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Post by philknj on Apr 29, 2024 10:34:21 GMT
Starts Thursday for a field of 120 ... top-60 plus ties make the cut ... and NO honey chicken for you people this week:
Su Ji Kim (second straight appearance ... maybe a hint at her future?)
Minbyeol Kim Hyosong Lee(a) Yeah, Lee Won
They'll be up against the JLPGA best, plus Furoo, Katsu, Yuna and the current Japan am champ Saori Iijima. Yuri Yoshida will not defend her title ... has some important business at Soule Park today.
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Streaming for three days on multiple channels (if it works) :
(Japan time)
■NTV News 24
Friday, May 3rd 17:15-18:15 (LIVE)
May 5th (Sun) 13:15-15:00 (LIVE)
■Nippon TV system
May 4th (Sat) 15:00-16:25 (LIVE)
May 5th (Sun) 15:00-16:25 (LIVE)
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Post by jlpgafan on Apr 29, 2024 21:11:52 GMT
Saki baba made another cut on on epson...she needs a win or two...
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Post by HappyFan on Apr 29, 2024 21:57:42 GMT
The Korean guests are:
KLPGA player of the Year Yewon Lee
KLPGA Rookie of the Year Min Byeol Kim
Korea Women's Amateur champ Hyo Song Lee
And Su Ji... not sure why she's there.
But the other three were probably specifically invited for what they won last season.
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Post by klpgaenglish on Apr 29, 2024 23:58:07 GMT
How awesome it would be for Yewon to win this...not likely...definitely possible.
HappyFan if Minbyeol wins this. LOL
Hopefully the Korean players finish in the top 10 for sure.
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Post by SoYeonFan on May 1, 2024 2:30:51 GMT
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Post by HappyFan on May 1, 2024 3:09:44 GMT
How awesome it would be for Yewon to win this...not likely...definitely possible. HappyFan if Minbyeol wins this. LOL Hopefully the Korean players finish in the top 10 for sure. Min Byeol would make me happiest of course, but I would love to see all four do well. Imagine if Hyo Song Lee gets into contention. What is the youngest player who ever won a Japanese Major? She's 15 or 16. |
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Post by HappyFan on May 1, 2024 3:14:22 GMT
"It's my first time playing on another tour since I turned pro, but my goal is to win" - Yewon Lee Here she is in Japan:  |
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Post by klpgaenglish on May 1, 2024 5:59:27 GMT
Tee times tomorrow?
VPN to Japan offer any broadcasting?
How reliable are those streaming links?
I have a whole fan club eager for information.
Edit: Supposedly, SpoTV is broadcasting it some each day in Korea.
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Post by philknj on May 1, 2024 11:42:59 GMT
Tee times tomorrow? VPN to Japan offer any broadcasting? How reliable are those streaming links? I have a whole fan club eager for information. Edit: Supposedly, SpoTV is broadcasting it some each day in Korea.
The AQ Stream links I posted earlier are usually pretty good for the JLPGA.
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Per Google mush, these are all the broadcasting options from the JLPGA website:
(Japan time)
[Terrestrial] ■Nippon TV system May 4th (Sat) 15:00-16:25 (LIVE) May 5th (Sun) 15:00-16:25 (LIVE) [CS broadcast] ■Nippon Telejitas May 2nd (Thursday) 16:00-18:15 (LIVE) Friday, May 3rd 11:15-17:30 (LIVE) Friday, May 3rd 22:15-23:00 (recording) May 4th (Sat) 9:30-15:00 (LIVE) May 4th (Sat) 22:30-24:00 (recording) May 5th (Sun) 9:15-13:30 (LIVE) May 5th (Sun) 22:00-23:30 (recording) May 5th (Sun) 23:30-26:00 (recording) ■NTV News 24 Friday, May 3rd 17:15-18:15 (LIVE) May 5th (Sun) 13:15-15:00 (LIVE) [Internet distribution] ■DAZN・U-NEXT May 2nd (Thursday) 11:15-18:00 (LIVE) Friday, May 3rd 11:15-18:00 (LIVE) May 4th (Sat) 10:00-16:45 (LIVE) May 5th (Sun) 10:00-16:45 (LIVE) *Until the end of the award ceremony <DAZN> www.dazn.com/ja-JP/welcome<U-NEXT> t.unext.jp/r/jlpga2023_un
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Nobody broke par on the West course of Ibaraki GC last year ... they are switching to the East course in 2024 for the first time in three years.
Tee times for this year's Three Amigos (Japan time) -
Minbyeol Kim/Shiho Kuwaki/Kana Mikashima ... Thu -7:30 AM, Fri - 11:50 AM
Yeah, Lee Won/Yuna/Chisato Iwai ... Thu - 7:40 AM, Fri - 12:00 PM
Su Ji Kim/Amiyu Ozeki/Minami Hiruta ... Thu - 8:10, Fri - 12:30 PM
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I forgot that Hysong Lee(a) played this one last year ... did NOT get the low-am trophy in 2023, but has only has the reigning Japan am to beat this year. Tee times:
Hyosong Lee(a)/Sayaka Takahashi/Megumi Kido ... Thu - 11:20 AM, Fri - 7:00 AM
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Post by philknj on May 1, 2024 12:02:36 GMT
I'm surprised that the shutterbugs of my usual JLPGA sources didn't take notice of Three Amigos this year during the practice/pro-am days ... there were a few pics last year, but I can't find any this year.
Ai and Yuna
Furoo brought these two putters, plus a Toulon, in order to figure out the best one for Ibaraki.
Sakura Koiwai
Yuri Fudoh's magic wand for this week
Mr. Shimuzu with Rio Takeda again ... I don't think he's had a real steady since Bo Mee Lee.
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Post by philknj on May 2, 2024 0:48:53 GMT
Everyone in the morning wave has started. Sharon, who is two years older than "very old" Jung Min Lee, leads by one shot at -3 thru 10 holes.
Minbyeol Kim is in the storm cellar at +5 thru 8 holes.
Yeah, Lee Won is +1 thru 7 holes ... is this her KLPGA loop or did she hire a local?
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Post by klpgaenglish on May 2, 2024 3:03:04 GMT
That is her permanent caddie she takes everywhere including Singapore and Thailand.
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Post by HappyFan on May 2, 2024 3:23:56 GMT
Yewon had a great round! 3 under 69 and tied for the lead at the moment. Su Ji is doing OK; with a few holes to go she is at 1 over.
Min Byeol. Oy. Wild day today. She quickly fell to 5 over, made three straight birdies, then made three more bogies and ended up at 5 over for the day. She has some work to do to make the cut. Well, it's all good experience for her!
Hyo Song is in the afternoon wave, so let's see how she does.
Hwaiting!
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Post by klpgaenglish on May 2, 2024 3:31:40 GMT
How about that first round? 😏
We have no idea what is going to happen this afternoon and tomorrow, but for round 1, the Korean Queen did great.
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Post by philknj on May 2, 2024 8:33:45 GMT
They didn't want another bloodbath this year ... rough reduced from 70 mm to a groomed 60 mm where you could still see the ball ... with calm winds, they expect the winner to be at 10-under. Nevertheless, some past multi-winners got killed today: Mi Jeong Jeon, Teresa Lu, Saki Nagamine, Sakura Koiwai and Shoko Sasaki.
Su Ji Kim (E)
Hina (The Face) Arakaki (-3) ... has six trunk slams in nine starts coming into this one.
Back of the envelope: A win by The Shinster (-1) will send her to #15 on Rolex.
The most recent JLPGA rookies who are not playing this week are doing (mandatory) volunteer work ... but, they're loving it, of course.
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