JLPGA: 2015 Daio Paper Ellair Ladies Open

After I dubbed this field "very good", they announced eight dropouts, including Teresa Lu, SY Kang, and Na Ri Kim.  They have ten open spots in all...I don't know if that have an army of alternates traveling the tour.

JY Shin dropped out after three holes..."feeling bad" is the translated excuse.

Close to half the field has completed Round One...Bo Mee Lee took an early five on a par-3, but recovered with a 70, -2.
 

Ayaka Matsumori, Rumi Yoshiba, and Ah Reum Hwang
   

RANK PLAYER SCORE TODAY 1R 2R 3R 4R TOTAL
1 Ai Suzuki -10 -6 68 66 134
2T Junko Omote -8 -5 69 67 136
2T Ayaka Watanabe -8 -7 71 65 136
2T Misuzu Narita -8 -4 68 68 136
5 Momoko Ueda -7 -5 70 67 137
6T Ritsuko Ryu -6 -4 70 68 138
6T Bo-Mee Lee -6 -4 70 68 138
8T Emi Sato -4 -2 70 70 140
8T Kotone Hori -4 -4 72 68 140
8T Na-Ri Lee -4 -1 69 71 140
11T Yuki Ichinose -3 -2 71 70 141
11T Mami Fukuda -3 -4 73 68 141
11T Erina Yamato -3 -2 71 70 141
11T Kotono Kozuma -3 -3 72 69 141
11T Saiki Fujita -3 -2 71 70 141
11T Erika Kikuchi -3 -2 71 70 141

Asami Kikuchi fell back to -1, but at least she'll cover some of her expenses this week.

The banners say Fight Miki...for Miki Sakai(-1)
 

Ayaka Matsumori loosened up left-handed and MC'd right-handed
 

Erika Kikuchi, Ai Suzuki, and Kotono Kozuma
   

Bo Mee Lee and Na Ri Lee
 

Akane Iijima(+1) and Momoko Ueda
 

BML hasn't won a fake major yet this year...I assume that's her goal next week.

RANK PLAYER SCORE TOTAL 1R 2R 3R 4R PRIZE
優勝 Bo-Mee Lee -16 272 70 68 65 69 ¥18,000,000
2T Ai Suzuki -11 277 68 66 74 69 ¥7,900,000
2T Ayaka Watanabe -11 277 71 65 70 71 ¥7,900,000
4 Momoko Ueda -10 278 70 67 70 71 ¥6,000,000
5T Ritsuko Ryu -9 279 70 68 73 68 ¥4,166,666
5T Sun-Ju Ahn -9 279 73 69 69 68 ¥4,166,666
5T Na-Ri Lee -9 279 69 71 70 69 ¥4,166,666
8 Junko Omote -8 280 69 67 78 66 ¥3,000,000
9T Mi-Jeong Jeon -7 281 74 71 71 65 ¥2,123,333
9T Yumiko Yoshida -7 281 72 70 70 69 ¥2,123,333
9T Misuzu Narita -7 281 68 68 73 72 ¥2,123,333
12 Erika Kikuchi -6 282 71 70 71 70 ¥1,770,000
13T Rikako Morita -5 283 71 72 70 70 ¥1,520,000
13T Asami Kikuchi -5 283 69 74 70 70 ¥1,520,000
13T Kotone Hori -5 283 72 68 72 71 ¥1,520,000
13T Mami Fukuda -5 283 73 68 71 71 ¥1,520,000

More cake for breaking the Japanese men's money record...and will donate this week's check.
 

 

 

Misuzu Narita and Erika Kikuch doing their duty for 23 Golf
 

Ayaka Watanabe and Yumiko Yoshida
 

Jae Eun Chung(E) and Ah Reum Hwang(+1)
 

Rikako Morita and Asami Kikuchi