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Sunday 29 May 2005LPGA TourYear in Review
Kang wins LPGA Corning Classic
Corning Country Club, Corning, New York · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 May 2005 · Jimin Kang’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,100,000 USD · Corning
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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/11°C · wind 22 km/h NNW, gusts 52 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/9°C · wind 20 km/h WNW, gusts 45 · 2.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/10°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 35 · 2.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/7°C · wind 17 km/h W, gusts 42 · 0.4 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
- Annika Sorenstam SWE · 275Two behind the third-round leader and slowed by a heavy cold, she closed with 69 and could not catch Kang after the ace at 15 Jimin Kang claims maiden LPGA win (Golf Today, AP)
- Meena Lee KOR · 275Tied with Kang at 15 under on the 72nd tee; drove under a tree, clipped branches with her second, came up short with a pitch and made double bogey Jimin Kang claims maiden LPGA win (Golf Today, AP)
, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA Corning Classic
Corning Country Club, Corning Country Club, Corning, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jimin Kang
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 May 2005
Jimin, it's okay. It's only golf. It' only a game. I can do the 3 putts. It's fine. Just move on. Just putt it. It will be fine.
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
29 May 2005
I'm very happy with my round, I just had bad holes. I'm a young player and this is my first time in contention. Me being young cost me today, but I will have more chances.
Golf Today (Associated Press copy; Wayback Machine)
29 May 2005
When I heard she made a hole-in-one, I just realized, wow, she was three shots up. That was quite big. For me to catch up would be really hard.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimin Kang | 69 · 70 · 68 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Annika Sorenstam | 69 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Meena Lee | 69 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Moira Dunn | 70 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Hee-Won Han | 74 · 69 · 62 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Karine Icher | 70 · 66 · 68 · 74 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Sung Ah Yim | 70 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Liselotte Neumann | 72 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Rosie Jones | 71 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Michelle Ellis | 71 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Sophie Gustafson | 66 · 73 · 72 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1980-01-28, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2002; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet