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Post by philknj on Feb 14, 2024 2:01:44 GMT
This one runs Feb. 29 thru March 3. The field is posted and The Shinster will not be here to defend her title ... she'll be at HSBC instead. As a result, the JLPGA will fine her 1M yen (about $6,640 USD) ... Chairwoman Mao received the same fine for skipping her title defense last year (2023's fine money went to charity).
Ga Eun Song will apply her golf doctorate credentials for real starting at this event. If she has done any off-season golf prep, her IG account shows no evidence of it.
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Post by philknj on Feb 27, 2024 0:09:13 GMT
Streaming this weekend (Japan time), unless it is geo-blocked. 
■TBS
March 2nd (Sat) 15:00-15:54 (LIVE)
March 3rd (Sun) 15:30-16:54 (Recording)
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Two old-timers will give it a go, Mika Miyazato and Rikako Morita
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Post by SoYeonFan on Feb 27, 2024 3:19:32 GMT
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Post by philknj on Feb 27, 2024 12:27:20 GMT
Photo shoot samples:
Kana Nagai
Coconut
Hina (The Face) Arakaki
Shocked, SHOCKED that Sharon is not in the photo shoot, but she is getting in her work.
This pic is too fuzzy to make out that iron ... Callaway was her last brand, but maybe she switched again ... looks more like XXIO.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Feb 28, 2024 3:08:24 GMT
Great to see Natsuka, Kotone Hori and Yui Kawamoto playing.
Also, the Living Legend Yuri Fudoh is in the field.
I followed her for nine holes once at the Dinah Shore Championship.
It was really great to see how well she played with that long back swing.
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Post by philknj on Feb 29, 2024 0:23:47 GMT
Ga Eun Song ... one-under after three holes.  |
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Post by philknj on Feb 29, 2024 10:08:59 GMT
I forgot to mention that top-50 plus ties make the cut, which is tentatively +1.
1 Chisato Iwai -7 -7 65 65
2T Haruka Amamoto -5 -5 67 67
2T Erika Kikuchi -5 -5 67 67
2T Mao Saigo -5 -5 67 67
5 Hikaru Yoshimoto -4 -4 68 68
6T Ayaka Watanabe -3 -3 69 69
6T Yuka Nii -3 -3 69 69
6T Haruka Morita -3 -3 69 69
6T Sakura Kito -3 -3 69 69
33T Gaeun Song 0 0 72 72
Sharon (+5)
Hina (The Face) Arakaki (-1)
Mika Miyazato (+4)
Hori One (+6) and Hori Two (E)
 
Miyuu Yamashita (-1)
SW Bae (-2)
Coconut (+1) playing with Isao Aoki during Wednesday pro-am  |
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Post by philknj on Mar 1, 2024 10:12:52 GMT
The cut was +2 and 54 players made it.
POS NAME SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1 Mao Saigo -11 -6 67 66 133
2 Erika Kikuchi -7 -2 67 70 137
3 Chisato Iwai -6 +1 65 73 138
4 Yuka Nii -5 -2 69 70 139
5T Sakura Kito -4 -1 69 71 140
5T Haruka Amamoto -4 +1 67 73 140
7T Reika Arakawa -3 -2 71 70 141
7T Ai Suzuki -3 -2 71 70 141
7T Ayaka Watanabe -3 0 69 72 141
7T Ritsuko Ryu -3 -1 70 71 141
SHOCKER: Rikako Morita (-1) made it to the weekend ... hadn't shown her face on the JLPGA since 2018 ... topped the money list in 2013, before her career took a steep decline over a cliff.
Sharon trunk slammed ... appears to be gaming the XXIO X -eks- irons which came out in 2022
Ga Eun Song, PhD (Golf, class of 2023) is -1.
Sakura Koiwai (+2)
Yui (MC) with a visor I hadn't seen before
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Post by bullfinch on Mar 1, 2024 11:53:50 GMT
Sharon is a new one for me but I'm an instant fan. Seems to have been around a while, took time out and is now back.
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Post by SoYeonFan on Mar 1, 2024 15:45:20 GMT
Kotone Hori plus two but at least she made the cut which is always good.
Yui Kawamoto bit the dust again, but she has put a lot of work on her game.
So she may start to see improvement in her play.
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Post by HappyFan on Mar 1, 2024 19:43:38 GMT
Sharon is a new one for me but I'm an instant fan. Seems to have been around a while, took time out and is now back. Yes, quite a while. She was KLPGA Rookie of the Year back in 2009 but has not played much at all the past four years. It was surprising to see her enter JLPGA Q School last year and even more surprising to see her win it. Here is her SeoulSisters writeupI'm still working on the updates for the KLPGA profiles, although I've written hers and just not uploaded it yet. |
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Post by philknj on Mar 1, 2024 23:50:00 GMT
Sharon is a new one for me but I'm an instant fan. Seems to have been around a while, took time out and is now back. Yes, quite a while. She was KLPGA Rookie of the Year back in 2009 but has not played much at all the past four years. It was surprising to see her enter JLPGA Q School last year and even more surprising to see her win it. Here is her SeoulSisters writeupI'm still working on the updates for the KLPGA profiles, although I've written hers and just not uploaded it yet.
Correction: Professor Ga Eun Song won the last JLPGA q-school ... Sharon finished 17th, good enough for a full ride for at least the first half of 2024, I think.
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Post by HappyFan on Mar 2, 2024 0:41:51 GMT
Yeah, I knew that, I meant to say that she finished 17th and earned a tour card. Thanks for the correction.
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Post by philknj on Mar 2, 2024 13:22:44 GMT
Round Three:
POS NAME SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1 Chisato Iwai -13 -7 65 73 65 203
2 Mao Saigo -12 -1 67 66 71 204
3T Yuka Nii -9 -4 69 70 68 207
3T Erika Kikuchi -9 -2 67 70 70 207
5T Miyuu Yamashita -6 -4 71 71 68 210
5T Haruka Amamoto -6 -2 67 73 70 210
7 Ai Suzuki -5 -2 71 70 70 211
8T Sora Kamiya -4 -4 72 72 68 212
8T Hana Lee -4 -2 71 71 70 212
8T Shoko Sasaki -4 -2 71 71 70 212
8T Hikaru Yoshimoto -4 -2 68 74 70 212
Chisato Iwai and Chairwoman Mao
Hana Lee
Hori Two (+3)
Erika Hara (+3)
Ga Eun Song (-3)
Another old-timer with little or no status will make money this week, Erina Hara (+3)
Yooritsko (E)
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Post by philknj on Mar 3, 2024 11:51:12 GMT
The Iwai dinner table bragging rights belonged to Akie at the end of last year, but not anymore with Chisato trouncing her at Honda LPGA Thailand last week and here.
POS NAME SCORE 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL PRIZE
1 Chisato Iwai -18 65 73 65 67 270 ¥21,600,000
2 Mao Saigo -16 67 66 71 68 272 ¥10,560,000
3 Erika Kikuchi -11 67 70 70 70 277 ¥8,400,000
4T Sora Kamiya -10 72 72 68 66 278 ¥6,000,000
4T Haruka Amamoto -10 67 73 70 68 278 ¥6,000,000
4T Yuka Nii -10 69 70 68 71 278 ¥6,000,000
7 Shuri Sakuma -8 70 72 71 67 280 ¥4,200,000
8 Gaeun Song -6 72 71 70 69 282 ¥3,600,000
9T Reika Arakawa -5 71 70 73 69 283 ¥2,354,400
9T Yuna Takagi -5 71 72 71 69 283 ¥2,354,400
9T Haruka Kawasaki -5 76 70 68 69 283 ¥2,354,400
9T Sakura Koiwai -5 75 71 67 70 283 ¥2,354,400
9T Hana Lee -5 71 71 70 71 283 ¥2,354,400
The low am was Mana Yoshizaki (Even)
One JLPGA start and one top-10 for Egghead Jr. ... how did she do it?
 
Mi Jeong Jeon (E)
Sakura Koiwai
Ayaka Watanabe (-1)
Hana Lee
Yuka Yasuda (+6)
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