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Post by SoYeonFan on Oct 28, 2023 14:52:21 GMT
I guess Hee Jeong Lim held it together after the two bogeys. Had only one birdie but no bogeys. Mighty Mite Seung Yeon Lee bounced back after 81 with a 69
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Post by HappyFan on Oct 28, 2023 17:33:21 GMT
There are 8 ladies within two shots of the lead, including 4 at the top. Hard to know what will happen; if the weather gets tough, it could be a war of attrition.
I think the gal I'd most like to see come out on top is Cutiful aka Hyun Kyung Park. I don't think we appreciate just how much she does for the tour. Whenever there's a marketing opportunity, be it Promo models or appearances in SBS specials, she is always there representing the tour. Every pre-event photo or interview. My guess is she does far more of that than any other player. I wonder how much else she does as well that we don't know about. But though she has played well the past two and a half years, she hasn't won. It would be nice to see her finally get a trophy again.
Interestingly, Park is the sole leader who is not in the final group. I wonder if that will help or hurt her?
If not her, I'll root for Chae Eun Lee, who really needs a good week to secure her card. Or Hee Jeong Lim, who has gone through the ringer, but I feel like Lim is back close to 100% and will probably contend a lot from here on.
Min Byeol Kim had a nice bounce back despite a bogey on the final hole. She is five back so it's unlikely she can overcome all those ladies to win, but a top ten would be nice. Bang is tied with her and Hwang one back, so the epic three-way tussle continues!
Hwaiting!
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Post by HappyFan on Oct 28, 2023 17:51:44 GMT
Gotta love Yu Jin Sung. It's going to be fun when she's here next year (provided they ever show her on TV, that is).
They didn't show the best part! After the shot, she signed the ball and tossed it into the gallery, who went crazy trying to get it. She's got such a fun personality!
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Post by SoYeonFan on Oct 29, 2023 0:49:15 GMT
Hee Jeong Lim in an interview said that she still hasn't got her strength back. That sometimes she gets a little tired.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Oct 29, 2023 5:09:52 GMT
Chae Eun2 Lee just made a double bogey and she is doing the same thing on the back nine that she did third round.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Oct 29, 2023 5:40:34 GMT
If Jeong Mee Hwang get tired of this golf thing. She could jump right in to Modeling so says my wife not me, but I agree.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Oct 29, 2023 5:52:54 GMT
Min Byeol Kim didn't lose any ground for Rookie of the Year
I can't believe that Hee Jeong Lim three putted seventeen. Her birdie putt was just missed below the hole. I thought that she had a good chance for birdie. Ok she get a pass this time because she hit her birdie putt on eighteen six feet pass the hole and made it coming back.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Oct 29, 2023 6:23:22 GMT
Playoff good luck that's it for me.
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Post by HappyFan on Oct 29, 2023 6:38:50 GMT
Interesting how the three tied for the lead in the final group were not factors, while Hyun Kyung, who played in the penultimate group, was. Boy, if Cutieful wins this one she'll have earned it. She has given herself great birdie chance after birdie chance, missed most of them by the barest margin, and when she finally makes a birdie and takes a lead, So Young Lee immediately makes one to catch her. I was especially impressed by the putt on... 15, I think? She aimed practically 45 degrees away from the hole and it trickled down to within half a foot.
It looked to me like Jeong Mee Hwang was going to sneak into the playoff but she ran out of steam when she missed a short putt late. All three rookies managed top 10s after being afterthoughts most of the week.
I don't think I can stay up for the playoff, but good luck to Hyun Kyung!
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Post by HappyFan on Oct 29, 2023 10:04:32 GMT
Hyun Kyung beat So Young in a two-hole playoff
1 Hyun Kyung Park -8 67(4) 76(29) 68(1) 69(13) 280 144,000,000 2 So Young Lee -8 69(15) 75(18) 68(1) 68(4) 280 88,000,000 3 Jeong Mee Hwang -5 71(42) 75(18) 69(3) 68(4) 283 64,000,000 T4 Shin Sil Bang (R) -4 70(26) 74(10) 72(25) 68(4) 284 28,800,000 - Yu Jin Sung -4 70(26) 74(10) 72(25) 68(4) 284 28,800,000 - Jin Hee Im -4 69(15) 71(4) 71(14) 73(39) 284 28,800,000 - Chae Eun Lee -4 64(1) 75(18) 73(35) 72(29) 284 28,800,000 - So Hyun Bae -4 70(26) 70(2) 71(14) 73(39) 284 28,800,000 T9 Min Byeol Kim (R) -3 71(42) 75(18) 70(9) 69(13) 285 12,986,667 - Youmin Hwang (R) -3 69(15) 79(65) 69(3) 68(4) 285 12,986,667 - Hee Jeong Lim -3 72(58) 68(1) 73(35) 72(29) 285 12,986,667
Notables: T12 Jung Min Hong -2 70(26) 75(18) 71(14) 70(19) 286 9,392,000 - Da Yeon Lee -2 71(42) 70(2) 70(9) 75(57) 286 9,392,000 T17 Han Sol Ji -1 71(42) 77(45) 71(14) 68(4) 287 8,020,000 - Seung Yeon Lee -1 64(1) 81(80) 69(3) 73(39) 287 8,020,000 - Jin Seon Han -1 70(26) 75(18) 75(50) 67(2) 287 8,020,000 T21 Ji Young Park Even 71(42) 74(10) 71(14) 72(29) 288 7,253,333 T24 Ji Hyun Kim +1 67(4) 76(29) 72(25) 74(51) 289 6,491,429 T31 Uhjin Seo +2 69(15) 77(45) 72(25) 72(29) 290 5,946,667 T34 Yewon Lee +3 68(8) 77(45) 72(25) 74(51) 291 5,640,000 - Hyo Ju You +3 71(42) 77(45) 71(14) 72(29) 291 5,640,000 T38 Jae Hee Kim +4 73(71) 75(18) 72(25) 72(29) 292 5,280,000 T46 Yunji Jeong +6 70(26) 72(6) 81(69) 71(23) 294 4,680,000 T50 Ye Been Sohn +7 68(8) 79(65) 74(39) 74(51) 295 4,360,000 - Su Ji Kim +7 72(58) 73(9) 75(50) 75(57) 295 4,360,000 T54 Carrie Park +8 68(8) 82(86) 76(56) 70(19) 296 3,960,000 T60 Ju Young Park +9 71(42) 77(45) 75(50) 74(51) 297 3,640,000 62 So Mi Lee +10 73(71) 76(29) 77(61) 72(29) 298 3,520,000 66 Da Been Heo +13 75(90) 74(10) 76(56) 76(65) 301 3,200,000 69 Sehee Lee +16 68(8) 76(29) 78(64) 82(69) 304 2,960,000
Photos soon!
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Post by SoYeonFan on Oct 29, 2023 15:04:37 GMT
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Post by HappyFan on Oct 29, 2023 18:11:08 GMT
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Post by HappyFan on Oct 29, 2023 18:39:26 GMT
You can't say Hyun Kyung Park didn't earn this one. Since her last win over two years ago, Park has had NINE runner up finishes. You can't blame her if she had just given up on winning by that point.
And even this week, So Young Lee was like a pesky fly that wouldn't go away. Lee even had a short birdie putt on the first playoff hole to win, but fortunately for Cutieful, Lee missed. The next playoff hole, Lee put her approach into the water and that was that.
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Post by bullfinch on Oct 30, 2023 6:21:19 GMT
A favourite local player of mine. I can see why she has the nickname Cutieful. Plenty of IG followers so is obviously big in Korea.
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Post by HappyFan on Oct 30, 2023 17:47:01 GMT
She's finished second to Hee Jeong Lim the past two years in the fan vote for Most Popular. No insult meant to Lim, but I doubt Park is behind Lim in popularity. Park is almost good enough to justify all the media and broadcast attention she gets, but it sure helps getting wins now and again.
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