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Sunday 24 April 2005LPGA TourYear in Review
Koch wins Corona Morelia Championship
Tres Marias Residential Golf Club, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 April 2005 · Carin Koch’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,000,000 USD · Corona
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 83° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/14°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 41 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/15°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 34 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/15°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 34 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/15°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 40 · 0 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
- Karine Icher FRA · 285two closing 70s lifted her into outright second, six shots back; co-leader Wendy Ward fell to T3 with a double bogey on 12 and a triple on 16 Ladies European Tour — "Koch wins Corona Morelia Championship" (Bethan Cutler, April 25, 2005; Wayback copy)
128 started · cut +8, 78 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Corona Morelia Championship
Tres Marias Residential Golf Club, Tres Marias Residential Golf Club, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Carin Koch
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Ladies European Tour (ladieseuropeantour.com, Bethan Cutler; Wayback copy)
25 April 2005
After almost every tournament my 6-year-old asks me if I won, so for once I can say I won this week. He is always asking me why I did not win.
Ladies European Tour (ladieseuropeantour.com, Bethan Cutler; Wayback copy)
25 April 2005
I think I stayed out of trouble. (Wendy) had that bad shot on 12 just after she had a couple good pars on 10 and 11. You just can't get in trouble here.
Ladies European Tour (ladieseuropeantour.com, Bethan Cutler; Wayback copy)
25 April 2005
I think my putting was my best point. (This) is a big help for me because I was scheduled to play the Monday qualifier tomorrow and now and I do not have to play.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carin Koch | 68 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| 2 | Karine Icher | 73 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T3 | Wendy Ward | 71 · 69 · 68 · 78 | 286 | −2 |
| T3 | Catriona Matthew | 73 · 71 · 70 · 72 | 286 | −2 |
| T5 | Soo Young Moon | 72 · 73 · 72 · 70 | 287 | −1 |
| T5 | Natalie Gulbis | 66 · 75 · 72 · 74 | 287 | −1 |
| T5 | Dorothy Delasin | 71 · 78 · 68 · 70 | 287 | −1 |
| T8 | Gloria Park | 75 · 70 · 71 · 72 | 288 | E |
| T8 | Tina Barrett | 70 · 75 · 71 · 72 | 288 | E |
| 10 | Charlotta Sorenstam | 71 · 72 · 74 · 72 | 289 | +1 |
The golfer
born 1971-02-23, Kungälv, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
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