2019 LPGA Season Odds and Ends

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Bianca Pagdanganon and Yuka Saso will set new highs for Filipinas!

[OffTheDole]

Nothing against Dottie Ardina, but I hope Bianca edges her out for a spot on the Philippines' Olympic team. A few good finishes on the LPGA Tour should be enough to do it.

[Newinup]

Dottie and Clarris are no match vs Bianca in most aspects of the golf game if you ask me... the only advantage these 2 have now over her is/was their experience on the tour... so I actually expect Bianca to be the RP representative to the Olympics in 2020 barring injury...

I don't know much about the nuances of the ranking system for the Olympics but if I should use Ardina and Guce's 2019 LPGA results as basis for Bianca to beat, then she should be able to handle that... again, not sure about the nuances of ranking points but my gut feel is that Bianca will be the representative along with Yuka since they are the top 2 of the country right now as I type this...

[Seamus_McDuff]

Saso and Ardina are the top two.

https://www.igfgolf.org/olympic-games/tokyo-2020/tokyo-2020-qualification-system/tokyo-2020-olympic-golf-rankings/

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Brooke Henderson; one of the best we've ever seen!

2019 was a historic season for Brooke Henderson - Golf Town Blog

 

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Congratulations for Women's Team Gold; the Philippines!

Thriller in Tarlac | BusinessMirror

 

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Gainbridge LPGA Championship

News was about to break that the club, which for decades has enjoyed its discretion as a course “hidden in plain sight,” will for the first time host a major golf event, the inaugural Gainbridge LPGA tour championship, in January 2020. The longtime members and staff discussed this and much more.

Rio, Grand: An Oral History of Boca Raton’s Most Discreet and Coveted Private Golf Club

 

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She came from seven shots back to win:

 

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The most compelling story of 2020 is whether Jin Young Ko will dominate for second year in a row!

If not, who'll be the ones who beat her?

My bets aren't with players who're in current Top 10; but players like Hinako Shibuno, Yuka Yasuda, Patty Tavatanakit, Bianca Pagdanganon or Yealimi Noh.

[Newinup]

I'm obviously more keen to see the results of the rookies and sophomores on the tour, including the above mentioned plus Yuka Saso in the JLPGA, JLee6, Haley Moore, etc... the Tokyo Olympics will be a bonus... The ones I've followed in the class of 2016-2019 NCAA are now mostly all on the LPGA tour - so it's somewhat NCAA all over again but with way much more at stake -- eg their livelihood... Fassi, Kupcho, Patty, etc -- I'll be a happy camper with Bianca just retaining her card for 2021 in this year's results... Ardina and Guce have shown me it is not a gimme, so I want Bianca to at least surpass what Ardina/Guce did in 2019 as her game allows her to do so in my view...

[Titleist_PT23]

My others are a) will Shibuno and Ai Suzuki each put up 3+ wins in JLPGA (or did they catch a lucky stretch here)? Going to be somewhat odd if they dominate and don't give the LPGA a try in 2021. b) can Sei Young Kim win the USWO and/or some other majors. Give her two and there is no debate where she ranks vs other more popular Korean players.

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Ai Suzuki's LPGA major record are:ANA Inspiration 76th 2018Women's PGA C'ship DNPU.S. Women's Open T22 2019Women's British Open T14 2017Evian Championship T55 2019

Don't expect her to be any different in the future.

Hinako Shibuno, the Golden Generation 04/1998-03/1999, is a god-send to Japan; Yuka Yasuda, the Platinum Generation 04/2000-03/2001 is ready to challenge.

 

[Newinup]

Always been puzzled by Ai's major results... And definitely also rooting for SYK to win a major... Of course, Bianca winning anything in 2020 will be godsend to her fans :)

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Nice to see Yuka Saso is one of the chosen.

Although, none is more chosen than Yuka Yasud

 

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Top 10 LPGA moments in 2019: Storied career ends and a real-life Cinderella emerges

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Thankfully, Tony is A OK!

 

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We've finally reached the dead period for women's golf; nothing notable for at least one month.

At lease Muni will keep us alive for the moment.

 

 

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The Ladies European Tour has announced a new event for 2020 in Saudi Arabia. The 72-hole event will mark the first professional female golf tournament held in Saudi Arabia. The event, held March 19-22, will feature a $1 million purse, among the highest prize funds on the LET.

 

Ladies European Tour announces new event in Saudi Arabia, where women face multiple barriers

 

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LPGA can't come soon enough for Ayean Cho

 

Following winter training in New Zealand and moving to Australia in mid-January 2020, he plans to challenge the Australian Women's Professional Golf (ALPGA) Qualifying Tournament from January 19.

If the ALPGA Qualifying Tournament passes successfully, it will participate in the US Women's Professional Golf (LPGA) Tour Vic Open and Australian Women's Open in February 2020.

The two tournaments will be co-hosted by the LPGA and ALPGA Tours, with the Big Open within seventh place in the ALPGA Qualifying Tournament and the Australian Women's Open in the third place.

"I have been to New Zealand and Australia for a few years," said Joa-yeon. "I'm going to show you how good it will be."

KLPGA 신인왕 조아연 "내년 목표는 3승에 평균 타수 1위"

 

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Muni He made it inside the rope at the Presidents Cup with a press credential:

 

 

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By the way, Justin Thomas will be a real hero if the US is able to come back and win.

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Rose Zhang, 67.41, is off the chart great!

Junior golf: Ranking the top girls by graduating class

 

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The money is right

 

Report: PGA Tour extends deals with NBC, CBS, Golf Channel

[Golf Dino]

The biggest question in this forum will remain focused on the LPGA and what they are able to do -- with or without the PGA's assistance.

Questions that will be answered (hopefully):

1. Will they increase their live golf coverage?

2. Will they offer streaming services?

3. Will they expand their broadcast deal to more than one network (GC)?

Anyway, food for thought.

[Argonne69]

A bit, but not significantly. No. No.

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How much longer can Federal Express offer FedEx Cup?

 

UPDATE 3-FedEx cuts 2020 profit forecast - again - as 7-day delivery costs weigh

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The Yealimi effect; Korean media is paying attention to other Korean American players Andrea Lee, Jennifer Chang, Esther Lee and Kyung Kim

 

노예림 말고도 4명 더 있다···LPGA 투어의 재미교포 신인들은 누구

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Suzuka Yamaguchi is getting some love from Japanese media

 

アメリカで戦う“プラチナ世代”。山口すず夏が語る「黄金世代」と「同世代」（みんなのゴルフダイジェスト） - Yahoo!ニュース

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Many top players are skipping 2020 Diamonds Resorts Tournament of Champions.

This's good news for Q-Series qualifiers; more of them will gain automatic entries into Gainbridge LPAG the following week.

 

Lexi Thompson, Korda sisters, slew of celebs highlight field list at LPGA opener

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IMG strikes again