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Post by philknj on Apr 18, 2023 1:17:00 GMT
The Kawana Resort/Fuji course is still ranked #2 in Japan on the top-100 golf course website ... if the LPGA ever launches an "Asian Major", they'll need to put this course on a frequent rotation for it.
The tourney starts Friday for a field of 108 ... top-50 plus ties make the cut. Plenty of broadcasting (Japan time) -
[Terrestrial]
■Fuji TV network of 28 stations nationwide
April 22 (Sat) 15:30-16:25 (LIVE)
April 23 (Sun) 13:00-13:35 (LIVE) *Kanto Local/13:35-15:00 (LIVE)
[BS broadcasting]
■ BS Fuji
April 21 (Fri) 15:00-16:00 (LIVE)
April 22 (Sat) 12:00-15:25 (LIVE) / 21:00-21:55 (recording)
April 23 (Sun) 9:30-13:35 (LIVE) / 14:59-16:00 (LIVE)
*****
Monday qualifiers on the JLPGA are infrequent, but bring in more players compared to the LPGA ... 11 players made the cut from a field of 62. Winless old-timer Megumi Shinokawa (turns 40 next month) topped the list.
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Post by philknj on Apr 20, 2023 11:40:12 GMT
Practice -
Erika Hara ...
... at the Pebblie Beach of Japan
Yui
Saku-chan
The Shinster
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Post by philknj on Apr 21, 2023 11:06:49 GMT
Round One -
POS PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R TOTAL
1T Miyu Goto -4 -4 67 67
1T Yuka Nii -4 -4 67 67
3T Fumika Kawagishi -3 -3 68 68
3T Sora Kamiya -3 -3 68 68
3T Reika Arakawa -3 -3 68 68
6T Yuka Yasuda -2 -2 69 69
6T Momoko Ueda -2 -2 69 69
6T Chisato Iwai -2 -2 69 69
6T Miyu Sato -2 -2 69 69
6T Karen Gondo -2 -2 69 69
Sora Kamiya hit it 260 and 283 on the drive measuring holes.
Erika Hara (+1)
SW Bae (+2)
Ting Ting (+5)
Yui (+1)
DON'T hit it left at #1
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Post by philknj on Apr 22, 2023 1:21:08 GMT
I better begin my beauty nap in a few minutes ... starting at 11 PM my time, it's 4 hours and 25 minutes of streaming a venue that won't remind me of a Texas swamp. Interesting that they have all 36 threesomes starting from the first hole ... Friday's leaders are bunched in between 11 AM and 11:40 AM (Japan time) so they can dominate the broadcast window ... the only "problem" is that most of them are not particularly popular or well-known.
*******
I hadn't noticed before, but her Exalted Highness Princess Mary Superal showed up this week ... and tripped on her red carpet ... +2 on Friday and +3 overall thru 11 holes on Saturday. However, the current cut line is +2, so she might make it.
*******
Chip-in birdie at #2 by Na Ri Lee.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Apr 22, 2023 6:59:10 GMT
Yui Kawamoto is really having a hard time playing good golf.
Another missed cuts.
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Post by philknj on Apr 22, 2023 11:44:16 GMT
The cut was +4 and 54 players made it. The particular stream I watched was focused on the last six holes only, so it would take a while to see the leaders if they interested you. Didn't see much since I kept nodding off  ... there's an edited replay at 8 AM my time.
POS PLAYER SCORE HOLE TODAY 1R 2R 3R TOTAL
1 Sora Kamiya -6 F -3 68 68 136
2 Sayaka Takahashi -5 F -6 72 65 137
3T Hina Arakaki -3 F -2 70 69 139
3T Chisato Iwai -3 F -1 69 70 139
3T Miyu Goto -3 F +1 67 72 139
6T Mao Nozawa -2 F -3 72 68 140
6T Momoko Ueda -2 F 0 69 71 140
6T Yuka Yasuda -2 F 0 69 71 140
9T Mizuki Ooide -1 F -3 73 68 141
9T Shoko Sasaki -1 F -2 72 69 141
9T Asako Fujimoto -1 F 0 70 71 141
9T Chia Yen Wu -1 F 0 70 71 141
9T Reika Arakawa -1 F +2 68 73 141
9T Fumika Kawagishi -1 F +2 68 73 141
9T Yuka Nii -1 F +3 67 74 141
I was awake long enough to see defending champ Sayaka Takahashi roar back into contention and finish with a birdie at 18 (below). She changed the color of her putter (same model) from silver to black three weeks ago and had to use it only 23 times on Saturday. Seven-under isn't too shabby considering she said she hit driver on the heel often.  
Yuri Yoshida (+1)
Haruka Kawasaki (MC) ... nice suspenders 
Hinako Deux (+3) ... her win was no fluke, now five-for-five in cuts made
Yuka Yasuda
The Unknown Korean (+3)
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Post by philknj on Apr 22, 2023 13:16:26 GMT
Lookup strings for YT rogue videos:
41st フジサンケイレディスクラシック
or
フジサンケイレディスクラシック
This morning's broadcast was focused on the last three holes ... the resort could put in ski lifts if Japan loses interest in golf.
Yuka Yasuda at the par-5 16th, I think ... her pic in my earlier post was from the par-3 17th hole ... her approach into the par-4 18th rolled over the green and left her short-sided with a slightly downhill lie in the sand. Not a lot of danger off the tee, but the bunkers around these greens are brutal.
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Post by philknj on Apr 23, 2023 0:42:04 GMT
The broadcast just started ... only the top-3 groups are waiting to tee at #1 ... maybe I'll see the whole golf course in this segment.
Sakura Yokomine on Sunday
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Post by philknj on Apr 23, 2023 6:27:12 GMT
The last broadcast window had the winner's interview and award presentation ... based on what I saw during the first ten holes, I didn't think Sora Kamiya would make it.
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Post by philknj on Apr 23, 2023 10:58:41 GMT
A first-time winner appeared to be in the works, but which one? Yuka Yasuda went into a tie for first at #12 which is when I stopped watching ... figured her experience would finally carry her to the finish line, but she blew it with bogeys on the last two holes. Reika Arakawa was in a position to force a playoff, but she bogeyed the last hole.
POS PLAYER SCORE 1R 2R 3R TOTAL PRIZE
1 Sora Kamiya -4 68 68 73 209 ¥14,400,000
2T Reika Arakawa -3 68 73 69 210 ¥5,813,333
2T Yuka Yasuda -3 69 71 70 210 ¥5,813,333
2T Chisato Iwai -3 69 70 71 210 ¥5,813,333
5 Seonwoo Bae -2 73 69 69 211 ¥4,000,000
6T Rui Hiraoka -1 74 70 68 212 ¥2,600,000
6T Yuri Yoshida -1 72 71 69 212 ¥2,600,000
6T Momoko Ueda -1 69 71 72 212 ¥2,600,000
6T Mao Nozawa -1 72 68 72 212 ¥2,600,000
10T Kokona Sakurai 0 71 72 70 213 ¥1,299,000
10T Ai Suzuki 0 71 71 71 213 ¥1,299,000
10T Phoebe Yao 0 72 70 71 213 ¥1,299,000
10T Yuka Nii 0 67 74 72 213 ¥1,299,000
10T Fumika Kawagishi 0 68 73 72 213 ¥1,299,000
10T Shoko Sasaki 0 72 69 72 213 ¥1,299,000
10T Miyu Goto 0 67 72 74 213 ¥1,299,000
10T Sayaka Takahashi 0 72 65 76 213 ¥1,299,000
Hit numerous wild tee shots on the first 11 holes, but obviously she plugged up that leak.
Low am was Reika Miyako (+5) ... haven't found a pic of her trophy, which wasn't much bigger than a shot glass with a stem.
SW Bae
Yuka Yasuda
Sakura Koiwai (+2)
Momoko Ueda
I missed this earlier ... Kotoko Uchida aced #9 on Saturday which got her a prize on Sunday. She finished at +8.
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Post by philknj on Apr 24, 2023 9:33:29 GMT
Winner's WITB
1W: Yamaha RMX VD (9.5° Ventus Black 5X, 44.75 inches)
3W: Yamaha RMX VD (15° Ventus Black 5X)
3,4U: Yamaha RMX VD (19,22° Tour AD DI-85S)
5I-PW: Yamaha RMX VD Prototype (N.S.PRO Modus 3 Tour 105 S)
48, 54, 58°: Callaway JAWS FORGED (〃)
PT: Odyssey TRI-HOT 5K Triple Wide
BALL: Callaway Chrome Soft Triple Track
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... there's an edited replay at 8 AM my time.
