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Post by philknj on May 6, 2023 1:27:10 GMT
Okay, let's go back to the best women's golf event this week ... the early starters are taking it on the chin; not one of the first 40 players out there are playing under-par on Saturday. Now I'm going into blackout mode ... hoping for a great broadcast tonight.
Only one player wears a crown in women's golf this week, Princess Mary Superal ... currently +10, but at least she'll earn some real money on Sunday ... I assume she's entered in the Japan qualifier for the USWO.
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Post by philknj on May 6, 2023 13:25:50 GMT
The Three Amigos didn't get any TV time today, but rookie and veteran Amigos sure did.
The live broadcast focused mostly on the last group of Yoshida, The Unknown Korean and Saku-chan beginning around the 12th hole ... all of them leaking oil after that. The play ground on quite slowly and the stream ended around the 16th hole ... what I missed was a big two-shot swing at #18 where Yuri Yoshida made her only birdie of the day ...
... while Lee bogeyed #18. However, she managed a chip-in birdie at #17, the bright spot of a horrid back nine.
Here we go again, The Shinster poised to spoil the kiddie's party ... made an ace at #8.
The youngsters on top caught a break by not having Momoko Ueda or The Shinster in the final group for Sunday.
Hoping Su Ji gets some airtime Sunday, but it's highly unlikely at this slaughterhouse.
Min Ji (+11) looking at Japan through rose-colored glasses
Shuri Sakuma has a 78 this week and could still win.
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Post by HappyFan on May 6, 2023 18:04:16 GMT
Korean leaderboard w/ leader:
POS PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1 Yuri Yoshida 0 +4 71 69 76 216
2 Hana Lee +2 +2 72 72 74 218
3T Jiyai Shin +4 -2 76 74 70 220
8T So Mi Lee +6 +5 72 73 77 222
10T Su Ji Kim +7 +3 75 73 75 223
25T Mi-Jeong Jeon +11 +2 74 79 74 227
25T Min Ji Park +11 +5 76 74 77 227
44T Seonwoo Bae +13 +4 80 73 76 229
So Mi is just two shots out of a top three. If Jiyai has a Final Round Queen type of day she could steal this. Her 70 was the second lowest round of Saturday. Stay tuned!
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Post by philknj on May 7, 2023 0:02:46 GMT
They must have been scared by the Sunday weather report ... going out on split tees starting at 6:30 AM.
Rumi Yoshiba
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Post by philknj on May 7, 2023 11:12:23 GMT
Yoshida's lead dwindled to one shot, but she never fell behind. Play was finished at 1:10 PM, so the broadcast I saw was recorded with about a million commercials.
POS PLAYER SCORE 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL PRIZE
1 Yuri Yoshida +1 71 69 76 73 289 ¥24,000,000
2 Jiyai Shin +4 76 74 70 72 292 ¥12,000,000
3T So Mi Lee +6 72 73 77 72 294 ¥6,750,000
3T Sakura Koiwai +6 76 68 76 74 294 ¥6,750,000
3T Momoko Ueda +6 73 75 72 74 294 ¥6,750,000
3T Hana Lee +6 72 72 74 76 294 ¥6,750,000
7T Miyuu Yamashita +7 75 72 77 71 295 ¥3,450,000
7T Shuri Sakuma +7 73 78 69 75 295 ¥3,450,000
9 Saki Nagamine +9 73 78 74 72 297 ¥2,580,000
10T Akie Iwai +10 72 74 79 73 298 ¥2,055,000
10T Su Ji Kim +10 75 73 75 75 298 ¥2,055,000
10T Kokona Sakurai +10 73 76 74 75 298 ¥2,055,000
10T Ai Suzuki +10 73 78 71 76 298 ¥2,055,000
20T Min Ji Park +13 76 74 77 74 301 ¥960,000
Baba-chan (+21) was low amateur
Pharma supplies for a year   
The Unknown Korean is getting closer to her first win on the big tour 
Sakura Koiwai
So Mi Lee
Kokona Sakurai
Haruka Morita (+12)
Erika Hara (+13)
Kana Mikashima (+17)
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Post by HappyFan on May 7, 2023 14:07:22 GMT
Great week for the Sisters, with Jiyai Shin, Ha Na Lee and So Mi Lee all notching top threes. The other KLPGA stars did well, too: Su Ji had a t-10 and Min Ji a t-20.
The Koreans seem to have this happen a lot when they play well: one player who is just ahead of everyone else having a career week. Ah well, they gained great experience and represented their tour excellently. Hwaiting!
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Post by SoYeonFan on May 7, 2023 18:44:10 GMT
If So Mi Lee didn't miss so many short putts no telling how many wins she would have.
Min Ji Park isn't in her mid-season form yet; she had three birdies back nine but back-to-back double bogeys 14,15.
Su Ji Kim is just a real solid golfer that doesn't get too up or too down.
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