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Post by philknj on May 2, 2024 10:20:14 GMT
Round One -
POS NAME SCORE HOLE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1 Shuri Sakuma -5 -5 67 67
2T Ye Won Lee -3 -3 69 69
2T Chia Yen Wu -3 -3 69 69
2T Haruka Morita -3 -3 69 69
2T Megumi Kido -3 -3 69 69
2T Hina Arakaki -3 -3 69 69
2T Haruka Kawasaki -3 -3 69 69
8T Kokona Sakurai -2 -2 70 70
8T Yui Kawamoto -2 -2 70 70
8T Haruka Kudo -2 -2 70 70
8T Sayaka Takahashi -2 -2 70 70
8T Ayaka Watanabe -2 -2 70 70
8T Erika Hara -2 -2 70 70
The "other" visiting Three Amigos:
37T Yuna Nishimura +1 +1 73 73
37T Minami Katsu +1 +1 73 73 71T Ayaka Furue +3 +3 75 75
Kana Nagai (E)
Hyo Song Lee (+3) leads the low am race by two shots
Sayaka Takahashi
Hana Lee (+6)
Minami Hiruta (+1)
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Post by aptrojan on May 2, 2024 12:42:18 GMT
Go Yewon! She may the best shot of all the sisters currently on the bubble to nab the 3rd Olympics spot! (Assuming she plays in some majors too)
Hyosong looks better without the glasses.
Q - why do the Korean amateurs not wear any sponsors ? I don't believe Minsol Kim was rocking any of her "We've" apparel at the first event of the year despite being heavily promoted by Doosan. I'm sure the sponsors are piling up at her doorstep (Hyosong)
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Post by HappyFan on May 2, 2024 14:19:08 GMT
Go Yewon! She may the best shot of all the sisters currently on the bubble to nab the 3rd Olympics spot! (Assuming she plays in some majors too) Hyosong looks better without the glasses. Q - why do the Korean amateurs not wear any sponsors ? I don't believe Minsol Kim was rocking any of her "We've" apparel at the first event of the year despite being heavily promoted by Doosan. I'm sure the sponsors are piling up at her doorstep (Hyosong) I'm always surprised that amateurs are allowed to have ANY sponsors. They are amateurs, after all. But my guess is that the rules have been softened to allow sponsors provided the kids don't wear their logos in competition. The logos they do have are the sponsors of the Korean amateur team; for instance, they have a clothing sponsor. Which brings up its own interesting questions, such as, what if an amateur has a clothing sponsor that's different than the team's sponsor? I also guess that they probably get a reduced contract as amateurs than they would as pros. But why not make SOME money, as well as line them up for when you turn pro? |
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Post by HappyFan on May 2, 2024 15:51:49 GMT
Stumbled across this. I can't read a lick of Japanese, but I did notice Hyo Song Lee in the coverage. She shows up for instance about a minute and a half in (wearing red pants):
There are more of these:
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Post by philknj on May 3, 2024 0:26:33 GMT
The un-PC Japanese golf media discovered Yeah, Lee Won yesterday ... here is the Google mush headline of the above article:
The 21-year-old "Assassin" who ranks first in the prize money ranking from South Korea and is participating in his first time on the Japan Tour is in second place with a difference of two strokes.
More excerpts:
She had experience playing in Japan when she was an amateur, and she came to Japan on a private trip last winter, but she qualified for the top 50 in the world rankings at the end of the previous year and participated in her first Japan tour. . She explains her reason for doing so, saying, ``I wanted to see what she was capable of, and I had heard from many people that a Japan tour would be great, so I decided to give it a try this time.''
He won the Korean championship in March this season, and is currently ranked 35th in the world. She also plans to make her first major appearance in July at the ``Amundi Her Evian Championship''.
NOOOOOOOOOO!!! She's skipping Lancaster if this is correct. 
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No empty seats in the bleachers at 7AM when the first Friday group started at #1 ... that's probably Commish Kobayashi sitting behind the 'W' ... Hyosong Lee (in red) is on far left ... played the front nine at one-under, now +2 overall. Early starters Sakuma and Kawasaki are only making pars, so no one is running away from Yeah, Lee Won.
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Post by HappyFan on May 3, 2024 2:14:48 GMT
Yewon from round 1:   |
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Post by HappyFan on May 3, 2024 4:31:34 GMT
Hyo Song Lee had a bogey free 3-under 69 to move to even and inside the top 20. Nice way to recover from the terrible start. Jiyai Shin had a 70 to move into a tie with Yewon in second. Meanwhile, the afternoon action has started; Min Byeol has had a birdie and bogey. I figure she needs at least a 70 today to make the cut. Hwaiting!  |
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Post by HappyFan on May 3, 2024 5:57:45 GMT
Doesn't seem to be Min Byeol's week... one over after ten. Come on, kid, dig deep! You can do it! Yewon is 6 under now and in the lead.  |
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Post by philknj on May 3, 2024 9:56:01 GMT
I got up early for the NTV News 24 streams, but all they did was re-loop Japan's weather report.   I'll try it again for Sunday. I still think the regular NTV link I posted earlier will work on the weekend. You can also try a rogue YT video with this search string:
ワールドレディスチャンピオンシップ サロンパスカップ
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The cut was +4 and 65 players made it. Reika Usui was a DQ after 15 holes, haven't found the reason yet.
POS NAME SCORE HOLE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1 Nana Suganuma -6 F -5 71 67 138
2T Shuri Sakuma -5 F 0 67 72 139
2T Ye Won Lee -5 F -2 69 70 139
2T Seonwoo Bae -5 F -5 72 67 139
5T Shina Kanazawa -4 F -3 71 69 140
5T Chia Yen Wu -4 *F -1 69 71 140
5T Haruka Morita -4 F -1 69 71 140
8T Jiyai Shin -3 F -2 71 70 141
8T Miyuu Yamashita -3 F -3 72 69 141
10T Erika Hara -2 F 0 70 72 142
10T Haruka Kawasaki -2 F +1 69 73 142
10T Kokona Sakurai -2 F 0 70 72 142
10T Rio Takeda -2 F -1 71 71 142
10T Yui Kawamoto -2 F 0 70 72 142
SW Bae saying, "Hey, did you people forget about me?"
Momoko Osato (+4) made the weekend with a birdie at #18.
Coconut was doing great until she tripled the par-5 18th.  
No eagle for Sharon (+4) at #18
Yeah, Lee Won
Shuri Sakuma still lurking for her first win on the big tour
Ayakee Furoo was sent packing
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Post by klpgaenglish on May 3, 2024 10:46:34 GMT
Youtube RECOMMEND the (a) rogue Youtube channel to me and all the core Yewon fans were watching it. 😁
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Post by HappyFan on May 3, 2024 13:29:17 GMT
Min Byeol has been by and large mediocre this year but this is still her first missed cut. It's especially a pity coming off her best score of the year last week. The cut was at +4 and she was at that level for a while, but even if she had made the cut it probably wasn't destined to be a very good week for her. Oh well, back to the drawing board. Hyo Song Lee was great today, shooting a 69 to move up to even par and t-16th. Interestingly, her amateur rival Min Sol Kim is tied for 15th in Korea after the opening round, so they are neck and neck in how they are doing in their respective fields. Yewon -5, Jiyai -3, and Seon Woo Bae also at 5 under. Su Ji had a mediocre second round and is at +2. Hwaiting! |
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Post by HappyFan on May 3, 2024 13:38:49 GMT
Yewon interview. Also a Jiyai interview at 7:18.
Yewon tees off:
There are a bunch of these, I won't post them all. Here's another which moved Yewon at the time to 6 under:
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Post by SoYeonFan on May 3, 2024 15:04:40 GMT
Yui Kawamoto even par second round after minus two first round, tenth place tie.
Kotone Hori minus three second round after plus two first round, tie fifteenth place.
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Post by HappyFan on May 3, 2024 16:54:52 GMT
Shin Ae fell all the way to +7 and looked on her way to joining Min Byeol in the parking lot; then she made birdies on 15, 16 and 18 to make the cut on the number. Probably not the way she drew it up this morning before the round, but a made cut is a made cut!
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Post by HappyFan on May 3, 2024 17:07:31 GMT
Round 2 highlights for Yewon Lee:
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I'll try it again for Sunday. I still think the regular NTV link I posted earlier will work on the weekend. You can also try a rogue YT video with this search string:
