HSBC Womens Championship

I think this was a competition of experience vs. skill, and I believe the former won. Well done, Angela. You were pretty awesome and you deserved the win!

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cos she got a Hole-in-one at the 8th during her practice round on Valentine's Day. our dir Asahi so shy to ask HYP out for the evening...Haiz:(

the million dollar question remains ' did our man manage to get that task done in Singapore ? '


if not,,,,,bro Asahi...why waste the budget which you had already accrue.....I am free on Thurs...

two days of watching the lady pros from the sidelines, my top 10 takeaways:

1. They play from combination of blue, white and gold tees. Rarely from red.

2. They don't drive long, maybe about 200m plus (Aside from Yani, Michelle, Sandra and few others) but damn do they hit fairways..

3. Short drive must be compensated by woods play and short game, but even then it wont be enough to compete at the top level. Being in position to attack pins is a must for the top players.

4. With some exceptions (e.g. Catriona). The Korean and Japanese pros' iron play from 120 yrds in are better than their ang moh peers.

5. The old Callaway X forged wedges are very very popular. Saw a few fourteens on the Asian pros' bag as well.

6. Se Ri Pak's Black leather Scratch bag with "Wold Golf Hall of Fame" stitched in the front is the coolest of all.

7. The ang mohs are very very leggy

8. Somebody posted Amanda Blumenhurst' caddy is most chio, and I agree. Nicer than the pros themselves.

9. Since HYP is taken, Na Yeon Choi kinda grows on me. I hope what DGman has hinted isn't true or at least she is open minded.

10. Christina Kim's are the biggest on tour. Boomz!

pushslice wrote:

two days of watching the lady pros from the sidelines, my top 10 takeaways:


2. They don't drive long, maybe about 200m plus (Aside from Yani, Michelle, Sandra and few others) but damn do they hit fairways..

Not true, I saw Jenny Shin, NYC and Angela Standford average about 250-260 yards off the tee. Laura Davis is one of the long hitters too ...

One other thing I realized is that a lot of the LPGA players use cavity backed irons which was surprising for me. I thought they would use blades. I guess it shows that if you have the right swing, you can do anything and everything with whatever club you hold.

I really enjoyed watching the LPGA players play. They're quite unlike what I had expected and pretty nice folks in person. Kerrie Webb came over and wished me good morning which was really nice. It may not be much to others but she is (was) the defending champion and seemed very pleasant.

I also saw Laura Davies do what I've only heard/read about. She didn't use a tee. Rather she hit an iron into the grass on the teebox thereby chunking some of the grass/earth out. That built her a natural tee off which she drove her ball an awesome 230+m. Classic

i must add a few more points...

compared to the asian tour players. the LPGA players have a better short game in general. they do drive long compare to their size. if you look at the first playoff hole, the 2 smallest players drove the longest. some of their drives are over 270 yards in competition.

they find more fairways and they changed equipment a lot less. the LPGA pros do not even like to change grip unless they need to.

last but not least, they are more pleasant to look at from my point of view.

Panji...i like to watch NYC play and it will not change with her gender preference.

DGman

Technospaz wrote:

I really enjoyed watching the LPGA players play. They're quite unlike what I had expected and pretty nice folks in person. Kerrie Webb came over and wished me good morning which was really nice. It may not be much to others but she is (was) the defending champion and seemed very pleasant.

bcoz you are more teddy bear than garang

pushslice wrote:

Technospaz wrote:

I really enjoyed watching the LPGA players play. They're quite unlike what I had expected and pretty nice folks in person. Kerrie Webb came over and wished me good morning which was really nice. It may not be much to others but she is (was) the defending champion and seemed very pleasant.

bcoz you are more teddy bear than garang

How come NYC never come say hello to teddy bear?

DGman wrote:

i must add a few more points...

compared to the asian tour players. the LPGA players have a better short game in general. they do drive long compare to their size. if you look at the first playoff hole, the 2 smallest players drove the longest. some of their drives are over 270 yards in competition.

they find more fairways and they changed equipment a lot less. the LPGA pros do not even like to change grip unless they need to.

last but not least, they are more pleasant to look at from my point of view.

Panji...i like to watch NYC play and it will not change with her gender preference.

DGman

yea I was watching Vicky Hurst chipping on the practice area..awesome, the sound of her chips is so crisp. Eric, from point 6 down i was referring to looks department liao..golfing abilities aside

I was kinda fortunate to have been at #15 (Par 5) where I could watch the 2nd shot come in and see the players charge for the hole with the 3rd shot.

All of them had gorgeous swings. Really fluid and smooth. No forcing, no exertion and no fuss. Just pure contact and all with divots after the ball. Each one of them could compress their shots and the sound which was produced was crisp. Very nice!

Technospaz wrote:

How come NYC never come say hello to teddy bear?

because she no like teddy bear.

Errrrr.....my top 10 takeaways

1. HYP like bright colours

2. HYP drives 260-270 yards

3. HYP can really spin her chips

4. HYP's back spinning chips are heart stoppers.

5. HYP eats gherkins on course

6. HYP using fourteen wedges

7. HYP uses MP 53

8. HYP prefers female caddy

9. HYP is very friendly to her fans and all

10. HYP most chio!

but i have this question....

why all the koreans all getting angmoh caddies?

[quote="mUAr_cHEe"]but i have this question....

why all the koreans all getting angmoh caddies?[/quote}

Practice English.

mUAr_cHEe wrote:

but i have this question....

why all the koreans all getting angmoh caddies?

They are vying for the lucrative prize monies in the US Tour, LPGA and they therefore need to be based in USA for convenience. In order to cut cost, they need caddies to be based there as well. Too expensive and hard to find good Korean caddy who are willing to base in USA.

asahi wrote:

Practice English.

I know a better way for them to practice English...




but srsly? for what? green card application?

Turbo wrote:

They are vying for the lucrative prize monies in the US Tour, LPGA and they therefore need to be based in USA for convenience. In order to cut cost, they need caddies to be based there as well. Too expensive and hard to find good Korean caddy who are willing to base in USA.

Makes sense.

Jenny Shin



Eric, this one just for you.....

i like NYC.....have been watching her playing yesterday...

Winston: ur avatars below still look better la. Jenny shin quite cute though

[quote="Winston"]Jenny Shin



Yes Winston, she is the one .. I like to see her swing after following her from hole 1 and hole 6 before I stopped in hole 8 to say hello to the GR marshal yesterday.

nientsu wrote:

Winston: ur avatars below still look better la. Jenny shin quite cute though

but i don't quite like the signature. it kinda went a bit over.

Winston wrote:

Jenny Shin

Both NYC and Jenny Shin are pretty. NYC was wearing a JL belt in your posted pic but her outfit colour combination on the final round made her looked like a lady caddy. I wonder which company sponsored her outfit.

ah Jenny Shin!! the potential is just amazing to behold. such courage, 3 hole playoff. at 19.

missmoon wrote:

nientsu wrote:

Winston: ur avatars below still look better la. Jenny shin quite cute though

but i don't quite like the signature. it kinda went a bit over.

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