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Post by philknj on Oct 13, 2015 13:14:12 GMT
It starts Friday. The JLPGA website still doesn't have a player roster, but the tourney website has 76 names as of Sept. 29. That includes Bo Mee Lee, Ha Neul Kim, O Sattaya, Momoko Ueda, Teresa Lu, Jae Eun Chung, Young Kim, and JY Shin.
SBS Golf will carry it Saturday and Sunday at 4:30 PM (local time).
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Post by philknj on Oct 15, 2015 12:13:27 GMT
The final field has 96 names...Jae Eun Chung and Soo Yun Kang are WDs. Practice: Bo Mee Lee and Erika Kikuchi     Asako Fujimoto (Fujitsu sponsored) and Sun Ju Ahn   Yumiko Yoshida with a contraption I have never seen before. I'm guessing it's a motorized push cart (w/ YAMAHA label)...and it's big...there's a tube holding three putters, so it must be carrying at least three bags. But, what purpose does it serve? If you have a caddie pushing it for a threesome and all three players hit their tee shots in different directions...  I tried finding more info and pictures on it via the Internet but came up empty...it's hard to find when you don't know what it's called.  ************** Fujitsu set up a page where you can watch 2014 VOD of this tournament by player, shot, and hole: fujitsuladies-vod.pacificleague.jp/You click the various drop down boxes on the right, then hit the green button. Unfortunately, it doesn't work for me. It could be a browser issue...the instructions recommend Chrome if IE doesn't work (but I use Mozilla). I'll check on this later, in case they set up LIVE webcams for 2015. |
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Post by mr3putt on Oct 15, 2015 19:43:08 GMT
Phil
You really are a golf savant to find the above stuff.
Did you know that many courses in Korea have 4 man/woman golf carts driven by a caddy....talk about slow play.
The Koreans here in Van City play slowly too.
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Post by philknj on Oct 16, 2015 2:55:24 GMT
mr3putt: Just persistent...I had to become Indiana Jones to find some stuff on MHL I can't believe exists...that post is a work-in-progress. **************** Team Taiwan has taken the early lead at -2; Teresa Lu thru 6 and Phoebe Yao thru 11 (Yao has an invite to the LPGA's Fubon in Taiwan next week). Ayaka Matsumori and Rumi Yoshiba   Na Ri Lee and Da Ye Na   |
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Post by philknj on Oct 16, 2015 10:31:35 GMT
RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R TOTAL 1 Teresa Lu -5 -5 67 67 2 Ayaka Watanabe -2 -2 70 70 3T Mami Fukuda 0 0 72 72 3T Phoebe Yao 0 0 72 72 3T O Sattaya 0 0 72 72 3T Eika Ohtake 0 0 72 72 3T Mayu Hattori 0 0 72 72 3T Kana Taneda 0 0 72 72 3T Ji-Yai Shin 0 0 72 72 10T Megumi Shimokawa +1 +1 73 73 10T Serena Aoki +1 +1 73 73 10T Megumi Kido +1 +1 73 73 10T Kumiko Kaneda +1 +1 73 73 10T Kaori Ohe +1 +1 73 73 10T Satsuki Oshiro +1 +1 73 73 10T Saiki Fujita +1 +1 73 73 10T Yeo-Jin Kang +1 +1 73 73 10T Sun-Ju Ahn +1 +1 73 73 10T Bo-Mee Lee +1 +1 73 73 10T Hikari Fujita +1 +1 73 73 10T Ha-Neul Kim +1 +1 73 73 TeresaLu, Erika Kikuchi(+4), and Mi Jeong Jeon (WD w/ left hip pain)    Bo Mee Lee, Ayaka Watanabe,and Ha Neul Kim    Ayako Uehara(+6) and Rikako Morita(+3)   |
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Post by philknj on Oct 16, 2015 22:53:48 GMT
From earlier in the week...the ONOFF staffers must be getting the best service possible...a gear truck for two players: Da Ye Na...  ...and Ji Hee Lee  Upon further research, I've learned that ONOFF is part of the same company (GlobeRide) that makes FOURTEEN golf gear, so maybe the ONOFF van is busier than I thought. I remember FOURTEEN golf making some inroads on the LPGA years ago...after checking my archives, Won Lee and Gloria Park had their sticks at the 2007 Sybase. I can't recall seeing FOURTEEN bags in recent years, but their wedges are still in demand. GlobeRide also has a golf brand called GIII...blinged-out clubs that remind me immediately of Maruman...with prices to match. A base set of four irons will set you back Y240K and then you can add lower or higher loft irons to this set for Y60K each. In real money, that's $500 per club!  If that's not enough, GlobeRide has a components brand, Roddio, so you can build your own clubs. I'm living on the wrong continent...a train station ad...in this case, ONOFF's 2016 women's line:  |
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Post by philknj on Oct 17, 2015 0:28:17 GMT
Round two is another soaker. Erika Kikuchi and Rumi Yoshiba   Ji Hee is off to a fast start, -2 on her first four holes, Even overall...and Momoko Ueda   Asako Fujimoto and Akane Iijima   |
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Post by mr3putt on Oct 17, 2015 1:27:13 GMT
Phil
I have never seen an OEM truck/van at a LPGA event...have you?
I've never heard of ONOFF.
In 2013...I saw a sign at GolfTown in Richmond, BC....$79,999.99 for a set of Maruman's....lol.
Give me some instructions how to post a pic and I'll paste my photo...thx
In 47 years of playing golf...I'm not even close to the spending $9,600 on sticks...the tax for the above clubs.
I think Lydia played a FOURTEEN driver and wedges when she won the 2012 CN CWO...I think she was using AP2's.
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Post by philknj on Oct 17, 2015 3:25:24 GMT
The equipment vans are always at the Seaview...two were parked next to the tennis courts this year. The bigger of the two was exclusively Taylor-Made. The other had at least four brand markings; I assume the cost is spread among those brands. Maybe it’s too expensive or inconvenient to drive the vans up your way. It looks like they have way more than two vans at JLPGA events. I’m sure you remember Daiwa Golf. That brand was discontinued and later resurfaced as ONOFF. I made a note about Shi Hyun Ahn playing ONOFF irons at the 2009 Sybase at UMCC. This was during the time when she carried a blank black bag that only had her name. The Daiwa name still exists for fishing gear, but it's part of a bigger company called Globeride (formerly known as Daiwa Seiko). The website has a separate section for Golf: www.globeride.co.jp/************** Teresa Lu opened a can of whoop a$$ on everyone...-5 on her first nine holes, -10 overall, and no bogeys thru 27 holes. Bo Mee Lee is also -5 today and trails by six shots.   |
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Post by philknj on Oct 17, 2015 11:58:30 GMT
SBS Golf has changed Sunday's round to 4 PM local time. RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R TOTAL 1 Teresa Lu -12 -7 67 65 132 2 Ayaka Watanabe -8 -6 70 66 136 3 Bo-Mee Lee -4 -5 73 67 140 4T Ha-Neul Kim -3 -4 73 68 141 4T Ji-Yai Shin -3 -3 72 69 141 6T Rikako Morita -2 -5 75 67 142 6T Hee-Kyung Bae -2 -5 75 67 142 6T Young Kim -2 -7 77 65 142 6T Ritsuko Ryu -2 -4 74 68 142 6T Erina Yamato -2 -4 74 68 142 6T Serena Aoki -2 -3 73 69 142 6T Mami Fukuda -2 -2 72 70 142 13T Ji-Hee Lee -1 -3 74 69 143 13T Satsuki Oshiro -1 -2 73 70 143 13T Kaori Ohe -1 -2 73 70 143 13T Megumi Kido -1 -2 73 70 143 13T Phoebe Yao -1 -1 72 71 143 I was late getting up to watch Round 2...my first look at Teresa Lu was at the 14th green where she hit a flop shot out of the rough and it rolled in for birdie. Yes, it's her week. Sky Kim and JY Shin   Rikako Morita, Ritsuko Ryu, and Ayako Uehara (78-67)    Megumi Kido (-1)...the scoreboard confused me for a minute, but it's correct - Young Kim began the day at the 10th at +5 and finished at the 9th at -2 (included eagle at par-4 3rd)   |
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Post by philknj on Oct 18, 2015 10:34:00 GMT
I must have slept through my alarm, but I didn't miss anything...it was already decided. Lu regained her scoring average lead from Bo Mee Lee. RANK PLAYER SCORE TOTAL 1R 2R 3R PRIZE 優勝 Teresa Lu -13 203 67 65 71 ¥14,400,000 2 Ayaka Watanabe -9 207 70 66 71 ¥7,200,000 3T Serena Aoki -7 209 73 69 67 ¥5,200,000 3T Ji-Yai Shin -7 209 72 69 68 ¥5,200,000 5 Ha-Neul Kim -6 210 73 68 69 ¥4,160,000 6 Mami Fukuda -5 211 72 70 69 ¥3,360,000 7 Sun-Ju Ahn -4 212 73 72 67 ¥2,800,000 8T Mayu Hattori -3 213 72 73 68 ¥1,886,000 8T Kaori Ohe -3 213 73 70 70 ¥1,886,000 8T Ritsuko Ryu -3 213 74 68 71 ¥1,886,000 8T Hee-Kyung Bae -3 213 75 67 71 ¥1,886,000 12T Hikari Fujita -2 214 73 72 69 ¥1,344,000 12T @hina Arakaki -2 214 74 70 70 ¥0 12T Satsuki Oshiro -2 214 73 70 71 ¥1,344,000 12T Ji-Hee Lee -2 214 74 69 71 ¥1,344,000 12T Bo-Mee Lee -2 214 73 67 74 ¥1,344,000   Bo Mee Lee (I'm not crazy about this outfit) and Ayaka Watanabe (not crazy about this swing)    Hee Kyung Bae and Young Kim(E)   Ritsuko Ryu and Da Ye Na(+2)   Big Mama Ahn, Sky Kim, and Rikako Morita(E)    |
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Post by bangkokbobby on Oct 18, 2015 15:13:53 GMT
more pics and video on my blog: Teresa Lu Wins 5th JLPGA Title Of The Season At 2015 Fujitsu LadiesTeresa Lu What a tug of war the 2015 LPGA of Japan (JLPGA) season has been. As soon as I think Bo-Mee Lee is running away with the year, Teresa Lu makes a charge. When I start to think Teresa can catch up, Bo-Mee reasserts her dominance. These two tour aces have been a lot of fun to watch battle it out this season (along with In-Gee Chun making a couple of Major cameos). Lee captured her 5th tour win last week at the Stanley Ladies. Not to be outdone, Lu answered by winning this week’s 2015 Fujitsu Ladies. Teresa didn’t just win, she grabbed hold of this event from the opening round and wouldn’t let go. Her opening round 5-under 67 was the only sub-70 performance on day 1. She followed with an amazing 7-under 65 on day 2. Going into the final round, Lu sat at 12-under. Only Ayaka Watanabe at 8-under had a realistic chance but even she would need Teresa to stumble. Behind Ayaka, Bo-Mee was in third, but 8 shots back at 4-under. Unfortunately, Bo-Mee would go 2-over 74 to close and fall out of the top 10, landing at a tie for 12th. Teresa didn’t have to be sensational in round 3, and she wasn’t with 5 bogeys against 4 birdies, although she did drop in a clutch eagle putt on 16 to put the stamp on 1-under 71 round and a 13-under 4 shot victory. Bo-Mee might go on to take all the accolades via year-end trophies, and she would deserve them, but in my eyes I wish they could name two Players of the Year or somehow split the award in half. Teresa has been so good this year it would be a shame if in time people looked back and just saw Bo-Mee as POY and forgot just how wonderful a season Lu has turned in. 1 TERESA LU (-13)  with low amateur Hina Arakaki  2 AYAKA WATANABE (-9)  T3 SERENA AOKI (-7)  T3 JIYAI SHIN (-7)  5 HA-NEUL KIM (-6)  |
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I tried finding more info and pictures on it via the Internet but came up empty...it's hard to find when you don't know what it's called.
If that's not enough, GlobeRide has a components brand, Roddio, so you can build your own clubs.