Saki Baba Surrounded by large galleries even though she failed foreplay, “ It was more fun than frustrating ”[Domestic Women’s Tour LPGA]| GDO Golf Digest Online

◇ Domestic Women ◇ Sumitomo Life Vitality Ladies Tokai Classic Day 2 (17th) ◇Shinnan Aichi CC Mihama course(Aichi) ◇ 6502yd (par 72)

Winning the August American female amateurSaki Baba(Yoyogi High School, Tokyo) failed to stop the flow of the first day when it reached “76”, and the second day was also a difficult start.

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Due to the approaching typhoon, the maximum instantaneous wind speed recorded on this day 12.7 m / s. “ I want to be as numb to the wind as possible, ” and hit the tee shot with a short hold in the right rough. I hit the second shot 2.5m behind the pin, but unfortunately I missed the downhill putt and started par.

Continuing from day one, the tee shot continued to be frustrating, with no birdies and two half-round bandits. In the second half he changed his mind, saying: “I attacked to leave no regrets. He was brought up to 2m with a 58 degree wedge and the birdie putt was sunk.

2 birds, 2 scarecrows, ’72’. Without increasing the score, the triumphant second leg ended with a total of 4 overs and 74th place in qualifying. “When I thought I wanted a baby bird, I missed a stroke because I wanted to put it too much,” she said. The two-day fairway retention rate was slow at 25% (7/28). “There were holes where the fairway was narrow and I couldn’t hit the pilot. I think I could have done a good round if I had worn the fairway even though the flight distance decreased.” I regretted it.

Even so, 5,179 golf enthusiasts filled the field early in the morning to catch a glimpse of the winner of the “All-American Women’s Amateur” and the competitions were held surrounded by large galleries for the second consecutive day. “I feel frustrated that I didn’t make it through the qualifying round, but I was able to play in front of a lot of people for two days, and it was more fun than frustrating and I could have a good experience for the future.”

The next round of the tour is the national major “Japan Women’s Open” (September 29 / Chiba,Murasaki CC Sumire course) are expected to participate. “I am very happy to be able to play a game with a long history. There are many people around me who come to support me, so I want to take advantage of what I have learned this time and do my best to be able to play even better.” He also showed a smile hard to believe it was an interview after failing in the qualifying round. This experience makes the 17-year-old high school student even stronger. (Mihama City, Aichi Prefecture / Koshiro Uchiyama)

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