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Post by philknj on Sept 22, 2015 3:23:13 GMT
This one runs Friday thru Sunday and SBS Golf won't carry any of it...but I'll post an update if that changes. Bo Mee Lee and Teresa Lu are skipping this one and should be well rested for the following week's Japan Women's Open.
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Post by philknj on Sept 23, 2015 18:43:07 GMT
I hope it's like the old days for Ai Miyazato...WINNING! She went to high school in nearby Sendai, which got clobbered by the 2011 tsunami. She'll grouped with Mike Sakai and Erina Hara. The current field has 104 names.  |
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Post by SoYeonFan on Sept 23, 2015 21:20:16 GMT
I am hoping Ai get a win also.
I really don't know if she qualifies for the Asian swing.
I believe that she is somewhere in the low seventies,on LPGA money list.
She has had some spotty success, but to many missed cuts.
I am really hoping that she turn it around.
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Post by philknj on Sept 25, 2015 0:50:50 GMT
The LPGA's Ayako Uehara during Thursday practice. The accompanying article (with the usual alphabet soup translation) mentions the Asian swing, but it's hard to see how she'll get in at #82 on the money list...she might stick with the JLPGA the rest of the year.  *********** Round One has started...Jae Eun Chung should have gone home for Chuseok...+4 after five holes. Da Ye Na...that reminds me, I should check ONOFF's website to see if they have any new toys.   Na Ri Lee and Shinobu Moromizato (who is a TM-Adidas lifer...I took her picture at the 2006 Shop-Rite)   |
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Post by mr3putt on Sept 25, 2015 1:06:05 GMT
The LPGA's Ayako Uehara during Thursday practice. The accompanying article (with the usual alphabet soup translation) mentions the Asian swing, but it's hard to see how she'll get in at #82 on the money list...she might stick with the JLPGA the rest of the year. At this year's CP CWO...two old ladies carrying knapsacks. Uehara walks up and zips up one of the lady's bag....they turn around and say thank you. They sat down on a bench and said how nice someone would do such a kind gesture. I told them I wasn't surprised...they asked why. I said that was Uehara, a Japanese LPGA pro....they didn't believe me...they thought the gal was a young spectator. I said...didn't you notice she was decked out like a golfer with all kinds of corporate logos on her clothes. I said to them.....Japanese people are some of the most considerate. They mentioned they were attending the next day...I showed them Uehara's name on my tee sheet and they said they go watch her tee off the next day to thank her. |
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Post by philknj on Sept 25, 2015 10:54:41 GMT
RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R TOTAL 1 Junko Omote -5 -5 67 67 2T @minami Hiruta -2 -2 70 70 2T O Sattaya -2 -2 70 70 2T Shiori Ehara -2 -2 70 70 2T Hee-Kyung Bae -2 -2 70 70 2T Na-Ri Lee -2 -2 70 70 2T Yukari Nishiyama -2 -2 70 70 2T Mayu Hattori -2 -2 70 70 Yuko Saitoh, Yumiko Yoshida, Sun-Ju Ahn, and Jae-Eun Chung were all mid-round WDs. I assume their respective ailments (elbow, neck, neck, shoulder) will heal quickly for next week's JWO. Ai...oh my...77    Ayako Uehara (76)   It only says ERIKA on the bag, which is sufficient...shot 73.    Sun Ju Ahn flunked out and Erina Hara shot 72.   Ayaka Matsumori (72) ... I don't like this version of the TM Gloire cap because the gold lion's head disappears in a white background.   *********** On a side note, in old movies and TV shows you've probably seen or heard more than one joke about Japanese enthusiasm for taking photographs. But, some jokes have a kernel of truth in them...for instance, somebody was ready on the trigger for Ayaka Matsumori a few months ago  :  They really like Ayaka over there...  |
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Post by SoYeonFan on Sept 25, 2015 19:41:24 GMT
I just don't understand why Ai is having so much trouble scoring.
She is not long off the tee, but she has always been adequate.
Since she has not been on TV, I don't know if she has changed her swing.
Someone wrote that she is having putting problems, but that can't be the only reason.
I remember her training with Pia Nilsen and Lin Marriot,(Vision 54) here at the Legacy Golf Course.
She let me watch one of her sessions.
Watching her swing, I thought that she would be relevant until she retires.
Still hopeful, because she is such a nice person.
Anyway since the Asian Swing is top eighty on the money list, she qualifies.
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Post by philknj on Sept 26, 2015 12:30:00 GMT
RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R TOTAL 1T Shiho Oyama -9 -9 72 63 135 1T Junko Omote -9 -4 67 68 135 3 @minami Katsu -6 -5 71 67 138 4 Lala Anai -5 -4 71 68 139 5T Airi Saitoh -3 -5 74 67 141 5T Erina Hara -3 -3 72 69 141 5T Rui Kitada -3 -3 72 69 141 5T Mayu Hattori -3 -1 70 71 141 5T O Sattaya -3 -1 70 71 141 10T Yeo-Jin Kang -2 -2 72 70 142 10T Saki Nagamine -2 -1 71 71 142 Ai Miyazato (MC)   Shiho Oyama   Yeo Jin Kang   Na Ri Lee and Hee Kyung Bae, both -1   Team Lancaster: Rumi Yoshiba(+1), Erika Kikuchi(E), and Ayaka Matsumori(-1)      |
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Post by philknj on Sept 26, 2015 23:41:29 GMT
The Final Round has begun...were the early starters really sent out into this pea soup? Rumi Yoshiba   They have 17 threesomes going off on split tees, so they could easily afford a fog delay...maybe they're worried about rain later. Ai Suzuki, Erika Kikuchi, and Miki Sakai    |
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Post by philknj on Sept 27, 2015 12:36:46 GMT
RANK PLAYER SCORE TOTAL 1R 2R 3R PRIZE 優勝 Junko Omote -11 205 67 68 70 ¥12,600,000 2 Shiho Oyama -8 208 72 63 73 ¥6,300,000 3 Lala Anai -7 209 71 68 70 ¥4,900,000 4T Yeo-Jin Kang -5 211 72 70 69 ¥3,850,000 4T Mayu Hattori -5 211 70 71 70 ¥3,850,000 6T Ai Suzuki -4 212 72 72 68 ¥2,625,000 6T Rui Kitada -4 212 72 69 71 ¥2,625,000 6T @minami Katsu -4 212 71 67 74 ¥0 9T Megumi Shimokawa -3 213 72 72 69 ¥1,570,800 9T Erika Kikuchi -3 213 73 71 69 ¥1,570,800 9T Na-Ri Lee -3 213 70 73 70 ¥1,570,800 9T Ayaka Matsumori -3 213 72 71 70 ¥1,570,800 9T Erina Hara -3 213 72 69 72 ¥1,570,800 Career win #4   T-4 is one of the best career finishes for 32 year-old journeywoman Yeo Jin Kang   Momoko Ueda and Rikako Morita, both -2   I remember the upright swing of Shiho Oyama at the 2009 USWO, but her appearance was completely forgettable...but after a head-to-toe makeover since leaving the LPGA, she's easy to spot now.   Those laser beam eyes of Ayaka Matsumori...reminds me a little of Ai Miyazato in that regard.   I have just learned that this was Erika Kikuchi's hometown tourney...but she's probably several hometowns behind Stacy Lewis.   |
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Post by bangkokbobby on Sept 27, 2015 15:29:11 GMT
more pics and video on my blog: Junko Omote Wins 2015 Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Women’s Open (JLPGA)Junko Omote I admit that I very nearly didn’t cover this event. With a few big names missing and the Japan Women’s Open, the third Major of the JLPGA season, coming up next week, my gaze was already fixed to the future. However, I’m glad I didn’t skip the the 2015 Miyagi TV Cup Dunlop Women’s Open. It’s great to see a player like Junko Omote come through with a sensational three days of play that saw her drop in 13 birdies against only 2 bogeys to take the title at 11-under, 3 shots clear of Shiho Oyama. It’s Junko’s first of win of the season and her first win since 2013’s Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament. Her two other titles were won back in 2005, when she finished 6th on the JLPGA money list. It has not been as good for her since then. She struggled for a handful of years after 2005. The last three seasons have been an improvement. In fact, her scoring average in 2013 and 2014 was better than her average was in 2005. The problem is that the competition has also improved from rising players in Japan and those who have come to the JLPGA from South Korea, like Bo-Mee Lee and Sun-Ju Ahn. So while Junko’s play is in line with what it was statistically in 2005, it’s not enough for the top 10 or 15 these days. But nonetheless, that doesn’t matter today. What matters now is she played very well this weekend, besting the field at the Rifu Golf Club. If she’s going have a time to start playing hot, this is a good time with the Japan Women’s Open up next. 1 JUNKO OMOTE (-11) with Maiko Wakabayashi, Rikako Morita, Kaori Aoyama, Hiroki Omote and Mihoko Iseri  with Hiroki Omote  2 SHIHO OYAMA (-8)  3 LALA ANAI (-7)  T4 MAYU HATTORI (-5)  T4 YEO-JIN KANG (-5)  A FEW NOTABLES: T6 MINAMI KATSU, low amateur (-4)  T14 MOMOKO UEDA (-2)  |
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Post by mr3putt on Sept 27, 2015 19:16:27 GMT
The KLPGA could learn from the JLPGA......KLPGA trophies look like they were made at Joe's trophy shop. The Hana also needs to find a new trophy too....vs. the one they picked up at a grade 8 woodworking class.  |
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Post by philknj on Sept 27, 2015 23:21:18 GMT
I think the wooden spoon trophy is symbolic of Korean history from hundreds of years ago...exactly how, I don't know.
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An article on winner Junko Omote says she used TaylorMade's Lethal golf ball, which is surprising. Although the Lethal is a 5-layer ball, one assumes a TMAG pro would use a T/M Tour Preferred ball instead. The Lethal was released three years ago, but is no longer being produced...per the mishmash translations I'm reading. It's not clear what she plans to do when the supply runs out. Of course, TMAG is excited about Junko winning with their Gloire F clubs...aside from being popular gear on the JLGPA, they're also popular on Japan's Senior Men's Tour.
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Post by HappyFan on Sept 28, 2015 5:00:57 GMT
Last week's KLPGA trophy was gorgeous!
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