2022 LPGA Season Odds and Ends

[Argonne69]

23 hours ago, Stooch said:

 To be fair Lydia copied her first by starting to grip down slightly when hitting her irons 🙂

 

Looks like Minjee is taking it one step further. 😄

 

 

Joking aside, Lydia has been gripping down on her clubs since she was in diapers.

 

 

Edited September 9, 2022 by Argonne69

[Golf Dino]

2 hours ago, Argonne69 said:

Joking aside, Lydia has been gripping down on her clubs since she was in diapers.

 

 

That's what happens when you let kids play on the LPGA!  😉   

 

In many ways, I like how they have carried on (more or less) with their swings from childhood.  I think it says a lot about how teaching good fundamentals of the swing when they begin playing can establish a solid foundation for life.  

[18majors]

 

What a light weight week we have in Portland coming up!  Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson are the only two Top-10 players in the field; and they can't fill a 144-women roster even though they scraped the bottom of the barrel.

 

Most importantly, Su Oh, Muni He and Bianca Pagdanganan are in the field.  A timely Top-5 will do wonders for their poignant battle to retain their cards.

 

Interestingly, both 17 years old Xionwen Yin and 19 years old Lucy Li, will tee off in Portland.  They're currently, #1 and #2 respectively, in Epson Tour.

[fredogolfer]

2 hours ago, 18majors said:

 

What a light weight week we have in Portland coming up!  Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson are the only two Top-10 players in the field; and they can't fill a 144-women roster even though they scraped the bottom of the barrel.

 

Most importantly, Su Oh, Muni He and Bianca Pagdanganan are in the field.  A timely Top-5 will do wonders for their poignant battle to retain their cards.

 

Interestingly, both 17 years old Xionwen Yin and 19 years old Lucy Li, will tee off in Portland.  They're currently, #1 and #2 respectively, in Epson Tour.

Regardless of what some on this forum may think, it is disgraceful that a field can’t be filled by a tour that sells itself as creating opportunities for women and girls. This event has historical issues from seection of venue, sponsorships, calendar dates etc but if Epson Tour players can’t even be bothered to show up, it hurts the narrative that there need to be more opportunities on the LPGA. If anything, it signals there may be 2-3 events more than are needed.

[MagicClassic407]

4 hours ago, 18majors said:

 

What a light weight week we have in Portland coming up!  Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson are the only two Top-10 players in the field; and they can't fill a 144-women roster even though they scraped the bottom of the barrel.

 

 

 I don't really understand this comment. Maybe they can fill it with the 21 players listed on tomorrow's tee sheet for the Monday Qualifier. ???

 

 

 

 

[JungleJimbo]

5 hours ago, 18majors said:

 

What a light weight week we have in Portland coming up!  Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson are the only two Top-10 players in the field; and they can't fill a 144-women roster even though they scraped the bottom of the barrel.

 

Most importantly, Su Oh, Muni He and Bianca Pagdanganan are in the field.  A timely Top-5 will do wonders for their poignant battle to retain their cards.

 

Interestingly, both 17 years old Xionwen Yin and 19 years old Lucy Li, will tee off in Portland.  They're currently, #1 and #2 respectively, in Epson Tour.

@18majors Your post got me curious... can you pls share a link (or screenshot/ image from twitter post) for the Portland tournament entries?
 

 

Oddly... I see a blank page on the LPGA “Tournament entries” webpage for Portland (via ipad)...

 

 

https://www.lpga.com/tournaments/portland-classic/tournament-entries

 (am guessing the LPGA Website might have Geo-Location issues, ie pages appear differently based on location, or delayed cascade of updates?)

 

 

 

 

Edited September 12, 2022 by JungleJimbo

[18majors]

@JungleJimbo

 

The page is OK in the US.

 

It listed 132 entries including two Monday qualifiers.

Edited September 12, 2022 by 18majors

[JungleJimbo]

5 minutes ago, 18majors said:

@JungleJimbo

 

The page is OK in the US.

 

It listed 135 entries including two Monday qualifiers.

Thanks @18majors. Bizarre that I need to use VPN, to view Tournament Entries!

 

 

 

 

Edited September 12, 2022 by JungleJimbo

[North Texas]

I see that the girl who nobody knows is a major winner is entered again, Charlotte Thomas 🙂

[Stooch]

20 hours ago, 18majors said:

 

What a light weight week we have in Portland coming up!  Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson are the only two Top-10 players in the field; and they can't fill a 144-women roster even though they scraped the bottom of the barrel.

 

Most importantly, Su Oh, Muni He and Bianca Pagdanganan are in the field.  A timely Top-5 will do wonders for their poignant battle to retain their cards.

 

Interestingly, both 17 years old Xionwen Yin and 19 years old Lucy Li, will tee off in Portland.  They're currently, #1 and #2 respectively, in Epson Tour.

 

Well we are in the midst of a long run of events and this is a lowly 1.5 million purse, it was always gonna have it tough.  Not sure Nelly's reasoning (maybe she owed somebody at the LPGA lol) but it's tough for Brooke to skip as a 2-time champ.

[18majors]

 

Maja Stark has signed up to play the next five LPGA tournaments in the next five weeks.  It's an exciting period for her, but maybe a little late to catch Atthaya/Hye Jin for Rookie of the Year honor!

Edited September 12, 2022 by 18majors

[Argonne69]

3 hours ago, Stooch said:

 

Well we are in the midst of a long run of events and this is a lowly 1.5 million purse, it was always gonna have it tough.  Not sure Nelly's reasoning (maybe she owed somebody at the LPGA lol) but it's tough for Brooke to skip as a 2-time champ.

 

Jin Young is skipping it, and she's the defending champion. Go figure.

 

[18majors]

Speaking of the "Rookie of the Year" race, this maybe the week there will be a change at the Top.

 

Currently,

Atthaya Thitikul                          1,149

Hye Jin Choi                               1,083

 

Hye Jin is in the field this week while Atthaya takes a break; Hye Jin needs a T4 or better to take the lead.

[Stooch]

28 minutes ago, Argonne69 said:

 

Jin Young is skipping it, and she's the defending champion. Go figure.

 

 

Well she either really wanted out 😅 or is hurt/working on something, didn't she pull out of 3 or 4 events in a row.

[JungleJimbo]

10 surprising players currently outside the cutline for CME Group Tour Championship, including three former No. 1s

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Beth Ann NicholsSeptember 12, 2022

With eight events left in the 2023 LPGA season, it’s crunch time for players needing to make a move. The top 60 players on the Race to CME Globe points list gain entry into the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship, where anyone in the field can win the top prize in women’s golf of $2 million. The last player in this year’s field is guaranteed to make at least $40,000.

Last week’s winner, Ally Ewing, jumped from 71st to 30th with her victory in Cincinnati. Maria Fassi, who finished a career-best solo third, jumped from 96th to 67th, just outside the mark. The story around Fassi suddenly shifted from possible Q-Series to possible Tour Championship.

The top 100 on the CME points list keep their LPGA cards for 2023. Here are 10 who are currently outside the top 60.

61. Matilda Castren

Matilda Castren of Finland hits her tee shot on the 11th hole during the second round of the CP Women’s Open at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club on August 26, 2022 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

Last year was the first time Matilda Castren qualified for the CME, but we’ve come to expect so much of her in so little time. The first player from Finland to win on the LPGA in 2021, Castren’s best finish of this season came at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, where she finished second with teammate Kelly Tan. She has only one other top 10 finish on the season.

62. Ariya Jutanugarn

Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand celebrates on the eighteenth green during the Third Round of the HSBC Women’s World Championship at Sentosa Golf Club on March 05, 2022 in Singapore. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

After battling injuries this season, Ariya Jutanugarn has been on a tear of late, carding 11 consecutive rounds in the 60s prior to Sunday’s final-round 74 in Cincinnati. Four straight top 30 finishes has moved Jutanugarn up the points list. She won the CME in 2017.

66. Jenny Shin

Jenny Shin of South Korea hits a drive from the 8th tee during the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play Hosted by Shadow Creek at Shadow Creek Golf Course on May 28, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

South Korea’s Jenny Shin has competed in every CME Group Tour Championship since 2011. She’s not too far off the mark this year, however, currently six spots outside the cutline. Shin had a string of three top 10s in the middle of the season but hasn’t cracked the top 30 since the KPMG Women’s PGA.

74. Yealimi Noh

Yealimi Noh of the United States walks to the sixth tee during the third round of the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational at Midland Country Club on July 15, 2022 in Midland, Michigan. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

Yealimi Noh played her way into the CME Group Tour Championship as a rookie in 2020 and 2021, finishing T-28 and T-30. After three missed cuts in the U.K. and Europe, Noh has a pair of top-20 finishes in her last two starts. She’s trending toward a late push.

91. So Yeon Ryu

So Yeon Ryu of South Korea hits her tee shot on the 3rd hole during day three of the Simone Asia Pacific Cup at Pondok Indah Golf Course on August 20, 2022 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)

So Yeon Ryu, a former No. 1, has only one top-10 finish this season at the Amundi Evian Championship. While she has missed only two cuts, she hasn’t seen many leaderboards.

Ryu hasn’t missed a CME since she joined the tour in 2012. In fact, she has six top-10 finishes at the event, including a pair of runner-ups.

92. Pornanong Phatlum

Pornanong Phatlum of Thailand walks off the second tee during the final round of the Dana Open presented by Marathon at Highland Meadows Golf Club on September 04, 2022 in Sylvania, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

From 2011 to 2019, Pornanong Phatlum never finished worse than 64th on the LPGA money list, enjoying a long stretch of consistent play. Since 2020, however, Phatlum hasn’t been nearly as effective. Her best finish of the season, a T-11, came last month in Northern Ireland. She’s in danger of missing the CME for a third straight year.

104. Sung Hyun Park

Sung Hyun Park of South Korea plays her shot from the 13th tee during the first round of the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G at Kenwood Country Club on September 08, 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

Sung Hyun Park’s struggles continue as the former No. 1 currently ranks 116th in greens in regulation and 123rd in driving accuracy. A seven-time winner on the LPGA, including two majors, Park hasn’t recorded a top 10 since August of 2019.

(Park can play still 2023 under the major winner category and avoid Q-Series should she finish outside the top 100.)

106. Sophia Popov

Sophia Popov of Germany plays her tee shot on the 12th hole during Day Two of the AIG Women’s Open at Muirfield on August 05, 2022 in Gullane, Scotland. (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images)

After the CP Women’s Open, Sophia Popov posted on Instagram that she wouldn’t be competing for the rest of the season, citing shoulder pain. Her lone top 10 of the year came at the Dow team event.

“I’m not out here just to compete,” Popov wrote, “but hopefully win again.”

110. Mel Reid

Mel Reid of England looks on from the sixth tee during the second round of the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational at Midland Country Club on July 14, 2022 in Midland, Michigan. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

After three consecutive missed cuts, Mel Reid found some light with a T-37 at the AIG Women’s Open, her best finish since the KPMG Women’s PGA (T-30). That momentum took a hit, however, when she withdrew from the Dana Open earlier this month with an injury after an opening 81.

Reid ranks 134th in driving accuracy, 133rd in greens in regulation and 130th in putting average.

117. Amy Olson

Amy Olson chips to the fifth green during the second round of the Dana Open presented by Marathon at Highland Meadows Golf Club on September 02, 2022 in Sylvania, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

It’s been a rough stretch of late for Amy Olson, who has the missed the cut in four of her last five starts. Her opening 66 at the Dana Open was her first round in the 60s since mid-June. A rookie in 2014, Olson has 13 career top 10s. She currently ranks 119th in greens in regulation and 123rd in driving accuracy.

[18majors]

 

Something new everyday:

 

 

[fredogolfer]

7 hours ago, 18majors said:

 

Something new everyday:

 

 

I’m guessing this means either no event along with the TOC or maybe with the return of the Aussie Double some space needed to be freed up.

 

 

[ChronicSlicer]

16 hours ago, JungleJimbo said:

10 surprising players currently outside the cutline for CME Group Tour Championship, including three former No. 1s

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Beth Ann NicholsSeptember 12, 2022

With eight events left in the 2023 LPGA season, it’s crunch time for players needing to make a move. The top 60 players on the Race to CME Globe points list gain entry into the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship, where anyone in the field can win the top prize in women’s golf of $2 million. The last player in this year’s field is guaranteed to make at least $40,000.

Last week’s winner, Ally Ewing, jumped from 71st to 30th with her victory in Cincinnati. Maria Fassi, who finished a career-best solo third, jumped from 96th to 67th, just outside the mark. The story around Fassi suddenly shifted from possible Q-Series to possible Tour Championship.

The top 100 on the CME points list keep their LPGA cards for 2023. Here are 10 who are currently outside the top 60.

61. Matilda Castren

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Matilda Castren of Finland hits her tee shot on the 11th hole during the second round of the CP Women’s Open at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club on August 26, 2022 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

Last year was the first time Matilda Castren qualified for the CME, but we’ve come to expect so much of her in so little time. The first player from Finland to win on the LPGA in 2021, Castren’s best finish of this season came at the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, where she finished second with teammate Kelly Tan. She has only one other top 10 finish on the season.

62. Ariya Jutanugarn

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Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand celebrates on the eighteenth green during the Third Round of the HSBC Women’s World Championship at Sentosa Golf Club on March 05, 2022 in Singapore. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

After battling injuries this season, Ariya Jutanugarn has been on a tear of late, carding 11 consecutive rounds in the 60s prior to Sunday’s final-round 74 in Cincinnati. Four straight top 30 finishes has moved Jutanugarn up the points list. She won the CME in 2017.

66. Jenny Shin

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Jenny Shin of South Korea hits a drive from the 8th tee during the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play Hosted by Shadow Creek at Shadow Creek Golf Course on May 28, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

South Korea’s Jenny Shin has competed in every CME Group Tour Championship since 2011. She’s not too far off the mark this year, however, currently six spots outside the cutline. Shin had a string of three top 10s in the middle of the season but hasn’t cracked the top 30 since the KPMG Women’s PGA.

74. Yealimi Noh

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Yealimi Noh of the United States walks to the sixth tee during the third round of the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational at Midland Country Club on July 15, 2022 in Midland, Michigan. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

Yealimi Noh played her way into the CME Group Tour Championship as a rookie in 2020 and 2021, finishing T-28 and T-30. After three missed cuts in the U.K. and Europe, Noh has a pair of top-20 finishes in her last two starts. She’s trending toward a late push.

91. So Yeon Ryu

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So Yeon Ryu of South Korea hits her tee shot on the 3rd hole during day three of the Simone Asia Pacific Cup at Pondok Indah Golf Course on August 20, 2022 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)

So Yeon Ryu, a former No. 1, has only one top-10 finish this season at the Amundi Evian Championship. While she has missed only two cuts, she hasn’t seen many leaderboards.

Ryu hasn’t missed a CME since she joined the tour in 2012. In fact, she has six top-10 finishes at the event, including a pair of runner-ups.

92. Pornanong Phatlum

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Pornanong Phatlum of Thailand walks off the second tee during the final round of the Dana Open presented by Marathon at Highland Meadows Golf Club on September 04, 2022 in Sylvania, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

From 2011 to 2019, Pornanong Phatlum never finished worse than 64th on the LPGA money list, enjoying a long stretch of consistent play. Since 2020, however, Phatlum hasn’t been nearly as effective. Her best finish of the season, a T-11, came last month in Northern Ireland. She’s in danger of missing the CME for a third straight year.

104. Sung Hyun Park

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Sung Hyun Park of South Korea plays her shot from the 13th tee during the first round of the Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G at Kenwood Country Club on September 08, 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

Sung Hyun Park’s struggles continue as the former No. 1 currently ranks 116th in greens in regulation and 123rd in driving accuracy. A seven-time winner on the LPGA, including two majors, Park hasn’t recorded a top 10 since August of 2019.

(Park can play still 2023 under the major winner category and avoid Q-Series should she finish outside the top 100.)

106. Sophia Popov

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Sophia Popov of Germany plays her tee shot on the 12th hole during Day Two of the AIG Women’s Open at Muirfield on August 05, 2022 in Gullane, Scotland. (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images)

After the CP Women’s Open, Sophia Popov posted on Instagram that she wouldn’t be competing for the rest of the season, citing shoulder pain. Her lone top 10 of the year came at the Dow team event.

“I’m not out here just to compete,” Popov wrote, “but hopefully win again.”

110. Mel Reid

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Mel Reid of England looks on from the sixth tee during the second round of the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational at Midland Country Club on July 14, 2022 in Midland, Michigan. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

After three consecutive missed cuts, Mel Reid found some light with a T-37 at the AIG Women’s Open, her best finish since the KPMG Women’s PGA (T-30). That momentum took a hit, however, when she withdrew from the Dana Open earlier this month with an injury after an opening 81.

Reid ranks 134th in driving accuracy, 133rd in greens in regulation and 130th in putting average.

117. Amy Olson

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Amy Olson chips to the fifth green during the second round of the Dana Open presented by Marathon at Highland Meadows Golf Club on September 02, 2022 in Sylvania, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

It’s been a rough stretch of late for Amy Olson, who has the missed the cut in four of her last five starts. Her opening 66 at the Dana Open was her first round in the 60s since mid-June. A rookie in 2014, Olson has 13 career top 10s. She currently ranks 119th in greens in regulation and 123rd in driving accuracy.

I really don't find them that surprising. Maybe four of them.

[JungleJimbo]

15 minutes ago, ChronicSlicer said:

I really don't find them that surprising. Maybe four of them.

Ariya and Matilda perhaps?

 

SYR= a sentimental fave but has had a difficult season

 

[JungleJimbo]

This was quite interesting! 
🚀(A) Long Drive challenge (Bianca Pagdanganan vs Maria Fassi)

 

🎯 (B) Pitching contest "Closest to Mr Reg Legs"
(Andrea Lee vs Marina Alex vs Lauren Coughlin)

 

⤴️ (C)  Flop Shot (Bronte Law, vs Alison Lee , vs Jillian Hollis)

💰Winner = money for Charity ... and a Skyline Chilli 3-way! 🌭

 

 

 

Edited September 14, 2022 by JungleJimbo

[Tasals]

9 hours ago, JungleJimbo said:

This was quite interesting! 
🚀(A) Long Drive challenge (Bianca Pagdanganan vs Maria Fassi)

 

🎯 (B) Pitching contest "Closest to Mr Reg Legs"
(Andrea Lee vs Marina Alex vs Lauren Coughlin)

 

⤴️ (C)  Flop Shot (Bronte Law, vs Alison Lee , vs Jillian Hollis)

💰Winner = money for Charity ... and a Skyline Chilli 3-way! 🌭

 

 

 

Just saw the notification for this and watched it, but cmon  how do you miss having this out before the tournament...

This is the type of thing the LPGA needs to produce more of/get creators to work with. Try to get EAL / Random Golf Club to attempt to do a Breaking Series at the major venues, they did an all ladies one for Murfield and it was great but its rare and the mens majors have that series seemingly before every major and a few big course events. Its like the DP Tour/Euro tour with their 2-man couple hundred balls hole in one challenge, how many clubs can you hit the green with from 5 to 300 yards, 14 club challenge. You start getting invested in a bunch of other personalities. The ladies personalities came out, it was a great watch.

[woahnelly]

Matilda is 61, not much of a reach there. How about Henseleit and Su Oh?

 

Let's not forget all the super rookies in this year's class and Lilia Vu and Andrea Lee playing to their potential, the talent is as deep as ever. 

Edited September 14, 2022 by woahnelly

[ChronicSlicer]

On 9/13/2022 at 9:23 PM, JungleJimbo said:

Ariya and Matilda perhaps?

 

SYR= a sentimental fave but has had a difficult season

 

Yep, So Yeon, Ariya, Yealimi and Matilda.

[Lobby]

“A skyline Chile three way?”

 

That sounds tasty!

[JungleJimbo]

Anybody watching the  "KB Financial Group STAR Championship" 2022 (one of the KLPGA major events)?

On-demand, via Youtube.

 

https://seoulsisters.freeforums.net/thread/3237/klpga-financial-group-championship-major 

 

Leaderboard: https://klpga.co.kr/web/leaderboard/leaderboard.do?gameCode=2022090003 

 

https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx_79D8fcNK4x-1bX1QFr33gKc323zVsHc
 

 

Edited September 15, 2022 by JungleJimbo

[JungleJimbo]

On 9/8/2022 at 10:23 AM, Oh Hi Carl said:

Random thought: are there considerably more center-shafted putters in play on the LPGA especially among top players than on the men's side?  It seems there are.  I noticed that last week at the Dana.  I will compile a list of women who use them.  

 

On 9/8/2022 at 7:29 PM, Argonne69 said:

 

Sure seems that way. Brooke figured that if she couldn't putt, she'd simply copy Lydia's approach, including her old center-shafted Ping, and left hand low.

 

Am seeing lots of center-shafted putters at today's KLPGA major too!
eg both Lee So Young, Hong Jung Min (R1 co-leaders)

https://seoulsisters.freeforums.net/thread/3237/klpga-financial-group-championship-major 

 

 

[Oh Hi Carl]

7 hours ago, JungleJimbo said:

 

Am seeing lots of center-shafted putters at today's KLPGA major too!
eg both Lee So Young, Hong Jung Min (R1 co-leaders)

https://seoulsisters.freeforums.net/thread/3237/klpga-financial-group-championship-major 

 

 

I can't think of a physical reason why center-shafted putters would work better for women than men.  It must be what someone suggested above -- a few top female players have been using them over the years and there's a bit of a copycat phenomenon going on.  

[fredogolfer]

Looks like Lexi has entered Arkansas next week as well as Dallas the week after. I’ve never been a fan but I hope she can have good weeks at both events. It’s tough to see someone get so close and then completely implode. It hasn’t quiet been the same since the debacle at ANA/Chevron a few years ago.

[JungleJimbo]

On 9/15/2022 at 1:44 PM, JungleJimbo said:

Anybody watching the  "KB Financial Group STAR Championship" 2022 (one of the KLPGA major events)?

On-demand, via Youtube.

 

https://seoulsisters.freeforums.net/thread/3237/klpga-financial-group-championship-major 

 

Leaderboard: https://klpga.co.kr/web/leaderboard/leaderboard.do?gameCode=2022090003 

 

 

 

For folks bored of "too easy" pitch-and-putt LPGA setups with driveable par4s...

 

... you might enjoy this week's KLPGA major 

 

Leaderboard: https://klpga.co.kr/web/leaderboard/leaderboard.do?gameCode=2022090003 

 

Cut Line after R2 = +12!! (top 56 & ties)... i see In Gee Chun is T10 at +5 (73-76).

 

Blackstone Icheon course = playing like a beast

(don't let the hypnotic frog-song background sounds piped in by host broadcaster SBS Golf = lull you into thinking otherwise!)

 

https://seoulsisters.freeforums.net/post/74265/thread 

 

 

 

Edited September 16, 2022 by JungleJimbo

[Oh Hi Carl]

Every player on the leaderboard is Korean.  Do you have to be Korean to play on that tour?