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Post by HappyFan on Nov 27, 2023 15:41:11 GMT
Today the KLPGA has started the voting for the 2024 tour Spokesmodels, the 16th edition of this popular event. I'm a bit annoyed that I still haven't found photos for all the Promotional Models from this year (there are some in the KLPGA magazine but I have not been able to download the magazine for some reason), so I hope that next year they do it better. At the least they should put them on the KLPGA tour Instagram. Anyways, the voting will extend from today through December 10th. Click here to check out the pages. As before with the Most Popular voting, when you go to the above link, the second tab (the oval shaped buttons under the main headline) on that page shows the options and the third one the current standings. Note that a user is allowed to choose up to five from the list. Yewon Lee, as the Player of the Year, automatically will be one of the models, but up to 11 more will be selected (the number has varied between 10 and 12 over the years). One interesting quirk: because they are doing this so early, some of the golfers who are going overseas are in the list. For instance, So Mi Lee and Yu Jin Sung. So if they get cards, I suspect they will not be allowed to also become models, since they will no longer be full time on tour. In addition, rookies are not eligible, so this is the first year that last year's big name rookies are able to participate. Currently the big three former rookies are all in the top 12. Anyways, here are the very early standings: Standings 1 Hyun Kyung Park 756 2 Youmin Hwang 587 3 Jae Hee Kim 416 4 Hee Jeong Lim 352 5 Gyeol Park 292 6 Min Byeol Kim 256 7 Shin Sil Bang 253 8 Ga Young Lee 250 9 Ye Rim Choi 216 10 Min Ji Park 215 11 Yu Jin Sung 199 12 Chae Eun Lee 153 |
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Post by HappyFan on Nov 28, 2023 7:10:03 GMT
Standings
1 Hyun Kyung Park 978
2 Gyeol Park 775
3 Youmin Hwang 771
4 Hee Jeong Lim 733
5 Jae Hee Kim 534
6 Ga Young Lee 407
7 Hyo Ju You 383
8 Min Byeol Kim 365
9 Shin Sil Bang 360
10 Ye Rim Choi 359
11 Min Ji Park 303
12 Yu Jin Sung 286
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Post by HappyFan on Nov 29, 2023 17:33:04 GMT
Standings - interesting change at the top!
1 Gyeol Park 1,351
2 Hyun Kyung Park 1,336
3 Hee Jeong Lim 1,262
4 Youmin Hwang 1,021
5 Hyo Ju You 806
6 Jae Hee Kim 685
7 Ye Rim Choi 579
8 Ga Young Lee 569
9 Shin Sil Bang 531
10 Min Byeol Kim 480
11 Yu Jin Sung 402
12 Min Ji Park 398
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Post by HappyFan on Nov 30, 2023 15:42:33 GMT
Standings
1 Gyeol Park 1,638
2 Hyun Kyung Park 1,606
3 Hee Jeong Lim 1,540
4 Youmin Hwang 1,168
5 Hyo Ju You 1,004
6 Jae Hee Kim 798
7 Ga Young Lee 654
8 Ye Rim Choi 652
9 Shin Sil Bang 629
10 Chae Eun Lee 625
11 Min Byeol Kim 599
12 Min Ji Park 486
The battle for the soul of the KLPGA continues! LOL is Gyeol Park really a better model than Cutieful herself?
Also, it should be noted that, though there are 12 models each year, it's not clear that they are all picked by this fan vote. I know in years past that only a few of the players who ended up in the spokesmodel camp got there through the vote. The tour has put their thumb on the scale at times.
Reason I mention this is the very real possibility that Min Byeol Kim might not get chosen but her two biggest rivals will. I suspect that would not look good for the tour and they might step in. Remember that Yewon already has a spot, so they will pick at most 11 through this vote. They might also want to make sure that Min Ji Park makes it; she hasn't had to compete in this the past few years because she got an automatic bye thanks to her leading the tour money list.
I wouldn't be surprised to see the top six get in and the tour fills in the rest.
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Post by HappyFan on Dec 1, 2023 18:58:26 GMT
Standings
1 Gyeol Park 2.039
2 Hee Jeong Lim 1,952
3 Hyun Kyung Park 1,768
4 Hyo Ju You 1,356
5 Youmin Hwang 1,283
6 Jae Hee Kim 875
7 Ye Rim Choi 751
8 So Yi Jeong 737
9 Ga Young Lee 730
10 Chae Eun Lee 713
11 Shin Sil Bang 704
- Soo Jin Lee 3 704
Min Byeol has dropped to 13 and Min Ji Park to 14. I'm gobsmacked that So Yi Jeong is ahead of them and Shin Sil Bang. Really unexpected!
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Post by HappyFan on Dec 2, 2023 18:30:02 GMT
Standings
1 Gyeol Park 2,161
2 Hee Jeong Lim 2,083
3 Hyun Kyung Park 1,920
4 Hyo Ju You 1,431
5 Youmin Hwang 1,413
6 Jae Hee Kim 931
7 Ye Rim Choi 845
8 Ga Young Lee 826
9 Chae Eun Lee 797
10 So Yi Jeong 790
11 Shin Sil Bang 777
12 Soo Jin Lee 3 761
Hee Jeong Lim fans hwaiting. Min Byeol at 758 could still make a run into the top ten.
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Post by HappyFan on Dec 4, 2023 18:26:44 GMT
Standings
1 Gyeol Park 2,426
2 Hee Jeong Lim 2,361
3 Hyun Kyung Park 2,119
4 Hyo Ju You 1,631
5 Youmin Hwang 1,552
6 Ga Young Lee 1,052
7 Ye Rim Choi 1,034
8 Jae Hee Kim 1,020
9 Soo Jin Lee 3 1,001
10 Seung Yeon Lee 984
11 Chae Eun Lee 979
12 So Yi Jeong 965
Now both Shin Sil and Min Byeol are on the outside, while Seung Yeon Lee has come out of nowhere to enter the top ten. I can't see any way that the KLPGA will omit Kim and Bang but include folks like Soo Jin Lee 3, so my guess right now is that they will take the fan top 6, add Yewon, and select the final five, which will include those two very popular players.
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Post by klpgaenglish on Dec 5, 2023 10:21:27 GMT
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Post by HappyFan on Dec 5, 2023 17:41:47 GMT
As per your article, I've considered the difference when a fan has five votes versus just one. We are seeing some people who may not be anyone's first choice but is on a lot of people's top fives. For instance, Jae Hee Kim or Hyo Ju You. It would be sad, though, if Youmin Hwang fans were purposely voting against her former rookie rivals to boost their gal. I'm still skeptical, but you never know.
There are still some very puzzling inclusions, though. How is Soo Jin Lee 3, who didn't even play on the KLPGA last year, in the top ten? She's cute, but so are dozens of player who did play on the KLPGA who are not doing as well. And I still don't understand So Yi Jeong, who is a plus sized lady who was nowhere near in the league of the big three rookies last year, but is beating Min Byeol and Bang.
The tradition in this event has always been a mix of stars, popular players who are not that good (or are having off years), and pretty starlets. It'll be weird if we end up with a couple of stars and a lot of obscure players, and if so, will the KLPGA accept this form of democracy? LOL.
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Post by HappyFan on Dec 6, 2023 15:47:56 GMT
Standings
1 Hee Jeong Lim 2,952
2 Gyeol Park 2,922
3 Hyun Kyung Park 2,332
4 Hyo Ju You 2,027
5 Youmin Hwang 1,729
6 Soo Jin Lee 3 1,504
7 Ga Young Lee 1,345
8 Seung Yeon Lee 1,336
9 Ye Rim Choi 1,331
10 So Yi Jeong 1,270
11 Chae Eun Lee 1,228
12 Jae Hee Kim 1,167
Hee Jeong fans have put their foot down and we have a competition LOL. Shin Sil/Min Byeol and Min Ji are the next three but it looks like they will be on the outside looking in (about 4 days of voting left).
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Post by HappyFan on Dec 8, 2023 6:19:31 GMT
Standings
1 Gyeol Park 3,297
2 Hee Jeong Lim 3,287
3 Hyun Kyung Park 2,406
4 Hyo Ju You 2,283
5 Youmin Hwang 1,804
6 Soo Jin Lee 3 1,740
7 Seung Yeon Lee 1,640
8 Ga Young Lee 1,572
9 Ye Rim Choi 1,526
10 So Yi Jeong 1,507
11 Chae Eun Lee 1,376
12 Jae Hee Kim 1,281
Gyeol Park back in the lead. It's going down to the wire between those two!
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Post by HappyFan on Dec 10, 2023 3:30:29 GMT
Standings
1 Gyeol Park 3,852
2 Hee Jeong Lim 3,809
3 Hyo Ju You 2,640
4 Hyun Kyung Park 2,609
5 Seung Yeon Lee 2,463
6 Woo Jeong Kim 2,349
7 Soo Jin Lee 3 2,088
8 Ye Rim Choi 2,075
9 Youmin Hwang 2,035
10 Ga Young Lee 2,017
11 So Yi Jeong 1,901
12 Chae Eun Lee 1,668
What is going on? Seung Yeon Lee makes a huge move, Woo Jeong Kim comes out of nowhere, Youmin Hwang down to 9th after being in the top five the entire time? Crazy last minute moves. Voting ends in a few hours!
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Post by HappyFan on Dec 10, 2023 19:28:12 GMT
Standings
1 Gyeol Park 4,042
2 Hee Jeong Lim 3,928
3 Woo Jeong Kim 2,749
4 Hyo Ju You 2,692
5 Hyun Kyung Park 2,689
6 Seung Yeon Lee 2,572
7 Ga Young Lee 2,264
8 Soo Jin Lee 3 2,238
9 Ye Rim Choi 2,219
10 Chae Eun Lee 2,162
11 Youmin Hwang 2,126
12 So Yi Jeong 1,972
13 Jae Hee Kim 1,365
14 Min Byeol Kim 1,255
15 Shin Sil Bang 1,224
16 Min Ji Park 1,070
17 Yu Jin Sung 823
18 Da Been Heo 540
19 Jeong Mee Hwang 535
20 Dong Eun Lee 470
Woo Jeong Kim had an amazing last minute attack, moving from nowhere all the way to 3rd. I think these are the final results, but no announcement yet what the KLPGA will actually do with them. I cannot imagine a Promo model class without any of the big rookie stars from last year but including no-names like Soo Jin Lee 3. We'll see! (Youmin might sneak in if they take the top 11, but it was close!).
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Post by HappyFan on Dec 21, 2023 12:51:33 GMT
On the 21st, the KLPGA released the official final list for the 2024 Promotional Models. Not surprisingly, it was not simply a copy of the top 11 in the voting + Yewon Lee.
The list (top finishers in the vote in bold):
Min Byeol Kim
Jae Hee Kim
Gyeol Park
Hyun Kyung Park
Shin Sil Bang
Hyo Ju You
Ga Young Lee
Yewon Lee
Hee Jeong Lim
Ye Rim Choi
Da Been Heo
Youmin Hwang
The notable omissions and their finish in the voting:
3 Woo Jeong Kim 2,749
6 Seung Yeon Lee 2,572
8 Soo Jin Lee 3 2,238
10 Chae Eun Lee 2,162
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