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Post by bangkokbobby on Feb 10, 2012 0:04:20 GMT -5
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Post by bangkokbobby on Feb 10, 2012 0:07:06 GMT -5
On a Michelle note, too bad she's not playing in this event...but we'll soon see Wiesy do her thing on the golf course...can't wait!
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Post by wiesyfan on Feb 10, 2012 15:26:06 GMT -5
Looks like the course is very tough and it's interesting that Ryu and Seo are at the top of the leaderboard like they were at the US Open. Will be an interesting weekend.
I watched the first round and it was a terrible telecast, way to much talking. They need to cut down on the talking and show more golf. Also showing the same hightlights again cuts into showing the actual golf being played.
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Post by bangkokbobby on Feb 11, 2012 0:11:08 GMT -5
Looks like the course is very tough and it's interesting that Ryu and Seo are at the top of the leaderboard like they were at the US Open. Will be an interesting weekend. I watched the first round and it was a terrible telecast, way to much talking. They need to cut down on the talking and show more golf. Also showing the same hightlights again cuts into showing the actual golf being played. I thought the same thing about the broadcast...hopefully they tighten up the chatter and focus on golf more... ;D more pics and video on my blog: So Yeon Ryu, Hee Kyung Seo Reacquaint Themselves Atop Leaderboard After 2nd Round Of 2012 ISPS Handa Australian Women’s Open Fairways and ForehandsSo Yeon Ryu The last time longtime rivals (and friends) So Yeon Ryu and Hee Kyung Seo found themselves atop an LPGA leaderboard they were fighting for the 2011 US Women’s Open. So Yeon would win on that day, earning for herself an automatic LPGA membership (if she wanted it) and an opportunity to play as a rookie in 2012. It’s a new year, a new country and a new Women’s Open, but after two rounds Ryu and Seo lead the 2012 ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open. There has been so much talk about Lexi Thompson and what some expect to be a sure-bet Rookie of the Year campaign. That line of thinking is totally plausible. However, let’s not forget that Ryu was a multiple winner on the KLPGA and did win the US Open last year, although to be fair there have been flukey winners there in the past. But even if Lexi wins the ROY, make no mistake. So Yeon Ryu is no fluke. Suzann Pettersen Stacy Lewis Morgan Pressel |
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Post by bangkokbobby on Feb 11, 2012 13:50:00 GMT -5
more pics and video on my blog: Jessica Korda Leads 2012 ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open After 3rd Round Fairways and ForehandsJessica Korda Like father, like daughter? Jessica Korda, daughter of 1998 Australian Open tennis champion and former world #2 Petr Korda, is one round away from adding her own national championship of Australia title to the Korda family trophy case. But for Jessica, it would be a golf championship, if she can hang on to win the 2012 ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open. How tough is Royal Melbourne playing? Jessica shot an even par 73 and moved from 3rd into 1st! She did have some birdie chances, like a miss on 18, but if the conditions on Sunday continue to be challenging, no lead is safe (her lead is only 1 shot anyway over a trio in second place). It wouldn’t be a surprise if an even par or possibly 1-over par score moved people up the leaderboard on Sunday as well. Hee Kyung Seo As much as I’d like to see Jessica close things out, the players right behind her include two of my favorites, Hee Kyung Seo and So Yeon Ryu. Ryu really let things slip away. 7-under after the 8th hole, she ended the round at 3-under, including a bogey at 18 after a nice dig out of the sand gave her a chance to possibly salvage par. On the other hand, Hee Kyung Seo dropped a brilliant birdie putt in from what seemed like another zip code (ok, not really), with the ball picking up speed at the hole. No worries about going 10 feet past the hole as Hee Kyung dropped it dead center. By the way leaders, don’t look in your rear view mirror. Yani is lurking. Can the superstar from Taiwan chase down the players ahead of her and win yet again? So Yeon Ryu Yani Tseng |
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Post by bangkokbobby on Feb 12, 2012 12:52:05 GMT -5
more pics on my blog: Jessica Korda Wins 2012 ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open; So Yeon Ryu Lets Victory Slip Away In Second Straight Event Fairways and ForehandsJessica Korda I don’t think many are terribly surprised to see a young teenage American phenom win the first event of the 2012 LPGA season. However, perhaps the surprise is that the young teenage American phenom that won the 2012 ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open is Jessica Korda. Korda was one of the celebrated LPGA rookies at the beginning of 2011 but didn’t quite measure up to expectations, with only one top 20 all year and seven missed cuts. In fact, other than her 19th place finish at the 2011 Avnet LPGA Classic, she never had another top 30 all year. In her interview after the third round of the 2012 ISPS Handa Women’s Open, she admitted she had to do some maturing, some growing up. One thing is for sure, if the opening event of 2012 is any indication, she has learned to deal with adversity and deliver.  Sometimes the first win comes easily. Other times it’s a baptism of fire. For Jessica, it was the latter as she looked as though she had let victory slip through her fingers. 5-under par and leading with only 5 holes remaining, Korda had the wheels come off with bogeys on 14, 15 and 16. From 1 up, she found herself 2 shots behind 2011 US Open winner So Yeon Ryu and 2011 LPGA Rookie of the Year Hee Kyung Seo. She was at a place where some players don’t recover. Nikki Campbell entered the final round with a chance to win, but once it went badly, it stayed that way. But a birdie on 17 by Korda coupled with bogeys on 18 by Ryu and Seo suddenly put Jessica in a 6 woman playoff with Ryu, Seo, Brittany Lincicome, Stacy Lewis and Julieta Granda. Playing the 18th, all 6 parred the first playoff hole. However, fate smiled again on Jessica as Brittany Lincicome missed a four footer that danced around the lip of the cup that would have won it for Bam-Bam. Playing the 18th again, Jessica fulfilled her promise, with a spectacular birdie putt on the 2nd playoff hole to join her father, tennis champion Petr Korda, as a winner of a national championship of Australia. So Yeon Ryu and Hee Kyung Seo However, the story of this tournament cannot be told without noting the collapse of Ryu and Seo on the final hole, especially Ryu. This marks the second straight tournament in which Ryu has found a way to avoid victory. This time, she and Hee Kyung failed to convert knee-knocking 3 foot par putts on 18 to fall out of the lead. Ryu actually completely missed the hole on her putt while Seo lipped out. Last week, So Yeon squandered her chance to win at the 2012 Gold Coast RACV Australian Ladies Masters. This week, it’s not just the bogey on the final hole. She had chances for birdies on 16 and 17 that would have given her an outright lead and a cushion on the 18th. I hope this doesn’t start a pattern for 2012. Ryu is a great player, but if it gets in her head that she can’t finish tournaments, which hasn’t been a problem in the past, it could mar what could otherwise be a great Rookie of the Year type season. Jessica Korda Hey dad, I won! Like father, like daughter |
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