Na-Ri Kim, 2013 Studio Alice Ladies Open winner
“I hadn’t won in about 2 years, so this makes me happy. My goal is to win 3 tournaments this year.” – Na-Ri Kim
1 down, 2 to go for Na-Ri Kim. The South Korean golfer won the 2013 Studio Alice Ladies, her 2nd win on the JLPGA Tour and first in nearly 2 years. It’s a good start on her goal to win 3 tournaments. Her 2-under round and 4-under overall was enough to edge Yuki Sakurai by 1 stroke. I felt a bit badly for overnight co-leader Ah-Reum Hwang who plummeted down the leaderboard with a final round 6-over 78. Hate to see it all fall apart like that. With the victory, Kim 10.8 million yen (roughly 109,703 USD at rates on 4-14-2013). Rikako Morita leads the overall money list. Low amateur at the 2013 Studio Alice Ladies was Minami Katsu.
JLPGA 2013 WINNERS AS OF STUDIO ALICE LADIES
| Dates | Tournament | Location | Prize fund (¥) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8–10 | Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament |  Okinawa |
80,000,000 | Rikako Morita (3) |
| Mar 15–17 | Yokohama Tire Golf Tournament PRGR Ladies Cup | Kochi |
80,000,000 |  Jeon Mi-jeong (22) |
| Mar 22–24 | T-Point Ladies Golf Tournament | Kagoshima |
70,000,000 | Yuki Ichinose (1) |
| Mar 29–31 | AXA Ladies Golf Tournament in Miyazaki | Miyazaki |
80,000,000 | Natsuka Hori (1) |
| Apr 4–7 | Yamaha Ladies Open Katsuragi | Shizuoka |
100,000,000 | Mamiko Higa (1) |
| Apr 12–14 | Studio Alice Women’s Open | Hyogo |
60,000,000 | Kim Na-ri (2) |
TOP 10 JLPGA MONEY LIST AS OF 2013 STUDIO ALICE LADIES
| Rank | Name | Amount | Scoring Average | Number of games | Number of rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | Rikako Morita | ¥ 34,808,571 | 69.7368 | Six | 19R |
| Two | Mi-Jeong Jeon | ¥ 21,766,285 | 70.1250 | Five | 16R |
| Three | Mamiko Higa | ¥ 19,176,000 | 73.2941 | Six | 17R |
| Four | Natsuka Hori | ¥ 16,934,666 | 71.3889 | Six | 18R |
| Five | Yuki Ichinose | ¥ 15,073,666 | 71.6842 | Six | 19R |
| Six | Teresa Lu | ¥ 14,624,500 | 70.5789 | Six | 19R |
| Seven | Miki Saiki | ¥ 13,578,428 | 70.7895 | Six | 19R |
| Eight | Na-Ri Kim | ¥ 12,944,000 | 71.6875 | Six | 16R |
| Nine | Sakura Yokomine | ¥ 12,796,571 | 70.0625 | Five | 16R |
| Ten | Ritsuko Ryu | ¥ 12,572,571 | 70.8889 | Six | 18R |
NA-RI KIM
DA-YE NA
IKUE ASAMA
KAORI NAKAMURA
LALA ANAI
MAYU HATTORI
MEGUMI KIDO
MEGUMI SHIMOKAWA
MIKI SAIKI
MINAMI KATSU
NATSUKA HORI
NOZOMI UETAKE
RUI KITADA
SERENA AOKI
YUKI SAKURAI
| Position | Player | ToPar | Thru | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Na-Ri Kim | -4 | F | -2 |
| 2 | Yuki Sakurai | -3 | F | -2 |
| 3T | Miki Saiki | -2 | F | -4 |
| Megumi Shimokawa | -2 | F | -3 | |
| Miki Sakai | -2 | F | +1 | |
| 6T | Lala Anai | -1 | F | -1 |
| Mayu Hattori | -1 | F | +1 | |
| 8T | Megumi Kido | E | F | -3 |
| Teresa Lu | E | F | +1 | |
| Rui Kitada | E | F | +1 | |
| Da-Ye Na | E | F | +1 | |
| 12 | ＠Minami Katsu | +1 | F | -1 |
| 13T | Ji-Hee Lee | +2 | F | E |
| Bo-Bae Song | +2 | F | +2 | |
| 15T | Ikue Asama | +3 | F | +1 |
| Rikako Morita | +3 | F | +2 | |
| Natsuka Hori | +3 | F | +5 | |
| Ah-Reum Hwang | +3 | F | +6 | |
| 19T | Jessica Speechley | +4 | *F | +1 |
| Yuko Saitoh | +4 | F | +2 | |
| Chie Sakai | +4 | *F | -1 | |
| Serena Aoki | +4 | F | +3 | |
| Hiromi Kamata | +4 | F | +3 | |
| Junko Omote | +4 | F | +3 | |
| Erina Hara | +4 | F | +4 | |
| Yumiko Yoshida | +4 | *F | -2 | |
| ＠Nozomi Uetake | +4 | F | +6 | |
| 28T | Ritsuko Ryu | +5 | F | +3 |
| Kumiko Kaneda | +5 | *F | +1 | |
| Shinobu Moromizato | +5 | F | +3 | |
| Misuzu Narita | +5 | *F | -1 | |
| Kaori Nakamura | +5 | F | +7 | |
| 33T | Mumi Ohkubo | +6 | F | +3 |
| Yuko Fukuda | +6 | *F | +1 | |
| Kaori Aoyama | +6 | *F | +1 | |
| 36T | Airi Saitoh | +7 | F | +4 |
| Akane Yoshino | +7 | *F | +4 | |
| Rino Kotake | +7 | *F | +4 | |
| So-Hee Kim | +7 | *F | +3 | |
| Risa Ogusu | +7 | F | +5 | |
| Sayuri Takashima | +7 | *F | +1 | |
| 42T | Asako Fujimoto | +8 | F | +5 |
| Nachiyo Ohtani | +8 | F | +6 | |
| Erimo Ikeuchi | +8 | *F | +3 | |
| Esther Lee | +8 | *F | +3 | |
| 46T | Erika Kikuchi | +9 | F | +6 |
| Eun-Bi Jang | +9 | *F | +4 | |
| 48T | Na-Ri Lee | +10 | *F | +6 |
| Yui Mukaiyama | +10 | *F | +5 | |
| Yuki Ichinose | +10 | *F | +4 | |
| Mikiko Nishi | +10 | *F | +4 | |
| Pei-Lin Yu | +10 | *F | +4 | |
| Mayumi Shimomura | +10 | *F | +4 | |
| 54 | Hiroko Azuma | +11 | *F | +5 |
| 55 | Yayoi Arasaki | +12 | *F | +7 |
| 56T | Mamiko Higa | +13 | *F | +8 |
| Ayako Uehara | +13 | *F | +7 | |
| 58 | ＠Chisato Hashimoto | +21 | *F | +15 |
Fairways and Forehands 
Unrelated to this post for the JLPGA. Ariya Jutanugarn has qualified for the Lotte Championship in Hawaii. Look for her to have a strong week on a wet, slow golf course.