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Saso seeks to recover winning paths
Dante Navarro (Philstar.com) – October 14, 2020 – 3:49 pm
MANILA, Philippines – Out of the chase for the title in the last five tournaments, two-stage winner Yuka Saso tries to snap out of a slump and end a series of average results at the Fujitsu Ladies 2020, which begins Friday in Chiba City, Japan. .
The 19-year-old fil-Japanese looked set to dominate the LPGA Tour of Japan in her first campaign by sweeping the second and third stages at NEC Karuizawa and Nitori Ladies after debuting with a fifth-effort draw in the Earth Cup. Mondahmin, in doing so. getting ahead of the Player of the Year derby, the race for money and most stat categories.
But he lost his momentum, whether in poor starts or shaky finishes, and failed to save a Top 10 in all but one of the next five events.
That skid also saw her lose control of POTY’s leadership, though she remained on top of the battle for the money with just six tournaments remaining in the pandemic-shortened season of the region’s main women’s circuit.
Their fight also paved the way for excitement from the other young stars, including Sakura Koiwai, who thwarted Saso’s offer of three Golf5 Ladies titles and achieved four top-5 results, including a pair of runner-up efforts, for emerge the new leader POTY.
That makes this weekend’s Y100 million event doubly interesting with players like Ayaka Watanabe, Saki Nagamine, Ayaka Furue, Erika Hara, and Mone Inami all doing their best to follow their victories at the Mondahmin Cup, the Championship. JLPGA, Descente Tokai Classic. , Women’s Japan Open and Stanley Ladies, respectively.
Ai Suzuki, with multiple titles, the most winner last year with seven wins but was left without a crown this season, is also looking forward to a great comeback after losing the cut at Stanley Ladies two weeks ago due to poor health.
LPGA Tour veteran Momoko Ueda, who ranked sixth at this year’s British Women’s Open, is also expected to calm down and recall her fierce form that earned her a joint third final at the Japan Open, along with the winners of the last year’s stretch Asuka Kashiwabara, Ji Hee Lee, Lala Anai, Minami Katsu, and Bae Seon Woo.
Still, the focus will be on the mighty Saso, who despite her slowdown has maintained her 76th place in the world. The ICTSI-backed ace will mix again with Ueda and Kashiwabara at 10 am at No. 1 at the Tokyu Seven Hundred Club in Chiba Prefecture.
The troika will start alongside another explosive group with Nagamine, Hara and Furue with Koiwai-Inami-Watanabe that also promises a fierce and energetic battle at 9:40 am
Suzuki, Anai and Arakaki Hina precede the Saso group at 10:10 a.m., followed by the trio of Lee Min-Young, Mamiko Higa and Ayaka Takahashi, all top contenders for the Y18 million (P8.3 million) jackpot. in the 54- hole championship.
Next up for the JLPGA is the Y80 million Mitsubishi Electric Ladies in Saitama prefecture, followed by the third-largest on the circuit: the Y160 million Toto Japan Classic in Ibaraki prefecture, where Suzuki is the defending champion.
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