In Like Shin

[bangkokbobby]

Another Shin won on the same day as Jiyai!



Shin Claims First Professional Victory in New Hampshire


CONCORD, N.H., July 25, 2010 – Duramed FUTURES Tour rookie Jenny Shin claimed her first professional title Sunday at the $110,000 The Invitational at Concord, presented by the New Hampshire Speedway. Shin (69) finished the tournament at 11-under-par (205) and was tied for with the lead with Tiffany Joh of San Diego at 10-under-par (206) before sinking a birdie putt on 18 to clinch the victory.

Shin came into today's final-round in the lead and on a mission to win. Shin had finished in the top five the last three tournaments and knew that her time would be soon with only four tournaments left in the 2010 season. However, she admits to a few nerves at the beginning of her round, which a double-bogey on No. 4 helped clear.

"I don't know what happened," said Shin, a 17-year-old from Torrance, Calif. "I thought I had a good shot. Usually after something like that happens, I get very mad. But I just thought maybe it's not my turn to win and I let it go. I just focused on what I needed to do."

She immediately followed that double-bogey with two birdies and started looking for the leaderboards.

"I chase the leaderboards," admits Shin, who also carded six birdies and one bogey. "I saw where Tiffany (Joh) was 7-under for the day, which is unbelievable. But then I sank some miracle putts on 14 and 16 and that really helped me get going."

It was that miracle putt on 16, a five foot breaker downhill that lead to the tie with Joh.

"I had so much confidence in that putt, I knew it was going in," said Shin.

Runner-up Joh (65) started the day tied at 17th and admits to not expecting much during her round, given how crowded the leaderboard has been the entire tournament. Joh improved five spots from Friday on Saturday and was hoping for a top-ten finish. She finished her round an hour and twenty minutes before the leaders and then had to wait for the others to finish.

"For me, I was just trying to get to 10-under," said Joh, who won her first professional tournament last weekend in Bloomfield, Conn. "That’s all you can do. You then pat yourself on the back and buy yourself some Dairy Queen on the way home. I wasn't sure if it would hold up."

While Shin was seeking the leaderboards on the course, Joh was trying to avoid them. Then she spotted one as she was making her way down a fairway.

"I thought 'Angela Oh is at the top of the leaderboard'", said Joh who carded a bogey-free round. at the Beaver Meadow Golf Course. "And then it was like 'No, that's Joh!'. It was a nice surprise."

Sophia Sheridan (70) of Guadalajara, Mexico finished in third at 9-under-par (207), with Hannah Jun (66) of San Diego in fourth at 8-under-par (208). Tied for fifth at 7-under-par (209) were Jodi Ewart (70) of North Yorkshire, England, Jessica Shepley (72) of Oakville, Ontario, Ashley Prange (72) of Noblesville, Ind., and Erica Moston (72) of Belmont, Calif.

"I had my chances today and I missed them," said Sheridan, who was tied for the lead following Friday's first round and missed two birdie opportunities during the back nine. "I had a bogey on 16, which could have been worse, but then again, could have been better."

With finally fulfilling her goal to win a tournament, Shin admits she was surprised she wasn't crying like she always thought she would. The best she could muster was a little dance walking into the scoring tent.

"I guess it just hasn't set in yet," said Shin.

The Duramed FUTURES Tour moves on to Syracuse, N.Y., next week for the Alliance Bank Golf Classic. Jenny Suh, of Fairfax, Va., is in the field to defend her 2009 title.

For scores and more information, visit duramedfuturestour.com.

“Race For the Card” Continues At The International at Concord

The Duramed FUTURES Tour’s annual “Race For the Card” entered its 13th week at the conclusion of The International at Concord, presented by New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Concord, N.H. The “Race For the Card” spotlights movement on the Tour’s 2010 season money list as players jockey for position among the top-10 money winners. Players finishing in the top 10 at the conclusion of the tournament season at the Price Chopper Tour Championship in Albany, N.Y., will earn membership on the 2011 LPGA Tour.

At the conclusion of the Concord event, players moving into the top-10 spots on the money list are as follows: 1. Christine Song of Fullerton, Calif.; 2. Cindy LaCrosse of Tampa, Fla.; 3. Gerina Mendoza of Roswell, N.M.; 4. Angela Oh of Maple Shade, N.J.; 5. Tiffany Joh of San Diego; 6.Pornanong Phatlum of Chaiyaphum, Thailand; 7. Jenny Shin of Torrance, Calif.; 8. Esther Choe of Scottsdale, Ariz.; 9. Ryann O'Toole of San Clemente, Calif., and 10. Jane Rah of Torrance, Calif.

Joh Wins PeakVision Sunglasses For Final-Round Low Score

For her final-round low score of 7-under 65, Tiffany Joh of San Diego was the recipient of a pair of PeakVision patented Dual-Zone lens sunglasses designed specifically for golfers. The “Official Sunglass of Duramed FUTURES Tour,” PeakVision will provide sunglasses for the season-long promotion Sunday Low Round Award. Joh improved from a tie for 17th to second with her total score of 206 (-10) on the Beaver Meadow Golf Course.

[ctmurray]

Groaner of a pun.

[bangkokbobby]

Originally Posted by ctmurray

Groaner of a pun.

The Seoul Sister forum members are well aware of my pain inducing puns. Why let them be the only ones to suffer? Lol!

[IceCat]

...and it again involved the new USGA grooves regulations, only this time the player was right and the official who pulled her off the course rather than let her complete the final round was wrong.


?Mistake? DQ causes Brown shot at win

[gxer]

What an AH!
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An anonymous person informed a rules official earlier in the round that Brown may be using wedges with nonconforming grooves. The official, whose identity could not be obtained by Golfweek, consulted the U.S. Golf Association’s Web site before determining the wedges were nonconforming. Instead of allowing Brown to complete her round as the matter was further investigated, the official removed her from the golf course.

[Blue]

The official was an idiot. You don't have to know anything about golf, or even about sports to know that if an illegal club is suspected you let the player finish the round and then fully investigate. It's not as if her playing with a non-complying club would impact anyone else's performance.

The Tour should not only compensate Brown for all expenses incurred in playing in the tournament (entry fees and travel expenses) but should also credit her with a finish at the position she was in as of the end of play on Saturday.

[bangkokbobby]

Originally Posted by Blue

The official was an idiot. You don't have to know anything about golf, or even about sports to know that if an illegal club is suspected you let the player finish the round and then fully investigate. It's not as if her playing with a non-complying club would impact anyone else's performance.

The Tour should not only compensate Brown for all expenses incurred in playing in the tournament (entry fees and travel expenses) but should also credit her with a finish at the position she was in as of the end of play on Saturday.

Agreed. They should cut her a check for all compensation immediately.

[Saint-Just X]

Heads should roll for that cack-handed piece of officiating.

She was,basically,dragged off the course and accused of cheating.That would be bad enough if she had inadvertently put a non-conforming wedge in her bag ; to have it happen when she was totally innocent of any wrongdoing is outrageous.

Some over-zealous official was going through her bag,in full view of everybody,when she was lining up a putt.WTF ?

She had a shot at a top ten finish.Margins are tight on the Duramed,and a couple of top tens could be the difference between retaining her card,for 2011,and being out in the golfing wilderness.

This calumny can't be rectified with a simple apology.

She needs to be compensated for this,It would also be a nice gesture if the LPGA gave her a special exemption into one of their remaining events...

Pax Vobiscum
Saint-Just X

[bangkokbobby]

link: Report: Sarah Brown and Futures Tour reach confidential agreement - Shag Bag Golf Blog | Golf Channel

Report: DQ'd Futures Tour pro reaches agreement

GolfChannel.com Team Posted 07/30/2010, 12:46 AM EST

Sarah Brown has reached a confidential agreement with the Duramed Futures Tour as compensation for her improper disqualification from a tournament in Concord, N.H., last weekend, according to the Lehigh Valley (Pa.) Express-Times.

“Sarah and I felt it was extremely important to get this issue behind us as soon as possible and am pleased that we have reached an agreement,” Keith Brown, Sarah’s father, told the newspaper. “It is a confidential agreement. We can't give any details of it.”

The story reports that the Tour initially offered the Browns $2,000, the equivalent of four tournament entry fee ($500) refunds, but the family turned down the offer.

The newspaper’s website links to “The Sarah Brown Home Page” at Sarah Brown Home_Page, which reports to detail “highlights of the requests” the Browns were submitting to the Tour as amends for her wrongful DQ.

Keith Brown told Golfweek Thursday that he wished to avoid litigation, but “anything is on the table.”

Brown, 18, of Lopatcong, N.J., was DQ’d in the middle of the final round for using a non-conforming Ping Tour-W wedge, which proved to be conforming. She was DQ’d after her father was reported to have pleaded with rules officials to wait until the round was complete to avoid making exactly the mistake they made. She was 3 under par when she was taken off the course.

While the Browns cannot divulge details of their agreement, here is what they were requesting from the Tour as compensation, according to Sarah Brown Home_Page

• Equivalent prize money for 8 under par.

• Above money to be added to Sarah’s year-end earnings with a commitment that no Tour player will be adversely affected by such an addition.

• Waiver of entry to LPGA Q-School in the fall.

• A public commitment that the LPGA and Futures tour rules will be officially amended to forbid any official from disqualifying any player for grooves violations during a stipulated round, and that a player be given 24 hours to appeal such a decision with the USGA before the decision becomes final.

• Public commitment from the LPGA and Futures tours that rules officials shall hence forth receive annual seminars, however brief, on proper implementation of rules and handling of disputes.

An explanation behind the reasons for each request are detailed at the Sarah Brown Home_Page.