2019 BMW Ladies Championship Oct 24 - 27

[Argonne69]

> JYK is a machine

 

Would be cool if she broke Annika's scoring record.

 

[jmvargas]

I can't get over how good these ladies are...and their swings are a joy to watch!!

[Argonne69]

Still anyone's tournament at this point. Danielle is playing solid, but it's going to be tough going back to back. Jin Young just keeps doing her thing, hanging with the leader. Reminds me of Inbee at her peak.

 

[Titleist_PT23]

Currently a 12-way tie for first. Never seen this at this point in a tournament.

[NikeGolfer76]

Inspired showing by the host country contingent coupled with a welcomed return to form for a few others. Should be an exciting final round.

 

Thinking it would be cool if the KLPGA would allow global feeds of at least their major tourneys. The way they’re throwing darts is precision personified.

 

With all that being said, still a good chance for a couple of “outsiders” to crash the party.

[Hankshank]

> @"Raving Shanker" said:

> > @Hankshank said:

> > Ok played in Korea,but the asian dominance on the leaderboard in this LPGA tournament is pretty decisive.

>

> But last week in Shanghai was American dominated. So?

 

So nothing. Just observing.

[joeshmo]

Looks like Ha Na has been hitting the Korean Bar-B-Que.

Glad she is playing well. I like the 20-21 year old ladies putting on the pressure.

[Argonne69]

Should be a great final round. The KLPGA players are in fine form, and one of them should be able to grab the trophy. There are still eight LPGA regulars within five shots of the lead, so there's still a chance.

[scottc25]

The LPGA players sure step up their fashion game for the Korean events. Never seen Su Oh play (or look) any better that she did in round 3.

[jmvargas]

..really looking forward to an exciting finish today with so many in contention and my fingers will be busy with the remote going back and forth between this event and watching Tiger!!

[Argonne69]

I'm going to bail on the forum tomorrow morning, and hopefully avoid spoilers. This is too good to ruin. Solid play by the top of the leaderboard, although Minjee, Jin Young, and Danielle may beg to differ. I expect a 68 or 69 out of the two leaders, so it's going to be tough to catch them if one is not shooting a 63 or 64. It would be crazy to see Ha Na secure a card again with a win.

 

[NikeGolfer76]

No spoilers here, but someone is putting together a masterful Asian swing

[iBanesto]

Kang v Jang playoff right now.

[broadbandz]

man that was a awesome win by Ha Na. You can tell it meant so much to her. that was a big middle finger to all the haters that forced her off the tour. Not a single player congratulated her other than Kang.

 

Ha Na is the Darth Vader of golf.

[Raving Shanker]

Congrats to Ha Na! But what a show by both players!! You have to feel for Danielle - she shot a perfect 64 and it wasn't enough. I always felt that Ha Na was going to win - even mid-round when she was 4 behind. Karen Stupples rather foolishly wrote her off at one stage, declaring that it was a 3-horse race - Kang, Yang and SY Lee being the horses. But it wasn't close to right, not even for that moment - Jang had an eagle putt and Yang was in a fairway bunker 180 out. Jang made, and that put her close enough to put the pressure on Danielle. It was riveting stuff for all four days in fact. Good to see a bit more In Gee. Her game looks about 95% there.

 

[iBanesto]

> @broadbandz said:

> man that was a awesome win by Ha Na. You can tell it meant so much to her. that was a big middle finger to all the haters that forced her off the tour. Not a single player congratulated her other than Kang.

>

> Ha Na is the Darth Vader of golf.

 

Congrats to Jang indeed.

 

 

I know Jang left the LPGA Tour when she was still a top 10 player in the world. Can you provide more background as to why she left?

[fredogolfer]

> @iBanesto said:

> > @broadbandz said:

> > man that was a awesome win by Ha Na. You can tell it meant so much to her. that was a big middle finger to all the haters that forced her off the tour. Not a single player congratulated her other than Kang.

> >

> > Ha Na is the Darth Vader of golf.

>

> Congrats to Jang indeed.

>

>

> I know Jang left the LPGA Tour when she was still a top 10 player in the world. Can you provide more background as to why she left?

 

The official story was that she wanted to be closer and spend more time with family. I think most observers believe the incident below and subsequent fall out had at least some part in it all.

 

https://www.golfchannel.com/article/golf-central-blog/jang-chun-controversy-lingers

 

https://www.golfchannel.com/article/golf-central-blog/chun-pairing-jang-has-led-healing

 

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/ha-na-jang-suddenly-leaves-lpga-to-spend-more-time-with-family

 

 

 

 

[pmcuk]

The escalator incident, as far as I could make out, was caused by Jan's father. How Ha Na came to be victimised for it seems grossly unjust, unless I've missed something. Almost a lynching.

[iBanesto]

> @fredogolfer said:

> > @iBanesto said:

> > > @broadbandz said:

> > > man that was a awesome win by Ha Na. You can tell it meant so much to her. that was a big middle finger to all the haters that forced her off the tour. Not a single player congratulated her other than Kang.

> > >

> > > Ha Na is the Darth Vader of golf.

> >

> > Congrats to Jang indeed.

> >

> >

> > I know Jang left the LPGA Tour when she was still a top 10 player in the world. Can you provide more background as to why she left?

>

> The official story was that she wanted to be closer and spend more time with family. I think most observers believe the incident below and subsequent fall out had at least some part in it all.

>

> https://www.golfchannel.com/article/golf-central-blog/jang-chun-controversy-lingers

>

> https://www.golfchannel.com/article/golf-central-blog/chun-pairing-jang-has-led-healing

>

> https://www.golfdigest.com/story/ha-na-jang-suddenly-leaves-lpga-to-spend-more-time-with-family

>

>

>

>

 

Ah yes. I vaguely remember that incident.

 

Has Jang been ostracised by the other Korean players?

[jmvargas]

Ha Na Jang has one of the best swings I've ever seen..same with Ariya Jutanagurn...

 

the level of golf I saw from both her and Danielle Kang today was the highest I have seen for a long time..

 

..and the putts she holed when it counted were Tigeresque!!

[ChronicSlicer]

> @ChronicSlicer said:

> These inaugural events are tough pickings. Hopefully Ha Na Jang plays well, would love to see her pull another one off. I gotta go with Sei Young. Looking for Yu,MJ, and So Yeon to climb the boards. Obviously expecting nothing higher than a T10 from JYK.

 

Well, Sei Young might have let me down this week, but Ha Na sure didn't. Awesome to see her play again(on tv). Great golf by her and DK. In Gee Chun showing some life again as well. Of course, Jin Young with another predictable top 10 (T9). Great stuff ladies, keep it up!

[fredogolfer]

> @pmcuk said:

> The escalator incident, as far as I could make out, was caused by Jan's father. How Ha Na came to be victimised for it seems grossly unjust, unless I've missed something. Almost a lynching.

 

Probably because of the perception she benefitted from the incident.

 

 

[18majors]

It's only fitting In Gee Chun's first solo Top-10 of the year came from an unofficial event for her; she's a sponsor invite this week.

Undaunted, she'll carry that momentum and wins it in Taiwan.

[nal0781]

She didn’t contend in the end but good to see Jin Young clinch player of the year. She is a joy to watch and her YouTube channel with subtitles is awesome to see what the golfers do on their off days. That said, congrats to Han Na, I wonder if she has any desire to come back to the LPGA?

[18majors]

> @18majors said:

> It's only fitting In Gee Chun's first solo Top-10 of the year came from an unofficial event for her; she's a sponsor invite this week.

> Undaunted, she'll carry that momentum and wins it in Taiwan.

 

By the way it isn't a fluke that In Gee did well; she averaged 271 yards off the tee and had 115 putts.

[Rustbelt]

> @pmcuk said:

> The escalator incident, as far as I could make out, was caused by Jan's father. How Ha Na came to be victimised for it seems grossly unjust, unless I've missed something. Almost a lynching.

 

To be fair, it was the media unfairly blamed her. I do not know many other players openly discussed this. In Gee's fans were not so forgiving, however.

[HackerGT]

Kang played her butt off and still couldn't win. Ha Na Jang made some incredible clutch putts down the stretch.

 

I don't follow the ins and outs of the tour so I knew nothing of the Jang controversy but nobody congratulated her but Kang. You could see other tour players hugging Kang after it was over.

 

A little strange to be sure.

 

 

[Kaysquare]

To be honest, I was really rooting for Danielle, but that was the best women's golf I've seen in quite a while. Congrats to both of those ladies for a wonderful exhibition of golf.

[Argonne69]

Seriously, Golf Channel? What. The. F-ck. First, you've got 3 1/2 hours scheduled, but you only show 2 1/2 f-cking hours? You start the edited broadcast with 10 minutes of fluff, and then you cut to the leader on the 16th hole? No highlights? No scorecards for the leaders? How did we get to this point? It's the same sh-tty editing we got last year at the Hana Bank where In Gee won, but we saw practically no golf. Is there anyone in the studio in Orlando capable of editing a tape delayed broadcast? FFS. You should be God d-mn embarrassed to call yourself the "Golf" channel.

 

 

 

[Argonne69]

Sigh. Well, I guess I somewhat predicted that the winner would need to go low, and that Ha Na might walk away with the trophy. What a break on 17 for Ha Na. Her putter was red hot. Congrats, Ha Na.

 

I'd like to say a bunch of nice things about Danielle's 8 under round, but in 21 holes of golf played we got to see her make 6 pars. She should definitely hold her head up, as she played fantastic.

 

So nice to see In Gee on the first page of the leaderboard. Hope this is just the beginning of a solid streak.

 

Amy has to be shaking her head wondering what she has to do to win. That was an impressive round as well.

 

The KLPGA players should be proud, too. Great week for many of the players in front of the home crowd.

 

Congrats to Jin Young on wining the Player of the Year. Not quite the Jin Young we're used to seeing, but wow, and off weekend and she still manages a Top 10 with her B game.