LPGA

2022 - 11 - 4

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Lydia Ko said she's having one of, if not the, best season of her ... (GolfDigest.com)

When Lydia Ko won the BMW Ladies Championship two weeks ago, it marked her second LPGA Tour victory of 2022 and the 18th of her impressive career.

In 2015 that number was 1.74 and in 2016 it was 1.71. In 2022, Ko has a GIR average of 73.15 percent. Additionally, on the LPGA Tour in 2022 there are 14 players who have sub-70 scoring averages with just three events left on the schedule. It’s also .372 better than Hyo Joo Kim, who is second on tour in scoring average. When Ko says 2022 might be better than those years, however, it’s a reminder that wins aren’t the only measure of success. 1 ranked player in the world.

Two Tied Early at LPGA Toto Japan Classic, New No. 1 Opens With 71 (Sports Illustrated)

Atthaya Thitikul, the second teenager to rise to No. 1, shot 1 under in Japan. Ai Suzuki and Momoko Ueda opened with 7-under 65s.

1 in pressure,” Thitikul said earlier in the week. 1 in the world—but at least it’s just a ranking.” She is only the second player under the age to 20 to reach No.

Japanese players dominate Day 1 at Toto Japan Classic; new No. 1 ... (usatoday.com)

Japanese players occupy the top five positions at Seta Golf Course after the opening round of the 2022 Toto Japan Classic.

I think today was a bonus for not playing which was nice.” “I think he dreams of wearing the green bib since day one of caddying for me.” Thitikul, 19, is a two-time winner this season and leads the tour in top-10 finishes with 14. She changed driver shafts this week and put a new putter in the bag. “That is why I could not remember each hole exactly until I came and see every hole. Then I made a decision to play without coach anymore, and it just start go well.”

Past Champions Suzuki and Ueda Tied Atop TOTO Japan Classic ... (LPGA)

Suzuki, who did not take LPGA Tour Membership following her win in 2019, has earned five top-10 finishes this season on the JLPGA, including a season-best T3 at ...

Yamashita is playing in her second-ever LPGA Tour event, following her debut at the 2022 AIG Women’s Open, where she finished in a tie for 13th. But, I missed the green on the 11th hole and made a bogey. Ueda is making her third LPGA Tour appearance this season in Shiga, after finishing T13 at the HSBC Women’s World Championship and missing the cut at the U.S. Furue, who won her seventh JLPGA title at the FJITSU LADIES 2022, was firing from all cylinders in her first nine holes, making the turn in 29. The 16-time JLPGA winner is playing in her 13th TOTO Japan Classic, and is tied with Jiyai Shin for most appearances in the co-sanctioned event of those playing this week. Suzuki, who did not take LPGA Tour Membership following her win in 2019, has earned five top-10 finishes this season on the JLPGA, including a season-best T3 at the AXA LADIES GOLF TOURNAMENT.

Japanese players Ai Suzuki, Momoko Ueda each shoot seven ... (Sky Sports)

Japanese players Ai Suzuki and Momoko Ueda each shot seven-under 65s on Thursday to sit top of the first-round leaderboard at the LPGA Tour's Toto Japan ...

"I normally do not change my putter very often, but it works very well this week." "Then I made a decision to play without a coach anymore, and it just started to go well," she said. I feel like I could have gone to 10-under today."

Changes pay off for Toto Japan leaders; Atthaya Thitikul shoot 71 as ... (Golf Channel)

Japanese players Ai Suzuki and Momoko Ueda each shot 7-under 65s on Thursday to sit atop the first-round leaderboard.

1 in the world — but at least it’s just a ranking.” 1 is pressure,” Thitikul said earlier in the week. She is only the second player under the age to 20 to reach No.

Saso hobbles with 73 as Suzuki, Ueda sizzle in TOTO Classic (Philstar.com)

Yuka Saso of Japan walks off the first tee during the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship golf tournament at Oak Valley Country Club in Wonju on October ...

Saso had high hopes for a great start after a strong runner-up effort at LPGA Mediheal and joint eighth place finish in the BMW Championship in Korea recently but struggled while dueling with new world No. Suzuki flashed her familiarity with the par-72 layout, rattling off seven birdies for a solid 31-34 while Ueda likewise used her local knowledge to post her own version of a 32-35 marked by five straight birdies from No. But none named Yuka Saso, who fumbled with a one-over 73 at the Seta Golf Course and fell to joint 55th.