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Post by don on Jan 15, 2016 0:44:11 GMT
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Post by cannlinny on Jan 15, 2016 22:04:43 GMT
Here are my ten opinions to Tony's ten questions:
1. No - Lydia Ko keeps her #1 ranking.
2. Yes, there are challengers to In Gee Chun for ROY, perhaps one of the many Thai rookies.
3. Yes, either the US or South Korea wins the International Crown (which I hope to attend).
4. Maybe Lexi challenges for top 3, but I expect Stacy to have a big year, and certainly Lydia & InBee aren't going anywhere.
5. I predict HaNa Jang and Allison Lee will break into the winner's circle.
6. No, Lydia doesn't 3peat as CME champion.
7. Spain is a dark horse to make Int. Crown - Mozo & Recari both need to find their game again.
8. Thailand may be the new So Korea, but it's going to be fun listening to the announcers work on the names (and Pak Pickers try to list them.)
9. The big question re the Olympics will be who battles it out to land a spot on the So Korean team, and to a lesser extent, the US team.
10. I think 2014 will turn out to be the aberration for Michelle Wie's career. Just question her focus/dedication plus she has been so fragil.
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Post by mr3putt on Jan 16, 2016 20:53:36 GMT
Tony
Let's see you answer your own questions.
My answers:
10) Bu88les is toast....she's fragile and breaking apart....she's lost interest and going through the motions to so BJ can continue to collect a pay check from The Dark Side.
Tony.....you've seen it yourself how MW doesn't want to be on the practice green after a round with BJ hovering....BJ...you pay a caddie....make him work retrieving MW's putts....instead Duncan French is often near the ropes looking on.
Supposedly Duncan is gone....maybe Dave Brooker is his replacement.
9) Golf will continue after 2016...the premier men don't care about...and who watches women's golf?
8) No.....big difference in the golf crazed Koreans.
7) No
6) Yes.....lots of pressure from the Dragon Lady to collect the million dollars.
5) Only The Hulk.
4) No....Ms. Pouty Face isn't gonna give up her 3rd spot.
3) If either don't win...they should be embarrassed.
2) No....Dumbo by a landslide....assuming she's not injured.
1) Winbee as long as she doesn't want to start a family.
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Post by mr3putt on Jan 17, 2016 4:59:50 GMT
Sports is too commercialized...including the Olympics.
IMO.....only Ams should participate in the Olympics....it's stupid that multi-millionaire athletes who live high on the hog...fly in on private jets and compete against some athletes who hold down regular F/T jobs.
A mid range male pro would likely get excited about a gold medal....but deep down inside...I don't think the top tier male pros care much.
I do think all the gals do care about winning a medal.
No way will Dumbo be a Q Baek....I only saw Q Baek on her final hole before missing the cut at the CP CWO....she looked sad.
I think she might be lonely on tour....I don't think Dumbo will be lonely on tour.
Charley Hull doesn't really hang with any gals on the LPGA....and except for Jenn Johnston...I don't think Lexi is really close to any gals on tour neither.
On the flip side...especially with some of the lower ranked pros....many of the gals treat the LPGA circuit like a travelling sorority house....which is great....kinda like having fun away from home at a distant university.
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Post by mr3putt on Jan 17, 2016 5:02:29 GMT
10- I think Michelle will bounce back some. Get a few top tens but not return to her 2104 form. I guess Cindy has stopped proof reading your stuff....by 2104....Bu88les will be a very distant thought.  |
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Post by verdantgarden on Jan 17, 2016 5:34:09 GMT
8. Thailand may be the new So Korea, but it's going to be fun listening to the announcers work on the names (and Pak Pickers try to list them.) Anybody have a list of the Thai rookies nicknames?  |
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Post by SoYeonFan on Jan 17, 2016 18:58:19 GMT
Tonj5 "Unless In Gee turns turn out to be Q-Baek".
In Gee is much more mature than Q-Baek.
I was hopping that In Gee had won instead of Q Baek.
Because she seem to handle set backs better.
Q Baek year wasn't really that bad under the circumstance.
Very young and first year in a different culture.
Not to mention In Gee is a much better golfer than Baek.
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Post by HappyFan on Jan 19, 2016 17:26:03 GMT
I wouldn't count Q Baek out just yet. Yes, she didn't have a fantastic season on tour, but it wasn't that bad. She easily maintained her tour card, notched I think 7 top 20s, and did that all in only her second year as a professional. Keep in mind that the other three top KLPGA stars who came over all had at least three years of experience, except Hyo Joo, and Hyo Joo had played internationally a lot since she was 16. For Baek, this was pretty much her first foray into international pro tournaments.
It will be interesting to see if she can improve in her sophomore year.
In Gee? I like her goal to make the top ten on the money list. She has said that her 2015 was so successful that it's easy to get ahead of herself and make extravagant goals, but she wants to keep everything in perspective so as not to put too much pressure on herself. As long as she's out there having fun, the rest should fall into place sooner or later.
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