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Post by philknj on Aug 29, 2023 17:29:18 GMT
Ting Ting will defend her title starting Friday ... field of 108, top-50 plus ties make the cut ... no working TV streams this week. 
YAWN ... don't know how the locals view this tour these days, but there is definitely a lull in "buzz" as I see it. The departures of Shibuno Fever, Saso, Furoo, Yuna and Katsu in such a short period of time have knocked the JLPGA for a loop ... and the "spikes" of Inami (2021), Chairwoman Mao (2022) and Yamashita (2023) have NOT made up the difference ... plus, I wouldn't be surprised if Yamashita jumps into the Q-series in November. Sakura Koiwai and Yuri Yoshida are popular, but haven't had a consistent grip on this tour. Do they have anyone now who can generate "traffic jam" and "parking lot full" warnings on the JLPGA website? That's what they had when Shibuno came back from AIG in 2019. This tour also needs some new and young Koreans that can really play and are worth being drooled over by the local media. Put the golf magazine publishers over there on truth serum and ask them if a cover with The Shinster or SW Bae will be a big seller on the newstands ... I think you know the answer.
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Post by philknj on Sept 1, 2023 2:31:40 GMT
Maybe it's a good that I don't have a free stream for this one. They're at a different venue this year (GOLF5 Country Bibai Course in Hokkaido) and it shows ... I've never seen a course in Japan look this bad in pictures, ever ... on its worst day, Evian never looked this bad.
BIBAI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 01: Shuri Sakuma of Japan hits her third shot on the 2nd hole during the first round of GOLF5 Ladies at GOLF5 Country Bibai Course on September 1, 2023 in Bibai, Hokkaido, Japan. (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)
BIBAI, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 01: Aya Kinoshita of Japan hits her second shot on the 2nd hole during the first round of GOLF5 Ladies at GOLF5 Country Bibai Course on September 1, 2023 in Bibai, Hokkaido, Japan. (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)
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Post by philknj on Sept 1, 2023 13:20:01 GMT
Round One -
POS PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R TOTAL
1 Ai Suzuki -6 -6 66 66
2 Sakura Koiwai -4 -4 68 68
3 Kokona Sakurai -3 -3 69 69
4T Karen Tsuruoka -2 -2 70 70
4T Aya Kinoshita -2 -2 70 70
4T Mana Shinozaki -2 -2 70 70
4T Sora Kamiya -2 -2 70 70
4T Haruka Amamoto -2 -2 70 70 9T Yuka Yasuda -1 -1 71 71
9T Amiyu Ozeki -1 -1 71 71
9T @suzuna Yokoyama -1 -1 71 71
9T Mizuki Murakami -1 -1 71 71
9T Sakura Yokomine -1 -1 71 71
9T Shina Kanazawa -1 -1 71 71
9T Mamiko Higa -1 -1 71 71
9T Maiko Wakabayashi -1 -1 71 71
9T Asuka Ishikawa -1 -1 71 71
9T Rieru Shibusawa -1 -1 71 71
Yuka Yasuda
Reika Usui (+5)
Misaki Miyazawa (+6) on what passes for a cart path on the way to the 3rd tee.
Another "home island" win in the works for Saku-chan?
Yui (+1)
SW Bae (E)
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Post by jumpcut on Sept 1, 2023 17:55:31 GMT
Does Reika have the same issue as Baba-chan, where she needs to special order extra-long sunsleeves? Although on Reika, it looks like the short sleeves may be more of a fashion statement. Weird tan lines though. |
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Post by philknj on Sept 2, 2023 10:56:04 GMT
Round Two .... the cut was +2 and 51 players made it.
POS PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R TOTAL
1 Ai Suzuki -8 -2 66 70 136
2 Kokona Sakurai -7 -4 69 68 137
3 Sakura Koiwai -6 -2 68 70 138
4T Maiko Wakabayashi -5 -4 71 68 139
4T Sakura Yokomine -5 -4 71 68 139
4T Aya Kinoshita -5 -3 70 69 139
7T Miyuu Yamashita -4 -4 72 68 140
7T Shina Kanazawa -4 -3 71 69 140
7T Sora Kamiya -4 -2 70 70 140
10T Asuka Kashiwabara -3 -5 74 67 141
10T Rio Ishii -3 -5 74 67 141
10T Amiyu Ozeki -3 -2 71 70 141
10T Karen Tsuruoka -3 -1 70 71 141
Yui (+1)
Mamiko Higa (+2)
Mrs. and Mr. Yokomine
The Shinster (E)
Ting Ting (MC)
Na Ri Lee (-1)
Mayu Hamada (+1), Rui Hiraoka (MC) and Anna Hoshino (MC)
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Post by philknj on Sept 3, 2023 11:23:57 GMT
Super rookie Kokona Sakurai birdied #18 to pick up her 3rd win ... only Ai-chan and NASA have also had 3+ wins as a teenager on Japan's big tour.
POS PLAYER SCORE 1R 2R 3R TOTAL PRIZE
1 Kokona Sakurai -10 69 68 69 206 ¥12,600,000
2T Miyuu Yamashita -9 72 68 67 207 ¥5,600,000
2T Sakura Koiwai -9 68 70 69 207 ¥5,600,000
4 Ai Suzuki -8 66 70 72 208 ¥4,200,000
5T Rio Ishii -7 74 67 68 209 ¥3,010,000
5T Shina Kanazawa -7 71 69 69 209 ¥3,010,000
5T Aya Kinoshita -7 70 69 70 209 ¥3,010,000
8T Amiyu Ozeki -6 71 70 69 210 ¥1,750,000
8T Asuka Kashiwabara -6 74 67 69 210 ¥1,750,000
8T Sora Kamiya -6 70 70 70 210 ¥1,750,000
11T Haruka Amamoto -5 70 73 68 211 ¥1,316,000
11T Maiko Wakabayashi -5 71 68 72 211 ¥1,316,000
w/ low am Runa Nakazawa (-3)
Maiko Wakabayashi
Aya Kinoshita
The putt didn't drop for Saku-chan at #18
SW Bae (-4)
Per her current attire, it appears that Rio Ishii dumped Volvik and WAAC during the off-season.
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