KLPGA: 2023 Lotte Open

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KLPGA: 2023 Lotte Open May 29, 2023 2:56:13 GMT

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Post by SoYeonFan on May 29, 2023 2:56:13 GMT

Schedule:06.01~06.04
Venue: Bear Best Cheongla
Sponsor: Lotte
Purse: 800,000,000 KRW
Format: 72 Hole Stroke Play
Par 72
Yard 6725

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Broadcasting: SBS (Korean Time)
1R 11:00~17:00
2R 11:00~17:00
3R 10:00~16:00
4R 10:00~16:00

Defending Champion
Eugene Sung

Past Winners
Ha Na Jang 2021
Hyo Joo Kim 2020
Bo Ah Kim 2019
Jeongmin Cho 2018
Ji Hyun2 Kim 2017
Sung Won Park 2016
Jung Min Lee 2015
Kyu Jung Baek 2014
Bo Kyung Kim 2013
Hye Jin Jung 2012
So Yeon Ryu 2011

Skipping: Min Ji Park, Ji Young Park, Hyun Kyung Park
Gyeol Park, A Yean Cho (unless I missed them)
Playing: Hye Jin Choi, Hyo Joo Kim

Last Edit: May 29, 2023 2:56:48 GMT by SoYeonFan

HappyFan Administrator Posts: 14,102	KLPGA: 2023 Lotte Open May 30, 2023 17:23:42 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by HappyFan on May 30, 2023 17:23:42 GMT

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KLPGA: 2023 Lotte Open May 30, 2023 17:31:00 GMT

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Post by HappyFan on May 30, 2023 17:31:00 GMT

Here's a fun extra this week: people who go to the tournament will get a ticket stamped with one of the five Lotte sponsored players in the field (including Hye Jin, Hyo Joo and Youmin Hwang). If that player wins, there will be a drawing, and one of the fans with that player on their ticket will win fab prizes. In addition, each person who turns in their stub will get a nice commemorative ticket suitable for mounting.

There's one other bonus, of course: the winner of this event will get a chance to play in Hawaii next year at Lotte's LPGA event. We saw how Yu Jin Sung took advantage of that this year; who will get the chance next time?

It will be interesting to see how the rookies fare. Bang is taking the week off, Hwang is a Lotte sponsoree, and Min Byeol Kim is coming off a mini-slump. Hwang in particular would love to make this her first win. We'll see! She did well in Hawaii as an invitee this year, though, so I'm guessing she might get another sponsor invite next time regardless of her finish here.

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KLPGA: 2023 Lotte Open May 31, 2023 3:58:36 GMT

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Post by SoYeonFan on May 31, 2023 3:58:36 GMT

Pairings (Notables)
1H
08:05
Se Hee Lee
Min Song Ha
So Min Lee
11:45
Yeon Jeong Seo
Yun Ji Seong
Hee Won Na
11:55
Seo Yeon2 Yoo
Bo Kyung Park
Ji U Ko
12:05
Min Byeol Kim
Seo Yeon2 Kim
Eun Soo Jang
12:15
Jung Min Lee
So Young Lee
So Mi Lee
12:25
Eun Jin Sung
Da Young Lee
Hyo Joo Kim

10H
07:00
Han Sol Ji
Yeon Jeong Jung
Hye Jung Lee
07:20
Hee Ji Kim
Ji Yeong2 Kim
Soo Bin Kim
07:55
Ga Young Lee
Ji Won Han
Uh Jin Seo
08:05
Eun Woo Choi
Ye Rim Choi
So Ji Kim
08:15
Hee Jin Lim
Yee Song Jun
08:25
Jeong Min Hong
Yee Been Sohn
Yu Min Hwang
08:35
Yee Won Lee
Hee Jeong Lim
Hye Jin Choi

SoYeonFan God Posts: 11,392	KLPGA: 2023 Lotte Open May 31, 2023 4:05:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SoYeonFan on May 31, 2023 4:05:41 GMT tv.naver.com/v/36485363 Lotte Open Announcement Video
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KLPGA: 2023 Lotte Open Jun 1, 2023 11:24:23 GMT

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Post by HappyFan on Jun 1, 2023 11:24:23 GMT

Round 1
1 Ye Bon Choi -6 66
T2 Yeon Ju Jung, Sehee Lee, Uree Chun, So Young Lee, Ji Hyun Lee 7 (R), Ye Sung Jun -5 67
T8 Ga Young Lee, Song Yi Ahn, Seo Yeon Kim 2, Ji Hyun Lee 3, Hyo Ju You -4 68

Notables:
T13 Da Been Heo, Hyo Joo Kim, Min Byeol Kim (R), Ju Young Park, Jung Min Hong, Hye Jin Choi, Su Min Oh (A), Yu Jin Sung -3 69
T27 Jae Hee Kim, Se Lin Hyun, So Mi Lee, Su Ji Kim, -2 70
T38 Eun Soo Jang, Jeongmin Moon, Uhjin Seo -1 71
T54 Sae Ro Mi Kim, Ye Been Sohn, Da Yeon Lee, So Hyeon Ahn, Hee Jeong Lim, Jeong Mee Hwang Even 72
T81 Yewon Lee, Gyeol Park, Han Sol Ji, Ayean Cho +1 73
T102 Youmin Hwang (R), Hye Jung Lee, Seung Yeon Lee +2 74
128 Jee Hynu Ahn +8 80
129 Ah Ro Mi Kim +9 81

Leader Ye Bon Choi

Da Yeon Lee/Hyo Joo Kim/Yu Jin Sung

Da Yeon

Hyo Joo

Yu Jin

Song Yi Ahn

Hyo Ju You

Ga Young Lee

Da Been Heo

Uhjin Seo

Min Byeol Kim

Hye Jin Choi

Yewon Lee

Ju Young Park

Hee Jeong Lim

Gyeol Park

Han Sol Ji

Ye Been Sohn/Youmin Hwang/Jung Min Hong

Ye Been

Youmin

Jae Hee Kim

Hye Jung Lee/Han Sol Ji/Yeon Ju Jung

Hye Jung Lee

Seo Yeon Yoo 2

Ji Yeong Kim

So Hyeon Ahn

So Young Ma

Kyu Won Uhm

Amateur Hyo Jin Yang

Sun Jeong Yoon

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KLPGA: 2023 Lotte Open Jun 1, 2023 18:31:31 GMT

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Post by SoYeonFan on Jun 1, 2023 18:31:31 GMT

Hee Jeong Lim is near the projected cut line again.
Her ball striking is nothing like it was before the club change.
She only had two good birdie chances which'd thankfully she made.
I hope it's a matter of getting use to the clubs and not some change in her swing.

Actually, some other golfers you don't usually see at or near the cut line is there.

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KLPGA: 2023 Lotte Open Jun 1, 2023 18:51:51 GMT

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Post by HappyFan on Jun 1, 2023 18:51:51 GMT

It seems like Lim and Ayean Cho are in a bit of a slump right now. So is Min Ji, but she's been playing outside events so it's more understandable.

It was nice to see Min Byeol Kim bounce back from her first missed cut. She looked pretty solid all day. Youmin Hwang struggled, but they didn't show her so I'm not sure what was wrong exactly.

Would love to see Hye Jin win this. She is so overdue, and I think it would give her a lot of confidence heading into the Majors.

Nice to see Hye Jung Lee again. WTF is 'Purple Dog'? Seems weird to see her with the word 'dog' on her hat. As if.

Also, we finally know what BOB means: 'be only brave'.

Last Edit: Jun 1, 2023 18:57:45 GMT by HappyFan

HappyFan Administrator Posts: 14,102	KLPGA: 2023 Lotte Open Jun 1, 2023 19:31:20 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by HappyFan on Jun 1, 2023 19:31:20 GMT Yu Jin Sung is apparently struggling with a finger injury much like the one Inbee had when she competed in the Olympics in 2016. She's dealing with it for now, but hopefully it won't force her out of the event.

SoYeonFan God Posts: 11,392	KLPGA: 2023 Lotte Open Jun 2, 2023 0:22:20 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SoYeonFan on Jun 2, 2023 0:22:20 GMT tv.naver.com/v/36548738 Lotte Open 1R Highlights
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KLPGA: 2023 Lotte Open Jun 2, 2023 6:18:55 GMT

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Post by HappyFan on Jun 2, 2023 6:18:55 GMT

Wow, that might be the worst break I've seen all year...

Uhjin Seo hits her tee shot on the par 3 12th; the ball clanks against the bottom of the flag, ricochets back over the green and into the water that fronts it. Literally if the ball hits six inches lower she might have had an ace. I've seen the ball clank off the flag before, but never back into the water!

[EDIT]: Crazy, somehow the ball didn't go all the way into the water but stopped in the long grass. From there she hit a pitch to six inches. What a nutty par!

Last Edit: Jun 2, 2023 6:23:37 GMT by HappyFan

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KLPGA: 2023 Lotte Open Jun 2, 2023 8:31:19 GMT

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Post by SoYeonFan on Jun 2, 2023 8:31:19 GMT

Hee Jeong Lim made her second birdie of the day on seventeen to make the cut.
I didn't see the birdie because the broadcast stopped.
She really needs to find a way to make more birdies.

Great round by Hye Jin Choi to climb into second place

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KLPGA: 2023 Lotte Open Jun 2, 2023 12:27:00 GMT

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Post by HappyFan on Jun 2, 2023 12:27:00 GMT

Round 2
1 Yun Ji Jeong -11 69(13) 64(1) 133
2 Hye Jin Choi -9 69(13) 66(2) 135
3 So Young Lee -8 67(2) 69(11) 136
T4 Seo Yoon Kim 2 (R) -7 68(8) 69(11) 137
- Ji Su Kim -7 69(13) 68(4) 137
- Ju Hee Son -7 69(13) 68(4) 137
- Ju Young Park -7 69(13) 68(4) 137
- Ye Bon Choi -7 66(1) 71(37) 137
T9 Yeon Ju Jung -6 67(2) 71(37) 138
- Uree Chun -6 67(2) 71(37) 138
- Min Byeol Kim (R) -6 69(13) 69(11) 138
- Ye Sung Jun -6 67(2) 71(37) 138

Notables:
T13 Yu Jin Sung -5 69(13) 70(23) 139
- Hyo Joo Kim -5 69(13) 70(23) 139
- Se Lin Hyun -5 70(27) 69(11) 139
- Da Been Heo -5 69(13) 70(23) 139
T19 Uhjin Seo -4 71(38) 69(11) 140
T25 Eun Soo Jang -3 71(38) 70(23) 141
- Jung Min Lee -3 72(54) 69(11) 141
- Ji Hyun Lee 7 (R) -3 67(2) 74(87) 141
- Ji Hyun Lee 3 -3 68(8) 73(69) 141
T33 So Mi Lee -2 70(27) 72(54) 142
- Jung Min Lee -2 71(38) 71(37) 142
- Da Yeon Lee -2 72(54) 70(23) 142
- Su Min Oh (A) -2 69(13) 73(69) 142
T47 Seung Yeon Lee -1 74(102) 69(11) 143
- Youmin Hwang (R) -1 74(102) 69(11) 143
- Jae Hee Kim -1 70(27) 73(69) 143
- Sehee Lee -1 67(2) 76(111) 143
- Ga Young Lee -1 68(8) 75(98) 143
T58 Hee Jeong Lim Even 72(54) 72(54) 144
- Su Ji Kim Even 70(27) 74(87) 144
- Hye Jung Lee Even 74(102) 70(23) 144
- Yewon Lee Even 73(81) 71(37) 144
- Ye Been Sohn Even 72(54) 72(54) 144

Cut:
T75 Sae Ro Mi Kim +1 72(54) 73(69) 145
- Jeong Mee Hwang +1 72(54) 73(69) 145
- Hyo Ju You +1 68(8) 77(119) 145
T85 Han Sol Ji +2 73(81) 73(69) 146
T102 Gyeol Park +4 73(81) 75(98) 148
- Ayean Cho +4 73(81) 75(98) 148
T122 Jee Hyun Ahn +10 80(128) 74(87) 154
125 Ah Ro Mi Kim +15 81(129) 78(123) 159

WD Ji Hyun Kim, Ye Rim Choi

Yun Ji Jeong

Hye Jin Choi -- she played fantastic today

Hyo Joo Kim

Min Byeol Kim

Ye Sung Jun

Su Ji Kim

Uhjin Seo

Chae Eun Lee

Ye Bon Choi -- she's another "bomb and gauge" type long hitter who misses tons of fairways and is 5th in driving distance. A new trend?

Amateur Su Min Oh

Carrie Park

Jae Hee Kim

Seung Yeon Lee

Yewon Lee

Hee Jeong Lim

Ji U Ko

Sehee Lee

Gyeol Park

Song Yi Ahn

Seo Yeon Yoo 2

Ye Been Sohn

Se Lin Hyun

Hye Jung Lee

Mi Jin Shin/Jeong Mee Hwang/Sun Jeong Yoon

Jeong Mee

Sun Jeong

Hyo Ju You/Min Ju Kim/Jee Hyun Ahn

Hyo Ju

Jee Hyun -- her game has really gone downhill this season

Min Ju

So Hyun Bae

Ayean Cho -- back to the blonde?

Jin Young Hong

Eun Chae Cho

Ha Ni Kim

Bo Bae Kim -- another purple dog!

Han Sol Ji

Ju Young Park

So Hyeon Ahn

Last Edit: Jun 2, 2023 12:33:29 GMT by HappyFan

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