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Post by philknj on Oct 24, 2023 12:31:06 GMT
Starts Friday for a field of 96 ... top-50 plus ties make the cut. They had a Monday qualifier and 15 players passed it, including past tour winner Kotono Kozuma. Akira Yamaji returned from the U.S. and passed with a 68 ... Google mush comments later:
``I arrived at Haneda last night after traveling from the US Women's Tour qualifying round. It's a tough schedule, but I didn't suffer from jet lag and was able to play well today. It was a disappointing result, but I tried my best. It was fun because I was able to play golf. Players from overseas don't seem to care about hitting one OB, and I remember that I was like that when I was good. I had a series of bogeys today as well. However, I was able to switch right away and play with all my might, and I gained a lot emotionally. After this, I will be competing on both the JLPGA Tour and the Step Up Tour, but my goal is to win the matches I play in. The main tournament. I will first rest my body and do my best to win the championship.”
First year high schooler Tsukiha Nakashima finished first with a career-low 66 ... says her idol is The Shinster.
Sunday's stream, if they don't block it  ... Japan time:
■24 TV Asahi network stations nationwide
October 29th (Sun) 16:00-17:25 (recording)
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Post by philknj on Oct 26, 2023 12:27:30 GMT
Practice -
It appears that Yuri Yoshida (right) might have baby sis Rin carrying (or pushing) her bag this week ... Yoshida Two is #35 on WAGR, don't know how long she plans on remaining an amateur.
The Unknown Korean
Hori Two
Hina (The Face) Arakaki
Erika Hara could avoid explaining the DQ at LPGA q-school
The Shinster leads by less than 21 points in the Mercedes ranking over Yamashita
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Post by philknj on Oct 27, 2023 10:53:11 GMT
Round One -
POS PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R TOTAL
1T Yuka Nii -5 -5 67 67
1T Hinako Yamauchi -5 -5 67 67
1T Akie Iwai -5 -5 67 67
4T Rio Takeda -4 -4 68 68
4T Saiki Fujita -4 -4 68 68
4T Fumika Kawagishi -4 -4 68 68
4T Ai Suzuki -4 -4 68 68
8T Yuting Seki -3 -3 69 69
8T Karen Tsuruoka -3 -3 69 69
8T Sakura Koiwai -3 -3 69 69
8T Yuri Yoshida -3 -3 69 69
8T Erika Hara -3 -3 69 69
Hinako Deux
Yoshida One and Two
Sakura Koiwai
Kotoko Uchida (+2)
Kotono Kozuma (-2) ... 5 for 5 in trunk slams on the big tour and nothing better than T-34 on the scrub tour this year.
SW Bae (-2)
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Post by philknj on Oct 28, 2023 11:36:10 GMT
The cut was +2 and 53 players made it.
POS PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R TOTAL
1 Ai Suzuki -9 -5 68 67 135
2T Miyuu Yamashita -7 -6 71 66 137
2T Erika Hara -7 -4 69 68 137
2T Fumika Kawagishi -7 -3 68 69 137
5T Rio Takeda -6 -2 68 70 138
5T Yuka Nii -6 -1 67 71 138
7 Akie Iwai -5 0 67 72 139
8T Chisato Iwai -4 -3 71 69 140
8T Hana Lee -4 -3 71 69 140
8T Miyu Goto -4 -3 71 69 140
8T Saiki Fujita -4 0 68 72 140
Yuka Nii aced #8 (160 yards)
The locals are still with Erika Hara after last week's debacle in LPGA q-school
The Unknown Korean
Miyuu Yamashita just heard that The Shinster trunk slammed. 
Ting Ting (+2)
Akira Yamaji (+12, MC) ... just like in the U.S., Monday qualifier gets massacred.
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Post by philknj on Oct 29, 2023 7:27:28 GMT
I'm watching the replay on TV Asahi in blackout mode ... will the Unknown Korean finally kick the door in? She's playing the par-5 16th, one shot back of leader Yamashita, who left herself a long birdie putt at the par-3 15th.
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Post by philknj on Oct 29, 2023 9:06:40 GMT
One of the best final round broadcasts the JLPGA has had in a long time ... ending in a 3-way playoff.
Is HANA LEE still unknown? NO bogeys on Sunday ... and yes, she was already qualified for Toto LPGA. 
Rogue video at the 1st hole showing Lee's helluva good setup and driver swing starting at 1:49:51 ... obviously didn't get distracted by nuke shots from the book end bruisers in her group.
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Post by philknj on Oct 29, 2023 11:57:42 GMT
As usual, Hana Lee is still the Unknown Korean on the Korean golf news IG account. 
POS PLAYER SCORE 1R 2R 3R TOTAL PRIZE
1 Hana Lee -9 71 69 67 207 ¥18,000,000
2T Yuka Nii -9 67 71 69 207 ¥7,900,000
2T Miyuu Yamashita -9 71 66 70 207 ¥7,900,000
4 Fumika Kawagishi -8 68 69 71 208 ¥6,000,000
5 Chisato Iwai -7 71 69 69 209 ¥5,000,000
6T Saiki Fujita -6 68 72 70 210 ¥3,500,000
6T Miyu Goto -6 71 69 70 210 ¥3,500,000
6T Erika Hara -6 69 68 73 210 ¥3,500,000
9T Haruka Amamoto -5 74 69 68 211 ¥2,250,000
9T Seonwoo Bae -5 70 71 70 211 ¥2,250,000
11T Minami Hiruta -4 71 73 68 212 ¥1,720,000
11T Shiho Kuwaki -4 74 69 69 212 ¥1,720,000
11T Sakura Koiwai -4 69 73 70 212 ¥1,720,000
11T Erika Kikuchi -4 73 69 70 212 ¥1,720,000
w/ Chako
WTH, was this his first win on the big tour, too? 😭
An article says she switched to a draw mid-season to gain more distance with the driver and lengthened the shaft by .75" to 46".
Ai Suzuki (-1) fell apart with an 80.  
Sakura Koiwai
Sakura Yokomine (+3)
Yuka Nii has seven top-10s this season.
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Post by HappyFan on Oct 29, 2023 18:26:14 GMT
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... Japan time:
