The LPGA Tour's "T-Point Ladies Golf Tournament" live internet broadcast is now available on video-on-demand!

2014.04.08 Press Releases
T Point Japan Co., Ltd.

- Streaming footage of female professional golfers from the first to the last day of the tournament, including tee shots, great plays, gear introductions, interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage! -

T Point Japan Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "TPJ"), operator of Japan's largest mutual points service, "T Points," conducted a live internet broadcast of the "T Point Ladies Golf Tournament," a women's professional golf tour sanctioned by the Ladies Professional Golf Association of Japan (LPGA), which was held at Wakagi Golf Club (Takeo City) in Saga Prefecture for three days from Friday, March 21st to Sunday, March 23rd, 2014. A digest version of the video is currently available as video on demand (VOD) for a limited time until April 25th.

This year's live internet broadcast was based on the theme of "making viewers better," and featured content that allowed golf fans to enjoy the thrill of online coverage over the three days from the first to the last day of the tournament, including the world's first use of the Pro Tracer, which displays shot trajectory and distance in real time for women's professional golf, as well as coverage of every shot on the starting hole from tee shot to cup-in, as well as player interviews explaining gear settings and strategies for conquering the course. Continuing from last year, the commentators for the live broadcast were professional coach Manabu Nakai, professional golfer Mai Arai, and golf journalist Takashi Uesugi, along with three new members: golf journalist Kazuto Kobayashi, DJ/narrator Tatsuya Fukunoue, and golf commentator Take Koyama.They provided commentary full of laughter and humor for a total of 24 hours.

The VOD distribution of the "T-Point Ladies Golf Tournament" has compiled the footage from the live internet broadcast into 128 highlight videos, each about 2 minutes long, including coverage of the starting hole for all participating players, super slow-motion tee shots, a course to improve putting, and interviews that give a glimpse into the true faces of the female professional golfers, which is rarely seen during the match.Like the live broadcast, this digest is based on the theme of "making viewers better," and is available for a limited time.

TPJ will continue to aim to propose new lifestyles to golf fans and many others through new golf projects.

"T Point Ladies Golf Tournament" Internet Live Broadcast Video VOD Overview

■ Distribution period: Monday, March 24th, 2014 to Friday, April 25th, 2014
■How to watch: Access the internet live broadcast video VOD page from your PC, smartphone, or tablet, and log in with your Yahoo! JAPAN ID (registration is free) to which you have registered your T-Card number to watch.
■Distribution menu:
(1) Final day: The battle for the championship!
　　　Final group: Battle for victory / Winner! Rikako Morita! Ending / Awards ceremony
(2) Final: No. 1 Hole Broadcast
(3) Qualifying Day 2: No. 1 Hole Broadcast / Other Holes
(4) Qualifying Day 1: No. 1 Hole Relay / No. 10 Hole Relay
(5) Special footage: Tee shot/super slow motion footage
(6) Special footage: Good play / Nice approach / Nice shot / Nice birdie / Nice eagle
(7) Special Video: Pro Tracer
(8) Special video: Gear introduction
(9) Special Footage: Interview
(10) Behind the scenes footage: Takeo Junior Event / Putting Improvement Course / Player Guests, etc.

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The LPGA Tour's "T-Point Ladies Golf Tournament" live internet broadcast is now available on video-on-demand!

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