LPGA: 2016 Honda LPGA Thailand

The LPGA isn't discouraging any one from not playing....but yes.....the whole system is bogus...you play..... you make 'official' money and points etc....end of story.

At the end of the day...it's all about the majors...and yes...the LPGA demonstrates it's foolishness with 5 majors and even to hear Whan say that he'd fund the ANA if a sponsor was not found is totally ludicrous....if an event can't survive....it should die....and it just shows you that the ANA is questionable as a major as it too way too long to secure a sponsor.

Round 4

With Lexi Thompson having a four shot lead going into the day on a track she was playing almost flawlessly, and where her length was a huge benefit, I figured it was unlikely In Gee (or anyone) was going to track her down and get the win. I was basically hoping that Dumbo could put it out there, make it interesting, and at worst secure a runner up finish.

Mission accomplished!



Man, she played some great golf today. As I watched her hit all those quality shots and really give Lexi a challenge, I got more and more excited thinking about the future and what we might see from her this year. She was especially clutch with her short game, where she pulled off quite a few sweet chips/pitches from tough positions. I especially like the pitch on the 10th (?) where she gently plopped it over the bunker to a few feet for the birdie. She is just quality all around!





And hearing the Thai fans cheering like mad was hella fun! What is it with these unlikely fan clubs the Sisters have been gathering this year? First it was Danielle Kang's Aussie contingent, and now In Gee enraptures the Thais. Interesting.

I pretty much knew it was over on 10. In Gee hit a great birdie there, but Thompson hit her second with a short club to a few feet for an easy eagle. With Thompson not making the usual bad short putts and botches in her short game, and her length allowing her to gain ground on In Gee like that (In Gee simply wasn't physically capable of that shot), it seemed inevitable at that point that In Gee would lose. It's a bit of a bummer that she struggled after that, making a few mistakes, but not surprising. I didn't read it as succumbing to pressure, but more an effort to push it too much in an effort to find any way to chip into Thompson's lead as time ran out. Still, she had 8 birdies, finished solo second, and made it interesting for nine holes. I'm more than happy with that!

As for the rest, I was also glad to see Amy make that run late to get back to third, and Rocket played like a boss as well. Ha Na Jang made a sweet eagle on the one hole, and Q Baek nearly rallied to a top ten, finishing solo 11th.





Including Nomura and Minjee, seven of the top ten players were Sisters.

Congrats to Thompson, who thoroughly deserved the win. And great job by In Gee, Amy and the rest. Sisters Hwaiting!!!!!

PS - it was cool when In Gee and Amy surprised Thompson by drenching her on the last.



And also good to hear Whan give some good words about In Gee during the telecast. He said that every pro am partner she has had has reported back to him how much they have loved playing with her. No surprise to me!

Bo Mee Lee

I didn't have a chance to post this yesterday, but here are some round 3 pix I found:

In Gee Chun







Amy Yang







So Yeon Ryu





Bo Mee Lee



Chella Choi



Minjee Lee





Hee Young Park Chip-in





Q Baek





Sei Young Kim



Inbee Park

Well I read that into it.
I really do not need you to tell me what I interpreted.
Actually I could care less about anything you write.

I agree with your sentiment, but it's what is.

Let's look at it a little differently though.  The $149,262.00 is real money, it's probably enough to pay for Dr. Won Park's travel expenses for 2016.  

The only thing official money makes a difference is in determining In Gee's exemption priority for 2017 and in deciding her ranking for 2016 Race to CME Global tournament.

So, if In Gee finishes 2016 with an official money of $3,000,000.00; then $149,262.00 she forfeited doesn't make a dent.  If she finishes with $200,000.00, then $149,262.00 will be a matter life and death.

I hope In Gee will finish 2016 closer to $3,000,000.00 than to $200,000.00.

On the other hand; the Rolex Ranking, POY and ROY points she gets are something money can't buy.

You sure about that?  A ton of pros have played the JetSpeed, but I can't remember seeing a picture of any playing the XTD.  It's not important, but I was curious enough to look up photos of six Adams staffers from 2014 via gettyimages.com to see what drivers they used:

Jodi E.S. - TM RBZ
Tom Watson- Adams Speedline F11
* Ernie Els – TM JetSpeed, TM SLDR
Kenny Perry – Adams Super LS Speedline XTD
Aaron Baddeley – TM JetSpeed
Gerina Piller – TM RBZ

* - He used a ceremonial Adams XTD during a charity golf event for his Autism foundation.

Maybe the XTD is as good or better than the Jetspeed, but "the buzz" around Adams has been muted after being acquired by TaylorMade...everyone's still crazy about Adams hybrids, but nobody cares anymore about their other stuff, regardless of the quality.

I made a quick stop at GolfSmith today.  They had a used JetSpeed 10.5 with a stock Velox 'S' shaft.  It had no dents in it, but plenty of use...selling for $70.93 + tax.

I'm already formulating a test of my new weapon at a secluded park near me, which has enough straight real estate for a driver...more on that later.

What...Whan's not taking your calls?

Huh...the LPGA office picks up calls on Sunday....I assume Jennifer is the high school intern who designed the blue on blue website....lol.
I bet the LPGA gets a lot of free child labor....lots of people want to get into the golf industry...it wouldn't surprise me that the LPGA has 10-20 free interns at any point in time.