2022 Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play (May 25 - 29)

[Golf Dino]

3 minutes ago, Argonne69 said:

However, it's prone to becoming balky under pressure. 

 

That would be a form of the yips.  

[Argonne69]

Some really good matches coming down the stretch. 

[HankScorpio]

Clutch putt from Jenny Shin to take it to a playoff.

 

[Argonne69]

Wow, I'm such a jinx machine. Maybe I have a bright future in broadcasting. Talk about Jodi's great ballstriking and then she proceeds to put a fairway wood into the bunker on the 18th. Oy. 

 

[capking]

Pretty crazy watching this that this course is in the middle of the desert.

[postfold]

This is an INSANE shot by Dryburgh out of the bunker on 18.  WOW.

[postfold]

... and then she follows it up with probably the worst putt of the week.  Big missed opportunity for Gemma. 

[HankScorpio]

1 hour ago, Argonne69 said:

Wow, I'm such a jinx machine. Maybe I have a bright future in broadcasting. Talk about Jodi's great ballstriking and then she proceeds to put a fairway wood into the bunker on the 18th. Oy. 

 

That's how I fell feel too.  Anytime I praise someone, they then proceed to crash and burn.  I think my US Open picks will only be players I don't want to win so that the ones I do want to win don't get my jinx.  😂

[woahnelly]

hoping Vu v Lee in the finals!

 

Ji the wily veteran has the most experience by far, she may have played in more professional events vs all 3 of them combined. 

[PearSorbet17]

Let’s go Lilia!

[jobin]

Golf in the American desert?  How many more years can that last?  Even if the course can pay the water bills, watering a playground for adults is a massive waste of a precious, and highly limited, resource. 

 

And, does anyone know if Lillia Vu and ethnic Viet, or Chinese?  Most Viet women i've ever met are much smaller than Lillia.

[JungleJimbo]

6 hours ago, jobin said:

And, does anyone know if Lillia Vu and ethnic Viet, or Chinese?  Most Viet women i've ever met are much smaller than Lillia.

Lilia Vu = Vietnamese origin (I think)… inconclusive based on Google-search, and per her Wikipedia page (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilia_Vu)

…

 

but some clues based on parents’ names (Details per Lilia’s bio here: https://uclabruins.com/sports/womens-golf/roster/lilia-vu/6953)…

 

and based on the number of Vietnamese-language articles that appear in the Google search (vs few or none in Chinese?) 

 

eg here: https://golfnet.vn/golfer-goc-viet-lilia-vu-co-danh-hieu-chuyen-nghiep-dau-tay/

 

https://golfnet.vn/tu-khoa/lilia-vu/

Edited May 29, 2022 by JungleJimbo

[Argonne69]

Heck of a comeback by Ayaka. She may seem like a short hitter, but she's averaging 250 for the season. Not long by any means, but long enough to get into the mix.

 

Hard to pick a winner here. Eun Hee obviously has the most experience, but once again it's match play, and when a bad hole is immediately forgotten, anything is possible. 'Certainly didn't expect to see Lilia and Andrea in the finals. Both were solid match play players in college, so they may be up to the challenge.

 

[iBanesto]

1 hour ago, Argonne69 said:

Heck of a comeback by Ayaka. She may seem like a short hitter, but she's averaging 250 for the season. Not long by any means, but long enough to get into the mix.

 

Hard to pick a winner here. Eun Hee obviously has the most experience, but once again it's match play, and when a bad hole is immediately forgotten, anything is possible. 'Certainly didn't expect to see Lilia and Andrea in the finals. Both were solid match play players in college, so they may be up to the challenge.

 

 

What a comeback!

 

 

[PearSorbet17]

8 hours ago, jobin said:

Golf in the American desert?  How many more years can that last?  Even if the course can pay the water bills, watering a playground for adults is a massive waste of a precious, and highly limited, resource. 

 

And, does anyone know if Lillia Vu and ethnic Viet, or Chinese?  Most Viet women i've ever met are much smaller than Lillia.

she is Vietnamese. She is from my hometown and I have seen her many times at the exec course by my house where her dad was giving lessons (he also taught my dad). 

[postfold]

4 hours ago, Argonne69 said:

Heck of a comeback by Ayaka. She may seem like a short hitter, but she's averaging 250 for the season. Not long by any means, but long enough to get into the mix.

 

Hard to pick a winner here. Eun Hee obviously has the most experience, but once again it's match play, and when a bad hole is immediately forgotten, anything is possible. 'Certainly didn't expect to see Lilia and Andrea in the finals. Both were solid match play players in college, so they may be up to the challenge.

 

 

I can't decide if J-Hyphen got hosed by that ruling on the last hole or not.  I mean I guess I understand why the nearest point of complete relief was determined where it was but the camera angle made it look pretty questionable as to whether the corner of the stands still was in the line of play to the flag.

 

Very likely that it wouldn't have mattered given Furue's clutch putt, but still.  Jodi will be kicking herself for a while for letting the match get that far.

 

As for today, I'm pulling for a Lee-Vu final with an Andrea Lee win.  Which means that it will be EHJ vs Furue and an EHJ win, book it.

[18majors]

 

The relief is in sight:

 

 

[Argonne69]

Andrea's excellent run came to an end. Eun Hee is on a serious tear.

 

Lilia has to pull a rabbit out of a hat to advance to the finals. Ayaka playing solid.

 

 

[Argonne69]

It looks like today's consolation match might actually be meaningful. Andrea and Lilia both could use the 3rd place money and points. 

 

Edited May 29, 2022 by Argonne69

[Forged4life]

Is Jenny shin known to have an attitude? She just seems not nice. Maybe just has RBF?

[Stooch]

28 minutes ago, Argonne69 said:

It looks like today's consolation match might actually be meaningful. Andrea and Lilia both could use the 3rd place money and points. 

 

 

Yeah, Shanshan and Ariya  probably flipped a coin to see who withdrew, i doubt either would wanna tee it up for 3rd.

[AWinfortheAges]

I'm thinking this event should guarantee everyone plays 4 matches. Maybe have the players that don't advance have a random draw based on group stage record. Half of the matches held on Saturday,  the other half on Sunday.  Or possibly have fans vote on matches they want to see. In the event of a lackluster finals match, at least something else is going on.

 

Any Korea/Japan rivalry chatter for this match or is that part of the golf world more concerned about getting ready for the work day. Definitely a bigger news story in Japan if Ayaka gets her first victory.

 

Everyone has a 50/50 chance of jinxing a player. Assuming Eun Hee is still out of the US Open, it would be nice to see her win and get in. But I'll pick Ayaka.

[Argonne69]

2 minutes ago, AWinfortheAges said:

I'm thinking this event should guarantee everyone plays 4 matches. Maybe have the players that don't advance have a random draw based on group stage record. Half of the matches held on Saturday,  the other half on Sunday.  Or possibly have fans vote on matches they want to see. In the event of a lackluster finals match, at least something else is going on.

 

Any Korea/Japan rivalry chatter for this match or is that part of the golf world more concerned about getting ready for the work day. Definitely a bigger news story in Japan if Ayaka gets her first victory.

 

Everyone has a 50/50 chance of jinxing a player. Assuming Eun Hee is still out of the US Open, it would be nice to see her win and get in. But I'll pick Ayaka.

 

Maybe instead of group play they do double elimination. If a player loses twice, then no point in continuing on. 

 

[woahnelly]

4 minutes ago, AWinfortheAges said:

I'm thinking this event should guarantee everyone plays 4 matches. Maybe have the players that don't advance have a random draw based on group stage record. Half of the matches held on Saturday,  the other half on Sunday.  Or possibly have fans vote on matches they want to see. In the event of a lackluster finals match, at least something else is going on.

 

Any Korea/Japan rivalry chatter for this match or is that part of the golf world more concerned about getting ready for the work day. Definitely a bigger news story in Japan if Ayaka gets her first victory.

 

Everyone has a 50/50 chance of jinxing a player. Assuming Eun Hee is still out of the US Open, it would be nice to see her win and get in. But I'll pick Ayaka.

 

Kind of silly Ji is not the field despite being a past champion of the event. 

[Stooch]

We really haven't seen Eun Hee this week, she ended madelene before the coverage started yesterday and she didn't get the most TV time before that lol

[Argonne69]

2 minutes ago, woahnelly said:

 

Kind of silly Ji is not the field despite being a past champion of the event. 

 

13 years ago. The USWO is a lot tighter with the entry criteria for past champions (10 years). Paula won it a year later in 2010 and isn't in the field. Eun Hee is also ranked 83rd in the world. A higher ranking would have gotten her in. I believe #60 is the cutoff. 

 

 

[Golf Dino]

On 5/24/2022 at 8:49 AM, Golf Dino said:

 

It will be very interesting to see how Ayaka Furue handles Match Play.   

 

I asked this question earlier in the week before play commenced.  Now, win or lose, we can say she handled it well.  I suspected her style of play would be conducive to match play, but not so sure about her mental approach . . . but, its nice to see!   Hopefully, it will help her step out of Hinako and Nasa's shadow a little more (as far as LPGA audiences go).  

[golfortennis]

19 hours ago, jobin said:

Golf in the American desert?  How many more years can that last?  Even if the course can pay the water bills, watering a playground for adults is a massive waste of a precious, and highly limited, resource. 

 

 

And here I thought we might go through an entire thread without the virtue signalling.

[Stooch]

19 minutes ago, golfortennis said:

 

And here I thought we might go through an entire thread without the virtue signalling.

[HankScorpio]

2 hours ago, AWinfortheAges said:

I'm thinking this event should guarantee everyone plays 4 matches. Maybe have the players that don't advance have a random draw based on group stage record. Half of the matches held on Saturday,  the other half on Sunday.  Or possibly have fans vote on matches they want to see. In the event of a lackluster finals match, at least something else is going on.

 

Any Korea/Japan rivalry chatter for this match or is that part of the golf world more concerned about getting ready for the work day. Definitely a bigger news story in Japan if Ayaka gets her first victory.

 

Everyone has a 50/50 chance of jinxing a player. Assuming Eun Hee is still out of the US Open, it would be nice to see her win and get in. But I'll pick Ayaka.

I missed the early coverage and just started tuning in.  Seems like more South Korean support behind the ropes?

 

For the consulation match, did they play up the UCLA vs Stanford battle? Maybe a slight bias for Kay Cockerill since she is a Bruin alum😂