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Post by HappyFan on May 18, 2024 2:56:21 GMT
Ina turned on the jets and won 3 of the next 4 holes to put Ee Ga Young away.
Hyo Ju You was 3 down to Cutieful in must win position. She made a clutch birdie on 16 to cut it to 2, and seconds ago hit a masterful approach to 2 feet on 17 while Park messed up. Drama!
[EDIT]: Park striped her third on 18 to four feet. You has to win the hole to force a playoff, so looks like Hyun Kyung dodged a bullet.
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Post by HappyFan on May 18, 2024 3:09:47 GMT
Crazy: Ga Eun Song was dormie over Jeongmin Moon, but Moon birdied 17 and they went to 18. Song then hit her drive into the woods and it looks like they will be going to a playoff. Never give up!
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Post by HappyFan on May 18, 2024 4:09:53 GMT
Round of 16:
Left Side, top to bottom:
=== Sun Ju Ahn wins 3 & 1 over Chae Eun Lee 2
=== So Young Lee wins 2 & 1 over Ji Won Hong
=== Hyun Kyung Park won 2 up over Hyo Ju You
=== Jeongmin Moon won in 21 holes over Ga Eun Song
Right side, top to bottom:
=== Yewon Lee wins 5 & 3 over Yeun Jeong Seo
=== Ji U Ko wins 2 & 1 over Uhjin Seo
=== Ina Yoon wins 3 & 2 over Ga Young Lee
=== Carrie Park wins 3 & 1 over Song Yi Ahn
Quarterfinals (will they be able to finish today? Well, there are only four matches, so maybe).
Left side:
Sun Ju Ahn vs. So Young Lee
Hyun Kyung Park vs. Jeongmin Moon
Right side:
Yewon Lee vs. Ji U Ko
Ina Yoon vs. Carrie Park
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Post by HappyFan on May 18, 2024 4:34:52 GMT
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Post by klpgaenglish on May 18, 2024 6:20:05 GMT
HappyFan,
Is Yewon still angry about Japan?
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Post by HappyFan on May 18, 2024 13:29:58 GMT
Quarterfinals
Left side:
=== Sun Ju Ahn lost 4 & 3 to So Young Lee
Sun Ju looked really tired out there in this battle.
=== Hyun Kyung Park won 6 & 5 over Jeongmin Moon
This was a massacre; Moon was down 4 by the 6th hole and never recovered.
Right side:
=== Yewon Lee won 1 up over Ji U Ko
I missed the end, but Yewon had a three shot lead most of the day only to see Ko rally and nearly steal this.
=== Ina Yoon won 3 & 2 over Carrie Park
Ina was ahead all day, but Park hung tough and Ina was not at her best.
Final Four:
Ina Yoon vs. Yewon Lee
Hyun Kyung Park vs. So Young Lee
Yewon and Hyun Kyung had a bye round; will this help them to get to the finals?
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Post by HappyFan on May 18, 2024 14:00:25 GMT
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Post by HappyFan on May 18, 2024 18:31:28 GMT
The KLPGA could not have scripted a more interesting and popular final four. Hyun Kyung Park has been playing really great and she seems especially motivated to win, having finished runner-up last year. So Young Lee will have her hands full.
The Yewon-Ina pairing is fascinating. The last time they battled (last week!), Yewon got the trophy, but Ina had the better round. That time, Yewon had a four-stroke cushion entering Sunday, but this time they will be even. So, it's hard to call. It feels like Ina is not playing her best all the time, but she gets on impressive runs like against Su Ji Kim, a great player she beat easily. Yewon's short game, however, is next level. It feels like she makes a great putt every other hole. Should be a corker!
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Post by HappyFan on May 19, 2024 1:02:37 GMT
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Post by HappyFan on May 19, 2024 1:53:12 GMT
Geez, Yewon just sunk a forty foot birdie. Ina is not taking advantage of her length, and if she gets into a putting contest with Lee she is going to lose.
Turn on the jets, Ina! There's still time to take this one! Every time Ina makes a birdie she wins the hole, but she's only made two birdies.
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Post by klpgaenglish on May 19, 2024 2:09:59 GMT
Geez, Yewon just sunk a forty foot birdie. Ina is not taking advantage of her length, and if she gets into a putting contest with Lee she is going to lose. Turn on the jets, Ina! There's still time to take this one! Every time Ina makes a birdie she wins the hole, but she's only made two birdies. Don't forget the bogey. |
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Post by HappyFan on May 19, 2024 2:27:54 GMT
The only thing keeping Ina in this is that Yewon is hitting substandard irons right now. But Lee absolutely is not going to make a bogey, and Ina is not hitting good irons either, even though she is 30 - 40 yards closer and in the range she considers her "ideal" (60 - 70 M); supposedly she makes 75% birdies from this range, but hasn't made a single one since I've been watching. The only way Ina wins is by making lots of birdies.
In other words, Lee is playing her ideal game: defensive, no mistakes, a few birdies, while Yoon is not play her ideal game: aggressive, lots of birdies to offset a few mistakes.
Oh well, if she loses, she's still had a great run and another top five. Hwaiting!
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Post by HappyFan on May 19, 2024 2:39:45 GMT
It hasn't been very fun to watch this one. It's a war of attrition: Lee has been playing mediocre iron game but great short game. Ina hasn't done much of anything to be happy about or mad about, just overall meh. Disappointing after the fireworks last week. After the tee shot on 16, I'm pretty sure it's over for Ina [EDIT: yep, she gave it away by missing par by inches].
I wish she had played fantastic even if the result were the same, so at least it would have been enjoyable to watch. I don't think there was a single highlight on Ina's side today.
Congrats to Yewon, she was definitely the better golfer.
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Post by klpgaenglish on May 19, 2024 2:43:48 GMT
Is Yewon going to win back to back Sundays?
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Post by HappyFan on May 19, 2024 2:47:19 GMT
I like Yewon, but I hope not. I'm kind of getting sick of her winning all the time. I hope Hyun Kyung gets it.
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