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Sunday 3 July 2005LPGA TourYear in Review
Baena wins HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship
Hamilton Farm Golf Club, Gladstone, New Jersey · Thursday 30 June to Sunday 3 July 2005 · Marisa Baena’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD · HSBC · match play; inaugural edition
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/21°C · wind 8 km/h ESE, gusts 24 · 12 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/21°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 39 · 10.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/19°C · wind 13 km/h NNW, gusts 35 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/16°C · wind 10 km/h E, gusts 32 · 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
- Meena Lee KOR47th seed in her first match play event; fought back from 3 down with four to play with birdies at 15 and 17 but lost the final 1 up on the 18th Meena Lee interview after the final, July 3, 2005 (ASAP Sports)
64 started
Same week
LPGA event
HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship
Hamilton Farm Golf Club, Hamilton Farm Golf Club, Gladstone, New Jersey
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Marisa Baena
Score, to par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 July 2005
I love match play and I've been waiting for this moment since I turned pro. I wanted to win a tournament so bad and I think I was putting so much pressure.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 July 2005
I mean, she was playing good, and I knew she hit it close and she will make it. I knew in 15, she was going to make birdie and I knew on 17 she was going to make it, too.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 July 2005
Because I was 3 down, I thought I had nothing to lose, so I tried to play aggressively on every hole.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marisa Baena | ||
| 2 | Meena Lee | ||
| 3 | Wendy Ward | ||
| 4 | Candie Kung | ||
| T5 | Karrie Webb | ||
| T5 | Sophie Gustafson | ||
| T5 | Pat Hurst | ||
| T5 | Annika Sorenstam | ||
| T9 | Liselotte Neumann | ||
| T9 | Rachel Hetherington | ||
| T9 | Jennifer Rosales | ||
| T9 | Christina Kim | ||
| T9 | A.J. Eathorne | ||
| T9 | Nicole Perrot | ||
| T9 | Jeong Jang | ||
| T9 | Ai Miyazato |
The golfer
born 1977-06-01, Pereira, Colombia; COL; turned pro 1998; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet