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Post by philknj on May 13, 2024 7:00:47 GMT
Starts Thursday for a field of 120 ... top-60 plus ties make the cut. Thanks to Bridgestone, Hori One is permitted to play two days with Hori Two. Four players will compete for the low amateur paperweight, including Yoshida Two.
Streaming on the weekend, although the NTV link kept freezing two weeks ago (Japan time) -
May 18th (Sat) 15:00-15:55 (LIVE) May 19th (Sun) 16:00-17:25 (recording)
Rogue YT video lookup: ブリヂストンレディスオープン
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Post by philknj on May 14, 2024 13:18:59 GMT
Team Bridgestone with figurehead Ai ... and I missed the fact that Yuri Yoshida is coming back to play this one (not in photo)
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Post by SoYeonFan on May 16, 2024 6:16:23 GMT
Great first round by Yui Kawamoto with eight birdies through the twelfth hole, one bogey on fifteen. Akie Iwai matched her with eight birdies through seventeen with a bogey on eighteen. Tied at the top so far.
Kotone Hori had two early bogeys but had three birdies no bogeys after that.
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Post by philknj on May 16, 2024 10:40:48 GMT
Round One was suspended by darkness at 6:32 PM.
POS NAME SCORE HOLE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL 1T Yui Kawamoto -7 F -7 65 65 1T Akie Iwai -7 *F -7 65 65 3 Yuna Takagi -6 F -6 66 66 4T Rio Takeda -5 *F -5 67 67 4T Yuka Yasuda -5 17 -5 6 Misaki Miyazawa -4 *F -4 68 68 7T Shiho Kuwaki -3 *F -3 69 69 7T Sayaka Takahashi -3 *F -3 69 69 7T Shuri Sakuma -3 *F -3 69 69 7T Ayako Kimura -3 F -3 69 69 7T Miyuu Yamashita -3 *F -3 69 69 7T Yuri Yoshida -3 *F -3 69 69 7T Haruka Morita -3 *F -3 69 69 7T Karen Fujita -3 F -3 69 69 7T Saki Nagamine -3 F -3 69 69
Yui
![https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/golf/news/img/202405160000577-w1300_5.jpg](https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/golf/news/img/202405160000577-w1300_5.jpg)
Sharon (+1)
Coconut (+2)
Yoshida One
Miyuu Abe (E) and Chisato Iwai (-1) ... if the numbers don't match, we've got a scoop
Hori One (+6)
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Post by philknj on May 17, 2024 9:05:56 GMT
The cut was +2 and 66 players made it.
POS NAME SCORE HOLE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL 1 Rio Takeda -10 F -5 67 67 134 2 Yuna Takagi -8 *F -2 66 70 136 3T Akie Iwai -7 F 0 65 72 137 3T Yui Kawamoto -7 *F 0 65 72 137 5 Karen Fujita -6 *F -3 69 69 138 6T Yuka Yasuda -5 *F 0 67 72 139 6T Ai Suzuki -5 F -3 70 69 139 6T Sayaka Takahashi -5 F -2 69 70 139 6T Ayako Kimura -5 *F -2 69 70 139 6T Miyuu Yamashita -5 F -2 69 70 139
Hana Lee (-2)
Yooritsko (MC)
Hori Two (-2)
Yoshida Two(a) (-1)
Yoshida One (E)
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Post by SoYeonFan on May 17, 2024 14:57:20 GMT
Yui Kawamoto didn't have another great round with only two birdies two bogeys. Still only three out of the lead. The round one co-leader Akie Iwai had the same score as Yui
Kotone Hori had five birdies but had a triple bogey and one other bogey.
The rogue video worked for a while, I left it and came back, and I couldn't find it.
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Post by SoYeonFan on May 18, 2024 2:51:42 GMT
They had the rogue video on but soon as the Leader interview was over, they took it offline.
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Post by SoYeonFan on May 18, 2024 6:36:58 GMT
Kotone Hori had five birdies again but three bogeys but she moved up in a tenth place tie.
Yui Kawamoto got to ten under made bogey on fourteen. Hit into the trees on sixteen, hit out and hit a good approach shot and made birdie bat to ten under. Rio Takeda also made birdie on sixteen to remain tied.
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Post by SoYeonFan on May 18, 2024 7:14:02 GMT
Great round by Yui Kawamoto minus four today to take a one stroke lead. Hit her second shot into the greenside bunker on par five eighteen. Then see her bunker shot because the SBS broadcast ran out of time. However Yui got up and down for birdie. Sure was great to see her play in the Final Group.
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Post by philknj on May 18, 2024 10:17:03 GMT
I wish I had stayed up for the broadcast, but I was too far gone after spending the day in Jersey City ... and how about Yoshida Two still leading Yoshida One? ![:o](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/shocked.png) Well, Yuri didn't return to Japan until Tuesday night.
POS NAME SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL 1 Yui Kawamoto -11 -4 65 72 68 205 2 Rio Takeda -10 0 67 67 72 206 3 Miyuu Yamashita -8 -3 69 70 69 208 4 Hana Lee -7 -5 74 68 67 209 5T Sayaka Takahashi -6 -1 69 70 71 210 5T Karen Fujita -6 0 69 69 72 210 5T Yuna Takagi -6 +2 66 70 74 210 8T Mami Fukuda -5 -5 74 70 67 211 8T Akie Iwai -5 +2 65 72 74 211 10T Kotone Hori -4 -2 71 71 70 212 10T Shiho Kuwaki -4 -1 69 72 71 212
The moment before Yui's score changed to -11 and -4.
![https://i.gimg.jp/cmsimg/348695.jpg](https://i.gimg.jp/cmsimg/348695.jpg)
An ice bag in May?
Rio Takeda still lurking
Hori Two ... this guy should bag toting on the LPGA ... he can share one of the villas at the Seaview with five other loopers and as new boy he'd have to go out for the beer runs.
Sharon (+1)
Yuri (+1) is two strokes away from losing her family bragging rights
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Post by SoYeonFan on May 18, 2024 18:12:16 GMT
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Post by SoYeonFan on May 19, 2024 2:53:57 GMT
Rio Takeda came out hot five birdies through seven holes, Yui is even through seven. Started with a chip in on one from back of the green. Yui applauded her chip in and just missed her birdie putt on the right lip.
First time that I have seen Kotone Hori in a long time, I did not know that she used a long putter.
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Post by SoYeonFan on May 19, 2024 5:32:14 GMT
Rio Takeda jumped out to a four-stroke lead with five birdies through seven holes. Yui Kawamoto could not close the gap with two birdies and two bogeys through seventeen. She is tied with Miyuu Yamashita for second place who had three birdies to catch her. She is getting closer to winning, hopefully she can finish the job one day.
Because my favorite So Yeon has retired, and my second favorite Hee Jeong Lim is in a terrible slump.
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Post by philknj on May 19, 2024 10:41:59 GMT
The Shinster was a DNS for this one, don't know why ... and is not playing in next week's big ¥140 million event ... if she wants the Olympics, she should go to Lancaster NOW.
POS NAME SCORE 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL PRIZE
1 Rio Takeda -14 67 67 72 68 274 ¥18,000,000 2T Miyuu Yamashita -12 69 70 69 68 276 ¥7,900,000 2T Yui Kawamoto -12 65 72 68 71 276 ¥7,900,000 4 Sayaka Takahashi -9 69 70 71 69 279 ¥6,000,000 5T Akie Iwai -7 65 72 74 70 281 ¥4,500,000 5T Hana Lee -7 74 68 67 72 281 ¥4,500,000 7T Naruha Miyata -6 71 72 73 66 282 ¥2,287,142 7T Yuka Yasuda -6 67 72 75 68 282 ¥2,287,142 7T Sakura Koiwai -6 70 71 73 68 282 ¥2,287,142 7T Serena Aoki -6 72 68 73 69 282 ¥2,287,142 7T Mami Fukuda -6 74 70 67 71 282 ¥2,287,142 7T Yuna Takagi -6 66 70 74 72 282 ¥2,287,142 7T Karen Fujita -6 69 69 72 72 282 ¥2,287,142
"I got three wins" ... or maybe it's "I lead in money, points and scoring average."
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Hikaru Yoshimoto (-1) aced #8
Yamashita and Yui
Rumi Yoshiba (-1) has only five starts, but has earned four checks.
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Rin Yoshida (+2) was low am ...
... while Yuri (-4) dodged dinner table humiliation.
Sharon (+3) and hand maiden Mei Takagi (-1)
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