2019 KPMG Women's PGA Championship Jun 20 - 23

[2putttom]

> @DavePelz4 said:

> There's a new thread coming out as a result of this event.

>

> "Can a 4 handicap beat an LPGA Club Pro."

 

:D good one Dave

[legitimategolf]

Hannah Green is winning this with bunt-and-gouge. Hitting weak drives into the thick rough and somehow it's not slowing her down at all.

[18majors]

In Gee played a decent round; but was a little unlucky.

She's 5 of 8 in scramble but only one out of four in sand save; thus 3 bogeys.

Driving distance is no longer an issue; she averaged 271 yards today, making her one of the longer hitters today.

[preiter20]

Saddened to hear these morons yelling at the tee box. I was hoping the women’s game could be free of this nonsense. Hannah Green’s putting is making up for some woes off of the tee.

[Stooch]

Well I think it's a 2 gal race, unlike last week people won't be dropping 64's on Sunday. With some weather tomorrow, things could get tough I guess and shake things up.

 

[onekday]

I like Ariya or Nelly tomorrow. Especially if the weather turns bad and the fairways and greens are wet. Bomb away ladies.

M

[Titleist_PT23]

Unfortunately, at T26 So Yeon, Lydia, and In Gee seem about where they should be (at least based on recent form). Maybe some slight improvement from some of them recently. They are all proven winners but it's hard to rank their chances really high these days...

 

Another also ran for Minjee this week...

[ChronicSlicer]

> @Stooch said:

> Well I think it's a 2 gal race, unlike last week people won't be dropping 64's on Sunday. With some weather tomorrow, things could get tough I guess and shake things up.

>

 

Sei Young Kim shoots a 64 tomorrow..and yes a 2 gal race between her and Ariya. I can hope right? lol

[fanofseri]

Heartbreaking to watch SHP fall apart at this cow pasture. No matter, a worthy player will be crowned champion tomorrow.

[onekday]

> @agolf1 said:

> Unfortunately, at T26 So Yeon, Lydia, and In Gee seem about where they should be (at least based on recent form). Maybe some slight improvement from some of them recently. They are all proven winners but it's hard to rank their chances really high these days...

>

> Another also ran for Minjee this week...

 

Womens golf is going thru what mens golf went thru before Tiger. Before Tiger, golfers were not real serious athletes. Tiger brought athleticism, fitness and dedication to the game. Now male golfers excel at multiple sports. True athletes.

 

So Yeon joins Paula Creamer, Morgan Pressel and the rest of the over the hill gang. She peaked in 2017. A "steady eddy" reliable but rarely brilliant. You can make a nice living finishing top 20. I hope she puts it in the bank.

 

Lydia is young enough to still have a career. But is she enough of an athlete to compete against Brooke, The Kordas, SYP, Ariya and the rest of the real athletes? She peaked in 2015 when you could still win with a short game. I'd pick any of the above mentioned golfers 7 out of 10 times over Lydia.

 

In Gee and Minjee, who knows?

 

In short: courses are getting tougher, purses are getting larger and players are getting stronger. It isn't the LPGA of 5 years ago.

 

Mike

[Argonne69]

Wait, haven't I seen this movie before? I know, the 2018 ANA. A fairly unaccomplished player starts hitting greens from poor lies in the rough, holing out, and sinking putts from everywhere. Not sure if this movie has the same ending, but it's sure heading that way. I'd say the players at -4 or better still have a shot, but they have to shoot at least 67 tomorrow, and hope the other players fizzle. Sung Hyun and Sei Young have both come from behind, so it's not impossible. Can Nelly step up in a major on Sunday? Lizette is playing tough, but again, her past Sunday woes make her a tough pick.

 

Rough day for Lydia with only 9 fairways, and 9 greens. She hit 9 fairways on Thursday, but still managed 15 greens. She's too short a hitter to get away with missed fairways for long.

[pmcuk]

> @onekday said:

> Womens golf is going thru what mens golf went thru before Tiger. Before Tiger, golfers were not real serious athletes. Tiger brought athleticism, fitness and dedication to the game. Now male golfers excel at multiple sports. True athletes. Courses are getting tougher, purses are getting larger and players are getting stronger. It isn't the LPGA of 5 years ago.

> Mike

 

Maybe there's something in this - overweight and out of condition golfers on the LPGA haven't won much recently. Inbee and Shanshan used to win just a couple of years ago but they were younger, so that's a factor too. Winners are mostly early 20s these days.

 

But however athletic you are, you still have to putt, and nobody shows this more than Lexi. When her putting is on she's a different animal. Lydia used to have such a good short game - her driving distance didn't matter so much in her winning days. A brilliant short game can still win tournaments.

 

It's interesting that the short game is most vulnerable to ups and downs in a golfer's career. Once you have the fitness and the muscles the long game should be "fairly" predictable.

 

 

 

[Titleist_PT23]

> @onekday said:

> > @agolf1 said:

> > Unfortunately, at T26 So Yeon, Lydia, and In Gee seem about where they should be (at least based on recent form). Maybe some slight improvement from some of them recently. They are all proven winners but it's hard to rank their chances really high these days...

> >

> > Another also ran for Minjee this week...

>

> Womens golf is going thru what mens golf went thru before Tiger. Before Tiger, golfers were not real serious athletes. Tiger brought athleticism, fitness and dedication to the game. Now male golfers excel at multiple sports. True athletes.

>

> So Yeon joins Paula Creamer, Morgan Pressel and the rest of the over the hill gang. She peaked in 2017. A "steady eddy" reliable but rarely brilliant. You can make a nice living finishing top 20. I hope she puts it in the bank.

>

> Lydia is young enough to still have a career. But is she enough of an athlete to compete against Brooke, The Kordas, SYP, Ariya and the rest of the real athletes? She peaked in 2015 when you could still win with a short game. I'd pick any of the above mentioned golfers 7 out of 10 times over Lydia.

>

> In Gee and Minjee, who knows?

>

> In short: courses are getting tougher, purses are getting larger and players are getting stronger. It isn't the LPGA of 5 years ago.

>

> Mike

I generally agree that the game is changing although I don't think these players are obsolete like a buggy whip just yet.

 

Lexi and Brooke have been top players for a handful of years now and they win and lose vs these others. Nelly may be on a different trajectory but her sister has been around for 5+ years and has generally been outplayed by all of these other players.

 

But I don't disagree that it will be very difficult if not impossible to dominate hitting it 250-260 off the tee. These players can still win if things line up, but their margin for error isn't high.

 

Ryu probably only had a couple years left as a top player. I think her decline is largely due to a change in attitude/work ethic. But she was never a dominating number 1 either.

 

Minjee is doing fine (top 5 this season) but she has less wow factor than some others. Just does everything well.

 

It would be close to a toss up for me if Lydia or In Gee does better / books more wins from here. They are both young but will need to reinvent themselves as the game changes. I think In Gee has a better fundamental swing to build from although Lydia is probably better around the greens. Both may have mental scar tissue from being at /close to the top and getting passed by....

[18majors]

> @agolf1 said:

> > @onekday said:

> > > @agolf1 said:

> > > Unfortunately, at T26 So Yeon, Lydia, and In Gee seem about where they should be (at least based on recent form). Maybe some slight improvement from some of them recently. They are all proven winners but it's hard to rank their chances really high these days...

> > >

> > > Another also ran for Minjee this week...

> >

> > Womens golf is going thru what mens golf went thru before Tiger. Before Tiger, golfers were not real serious athletes. Tiger brought athleticism, fitness and dedication to the game. Now male golfers excel at multiple sports. True athletes.

> >

> > So Yeon joins Paula Creamer, Morgan Pressel and the rest of the over the hill gang. She peaked in 2017. A "steady eddy" reliable but rarely brilliant. You can make a nice living finishing top 20. I hope she puts it in the bank.

> >

> > Lydia is young enough to still have a career. But is she enough of an athlete to compete against Brooke, The Kordas, SYP, Ariya and the rest of the real athletes? She peaked in 2015 when you could still win with a short game. I'd pick any of the above mentioned golfers 7 out of 10 times over Lydia.

> >

> > In Gee and Minjee, who knows?

> >

> > In short: courses are getting tougher, purses are getting larger and players are getting stronger. It isn't the LPGA of 5 years ago.

> >

> > Mike

> I generally agree that the game is changing although I don't think these players are obsolete like a buggy whip just yet.

>

> Lexi and Brooke have been top players for a handful of years now and they win and lose vs these others. Nelly may be on a different trajectory but her sister has been around for 5+ years and has generally been outplayed by all of these other players.

>

> But I don't disagree that it will be very difficult if not impossible to dominate hitting it 250-260 off the tee. These players can still win if things line up, but their margin for error isn't high.

>

> Ryu probably only had a couple years left as a top player. I think her decline is largely due to a change in attitude/work ethic. But she was never a dominating number 1 either.

>

> Minjee is doing fine (top 5 this season) but she has less wow factor than some others. Just does everything well.

>

> It would be close to a toss up for me if Lydia or In Gee does better / books more wins from here. They are both young but will need to reinvent themselves as the game changes. I think In Gee has a better fundamental swing to build from although Lydia is probably better around the greens. Both may have mental scar tissue from being at /close to the top and getting passed by....

 

Can't agree more! Simple mathematics delineates that when there're more players who can win every week, each will win less.

Speaking of athleticism; nobody's as fit as So Yeon Ryu. She's into ballet, Pilates and everything else under the sun.

Lydia is clearly not Lydia of 2014-2016, but nobody is.

[ChronicSlicer]

> @18majors said:

 

> Speaking of athleticism; nobody's as fit as So Yeon Ryu. She's into ballet, Pilates and everything else under the sun.

 

 

You may want to reconsider this, just have a glance at the IG accounts of Lexi, JM Green, Ryann O' Toole, Carly Booth..etc. A lot of gal's workout pretty hard and it shows, visually at least.

[18majors]

> @ChronicSlicer said:

> > @18majors said:

>

> > Speaking of athleticism; nobody's as fit as So Yeon Ryu. She's into ballet, Pilates and everything else under the sun.

>

>

> You may want to reconsider this, just have a glance at the IG accounts of Lexi, JM Green, Ryann O' Toole, Carly Booth..etc. A lot of gal's workout pretty hard and it shows, visually at least.

 

Thanks; and yes I've seen all of those.

But, So Yeon started out as a ballerina; she's something no other girls do.

[jmvargas]

the TV coverage here stopped at 6am local time with 2 holes to go from the leaders..

they said it will continue at the Golf Channel but my cable provider doesn't carry it so I had to go the Lpga website to find out that Ariya birdied 17 and parred 18 to cut down deficit from 3 to 1...

I really hope they can show it till the end tomorrow..

 

 

[Stooch]

I'm not there so I can't see the weather but according to the forecast the fact they are starting later is gonna bring them right into the electricity. Thunderstorms are in the forecast starting around 1 pm. Yesterday they started first group out at 6:45 Am and today 9:12 Am. I'm think the best way to ensure you complete it today would have been starting as early as possible. I guess they do not want pre-recorded coverage, we'll see how it works out.

[ChronicSlicer]

> @18majors said:

> > @ChronicSlicer said:

> > > @18majors said:

> >

> > > Speaking of athleticism; nobody's as fit as So Yeon Ryu. She's into ballet, Pilates and everything else under the sun.

> >

> >

> > You may want to reconsider this, just have a glance at the IG accounts of Lexi, JM Green, Ryann O' Toole, Carly Booth..etc. A lot of gal's workout pretty hard and it shows, visually at least.

>

> Thanks; and yes I've seen all of those.

> But, So Yeon started out as a ballerina; she's something no other girls do.

 

So Yeon took up ballet in 2016. [https://golfdigest.com/story/so-yeon-ryu-has-so-much-more-to-accomplish-lpga](https://www.golfdigest.com/story/so-yeon-ryu-has-so-much-more-to-accomplish-lpga "https://golfdigest.com/story/so-yeon-ryu-has-so-much-more-to-accomplish-lpga")

[legitimategolf]

> @Argonne69 said:

> Wait, haven't I seen this movie before? I know, the 2018 ANA. A fairly unaccomplished player starts hitting greens from poor lies in the rough, holing out, and sinking putts from everywhere. Not sure if this movie has the same ending, but it's sure heading that way. I'd say the players at -4 or better still have a shot, but they have to shoot at least 67 tomorrow, and hope the other players fizzle. Sung Hyun and Sei Young have both come from behind, so it's not impossible. Can Nelly step up in a major on Sunday? Lizette is playing tough, but again, her past Sunday woes make her a tough pick.

>

> Rough day for Lydia with only 9 fairways, and 9 greens. She hit 9 fairways on Thursday, but still managed 15 greens. She's too short a hitter to get away with missed fairways for long.

 

I thought of Pernilla Lindberg too. Like Hannah Green, she played with a supernatural confidence that week. Nothing seemed to bother her. Hannah Green so far is reminding me of a peak Brooks Koepka, seemingly yawning her way around a difficult course.

 

She's hit barely half the fairways, but she is judging her shots out of the rough impeccably. Meanwhile Ariya is pounding fairways and struggling to keep up.

[postfold]

> @legitimategolf said:

> Hannah Green is winning this with bunt-and-gouge. Hitting weak drives into the thick rough and somehow it's not slowing her down at all.

 

"Bunt-and-gouge" -- Love it.

 

> @fanofseri said:

> Heartbreaking to watch SHP fall apart at this cow pasture. No matter, a worthy player will be crowned champion tomorrow.

 

Is it just me or is SHP showing more emotion on course this year? When she won last year I don't know that her expression changed one bit right up to trophy time. Possibly related: Too many missed putts for roboTiger.

 

[ChronicSlicer]

> @legitimategolf said:

> > @Argonne69 said:

> > Wait, haven't I seen this movie before? I know, the 2018 ANA. A fairly unaccomplished player starts hitting greens from poor lies in the rough, holing out, and sinking putts from everywhere. Not sure if this movie has the same ending, but it's sure heading that way. I'd say the players at -4 or better still have a shot, but they have to shoot at least 67 tomorrow, and hope the other players fizzle. Sung Hyun and Sei Young have both come from behind, so it's not impossible. Can Nelly step up in a major on Sunday? Lizette is playing tough, but again, her past Sunday woes make her a tough pick.

> >

> > Rough day for Lydia with only 9 fairways, and 9 greens. She hit 9 fairways on Thursday, but still managed 15 greens. She's too short a hitter to get away with missed fairways for long.

>

> I thought of Pernilla Lindberg too. Like Hannah Green, she played with a supernatural confidence that week. Nothing seemed to bother her. Hannah Green so far is reminding me of a peak Brooks Koepka, seemingly yawning her way around a difficult course.

>

> She's hit barely half the fairways, but she is judging her shots out of the rough impeccably. Meanwhile Ariya is pounding fairways and struggling to keep up.

 

If Hannah hangs on good for her, I just despise seeing players win majors who don't have a regular tour win, or who have been building up for a win in general. Go ahead and ream me out for that..it's just my opinion. And no JL6 does not fall in that category, she was trending in the right direction all season.

[legitimategolf]

> @ChronicSlicer said:

> > @legitimategolf said:

> > > @Argonne69 said:

> > > Wait, haven't I seen this movie before? I know, the 2018 ANA. A fairly unaccomplished player starts hitting greens from poor lies in the rough, holing out, and sinking putts from everywhere. Not sure if this movie has the same ending, but it's sure heading that way. I'd say the players at -4 or better still have a shot, but they have to shoot at least 67 tomorrow, and hope the other players fizzle. Sung Hyun and Sei Young have both come from behind, so it's not impossible. Can Nelly step up in a major on Sunday? Lizette is playing tough, but again, her past Sunday woes make her a tough pick.

> > >

> > > Rough day for Lydia with only 9 fairways, and 9 greens. She hit 9 fairways on Thursday, but still managed 15 greens. She's too short a hitter to get away with missed fairways for long.

> >

> > I thought of Pernilla Lindberg too. Like Hannah Green, she played with a supernatural confidence that week. Nothing seemed to bother her. Hannah Green so far is reminding me of a peak Brooks Koepka, seemingly yawning her way around a difficult course.

> >

> > She's hit barely half the fairways, but she is judging her shots out of the rough impeccably. Meanwhile Ariya is pounding fairways and struggling to keep up.

>

> If Hannah hangs on good for her, I just despise seeing players win majors who don't have a regular tour win, or who have been building up for a win in general. Go ahead and ream me out for that..it's just my opinion. And no JL6 does not fall in that category, she was trending in the right direction all season.

 

Don't worry, I think disagreeing has been banned on this site now. Anyway I don't like seeing it either. Despise is a strong word but Pernilla beating Inbee, and then disappearing back into her hole soon after... that bugged the hell out of me! Say, what the heck happened to Georgia Hall?

[ChronicSlicer]

> @legitimategolf said:

> > @ChronicSlicer said:

> > > @legitimategolf said:

> > > > @Argonne69 said:

> > > > Wait, haven't I seen this movie before? I know, the 2018 ANA. A fairly unaccomplished player starts hitting greens from poor lies in the rough, holing out, and sinking putts from everywhere. Not sure if this movie has the same ending, but it's sure heading that way. I'd say the players at -4 or better still have a shot, but they have to shoot at least 67 tomorrow, and hope the other players fizzle. Sung Hyun and Sei Young have both come from behind, so it's not impossible. Can Nelly step up in a major on Sunday? Lizette is playing tough, but again, her past Sunday woes make her a tough pick.

> > > >

> > > > Rough day for Lydia with only 9 fairways, and 9 greens. She hit 9 fairways on Thursday, but still managed 15 greens. She's too short a hitter to get away with missed fairways for long.

> > >

> > > I thought of Pernilla Lindberg too. Like Hannah Green, she played with a supernatural confidence that week. Nothing seemed to bother her. Hannah Green so far is reminding me of a peak Brooks Koepka, seemingly yawning her way around a difficult course.

> > >

> > > She's hit barely half the fairways, but she is judging her shots out of the rough impeccably. Meanwhile Ariya is pounding fairways and struggling to keep up.

> >

> > If Hannah hangs on good for her, I just despise seeing players win majors who don't have a regular tour win, or who have been building up for a win in general. Go ahead and ream me out for that..it's just my opinion. And no JL6 does not fall in that category, she was trending in the right direction all season.

>

> Don't worry, I think disagreeing has been banned on this site now. Anyway I don't like seeing it either. Despise is a strong word but Pernilla beating Inbee, and then disappearing back into her hole soon after... that bugged the **** out of me! Say, what the heck happened to Georgia Hall?

 

Good question, I really thought Georgia would have been a steady player, nothing special, but a win and near double digit top tens type of player. She's young, so I wouldn't count her out just yet. At a quick glance Georgia is leaps ahead of Pernilla, Pernilla has been on tour since 2010 and has a whopping 10 top ten finishes, Georgia since 2018 and has 9 top tens. Obviously both with a major win.

 

It's hard out there, and I don't mean to take away those victories but the "one hit wonders" are a tough pill to swallow for me.

[Stooch]

> @ChronicSlicer said:

> > @legitimategolf said:

> > > @ChronicSlicer said:

> > > > @legitimategolf said:

> > > > > @Argonne69 said:

> > > > > Wait, haven't I seen this movie before? I know, the 2018 ANA. A fairly unaccomplished player starts hitting greens from poor lies in the rough, holing out, and sinking putts from everywhere. Not sure if this movie has the same ending, but it's sure heading that way. I'd say the players at -4 or better still have a shot, but they have to shoot at least 67 tomorrow, and hope the other players fizzle. Sung Hyun and Sei Young have both come from behind, so it's not impossible. Can Nelly step up in a major on Sunday? Lizette is playing tough, but again, her past Sunday woes make her a tough pick.

> > > > >

> > > > > Rough day for Lydia with only 9 fairways, and 9 greens. She hit 9 fairways on Thursday, but still managed 15 greens. She's too short a hitter to get away with missed fairways for long.

> > > >

> > > > I thought of Pernilla Lindberg too. Like Hannah Green, she played with a supernatural confidence that week. Nothing seemed to bother her. Hannah Green so far is reminding me of a peak Brooks Koepka, seemingly yawning her way around a difficult course.

> > > >

> > > > She's hit barely half the fairways, but she is judging her shots out of the rough impeccably. Meanwhile Ariya is pounding fairways and struggling to keep up.

> > >

> > > If Hannah hangs on good for her, I just despise seeing players win majors who don't have a regular tour win, or who have been building up for a win in general. Go ahead and ream me out for that..it's just my opinion. And no JL6 does not fall in that category, she was trending in the right direction all season.

> >

> > Don't worry, I think disagreeing has been banned on this site now. Anyway I don't like seeing it either. Despise is a strong word but Pernilla beating Inbee, and then disappearing back into her hole soon after... that bugged the **** out of me! Say, what the heck happened to Georgia Hall?

>

> Good question, I really thought Georgia would have been a steady player, nothing special, but a win and near double digit top tens type of player. She's young, so I wouldn't count her out just yet. At a quick glance Georgia is leaps ahead of Pernilla, Pernilla has been on tour since 2010 and has a whopping 10 top ten finishes, Georgia since 2018 and has 9 top tens. Obviously both with a major win.

>

> It's hard out there, and I don't mean to take away those victories but the "one hit wonders" are a tough pill to swallow for me.

 

I actually have Hannah ahead of both Georgia and Penilla, I've seen flashes from Hannah with the ability to go low. I feel Georgia just caught lightening in a bottle. The toughest thing is to put four good rounds together, kind of the same things as Bronte Law, when she was able to do it. We'll see if Hannah can do it today and if she and Bronte continue it forward.

[Enduro59]

> @ChronicSlicer said:

> > @legitimategolf said:

> > > @ChronicSlicer said:

> > > > @legitimategolf said:

> > > > > @Argonne69 said:

> > > > > Wait, haven't I seen this movie before? I know, the 2018 ANA. A fairly unaccomplished player starts hitting greens from poor lies in the rough, holing out, and sinking putts from everywhere. Not sure if this movie has the same ending, but it's sure heading that way. I'd say the players at -4 or better still have a shot, but they have to shoot at least 67 tomorrow, and hope the other players fizzle. Sung Hyun and Sei Young have both come from behind, so it's not impossible. Can Nelly step up in a major on Sunday? Lizette is playing tough, but again, her past Sunday woes make her a tough pick.

> > > > >

> > > > > Rough day for Lydia with only 9 fairways, and 9 greens. She hit 9 fairways on Thursday, but still managed 15 greens. She's too short a hitter to get away with missed fairways for long.

> > > >

> > > > I thought of Pernilla Lindberg too. Like Hannah Green, she played with a supernatural confidence that week. Nothing seemed to bother her. Hannah Green so far is reminding me of a peak Brooks Koepka, seemingly yawning her way around a difficult course.

> > > >

> > > > She's hit barely half the fairways, but she is judging her shots out of the rough impeccably. Meanwhile Ariya is pounding fairways and struggling to keep up.

> > >

> > > If Hannah hangs on good for her, I just despise seeing players win majors who don't have a regular tour win, or who have been building up for a win in general. Go ahead and ream me out for that..it's just my opinion. And no JL6 does not fall in that category, she was trending in the right direction all season.

> >

> > Don't worry, I think disagreeing has been banned on this site now. Anyway I don't like seeing it either. Despise is a strong word but Pernilla beating Inbee, and then disappearing back into her hole soon after... that bugged the **** out of me! Say, what the heck happened to Georgia Hall?

>

> Good question, I really thought Georgia would have been a steady player, nothing special, but a win and near double digit top tens type of player. She's young, so I wouldn't count her out just yet. At a quick glance Georgia is leaps ahead of Pernilla, Pernilla has been on tour since 2010 and has a whopping 10 top ten finishes, Georgia since 2018 and has 9 top tens. Obviously both with a major win.

>

> It's hard out there, and I don't mean to take away those victories but the "one hit wonders" are a tough pill to swallow for me.

 

I feel the same way and for me the pill is even harder to swallow when it's a golfer I root against or don't care for as much. Certainly that's what keeps all the longshots who have eligibility coming back week after week, year after year with the reasoning of hey,if Pernilla or Georgia can win a major, I know I am way better than them so this could be my week to bottle up a good dose of that victory lightning.

I'm still trying to decide what point of view to take on women's golf in regard to whether it is a good thing or a bad thing that 14 and 15 year olds and mediocre players of any age can compete for and on maybe way too many occasions win tournaments.

[Mellow]

> @ChronicSlicer said:

> If Hannah hangs on good for her, I just despise seeing players win majors who don't have a regular tour win, or who have been building up for a win in general. Go ahead and ream me out for that..it's just my opinion. And no JL6 does not fall in that category, she was trending in the right direction all season.

 

Oh man, I don't want to be mean, and this has nothing to do with Green in particular, but I so agree. You watch tournaments and seasons, following along. Players struggle and build for years. Even players you're not a fan of, you can see them performing and growing. And then BOOM out of left field someone you may have barely heard of leaps out in front of all that tour history and records for that one moment.

 

Of course the surprise breakout player struggled and worked for years too. But it's still, I don't know, disconcerting from following along. I guess real life just does not fall into logical orderly narratives.

 

 

[legitimategolf]

Hannah's ballstriking is really scratchy, and she is firing away at every flag. In other words not very impressive golf though her score is very impressive. Even less impressive is Ariya. She is giving it away.

[Mellow]

> @18majors said:

> Can't agree more! Simple mathematics delineates that when there're more players who can win every week, each will win less.

> Speaking of athleticism; nobody's as fit as So Yeon Ryu. She's into ballet, Pilates and everything else under the sun.

> Lydia is clearly not Lydia of 2014-2016, but nobody is.

 

This is an interesting discussion and matches my own uniformed armchair view.

 

A bit earlier in this tourney, I was really cheering for Lydia. She's recovered from the changes into a good but more "normal" player, which must have been hard to persevere to. Like her to get more wins.

 

I really hope So Yeon can find happiness with whatever balance she heads toward. If she wants to play less, I hope she can pull off what Inky has - not playing a ton, but still somehow being successful when she does play. She seems to still be working on finding this balance though. Was really surprised on day 2 seeing her throw that ball into the water. For So Yeon the angel to do that, she must have been real tilted.

 

I myself am still real unhappy at the thought of less So Yeon though, still gonna have to come to grips with that.

 

In general I think the story of the past two years or so comes down to what 18majors says: it's so much tougher now, mathematically wins are more spread out. I really think just one win in a season is a good season now.

[MountainGoat]

This is not very compelling golf.