Bo-Mee Lee (click to enlarge)
Ok, before I even get to my comments on the 2016 CAT Ladies, let me just say something. The response to the women’s golf event in Rio at the 2016 Summer Olympics was okay, crowd-wise. It was about what I expected. But with Japan set to host the 2020 Games…it’s going to be LIT! If there is any international women’s golf event that wants big crowds and huge support, hold it in Japan. I don’t know if there is any tour in the world…yes LPGA, I’m looking at you…with as much crowd support for women’s golf on a tournament by tournament basis, not just the Majors.
Bo-Mee Lee (click to enlarge)
Definitely mixed emotions in the final round of the 2016 CAT Ladies. I never want to see Mi-Jeong Jeon lose a 2-shot overnight lead with a 1-over 74 (par is 73 here), but on the other hand I love seeing Bo-Mee Lee capture her 19th JLPGA victory in a three woman playoff with MJJ and Kaori Ohe. Bo-Mee had a chance at victory in regulation but left a medium range right to left putt short on the par 5 18th. Tied at 9-under, she would bounce back by dropping her 3rd shot (once again playing the 18th hole) to about 3 feet from the hole. After Ohe and MJJ couldn’t sink long birdie attempts, the reigning JLPGA Player of the Year stepped up and won her 4th title of the 2016 season.
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1 BO-MEE LEE (-9)
T2 MI-JEONG JEON (-9)
T2 KAORI OHE (-9)
T4 YUKARI NISHIYAMA (-8)
T4 ERI OKAYAMA (-8)
LEADERBOARD
| RANK | PLAYER | SCORE | 1R | 2R | 3R | TOTAL | PRIZE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 優勝 | Bo-Mee Lee | -9 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 210 | ¥10,800,000 | |
| 2T | Kaori Ohe | -9 | 69 | 72 | 69 | 210 | ¥4,740,000 | |
| 2T | Mi-Jeong Jeon | -9 | 70 | 66 | 74 | 210 | ¥4,740,000 | |
| 4T | Eri Okayama | -8 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 211 | ¥3,300,000 | |
| 4T | Yukari Nishiyama | -8 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 211 | ¥3,300,000 | |
| 6T | Ritsuko Ryu | -7 | 70 | 69 | 73 | 212 | ¥2,250,000 | |
| 6T | Asako Fujimoto | -7 | 71 | 68 | 73 | 212 | ¥2,250,000 | |
| 8T | Kotono Kozuma | -6 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 213 | ¥1,500,000 | |
| 8T | Erika Kikuchi | -6 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 213 | ¥1,500,000 | |
| 8T | Hiroko Azuma | -6 | 70 | 68 | 75 | 213 | ¥1,500,000 | |
| 11T | Na-Ri Kim | -5 | 68 | 75 | 71 | 214 | ¥990,000 | |
| 11T | Hee-Kyung Bae | -5 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 214 | ¥990,000 | |
| 11T | Megumi Shimokawa | -5 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 214 | ¥990,000 | |
| 11T | Ayaka Matsumori | -5 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 214 | ¥990,000 | |
| 11T | Momoko Ueda | -5 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 214 | ¥990,000 | |
| 16T | Serena Aoki | -4 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 215 | ¥720,000 | |
| 16T | Ai Suzuki | -4 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 215 | ¥720,000 | |
| 16T | O Sattaya | -4 | 73 | 66 | 76 | 215 | ¥720,000 | |
| 16T | Mami Fukuda | -4 | 69 | 69 | 77 | 215 | ¥720,000 | |
| 20T | Junko Omote | -3 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 216 | ¥540,000 | |
| 20T | Ha-Neul Kim | -3 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 216 | ¥540,000 | |
| 20T | Soo-Yun Kang | -3 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 216 | ¥540,000 | |
| 20T | Kotone Hori | -3 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 216 | ¥540,000 | |
| 20T | Rui Kitada | -3 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 216 | ¥540,000 | |
| 20T | Jennifer Hirano | -3 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 216 | ¥540,000 | |
| 26 | Babe Liu | -2 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 217 | ¥498,000 | |
| 27T | Na-Ri Lee | -1 | 75 | 70 | 73 | 218 | ¥468,000 | |
| 27T | Yoko Maeda | -1 | 68 | 76 | 74 | 218 | ¥468,000 | |
| 27T | Megumi Kido | -1 | 76 | 73 | 69 | 218 | ¥468,000 | |
| 27T | Saki Takeo | -1 | 76 | 73 | 69 | 218 | ¥468,000 | |
| 31T | Kana Mikashima | 0 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 219 | ¥414,000 | |
| 31T | Saki Nagamine | 0 | 75 | 70 | 74 | 219 | ¥414,000 | |
| 31T | Yuki Ichinose | 0 | 76 | 73 | 70 | 219 | ¥414,000 | |
| 31T | Mayu Hattori | 0 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 219 | ¥414,000 | |
| 31T | Hikari Fujita | 0 | 74 | 69 | 76 | 219 | ¥414,000 | |
| 36T | Rie Tsuji | +1 | 75 | 71 | 74 | 220 | ¥360,000 | |
| 36T | Saiki Fujita | +1 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 220 | ¥360,000 | |
| 36T | Rumi Yoshiba | +1 | 80 | 69 | 71 | 220 | ¥360,000 | |
| 36T | Shoko Sasaki | +1 | 72 | 70 | 78 | 220 | ¥360,000 | |
| 40T | Aoi Ohnishi | +2 | 73 | 72 | 76 | 221 | ¥318,000 | |
| 40T | Lala Anai | +2 | 77 | 68 | 76 | 221 | ¥318,000 | |
| 40T | Phoebe Yao | +2 | 72 | 77 | 72 | 221 | ¥318,000 | |
| 43T | Rikako Morita | +3 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 222 | ¥277,500 | |
| 43T | Nana Yamashiro | +3 | 75 | 72 | 75 | 222 | ¥277,500 | |
| 43T | Momoko Kishibe | +3 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 222 | ¥277,500 | |
| 43T | Hikari Kawamitsu | +3 | 75 | 73 | 74 | 222 | ¥277,500 | |
| 47 | Esther Lee | +4 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 223 | ¥258,000 | |
| 48T | Mayu Hamada | +5 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 224 | ¥249,000 | |
| 48T | P Chutichai | +5 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 224 | ¥249,000 | |
| 50 | Akiho Sato | +6 | 76 | 72 | 77 | 225 | ¥240,000 | |
| 51T | Miki Sakai | +7 | 75 | 73 | 78 | 226 | ¥231,000 | |
| 51T | Misuzu Narita | +7 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 226 | ¥231,000 | |
| 53 | Miki Uehara | +10 | 75 | 74 | 80 | 229 | ¥222,000 | |
| 54 | Yumi Sasahara | +11 | 72 | 76 | 82 | 230 | ¥216,000 | |
| 55 | Mei Takagi | +14 | 76 | 73 | 84 | 233 | ¥210,000 |
Fairways and Forehands 