Standing on the 17th tee during the third and final round of the 2016 T-Point Ladies Golf Tournament, overnight leader Ha-Neul Kim needed another flash of lightning like she had in the 2nd round when she scored a hole-in-one on the par 3 17th. Instead of an ace, Kim would go on to bogey the … Continue reading
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Teresa Lu Wins 2016 Daikin Orchid Ladies Golf Tournament, Successfully Defends Title
In 2015, Teresa Lu had one of the best years…possibly THE best year…of any player who didn’t win the LPGA of Japan’s (JLPGA) Player of the Year. Lu Xiaoqing won 5 tournaments, including a Major, while setting career best totals in prize money and scoring average. Unfortunately, in terms of POY, those totals were achieved … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2015 WTA, JLPGA and LPGA Top 15 Year In Review: #1 Serena Williams, Bo-Mee Lee and Lydia Ko
For the past two years I have counted down the top 30 (2013) and top 25 (2014) players on the WTA and LPGA money lists as my year-end wrap-up. This year I am reducing the list to the top 15. However, I am adding the LPGA of Japan (JLPGA) to the countdown. For the WTA, … Continue reading
Jiyai Shin Wins 2015 JLPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup
Congratulations to one of my favorite players, Jiyai Shin, on her Major victory at the season ending 2015 JLPGA Championship Ricoh Cup. Shin lived up to her nickname “The Final Round Queen” with a 4-under 68 to finish at 7-under. That was good enough for a 6 shot victory over 2nd place Shiho Oyama (-1), … Continue reading
Bo-Mee Lee Wins 2015 Daio Paper Elleair Ladies Open, Her 7th JLPGA Title Of The Season
In the United States, on the LPGA Tour, there was a question going into the CME Group Tour Championship as to whether Lydia Ko or Inbee Park would emerge as the LPGA Player of the Year. In Japan, going into next week’s JLPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup, there is no doubt who the JLPGA Player … Continue reading
Bo-Mee Lee Wins 2015 Ito En Ladies Golf Tournament, Feted For Capturing JLPGA Season Money Title
What a season it has been for South Korea’s Bo-Mee Lee on the LPGA of Japan (JLPGA). She was brilliant yet again in seizing the 2015 Ito En Ladies Golf Tournament with a wire to wire victory. Bo-Mee threw down a first round 7-under 65 on her way to a 14-under 2 shot win. It’s … Continue reading
Bo-Mee Lee Wins 2015 Stanley Ladies Golf Tournament (JLPGA)
The weather at the 2015 Stanley Ladies Golf Tournament limited play in the final round to 9 holes, thus reducing the event to 45 holes, but that was all Bo-Mee Lee needed to continue her dominant run through the JLPGA this season. The South Korean star notched her 5th title of the year on the … Continue reading
In-Gee Chun Wins 2015 Japan Women’s Open, Second JLPGA Major Victory Of The Season
With the way players hop from tour to tour these days, going wherever there is prizemoney to be won, maybe the four Major women’s golf tours (LPGA, LET, JLPGA, KLPGA) should hand out a Global Player of the Year award. It would honor whichever player had the greatest success tour-hopping in a calendar year. If … Continue reading
Teresa Lu Wins 2015 Konica Minolta Cup (JLPGA Major)
With Bo-Mee Lee winning the last two LPGA of Japan events, her 3rd and 4th wins of the 2015 season, I was just about ready to call it an early wrap for JLPGA Player of the Year. Well…hold that order, please. Teresa Lu captured her 4th JLPGA win of the 2015 season at the 48th … Continue reading
Bo-Mee Lee Wins 2015 Golf 5 Ladies Professional Golf Tournament (JLPGA)
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. … Continue reading
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