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Post by urinara on Sept 2, 2015 2:12:47 GMT
She almost won it a few years ago, but Lewis made a huge run and came from behind to beat her; Bo Mee finished second I believe. I think we've had several instances of players winning the Mizuno and not taking a tour card. I think Bo Bae Song did it once upon a time. Didn't Theresa Lu, too? Too lazy to check...  What I'm saying is, the JLPGA golfers don't seem to be in a hurry to leave Japan to play on the LPGA, even if they have a card in hand. ----- Maybe most of JPLGA players think that courses in LPGA are too long? I've read it somewhere that Ji Ae Shin gave up on LPGA due to long course layout as years went on. She just couldn't compete. Some think (according to Korean media), due to extending course lengths and duration (more 4 days than 3 days tournaments), KLPGA golfers do well in LPGA tournaments. If that logic applies, a lot JLPGA golfers that do not have lengths in their shots will not opt for LPGA as the purses between them are not vastly different. If you are not top 60, the total purse of LPGA shrinks enormously. |
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Post by johnboy on Sept 2, 2015 11:02:20 GMT
I don't think that is accurate, most JLPGA courses are as long and in some cases even longer than the LPGA. This weeks event is 6560 Yards while next weeks major the JLPGA Championship is 6735 Yards with both being a Par 72. Like i have said before why would the average JLPGA bother going to America when they can compete in 37 official events, Prize Money almost to the Level of the LPGA and endorsements that well surpass what the average LPGA player has.
As for Ji-yai Shin, i think her move to the JLPGA has more to do with the fact that she saw her KLPGA rival Sun-ju Ahn early in there careers be the # 1 player in Japan two years running including in her rookie year and thought i could do that as well.
Be mindful of the fact that is only a 2 hour flight from Japan to Korea. I've noticed that she has her American Caddie on the bag and in fact there are quite a few Americans who caddie for JLPGA players.
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Post by HappyFan on Sept 2, 2015 17:08:41 GMT
Shin also said she wanted to be closer to her family in Korea. It still strikes me as odd how quickly she dumped her card. She didn't even defend her title in Australia, and was immediately removed from the LPGA website. Usually when a player gives up membership on tour, they just let it lapse, but she seems to have actually turned in her card and requested removal from membership (otherwise she would have still had a presence on the website I would think).
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Post by urinara on Sept 3, 2015 1:19:14 GMT
Shin also said she wanted to be closer to her family in Korea. It still strikes me as odd how quickly she dumped her card. She didn't even defend her title in Australia, and was immediately removed from the LPGA website. Usually when a player gives up membership on tour, they just let it lapse, but she seems to have actually turned in her card and requested removal from membership (otherwise she would have still had a presence on the website I would think). Along that line, SY Ryu said the hardest part is traveling during the season. After she won in Korea, she said all she wanted to do was have a nice girl talk with her sister all night long. In that sense, In Bee is more or less settled emotionally. |
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Post by centurion on Sept 3, 2015 15:09:29 GMT
Inbee's lucky in the sense that she's married and her husband travels with her. She seems to be on good terms with a lot of different players, but even if she wasn't, it's not like she gets lonely. And the husband, while being her swing coach, also seems to let her find her own comfort zone, which is opposed to some of the gals who travel with overbearing parents.
Sei Young Kim is helped by the fact that she is physically scary. No one is going to tell Sei Young what to do. She'll break you in half. That takes a LOT of pressure off.
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Post by urinara on Sept 4, 2015 3:49:49 GMT
Inbee's lucky in the sense that she's married and her husband travels with her. She seems to be on good terms with a lot of different players, but even if she wasn't, it's not like she gets lonely. And the husband, while being her swing coach, also seems to let her find her own comfort zone, which is opposed to some of the gals who travel with overbearing parents. Sei Young Kim is helped by the fact that she is physically scary. No one is going to tell Sei Young what to do. She'll break you in half. That takes a LOT of pressure off. Yep. SY Kim is a warrior. If I'm not wrong I think she has a black belt in Tak Won Do. The exuberance she manifested when that chip shot went in on the 18th to get in to the playoffs with IB Park was priceless. |
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