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Working as a Trainee in Japan・日本で研修生をやってみた

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This is a little throwback but I was working as a "trainee" (ken-shu-sei) at a golf course in Japan until this past May. If you were wondering why I was quiet after Q-school, that's probably it.  So after I finished my Pro Test and Japanese Q-School last August, I had to figure a few things out. I wasn't playing well, I was struggling getting used to Japan (ironic because I am Japanese lol), and I needed to find out more about my game- I just needed time to align everything straighter.   After giving it a little thought, I decided that I would work and practice at this golf course until I could set a plan for my game. I didn't want to keep doing the same thing, because it wasn't giving me the results I wanted. I decided to stay away from tournaments until I felt like it was at a certain level again. Hence, I was working as a "trainee" (Ken-shu-sei) at a golf course called Funabashi Country Club from last August till this May. This "tr...

Winning an ATP Event/ ATP初優勝

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Hello peeps, it is getting a little steamy in Tokyo! I am already anticipating a very hot summer this year. For those of you that haven't seen it on my social media, I won my first professional event last month! It was an one day event at Nanso Country Club, and I shot 67, winning by one! Super exciting :) Love it when hard work pays off. I definitely feel like my longgame has made some positive progress, and I really believe that GIR's correspond most directly to consistent and lower scores. Yes, shortgame is important, but you don't want to be scrambling on every single hole because that just wears you out. Also, I just want to bring this up to those of you who are looking into golfing professionally in Japan, but don't have status. For example, I didn't do well in the Pro-Test last year which would have given me a status on the Step-Up Tour (equivalent to Symetra) nor did I do well in Q-school, so I had to find a place to compete. There are many one day event...

Tournament Results/ 試合結果

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Hi everyone! This is a quick update on the tournaments I've played this year so far! Florida: Eggland's Debary Golf & CC: 75-78-75 (T-16) Eggland's Timacuan Golf Club: 75-72-73 (T-27) Japan: Amana Ladies Open: 41 (T-14) - 9holes due to inclement weather ATP Fugetsu Country Club: 81 U.S. Women's Open Qualifier: 79-77 (T-42) Just big big thanks to LaceLocker© for their support in the first two events in Florida!! I am still wearing their product with pride! My next event (Nohagi Cup) is on May 8th! こんばんは! この4カ月ででた試合の結果を載せます。アメリカと日本で転々としてました! フロリダ エッグランドツアー、Debary: 75-78-75 (T-16) エッグランドツアー、Timacuan: 75-72-73 (T-27) 日本: あままレディースオープン:41 (T-14)- 悪天候により9ホール ATP風月カントリークラブ:81 (順位がわかりません汗) 全米女子オープン予選: 79-77(T-42) 最初の2つの試合は、LaceLocker©さんのサポートで出場していました! 本当に、ありがとうございます! 次の試合は5月8日の野萩カップです。