Hurue (middle) at the Rolex Awards Ceremony on the LPGA Tour last year.
In Japan, there is a proverb that says, “Sancho is tinglingly spicy even if it is small.” It’s like Korean ‘small peppers are spicy’. Although small in size, it means that he is talented and smart.
Even in golf, being short is not an absolute disadvantage. Japanese rookie Furue Ayaka (23), 153 cm tall, showed off the power of a small giant by winning the LPGA Tour Women’s Scottish Open at the end of July last year with her sophisticated putting ability and unwavering mentality. The Japanese archipelago was excited by the news of Furue’s victory and was busy praising that ‘a small giant did it’.
Furue finished at the bottom of the competition at the Scottish Open with an average driver distance of only 208 yards on four days, but his fairway landing rate was 80.35% and the green hit rate was 84.72%, so his shots were accurate and the average number of putts per round was 28, stable putts. boasted of his abilities.
At the Women’s Scottish Open last year.
JTBC Golf caster Lee Won-jeong recalled the situation at the time of Furue’s victory and said, “The course setting was difficult on the last day of the Scottish Open last year. Nevertheless, Ayaka Furue achieved a come-from-behind victory with a drive to catch 10 birdies without bogey. This is the lowest ever in the tournament. It was another win,” he said. “There is a handicap that the distance is a bit short, but his putting ability is so good that it didn’t matter at all for him to win.”
Next, the caster said, “Furue is a player who played on the Japanese tour. He shows a strong side in three-day competitions that are not physically burdensome.” There will be,” he predicted.
During last year’s LPGA Tour Bank of Hope match play.
Furue is a player familiar to Korean fans as well. Prior to winning the championship, she drew attention in May of last year at the Bank of Hope Match Play Championship on the LPGA Tour, facing Korea’s Ji Eun-hee, who was more than 10 cm taller, in the final. Although he lost to Ji Eun-hee, it was a stage where the newly debuted rookie persistently dug into the veteran and showed his future potential and his own value.
This year’s LPGA Drive-On Championship.
Furue, a former member of the Japanese national team, has already been recognized for her skills by winning seven times on the JLPGA tour.토스카지노 She is currently ranked 19th in the world, the second highest among Japanese players after Nasa Hataoka (13th). Furue returned with a stronger appearance in the second year of the tour. Her start is good, with two third-place finishes in the five events she has competed in all season. What will happen to Furue in the future? It is worth paying attention to Furue, a ‘little giant of 153cm’ on the LPGA Tour.