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Post by philknj on Nov 27, 2023 11:41:51 GMT
Runs Tuesday Nov. 28 thru Friday Dec. 1. No official YouTube video coverage like they did at the Pro Test. 
An article has a nice Google mush summary on who is qualifying and what is at stake -
A total of 104 people participated in this tournament, including those who lost their seeding rights, Mercedes rankings 56th to 70th, winners of the lower Step Up Tour, those who passed the Pro Test in first place, and those who advanced from the first QT. If things go as usual, players who finish around 35th in this QT will be able to play in almost all games in the first half of next season.
Also, the ranking tie-breaker will be the better fourth round score.
Going by memory, here are the past big tour winners in the field: Hikari Fujita, Yumiko Yoshida, Na Ri Lee, Mamiko Higa, Rumi Yoshiba, Kana Mikashima, Hina (The Face) Arakaki, Pei Ying Tsai, Kumiko Kaneda, Sakura Yokomine, Yui Kawamoto, Miki Sakai, Mayu Hattori, Ayaka Watanabe, Maiko Wakabayashi, Eri Okayama, Ji Hee Lee and Momoko Osato.
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Post by philknj on Nov 28, 2023 7:39:49 GMT
There is no live scoring, but there are live pictures.
Round One:
Sharon
Ga Eun Song
Ji Hye Park
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Post by philknj on Nov 28, 2023 11:50:57 GMT
Nice start by Sharon, who is no longer on the Rolex Golf Rankings.
The top-10 after Round One, per Google mush:
POS PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1T Kaede Suga -4 -4 68 68
1T Karen Fujita -4 -4 68 68
1T Hina Aragaki -4 -4 68 68 (The Face)
4T Yasuko Sato -3 -3 69 69
4T An Cine -3 -3 69 69 (Sharon)
6T Hana Chiba -2 -2 70 70
6T Yui Kawamoto -2 -2 70 70
6T Nanako Ueno -2 -2 70 70
6T Inari -2 -2 70 70 (Na Ri Lee)
6T Ayano Mori -2 -2 70 70
6T Seika Miyata -2 -2 70 70
6T Nanoko Hayashi -2 -2 70 70
6T Seki Yutin -2 -2 70 70 (Ting Ting)
6T Momoko Kishibe -2 -2 70 70
6T Ayai Ogura -2 -2 70 70
6T Yuna Takagi -2 -2 70 70
6T Amy Koga -2 -2 70 70
6T Miyuki Takeuchi -2 -2 70 70
Others:
19T Baby Ryu -1 -1 71 71
19T Ayaka Watanabe -1 -1 71 71
19T Akira Yamaji -1 -1 71 71
19T Eri Okayama -1 -1 71 71
26T Mayu Hattori 0 0 72 72
26T Kumiko Kaneda 0 0 72 72
38T Song Jiayin +1 +1 73 73 (Ga Eun Song)
38T Miki Sakai +1 +1 73 73
38T Mikashima Kana +1 +1 73 73
38T Sai Payin +1 +1 73 73 (Pei Ying Tsai)
38T Hana Wakimoto +1 +1 73 73
52T Rio Ishii +2 +2 74 74
52T Reika Usui +2 +2 74 74
52T Lee Ji Hee +2 +2 74 74
52T Momoko Osato +2 +2 74 74
67T Mamiko Higa +3 +3 75 75
67T Sakura Yokomine +3 +3 75 75
78T Yumiko Yoshida +4 +4 76 76
78T Yoshiha Rumi +4 +4 76 76
86T Maiko Wakabayashi +5 +5 77 77
86T Megumi Shimokawa +5 +5 77 77
86T Izumida Kotona +5 +5 77 77
99T Park Ji Hye +7 +7 79 79
Ji Hee Lee
Pei Ying Tsai
Yuna Takagi and Akira Yamaji
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Post by philknj on Nov 29, 2023 10:05:52 GMT
Round Two -
1T Aragaki Hina -7 -3 68 69 137
1T Kaede Suga -7 -3 68 69 137
3 Ayai Ogura -6 -4 70 68 138
4T An Cine -5 -2 69 70 139
4T Momoko Kishibe -5 -3 70 69 139
6 Song Jiayin -4 -5 73 67 140
7T Yuna Takagi -3 -1 70 71 141
7T Karen Fujita -3 +1 68 73 141
7T Miyuki Takeuchi -3 -1 70 71 141
7T Hana Wakimoto -3 -4 73 68 141
7T Hana Chiba -3 -1 70 71 141
7T Yui Kawamoto -3 -1 70 71 141
7T Baby Ryu -3 -2 71 70 141
Others:
14T Eri Okayama -2 -1 71 71 142
14T Miki Sakai -2 -3 73 69 142 (I thought she retired)
20T Akira Yamaji -1 0 71 72 143
20T Lee Ji Hee -1 -3 74 69 143
20T Amy Koga -1 +1 70 73 143
20T Momoko Osato -1 -3 74 69 143
29T Sekiyuten 0 +2 70 74 144
29T Mayu Hattori 0 0 72 72 144
29T Mikashima Kana 0 -1 73 71 144
***** Approximate magic number line *******
37T Sakura Yokomine +1 -2 75 70 145
44T Ayaka Watanabe +2 +3 71 75 146
44T Kumiko Kaneda +2 +2 72 74 146
55T Inari +3 +5 70 77 147
55T Reika Usui +3 +1 74 73 147
72T Maiko Wakabayashi +6 +1 77 73 150
72T Sai Payin +6 +5 73 77 150
72T Rio Ishii +6 +4 74 76 150
82T Yoshiha Rumi +7 +3 76 75 151
82T Kotona Izumida +7 +2 77 74 151
82T Yumiko Yoshida +7 +3 76 75 151
82T Mamiko Higa +7 +4 75 76 151
92T Megumi Shimokawa +8 +3 77 75 152
97T Park Ji Hye +10 +3 79 75 154
Hina (The Face) Arakaki
Sharon
Yui
Miyuki Takeuchi
Sakura Yokomine
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Post by philknj on Nov 30, 2023 12:30:18 GMT
Round Three -
POS PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1 Ayai Ogura -9 -3 70 68 69 207
2T Hana Wakimoto -6 -3 73 68 69 210
2T Kaede Suga -6 +1 68 69 73 210
4T Lee Ji Hee -5 -4 74 69 68 211
4T Nanako Ueno -5 -3 70 72 69 211
4T Hana Chiba -5 -2 70 71 70 211
4T An Cine -5 0 69 70 72 211
4T Aragaki Hina -5 +2 68 69 74 211
9T Yumeka Kobayashi -4 -5 71 74 67 212
9T Kido Ai -4 -3 75 68 69 212
9T Yui Kawamoto -4 -1 70 71 71 212
9T Miyuki Takeuchi -4 -1 70 71 71 212
9T Song Jiayin -4 0 73 67 72 212
9T Momoko Kishibe -4 +1 70 69 73 212
Others -
15T Baby Ryu -3 0 71 70 72 213
20T Eri Okayama -1 +1 71 71 73 215
22T Mayu Hattori 0 0 72 72 72 216
22T Momoko Osato 0 +1 74 69 73 216
22T Amy Koga 0 +1 70 73 73 216
31T Ayaka Watanabe +1 -1 71 75 71 217
31T Mikashima Kana +1 +1 73 71 73 217
31T Seki Yutin +1 +1 70 74 73 217
31T Akira Yamaji +1 +2 71 72 74 217
***** magic number line *****
40T Reika Usui +2 -1 74 73 71 218
40T Sakura Yokomine +2 +1 75 70 73 218
46T Miki Sakai +3 +5 73 69 77 219
55T Kumiko Kaneda +5 +3 72 74 75 221
55T Inari +5 +2 70 77 74 221
55T Izumida Kotona +5 -2 77 74 70 221
64T Sai Payin +6 0 73 77 72 222
67T Yoshiha Rumi +7 0 76 75 72 223
76T Maiko Wakabayashi +8 +2 77 73 74 224
80T Mamiko Higa +9 +2 75 76 74 225
93T Park Ji Hye +12 +2 79 75 74 228
98T Yumiko Yoshida +13 +6 76 75 78 229
Old, broken-down Ji Hee Lee is not ready to become the Lori Kane of Japan (yet)
Ga Eun Song and Yuna Takagi (E)
Hina (The Face) Arakaki
Ayaka Watanabe
Sharon taking no chances by hiring a looper that speaks English (I assume)
Hana Wakimoto and Yui proving themselves all over again.
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Post by HappyFan on Nov 30, 2023 15:32:39 GMT
Didn't expect to see Sharon beating Ga Eun Song. Interesting development for sure.
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Post by philknj on Dec 1, 2023 7:32:34 GMT
The JLPGA hasn't posted the finals scores yet, but golf valedictorian Ga Eun Song (-9) finished first in her class. Sharon finished 15th and Ji Hee Lee was 24th, so they're safe for the first half of 2024.
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Post by philknj on Dec 1, 2023 11:43:40 GMT
All of the final scores ... I fixed some of the Google mush names.
POS PLAYER SCORE 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1 Ga Eun Song -9 73 67 72 67 279
2 Ayai Ogura -7 70 68 69 74 281
3 Karen Fujita -6 68 73 74 67 282
4 Yui Kawamoto -6 70 71 71 70 282
5 Kaede Suga -6 68 69 73 72 282
6 Momoko Osato -5 74 69 73 67 283
7 Megumi Kido -5 75 68 69 71 283
8 Hana Wakimoto -5 73 68 69 73 283
9 Yumeka Kobayashi -4 71 74 67 72 284
10 Momoko Kishibe -4 70 69 73 72 284
11 Eri Okayama -3 71 71 73 70 285
12 Karen Tsuruoka -3 72 72 70 71 285
13 Nanako Ueno -3 70 72 69 74 285
14 Hina Arakaki -3 68 69 74 74 285
15 Yuna Takagi -2 70 71 75 70 286
16 Risa Murata -2 73 72 69 72 286
17 Shin Ae Ahn -2 69 70 72 75 286
18 Haruka Kudo -1 76 70 71 70 287
19 Sumika Nakasone -1 71 74 72 70 287
20 Seika Miyata -1 70 75 72 70 287
21 Tan Moeno -1 72 72 72 71 287
22 Miyuki Takeuchi -1 70 71 71 75 287
23 Hana Chiba -1 70 71 70 76 287
24 Mizuho Konishi 0 73 77 68 70 288
25 Moe Takagi 0 72 71 75 70 288
26 Kana Mikashima 0 73 71 73 71 288
27 P. Saipan 0 73 69 75 71 288
28 Kito Sakura 0 72 71 73 72 288
29 Yoshizawa Yuzuki 0 74 72 68 74 288
30 Lee Ji Hee 0 74 69 68 77 288
31 Mitsuki Kobayashi +1 74 73 71 71 289
32 Yoshimoto Kokone +1 75 70 73 71 289
33 Akira Yamaji +1 71 72 74 72 289
34 Ho Hashizoe +1 72 74 70 73 289
35 Eimi Koga +1 70 73 73 73 289
**** Approximate Magic Priority Number ******
36 Ayame Morii +1 72 70 74 73 289
37 Seira Oki +2 76 73 72 69 290
38 Miyu Shinkai +2 73 73 75 69 290
39 Maria Shinohara +2 73 74 72 71 290
40 Miki Sakai +2 73 69 77 71 290
41 Sakura Yokomine +2 75 70 73 72 290
42 Yuika Sue +2 71 75 71 73 290
43 Mayu Hattori +2 72 72 72 74 290
44 Ai Shinozaki +2 72 71 73 74 290
45 Yasuko Sato +2 69 73 71 77 290
46 Babe Liu +2 71 70 72 77 290
47 Ayano Mori +3 70 74 77 70 291
48 Nao Obayashi +3 72 74 73 72 291
49 Seki Yuting +3 70 74 73 74 291
50 Na Ri Lee +4 70 77 74 71 292
51 Kumiko Kaneda +4 72 74 75 71 292
52 Yellow Arum +4 74 72 74 72 292
53 Rei Arakawa +4 75 71 73 73 292
54 Kanako Ishida +4 72 72 75 73 292
55 Kano Nakamura +4 72 71 76 73 292
56 Ayaka Watanabe +4 71 75 71 75 292
57 Yoshiba Rumi +5 76 75 72 70 293
58 Rio Ishii +5 74 76 73 70 293
59 Nanoko Hayashi +5 70 74 79 70 293
60 Misaki Kamikubo +5 74 71 76 72 293
61 Reika Usui +5 74 73 71 75 293
62 Kanon Nagashima +6 79 72 73 70 294
63 Hiroko Higashi +6 79 72 72 71 294
64 Pei Ying Tsai +6 73 77 72 72 294
65 Kotona Izumida +6 77 74 70 73 294
66 Runa Ikegaya +6 75 74 71 74 294
67 Hikari Fujita +6 75 71 74 74 294
68 Maiko Wakabayashi +7 77 73 74 71 295
69 Miwa Fujii +7 77 74 72 72 295
70 Minami Takahisa +7 73 74 76 72 295
71 Yumi Narisawa +7 75 72 75 73 295
72 Kumi Kawamura +7 74 74 73 74 295
73 Mizuki Oide +8 76 74 73 73 296
74 Stayano Rina +8 75 72 75 74 296
75 Mayu Hosaka +8 75 73 73 75 296
76 Megumi Shimokawa +9 77 75 74 71 297
77 Akane Saeki +9 74 77 74 72 297
78 Uetake Nozomi +9 77 73 75 72 297
79 Yoko Maeda +9 75 75 73 74 297
80 Yuna Yogo +10 77 75 75 71 298
81 Sakirina Kobayashi +10 73 75 78 72 298
82 Yuko Fukuda +10 77 72 75 74 298
83 Asuka Ishikawa +11 76 77 73 73 299
84 Mamiko Higa +11 75 76 74 74 299
85 Yumiko Yoshida +12 76 75 78 71 300
86 Ayano Yasuda +12 74 74 79 73 300
87 Aya Kinoshita +12 76 75 75 74 300
88 Monka Morioka +12 74 73 77 76 300
89 Nana Yamashiro +12 74 76 73 77 300
90 Eri Fukuyama +13 74 77 77 73 301
91 Yue Kobayashi +13 73 74 81 73 301
92 Akari Takano +14 74 78 76 74 302
93 Miki Uehara +14 78 69 81 74 302
94 Yuri Okuyama +14 77 73 77 75 302
95 books Meika +16 77 75 75 77 304
96 Fumie Tsune +17 78 76 71 80 305
97 Narumi Yamada +18 78 76 78 74 306
98 Rui Hiraoka +18 80 74 77 75 306
99 Park Ji Hye +18 79 75 74 78 306
100 Mitomo Araki +19 83 76 75 73 307
101 Kiyomoto Minami +19 73 77 75 82 307
102 Hayuno Tachiura +20 77 77 76 78 308
103 Ayano Nitta +21 76 78 75 80 309
104 Hibiki Kitamura +25 80 77 78 78 313
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Post by philknj on Dec 1, 2023 12:26:17 GMT
Per the article above, Sharon's 17th place finish is good enough to get her into the Daikin Orchid opener in March. She also says she will try to strike a balance with the Korean tour.  Huh?! She has no status on the KLPGA, unless she expects to get a lot of freebies. She doesn't have a Rolex ranking! From the media, nothing has changed ... Google mush of the article's last sentence: On this day, the "Sexy Queen" who played in body-fitting black wear will be celebrating the year 2024.
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On the other hand, the article above has this line:
Having just successfully completed the QT, there is still no outlook on next season's schedule and no goals have been set. She plans to return to South Korea and think about it carefully once she has calmed down.
That makes more sense to me. In fact, she should forget about the KLPGA ... generally speaking, that tour is not kind to 30-something players. 
In 41st place, Team Yokomine is up against Mother and Father Time.
Uh oh, 50th place for Na Ri Lee
I guess it's the scrub tour in 2024 for Hikari Fujita (#67) and Kumiko Kaneda (#51)
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The JLPGA didn't waste time setting Ga Eun Song's profile on the website:
It says her coach is Robyn Simes, so she must have some knowledge of "Golf English".
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Latest JLPGA article above on Ga Eun Song ... has these Google mush paragraphs on her future plans:
His 23rd birthday will be on the 5th of this month. His challenge to the JLPGA Tour was made possible out of his own strong desire. "I want to play on tours around the world. It's been my dream since before I became a professional. Especially in Japan, there are games on Korai greens. I'm good at Korai greens, so I'm really looking forward to playing on the JLPGA Tour." I'm already looking forward to the 24th season.
``I think the Daikin Orchid Ladies (Koma Green) will be at 120% for the opening round,'' she continued. However, he plans to participate in both the Korean and Japanese tours next season.
``I have to discuss my schedule with my sponsors and other parties.It has not been decided yet how many games I will be able to play in Japan.If I get the chance, I plan to play as many as possible.'' He also serves as a public relations ambassador on the KLPGA Tour and is one of the most promising young players. |
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Post by HappyFan on Dec 1, 2023 15:38:59 GMT
Congrats to Ga Eun! I wonder if maybe her 'split time on the tours' talk was a little bit of pre-event face-saving in the event she didn't get a good result. Now that she won the fricking thing (that's it, right? There are no more qualifying tournaments she needs to play?  ), it makes zero sense for her to try to split her time. Sharon and Ji Hee did fantastically for three rounds then nearly blew it. A little flop sweat, but they both made it. Now the hard part: are they going to be remotely competitive? We shall see... |
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Post by SoYeonFan on Dec 1, 2023 18:16:14 GMT
https://www.instagram.com/p/C0Ti6JkPzFp Yui Kawamoto fourth place finish, she says that I've grown a lot the last year. She did play great her last three Tournaments on the JLPGA Step-Up Tour. Now she needs to carry that great play to the first half of the main Tour. To improve her Statius the second, halve on the Tour . |
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Huh?! She has no status on the KLPGA, unless she expects to get a lot of freebies. She doesn't have a Rolex ranking! From the media, nothing has changed ... Google mush of the article's last sentence: On this day, the "Sexy Queen" who played in body-fitting black wear will be celebrating the year 2024.
), it makes zero sense for her to try to split her time. 