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Sunday 18 September 2005LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic
Cedar Ridge Country Club, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma · Friday 16 to Sunday 18 September 2005 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 63 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,000,000 USD · John Q. Hammons Hotels
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 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/15°C · wind 13 km/h N, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/13°C · wind 15 km/h SE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R335°/24°C · wind 20 km/h S, gusts 51 · 1.1 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
- Paula Creamer USA · 209Started five back, birdied 13 and 14 to get within two, gave the shots back with bogeys at 16 and 17, then birdied 18 for a 69 to finish one behind Annika Sorenstam holds on for 7th win of season - Golf Today, final round report and scores (Wayback Machine copy)
144 started · cut +7, 77 made it
Same week
LPGA event
John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic
Cedar Ridge Country Club, Cedar Ridge Country Club, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 September 2005
For me, a win is a win. I'm so thankful to win this week. I mean, I thought I played excellent the first two days.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 September 2005
I've told my caddie that at times, where he says should we go for the green in two, and I've said, "Let's just play smart," and it paid off.
Golf Today (AP report)
18 September 2005
I knew I had to play good golf. She's not going to make mistakes come Sunday.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 68 · 67 · 73 | 208 | −5 |
| 2 | Paula Creamer | 69 · 71 · 69 | 209 | −4 |
| T3 | Diana D'Alessio | 68 · 74 · 69 | 211 | −2 |
| T3 | Maria Hjorth | 64 · 72 · 75 | 211 | −2 |
| 5 | Karine Icher | 67 · 70 · 75 | 212 | −1 |
| T6 | Jeong Jang | 70 · 72 · 71 | 213 | E |
| T6 | Leta Lindley | 70 · 70 · 73 | 213 | E |
| T6 | Suzann Pettersen | 73 · 68 · 72 | 213 | E |
| T6 | Miriam Nagl | 74 · 71 · 68 | 213 | E |
| T10 | Mi Hyun Kim | 69 · 74 · 71 | 214 | +1 |
| T10 | Shi Hyun Ahn | 71 · 71 · 72 | 214 | +1 |
| T10 | Michele Redman | 72 · 71 · 71 | 214 | +1 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 63; majors to date: 9.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet