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Sunday 15 May 2005LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins Chick-fil-A Charity Championship
Eagle's Landing Country Club, Stockbridge, Georgia · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 May 2005 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 60 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,600,000 USD · Chick-fil-A
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 75° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/15°C · wind 10 km/h ESE, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/16°C · wind 13 km/h SSE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/18°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 31 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/17°C · wind 10 km/h W, gusts 42 · 4.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Candie Kung TPE · 275Closed with a 65 but never got within nine shots of Sorenstam, who began the day 10 ahead Swede earns 60th career victory (AP, ESPN, May 15, 2005)
144 started, 72 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Chick-fil-A Charity Championship
Eagle's Landing Country Club, Eagle's Landing Country Club, Stockbridge, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (ESPN)
15 May 2005
To finish the way I started and get win No. 60, it was a great Sunday. I felt like I did it with style.
Associated Press (ESPN)
15 May 2005
I never felt like 88 wins was ever in my reach. I still feel the same way. Then again, I'm very surprised that I reached 60 wins in my 11th year on the tour.
Associated Press (ESPN)
15 May 2005
We were playing a different tournament. She's up there in her own little world.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 67 · 64 · 67 · 67 | 265 | −23 |
| 2 | Candie Kung | 69 · 71 · 70 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Cristie Kerr | 68 · 73 · 70 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Emilee Klein | 70 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Silvia Cavalleri | 74 · 70 · 65 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Wendy Ward | 69 · 73 · 67 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Laura Davies | 66 · 76 · 69 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Lorena Ochoa | 68 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Heather Bowie | 68 · 69 · 72 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Birdie Kim | 69 · 73 · 69 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Candy Hannemann | 69 · 72 · 68 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 60; majors to date: 8.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet