Mi-Jeong Jeon Wins 2016 Samantha Thavasa Girls Collection Golf Tournament

Mi-Jeong Jeon (click to enlarge)

With no wins since 2013 and 2 missed cuts in her last 3 events, one could be forgiven for looking at now 23-time JLPGA champion Mi-Jeong Jeon of South Korea as a surprise winner. But with a 6-under 66 that propelled her from behind to a 10-under overall 1-shot victory at the 2016 Samantha Thavasa Girls Collection Golf Tournament, MJJ adds another trophy to an illustrious career. And let’s be clear, although she hasn’t matched the kind of play that won her the money list title in 2012 MJJ  has still been a solid top 25 player the last couple of years. In fact, her scoring average the last two years is actually better than it was from 2005 through 2008 when she was top 10 on the money list 3 times and 12th the other. She can’t control other players coming on tour and raising the bar. All that said, congratulations to Mi-Jeong Jeon. Here’s hoping she gets to 25 wins before her amazing career is over. Also, let me give a quick congrats to Megumi Kido for her 2nd place finish. A bogey on 17 coming home was very costly.

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1 MI-JEONG JEON (-10)

with Anne Nakamura

 

2 MEGUMI KIDO (-9)

 

T3 YUKARI NISHIYAMA (-8)

 

T3 ERINA HARA (-8)

 

T5 RITSUKO RYU (-7)

 

T5 SHOKO SASAKI (-7)

 

T5 HEE-KYUNG BAE (-7)

 

LOW AMATEUR

T20 HINA ARAKAKI (-3)

 

LEADERBOARD

RANK	PLAYER	SCORE	1R	2R	3R	TOTAL	PRIZE
	優勝	Mi-Jeong Jeon	-10	70	70	66	206	¥10,800,000
	2	Megumi Kido	-9	69	70	68	207	¥5,400,000
	3T	Yukari Nishiyama	-8	69	70	69	208	¥3,900,000
	3T	Erina Hara	-8	70	66	72	208	¥3,900,000
	5T	Ritsuko Ryu	-7	71	72	66	209	¥2,540,000
	5T	Shoko Sasaki	-7	75	68	66	209	¥2,540,000
	5T	Hee-Kyung Bae	-7	71	69	69	209	¥2,540,000
	8T	Kana Mikashima	-6	72	72	66	210	¥1,650,000
	8T	Na-Ri Lee	-6	73	68	69	210	¥1,650,000
	10T	Babe Liu	-5	71	72	68	211	¥1,060,000
	10T	Erika Kikuchi	-5	72	69	70	211	¥1,060,000
	10T	Haruka Morita	-5	69	71	71	211	¥1,060,000
	10T	Saiki Fujita	-5	73	67	71	211	¥1,060,000
	10T	Kyoko Furuya	-5	70	69	72	211	¥1,060,000
	10T	Ha-Neul Kim	-5	70	68	73	211	¥1,060,000
	16T	Misuzu Narita	-4	75	69	68	212	¥762,000
	16T	Pei-Ying Tsai	-4	74	69	69	212	¥762,000
	16T	Miki Sakai	-4	73	69	70	212	¥762,000
	16T	Kotono Kozuma	-4	74	68	70	212	¥762,000
	20T	Miyu Shinkai	-3	75	69	69	213	¥588,000
	20T	Saki Nagamine	-3	72	72	69	213	¥588,000
	20T	Akane Iijima	-3	73	69	71	213	¥588,000
	20T	@Hina Arakaki	-3	70	71	72	213	¥0
	20T	Yumiko Yoshida	-3	71	70	72	213	¥588,000
	20T	Mami Fukuda	-3	70	70	73	213	¥588,000
	26T	Mayu Hosaka	-2	71	71	72	214	¥522,000
	26T	Rui Kitada	-2	75	70	69	214	¥522,000
	26T	Kumiko Kaneda	-2	74	71	69	214	¥522,000
	26T	Jiyai Shin	-2	76	66	72	214	¥522,000
	26T	Asako Fujimoto	-2	75	66	73	214	¥522,000
	26T	O Sattaya	-2	72	68	74	214	¥522,000
	32T	Kaori Ohe	-1	75	69	71	215	¥453,000
	32T	Lala Anai	-1	72	72	71	215	¥453,000
	32T	@Hikaru Yoshimoto	-1	69	73	73	215	¥0
	32T	Ah-Reum Hwang	-1	73	72	70	215	¥453,000
	32T	Maiko Wakabayashi	-1	71	69	75	215	¥453,000
	37T	Rumi Yoshiba	0	71	74	71	216	¥408,000
	37T	Serena Aoki	0	74	72	70	216	¥408,000
	37T	Kotone Hori	0	74	72	70	216	¥408,000
	40T	Rie Tsuji	+1	74	70	73	217	¥366,000
	40T	Kaori Aoyama	+1	71	70	76	217	¥366,000
	40T	Miho Mori	+1	76	70	71	217	¥366,000
	40T	Mayu Hattori	+1	74	72	71	217	¥366,000
	44T	Hiroko Azuma	+2	73	71	74	218	¥330,000
	44T	Asuka Kashiwabara	+2	71	74	73	218	¥330,000
	46T	Shiho Toyonaga	+3	75	68	76	219	¥306,000
	46T	Yuko Fukuda	+3	72	72	75	219	¥306,000
	48T	Hiromi Mogi	+4	74	70	76	220	¥282,000
	48T	Chinatsu Fujii	+4	77	69	74	220	¥282,000
	50	Kanna Ito	+5	76	70	75	221	¥264,000