2021 ISPS Handa World Invitational (Jul 29 - Aug 01)

[KBong]

12 minutes ago, Golf Dino said:

 

 

True that is.

In recent history we had Lydia, Minjee, Ariya, Brooke, etc sitting at the top or near the top of the WAGR.

 

I don't think we see many young Korean gals on the WAGR because many who have talent don't stay Am for long and head onto the Jump Tour, Dream Tour and eventually the KLPGA if they make it.

 

I've always said....the KLPGA is the 'real' developmental tour for the LPGA not the Symetra tour...the talent on the KLPGA is far deeper than the Symetra tour.

[ChronicSlicer]

Congrats to Pajaree, I was rooting for Emma to choke and it worked lol. 4 shots and still not on the green, tough to win like that.
I really like Pajaree's game, nothing over the top just steady golf. She seems to be a very grounded person as well.

[Argonne69]

Well, that was certainly exciting. Not what I would call clutch play down the stretch, but when you have three winless players I guess you can expect a few hiccups. Jennifer laying up in the rough, and then dumping one? Sheesh. Yes, the coverage was awful. There were only three players realistically in the hunt, and we didn't get to see all their shots because they were cutting over to the men. Oy. Ever heard of replay?

 

Solid putting by Pajaree down the stretch. Don't know what happened on her tee shots on the 18th, but she recovered. They were correct in saying that she's been trending nicely. 'Not really sure why she scored a triple on the 6th. They didn't show what happened after she hit her shot after taking the drop for an unplayable. I don't believe she was penalized. As long as she declared the ball as unplayable before lifting it there is no penalty, as one is not required to mark a ball within the relief area. (Rule 14.1.a - "When a ball is lifted to take relief under a Rule, the player is not required to mark the spot before lifting the ball."

 

Emma had this one, but her putter turned cold. A nice four under on the front, but three costly bogies in four holes on her back nine. She's been off the radar for most of her professional career. Not sure how many times she'll be in this position.

 

Oh, Jennifer. I thought that she might actually hold steady on a Sunday for a change. Her layup in the rough was bad. Not firing for the middle of the green to more or less guarantee a playoff spot was worse.

 

Edited August 1, 2021 by Argonne69

[Mike_Honcho]

it was tough to watch kupcho play herself out of it...

[Argonne69]

1 minute ago, El Kabong2 said:

it was tough to watch kupcho play herself out of it...

 

Her bogie putt on the final hole was clutch, though. That earned her an additional $10k.

 

[HMHS]

On 7/31/2021 at 1:13 PM, KBong said:

Rahm had to WD at Memorial with a 6 shot lead heading into Sunday...so why is Reto allowed to play?

not sure if this answers your question... the article/link fully explains it -- so comprehensively i had to re-read it... 

 

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/paula-reto-out-of-olympics-over-seeming-false-positive-covid-test

Edited August 1, 2021 by HMHS

[ChronicSlicer]

29 minutes ago, KBong said:

 

 

I think Hull, Dame Laura Davies and Alison Lee would be most fun to share a few libations with.

 

 

I know Charley hits the night clubs when home in England, but I swear I read somewhere she doesn't drink. I could easily be wrong too.

[Argonne69]

 

Atthaya keeps getting close. Only a matter of time I do believe.

 

Nice week for Sydnee. She's played in only four events this year, and missed the cut in the previous three. First top 10 since June 2016.

 

Muni had a solid week. 11T was her best finish on the LPGA.

 

[18majors]

7 minutes ago, Argonne69 said:

They didn't show what happened after she hit her shot after taking the drop for an unplayable. I don't believe she was penalized. As long as she declared the ball as unplayable before lifting it there is no penalty, as one is not required to mark a ball within the relief area. (Rule 14.1.a - "When a ball is lifted to take relief under a Rule, the player is not required to mark the spot before lifting the ball."

 

 

She did receive two strokes penalty, one more than penalty for unplayable lie.

 

Could it be because she lifted the ball before she declared the ball as unplayable?

[HMHS]

1 minute ago, Argonne69 said:

 

Atthaya keeps getting close. Only a matter of time I do believe.

 

Nice week for Sydnee. She's played in only four events this year, and missed the cut in the previous three. First top 10 since June 2016.

 

Muni had a solid week. 11T was her best finish on the LPGA.

 

 

+1000000000  --- and a very nice person too... (like super nice) ☺︎

[Cwebb]

3 minutes ago, Argonne69 said:

 

Atthaya keeps getting close. Only a matter of time I do believe.

 

Nice week for Sydnee. She's played in only four events this year, and missed the cut in the previous three. First top 10 since June 2016.

 

Muni had a solid week. 11T was her best finish on the LPGA.

 

I perked up when they said something along of the lines of that if she ends up in the top 40 for her LPGA starts, she will get her card.  Apparently she is scheduled for two more starts

Edited August 1, 2021 by Cwebb

[ChronicSlicer]

7 minutes ago, Argonne69 said:

 

Atthaya keeps getting close. Only a matter of time I do believe.

 

 

 

She's a shoe in for the "next big thing" soon as she gets her LPGA card.
As I said before I liked the fact she is playing the LET getting all the learning curves of tour life out of the way, I think this will really make the transition to the LPGA as smooth as possible.

Edited August 1, 2021 by ChronicSlicer

[Argonne69]

2 minutes ago, 18majors said:

 

She did receive two strokes penalty, one more than penalty for unplayable lie.

 

Could it be because she lifted the ball before she declared the ball as unplayable?

 

That would have to be the case. The on-course reporter stated that the rule official said she was lying 3. One for the tee shot. Two for the penalty. Three for the drop. Hitting her fourth. She didn't make it to the green, so her 5th would have been her approach to the green, and I assume she two putted, as we only saw her final putt.

 

[KBong]

20 minutes ago, ChronicSlicer said:

 I was rooting for Emma to choke and it worked lol. 

LMAO...

[Cwebb]

4 minutes ago, Argonne69 said:

 

That would have to be the case. The on-course reporter stated that the rule official said she was lying 3. One for the tee shot. Two for the penalty. Three for the drop. Hitting her fourth. She didn't make it to the green, so her 5th would have been her approach to the green, and I assume she two putted, as we only saw her final putt.

 

Incredible to hold it together and grind out a win after that.  She has a great attitude on the course

Edited August 1, 2021 by Cwebb

[ChronicSlicer]

3 minutes ago, KBong said:

LMAO...

I can be honest, there's just some players I don't wanna see win. 

[Cwebb]

11 minutes ago, Supermilo said:

 

+1000000000  --- and a very nice person too... (like super nice) ☺︎

The banter that she has with her caddy, is always entertaining.  Lots of personality

[Argonne69]

6 minutes ago, ChronicSlicer said:

She's a shoe in for the "next big thing" soon as she gets her LPGA card.

 

Didn't the TV crew mention that she can earn her card by earning at least as much as the 40th player on the money list? She's earned $408,000 this season. That would put her 31st currently.

 

[HMHS]

Just now, Cwebb said:

The banter that she has with her caddy, is always entertaining.  Lots of personality

she's always been like that... with caddy, players, parents of players, etc etc etc ☺︎

[KBong]

17 minutes ago, Supermilo said:

 

+1000000000  --- and a very nice person too... (like super nice) ☺︎

Are you talkin about Sydnee or Muni?

 

I've seen Sydnee...she seems a bit reserved.....I thought she'd be a bit more perky.

She does like to get the attention via her social media accounts.

[Cwebb]

Just now, KBong said:

Are you talkin about Sydnee or Muni?

 

I've seen Sydnee...she seems a bit reserved.....I thought she'd be a bit more perky.

She does like to get the attention via her social media accounts.

Attaya Thitikul

[KBong]

10 minutes ago, ChronicSlicer said:

I can be honest, there's just some players I don't wanna see win. 

Same here...my list is quite long.🤣

[KBong]

11 minutes ago, Argonne69 said:

 

Didn't the TV crew mention that she can earn her card by earning at least as much as the 40th player on the money list? She's earned $408,000 this season. That would put her 31st currently.

 

I believe...if her Honda winnings are in your $408K...I think they don't count.

Only money earned in full field events with a cut???

[ChronicSlicer]

15 minutes ago, Argonne69 said:

 

Didn't the TV crew mention that she can earn her card by earning at least as much as the 40th player on the money list? She's earned $408,000 this season. That would put her 31st currently.

 

I may have missed that with all the fast forwarding, sorry lol.

[Argonne69]

7 minutes ago, KBong said:

I believe...if her Honda winnings are in your $408K...I think they don't count.

Only money earned in full field events with a cut???

 

Actually, I believe they changed it this year to use the CME points. In past years it was official money. Did they earn CME points at the Honda?

 

Edit: Just looked it up, and non-members cannot earn CME points. So, if they ditched the official money thingy, not sure how she would qualify for membership. Maybe it's the equivalent of CME points based on finishing position. CME points are awarded at non-cut events. Gotta dig some more. 

 

 

Edited August 1, 2021 by Argonne69

[ChronicSlicer]

7 minutes ago, KBong said:

Same here...my list is quite long.🤣

I think when I see someone who is in contention and I consider a "one and done player" I just hope they choke. I wanna see players who get those top 15's week in and week out, players who can stick around for more than one event.

Speaking of "one and done", Pernilla managed her 3rd top ten since winning the British in 2018...Yes, I rooted against her big time, big time...

[18majors]

1 minute ago, Argonne69 said:

 

Actually, I believe they changed it this year to use the CME points. In past years it was official money. Did they earn CME points at the Honda?

 

 

 

No, sponsor's invite doesn't receive Race to CME Globe points for a no-cut event.

 

Additionally, I tried but couldn't find the non-member Top-40 category on the Priority Manual anymore.

 

 

[Argonne69]

2 minutes ago, 18majors said:

 

 

No, sponsor's invite doesn't receive Race to CME Globe points for a no-cut event.

 

Additionally, I tried but couldn't find the non-member Top-40 category on the Priority Manual anymore.

 

 

So, it's down to win a tournament, or Q Series.

 

[18majors]

4 minutes ago, Argonne69 said:

 

So, it's down to win a tournament, or Q Series.

 

 

 

Unless they advertently left the Top-40 category out of the current Priority Manual, which was posted after the first reshuffle.

Edited August 1, 2021 by 18majors

[ChronicSlicer]

Bummed that Yu and Su just missed out on the top 10..getting used to it I guess.