,000
5 Shoko Sasaki -5 75 70 68 70 283 ¥6,000,000
6T Ai Suzuki -4 69 73 72 70 284 ¥4,200,000
6T Akie Iwai -4 77 66 69 72 284 ¥4,200,000
6T Ayaka Watanabe -4 66 69 75 74 284 ¥4,200,000
9T Yuna Nishimura -3 71 72 72 70 285 ¥2,376,000
9T Yuka Nii -3 75 71 70 69 285 ¥2,376,000
9T Mi-Jeong Jeon -3 71 69 74 71 285 ¥2,376,000
9T Kana Mikashima -3 75 70 69 71 285 ¥2,376,000
9T Serena Aoki -3 72 69 71 73 285 ¥2,376,000
14T Erika Hara -2 73 70 72 71 286 ¥1,740,000
14T Miyu Goto -2 75 69 71 71 286 ¥1,740,000
14T Miyuu Abe -2 73 70 68 75 286 ¥1,740,000
14T Nanako Ueno -2 70 72 67 77 286 ¥1,740,000
Nanako Ueno (right) gagged ... she was never shown on the broadcast until she had a two-foot birdie putt attempt at #18, which she missed.
Yuna Nishimura
The broadcasters were saying "birdie" and "eagle" regarding the shortened par-5 18th, but Momoko Ueda made a mess of it with a six.
Saiki Fujita
Pickachu? Super Mario? No, it's Aya Kinoshita (-1)
The Chie Pet was on-site selling ... ball markers?
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Post by HappyFan on Mar 5, 2023 18:21:45 GMT
Congrats to Jiyai! It is kind of surprising that she has never led the JLPGA, especially considering she HAS led the LPGA in her career. I guess her win at the Vic Open a few weeks ago gave her added confidence going into this season. Anyways, great job!
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Post by SoYeonFan on Mar 5, 2023 18:45:35 GMT
Congratulation to Jiyai Shin to keep on going and going.
Natsuka Hori finished in last place, however picked up some pocket money.
Every cut made helps
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Post by philknj on Mar 7, 2023 3:47:05 GMT
The Shinster's WITB ... I assume this is her bag from Sunday, since she changed her FW and UT models between rounds.
Driver: Callaway Paradigm Triple Diamond (9 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Composite Speeder Evolution 4 (hardness S, 45 inches)
Fairway Wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (3rd 15 degrees, 5th 19 degrees)
Utility: Callaway GBB Epic (3rd 20th, 4th 23rd)
Iron: Callaway APEX TCB (No. 6 to PW)
Wedges: Callaway JAWS (50, 54, 60 degrees)
Putter: Taylormade TP Collection HYDRO BLAST Juno TB1.5
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
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BONUS dirt ... The Shinster's bag from the 2008 Mizuno Classic:
Driver: PRGR TR500 (8.5 degrees)
3W, 5W: PRGR DUO HIT
Utility: PING Raputure V2 (23 degrees)
5-PW: PRGR is3 501
Wedge: Fourteen MT28V4 (52 degrees, 56 degrees, 60 degrees)
Putter: PING Redwood Piper S
Ball: Titleist PRO V1X
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Since the tour started keeping detailed records in 1990, this is only the fourth time that a player made eagles on two par-4 holes in one round.
kidding
