2022 LPGA Season Odds and Ends

[Holy Moses]

46 minutes ago, KBong said:

I just checked the PXG website....Lydia is no longer there.

Parsons just signed Top 5 to a driver deal.

 

No wonder the Zhangster hasn't announced an endorsement.....it's all hands on deck at The Death Star and TINA has everyone working overtime to SERVE her.

 

Tina's too greedy and will likely sign a full bag deal with a club OEM.

Lydia's so talented she can play anything, but getting used to new wedges, putter and potentially a ball too will take more time.

 

Too many guesses where Lydia might land....I'll let you guys/gals comment first.

 

Would imagine back to Callaway

[KBong]

Advice to Brittany...wear one of these in 2 weeks in Orlando at the Hilton event to avoid any club/shaft shrapnel when Brooke driver SLAMS her 46" driver THAT SHE HATES🤣

 

 

[JungleJimbo]

Does Chiara Noja the 15-year-old playing on the LET = remind anyone else of Nelly Korda w.r.t. swing / physically gifted with long levers?

 

(Peter Finch shared a 9-hole course vlog today 7 Jan 2022, i.e. competing against Chiara Noja in Dubai... youtube Link below... Chiara seems to have a very nice chatty personality & will win many fans hoping she does well!)

@postfold previously shared some info w.r.t. Chiara Noja (circa Oct 2021)
 

 

Edited January 7, 2022 by JungleJimbo

[AWinfortheAges]

On 1/5/2022 at 4:48 PM, woahnelly said:

@KBong

 

 

I believe the US Open features the most non members so if they include the top money list players from the KLPGA and JLPGA and LET. How else would A Lim and Lee6 come from obscurity to win 🙂

 

Winning team this year ?

 

Lee6 was an LPGA tour member at the time of her USOpen win. She was also one of the hottest golfers on the planet at that time.

[KBong]

5 hours ago, AWinfortheAges said:

She was also one of the hottest golfers on the planet at that time.

Yes, Lucky 6 was playing really well in that timeframe...maybe that's why Popsicle man predicted a Korean Lee would win the USWO.🤣

[HMHS]

28 minutes ago, KBong said:

Yes, Lucky 6 was playing really well in that timeframe...maybe that's why Popsicle man predicted a Korean Lee would win the USWO.🤣

Hank Haney?   🤣

[KBong]

23 minutes ago, Supermilo said:

Hank Haney?   🤣

LMAO

Although I didn't read the book...supposedly Haney was upset/hurt when Tiger didn't offer him a popsicle when Tiger went to get one himself.

 

At least I have something in common with Tiger...we are both cheapo's.

 

I could see Tiger pulling out some Subway coupons on his 1st "date" with Pancake woman.🤣

Sir Barkley is SO FUNNY each time he SLAMS Tiger on how cheap he is.

 

The locker room attendants at Augusta are so happy when they see FIGJAM entering the room...Tiger...not so much.🤣 

 

FWIW....I miss all the cheap Chinese slop houses with FANTASTIC food in TO.

There's only 1 good hole in the wall Chinese place here....Kent's Kitchen....I'm kinda addicted to the garbage/nonsense.

My wife HATES it...she threw up the 1st time she had some.🤣

[woahnelly]

@AWinfortheAges

 

You are correct.  I meant Dumbo. 

 

 

[postfold]

20 hours ago, JungleJimbo said:

Does Chiara Noja the 15-year-old playing on the LET = remind anyone else of Nelly Korda w.r.t. swing / physically gifted with long levers?

 

(Peter Finch shared a 9-hole course vlog today 7 Jan 2022, i.e. competing against Chiara Noja in Dubai... youtube Link below... Chiara seems to have a very nice chatty personality & will win many fans hoping she does well!)

 

Definitely is physically gifted and her swing is a thing of beauty to watch.  Haven't really studied her side-by-side with Nelly but she has a ton of ability and (based almost solely on her social media posting) seems to enjoy the game and is driven enough to succeed at the highest levels.  

 

Projecting the future of golf prodigies is hard but I think she absolutely has star potential.  And yes, she's got personality and does pretty well on interviews considering how young she is.

[KBong]

7 hours ago, woahnelly said:

@AWinfortheAges

 

You are correct.  I meant Dumbo. 

 

 

Which one?

 

[JungleJimbo]

50 minutes ago, KBong said:

Which one?

 

[JungleJimbo]

On 1/5/2022 at 11:09 PM, Golf Dino said:

Well here comes the additional revenue stream for the LPGA -- wonder how much it will net them.  And yes, this had been in the works for quite awhile and now that the KPMG Insights data has been adopted, it can be implemented.   To borrow someone else's parlance - strike one for the Death Star. 

 

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LONDON, UK (January 5, 2022)— IMG ARENA, a leading sports betting service and content hub, has secured the official sports betting data and live streaming distribution rights to the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour, one of the longest-running women’s professional sports associations in the world.

 

The partnership will mark a step change in the presentation of data-led content from the LPGA Tour. The global tour comprises more than 30 tournaments each year, with flagship events across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, including five major championships.

 

Available from early 2022, a comprehensive range of real-time, shot-by-shot data and markets will be delivered via IMG ARENA’s pioneering Golf Event Centre, as well as live streaming and interactive course visualisations from the Tour. Initial partners will include bet365, BoyleSports and Tipsport.

 

 

 @Golf Dino thanks!the IMG Arena deal with LPGA is getting lots of media coverage as a game-changer/ getting serious about sports betting. 
 

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/lpga-tour-img-arena-online-sports-betting/

 

Edited January 8, 2022 by JungleJimbo

[Argonne69]

8 hours ago, KBong said:

Which one?

 

 

 

[JungleJimbo]

45 minutes ago, Argonne69 said:

 

 

@Argonne69 👏 nice photoshop!  Who is the dude behind InGee wearing the yellow hat...is that @KBong?

Edited January 8, 2022 by JungleJimbo

[Argonne69]

4 hours ago, JungleJimbo said:

@Argonne69 👏 nice photoshop!  Who is the dude behind InGee wearing the yellow hat...is that @KBong?

 

No, he was a Flying Dumbo fan I met at one of the tournaments. 

 

[KBong]

6 hours ago, JungleJimbo said:

@Argonne69 👏 nice photoshop!  Who is the dude behind InGee wearing the yellow hat...is that @KBong?

Not me...I'm not as "purdy"...just sayin.

[KBong]

https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2022/01/12/duke-blue-devils-gina-kim-pro-lpga-card/

 

Gina Kim turns pro...no surprise considering she was on the alternate lists in the upcoming LPGA events.

It's also difficult to retain your card when you start your season mid way through.

[Argonne69]

13 minutes ago, KBong said:

https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2022/01/12/duke-blue-devils-gina-kim-pro-lpga-card/

 

Gina Kim turns pro...no surprise considering she was on the alternate lists in the upcoming LPGA events.

It's also difficult to retain your card when you start your season mid way through.

 

I'm surprised. The flipside is that she won't be eligible to play many tournaments before June, so why not finish her spring semester? 

[18majors]

45 minutes ago, Argonne69 said:

The flipside is that she won't be eligible to play many tournaments before June, so why not finish her spring semester? 

 

She's eligible to play JTBC Classic and Lotte and many other 144 full field events.  She just needs a Top-10 to strike gold and be in good shape for 2022 and beyond. 

[KBong]

1 hour ago, Argonne69 said:

 

I'm surprised. The flipside is that she won't be eligible to play many tournaments before June, so why not finish her spring semester? 

I'm not surprised....Gina knows that Parsons might go bankrupt shilling the 0211 DC's for only $77/club and wants to cash an endorsement cheque before it goes NSF.

 

Now that Tina is gone....Bob has more patience to sign up more pros.

I'm thinking Gina will get a $100M 7 year contract.🤣

 

Endorsements are difficult to obtain...especially good ones...unless your dad is BJ Wie.....though BJ could adopt a new Korean daughter....as a NEW project.

I think Gina might be a PXG POSER gal...she was in the PXG College Showcase event and right besides Parsons at many times. Gina was also playing PXG irons.

 

I'm a Gina fanboy cause I saw her play golf in 2018.

 

Talking about endorsements....Arg you missed a YUGE opportunity.....you could have had Bessie painted black with a HUGE PXG white logo for your road trip.....the PXG sponsorship would have paid for many green fees, RV parking spaces and gas.

Heck....if you are a good negotiator you could have signed a bonus for free craft beer every time you shot under 80...just sayin.

KABOOM BABY!

[KBong]

So when will we hear of Brooke Matthews announcement of turning pro....hurry up Beth Ann,

And NO GIGGLING....it's so ANNOYING.

[Golf Dino]

5 hours ago, KBong said:

I'm not surprised....Gina knows that Parsons might go bankrupt shilling the 0211 DC's for only $77/club and wants to cash an endorsement cheque before it goes NSF.

 

🤣🤣🤣

[Golf Dino]

5 hours ago, KBong said:

Endorsements are difficult to obtain...especially good ones...unless your dad is BJ Wie.....though BJ could adopt a new Korean daughter....as a NEW project.

I think Gina might be a PXG POSER gal...she was in the PXG College Showcase event and right besides Parsons at many times. Gina was also playing PXG irons.

 

I am holding you responsible @KBong . . . over the past few weeks, my autocomplete/auto-suggest, whether it be my phone or my computer, has popped up with this darn word -- POSER.  I have never used that word before and now it is popping up regularly!  

And I am holding you personally responsible!  🤣🤣🤣

[Rapidcat]

19 hours ago, Argonne69 said:

 

I'm surprised. The flipside is that she won't be eligible to play many tournaments before June, so why not finish her spring semester? 

I agree, a waste, hope she has picked her 'moment'.

[KBong]

4 hours ago, Rapidcat said:

 

The Aussies need to DEPORT the Entitled TOOL ASAP.

Supposedly if deported...he can't enter Oz for 3 years???

[JungleJimbo]

3 hours ago, KBong said:

The Aussies need to DEPORT the Entitled TOOL ASAP.

Supposedly if deported...he can't enter Oz for 3 years???

@KBong: This bloke? Did you hear that related “hot mic” discussion between the 2 TV show hosts? 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 14, 2022 by JungleJimbo

[JungleJimbo]

On 1/8/2022 at 7:24 PM, Argonne69 said:

 

 

@Argonne69 :Does this recent(?) photo of In Gee = Look odd?

ie hope she’s ok (looks almost botox-y?)

 

 

 

 

Edited January 15, 2022 by JungleJimbo

[KBong]

4 hours ago, JungleJimbo said:

@Argonne69 :Does this recent(?) photo of In Gee = Look odd?

ie hope she’s ok (looks almost botox-y?)

 

 

 

 

All the photos of Dumbo in Dubai are complete GARBAGE.

[KBong]

4 hours ago, JungleJimbo said:

@KBong: This bloke? Did you hear that related “hot mic” discussion between the 2 TV show hosts? 

 

 

 

 

They only showed 5 "bleeped out" seconds of the 1st video above in our news last night.

Thanks for the 92 second uncensored video.

[Rapidcat]

18 hours ago, KBong said:

The Aussies need to DEPORT the Entitled TOOL ASAP.

Supposedly if deported...he can't enter Oz for 3 years???

Yes and yes.