Bo-Mee Lee (click to enlarge)
The top of the leaderboard at the 2015 Golf 5 Ladies Professional Golf Tournament read like a who’s who of the 2015 LPGA of Japan season. Teresa Lu and Momoko Ueda are both in the top 5 of the money list, player of the year rankings and scoring average. Sun-Ju Ahn is third in scoring. But in the end, via a playoff, it was Bo-Mee Lee (the first and second round leader) who would survive a charge from Misuzu Narita on the final day to win her 4th JLPGA title of the year and 12th of her career.
Bo-Mee Lee (click to enlarge)
After missing a birdie putt high on the final hole of regulation, Bo-Mee found herself in a playoff battle with Narita after both finished regulation play at 11-under. Bo-Mee was in serious trouble on the second playoff hole when Misuzu almost chipped in for birdie and had a tap-in par putt. Meanwhile, Bo-Mee had chipped around 15 feet short of the hole (maybe even a few feet longer) but poured in a clutch putt to keep herself alive. Playing the par 4 18th hole over and over, Bo-Mee finally separated herself from Misuzu on the fifth playoff hole when Misuzu found the woods with her tee shot. Narita would miss a long par putt high. With a successful tap-in par, Bo-Mee would capture the tournament and reaffirm her standing as the Queen of the JLPGA for the 2015 season.
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1 BO-MEE LEE (-11)
2 MISUZU NARITA (-11)
3 TERESA LU (-10)
4 MOMOKO UEDA (-9)
T5 YUMIKO YOSHIDA (-8)
T5 SUN-JU AHN (-8)
T5 HIKARI FUJITA (-8)
T5 ASUKA KASHIWABARA (-8)
T5 MIHOKO ISERI (-8)
| RANK | PLAYER | SCORE | TOTAL | 1R | 2R | 3R | 4R | PRIZE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 優勝 | Bo-Mee Lee | -11 | 205 | 67 | 68 | 70 | ¥10,800,000 | ||
| 2 | Misuzu Narita | -11 | 205 | 72 | 68 | 65 | ¥5,280,000 | ||
| 3 | Teresa Lu | -10 | 206 | 70 | 70 | 66 | ¥4,200,000 | ||
| 4 | Momoko Ueda | -9 | 207 | 71 | 67 | 69 | ¥3,600,000 | ||
| 5T | Sun-Ju Ahn | -8 | 208 | 72 | 70 | 66 | ¥2,000,000 | ||
| 5T | Yumiko Yoshida | -8 | 208 | 72 | 70 | 66 | ¥2,000,000 | ||
| 5T | Asuka Kashiwabara | -8 | 208 | 73 | 68 | 67 | ¥2,000,000 | ||
| 5T | Hikari Fujita | -8 | 208 | 69 | 69 | 70 | ¥2,000,000 | ||
| 5T | Yuko Mitsuka | -8 | 208 | 72 | 66 | 70 | ¥2,000,000 | ||
| 5T | Mihoko Iseri | -8 | 208 | 69 | 68 | 71 | ¥2,000,000 | ||
| 11T | Aya Ezawa | -6 | 210 | 69 | 71 | 70 | ¥1,104,000 | ||
| 11T | Serena Aoki | -6 | 210 | 70 | 69 | 71 | ¥1,104,000 | ||
| 11T | @Mone Inami | -6 | 210 | 71 | 68 | 71 | ¥0 | ||
| 14 | Yukari Nishiyama | -5 | 211 | 71 | 70 | 70 | ¥1,014,000 | ||
| 15T | Miki Uehara | -4 | 212 | 73 | 68 | 71 | ¥924,000 | ||
| 15T | Maiko Wakabayashi | -4 | 212 | 68 | 69 | 75 | ¥924,000 | ||
| 17T | Yoko Maeda | -3 | 213 | 69 | 73 | 71 | ¥774,000 | ||
| 17T | Ayaka Matsumori | -3 | 213 | 69 | 71 | 73 | ¥774,000 | ||
| 17T | Erika Kikuchi | -3 | 213 | 68 | 70 | 75 | ¥774,000 | ||
| 20T | Da-Ye Na | -2 | 214 | 77 | 66 | 71 | ¥584,000 | ||
| 20T | Shiho Oyama | -2 | 214 | 74 | 70 | 70 | ¥584,000 | ||
| 20T | Shiho Toyonaga | -2 | 214 | 71 | 70 | 73 | ¥584,000 | ||
| 20T | Esther Lee | -2 | 214 | 73 | 72 | 69 | ¥584,000 | ||
| 20T | Lala Anai | -2 | 214 | 70 | 70 | 74 | ¥584,000 | ||
| 20T | Eri Okayama | -2 | 214 | 71 | 69 | 74 | ¥584,000 | ||
| 26T | Ah-Reum Hwang | -1 | 215 | 71 | 72 | 72 | ¥498,000 | ||
| 26T | Jia-Yun Li | -1 | 215 | 74 | 70 | 71 | ¥498,000 | ||
| 26T | P Chutichai | -1 | 215 | 69 | 72 | 74 | ¥498,000 | ||
| 26T | Kotone Hori | -1 | 215 | 69 | 72 | 74 | ¥498,000 | ||
| 26T | Mayu Hattori | -1 | 215 | 71 | 70 | 74 | ¥498,000 | ||
| 26T | Ikue Asama | -1 | 215 | 70 | 70 | 75 | ¥498,000 | ||
| 26T | Hikari Kawamitsu | -1 | 215 | 73 | 67 | 75 | ¥498,000 | ||
| 33T | Yukari Baba | 0 | 216 | 74 | 70 | 72 | ¥432,000 | ||
| 33T | Ayano Nitta | 0 | 216 | 75 | 69 | 72 | ¥432,000 | ||
| 33T | O Sattaya | 0 | 216 | 76 | 68 | 72 | ¥432,000 | ||
| 33T | Junko Omote | 0 | 216 | 70 | 74 | 72 | ¥432,000 | ||
| 37T | Saki Nagamine | +1 | 217 | 74 | 70 | 73 | ¥384,000 | ||
| 37T | Na-Ri Lee | +1 | 217 | 72 | 72 | 73 | ¥384,000 | ||
| 37T | Hiroko Fukushima | +1 | 217 | 72 | 72 | 73 | ¥384,000 | ||
| 37T | Sayaka Tsuchida | +1 | 217 | 76 | 69 | 72 | ¥384,000 | ||
| 41T | Na-Ri Kim | +2 | 218 | 71 | 73 | 74 | ¥336,000 | ||
| 41T | Kaori Ohe | +2 | 218 | 74 | 71 | 73 | ¥336,000 | ||
| 41T | Asako Fujimoto | +2 | 218 | 72 | 69 | 77 | ¥336,000 | ||
| 41T | Akiko Fukushima | +2 | 218 | 71 | 69 | 78 | ¥336,000 | ||
| 45T | Miki Sakai | +3 | 219 | 69 | 74 | 76 | ¥288,000 | ||
| 45T | Yoko Ishikawa | +3 | 219 | 74 | 69 | 76 | ¥288,000 | ||
| 45T | Narumi Yamada | +3 | 219 | 74 | 70 | 75 | ¥288,000 | ||
| 45T | Hiroko Azuma | +3 | 219 | 69 | 72 | 78 | ¥288,000 | ||
| 49 | Saki Takeo | +4 | 220 | 73 | 70 | 77 | ¥258,000 | ||
| 50 | Nana Yamashiro | +5 | 221 | 72 | 71 | 78 | ¥246,000 | ||
| 51T | Kotono Kozuma | +7 | 223 | 71 | 74 | 78 | ¥237,000 | ||
| 51T | Motomi Aoki | +7 | 223 | 70 | 75 | 78 | ¥237,000 |
Fairways and Forehands 