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Saturday 16 April 2005LPGA TourYear in Review
Ward wins LPGA Takefuji Classic
Las Vegas Country Club, Las Vegas, Nevada · Thursday 14 to Saturday 16 April 2005 · Wendy Ward’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,100,000 USD · Takefuji · 54-hole event played Thursday to Saturday (format set by the TV broadcast to Japan, per the Las Vegas Sun)
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 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/12°C · wind 16 km/h NNW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/12°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/13°C · wind 12 km/h SSE, gusts 28 · 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
- Lorena Ochoa MEX · 202an opening 74 left her 96th; a tournament-record-tying 63 and a closing 65 still left her two behind the bogey-free Ward ESPN/Associated Press — "Victory is first in nearly four years" (April 16, 2005)
144 started · cut -1, 70 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA Takefuji Classic
Las Vegas Country Club, Las Vegas Country Club, Las Vegas, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Wendy Ward
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Las Vegas Sun (Adam Candee)
18 April 2005
I got a couple of hugs from Karrie (Webb) and Moira (Dunn), and then when I caught eye contact with my husband, I just lost it. It's almost like being at the altar.
Las Vegas Sun (Adam Candee)
18 April 2005
It almost came out before I hit that second putt. But I wanted to see that go in.
Associated Press (via ESPN)
16 April 2005
Every player who comes out here says, 'My goal is to win each week.' You can say that, but for me, I have to stand over every shot I hit and believe that I can make it.
Associated Press (via ESPN)
16 April 2005
I did everything I could do and Wendy just had a great day, she never went down. Every time I looked behind, she was close to the pin and people were clapping.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wendy Ward | 65 · 68 · 67 | 200 | −16 |
| 2 | Lorena Ochoa | 74 · 63 · 65 | 202 | −14 |
| T3 | Shi Hyun Ahn | 68 · 72 · 63 | 203 | −13 |
| T3 | Paula Creamer | 70 · 68 · 65 | 203 | −13 |
| 5 | In-Bee Park | 66 · 71 · 67 | 204 | −12 |
| 6 | Juli Inkster | 72 · 67 · 67 | 206 | −10 |
| T7 | Jeong Jang | 72 · 70 · 65 | 207 | −9 |
| T7 | Nicole Perrot | 66 · 71 · 70 | 207 | −9 |
| T7 | Moira Dunn | 69 · 67 · 71 | 207 | −9 |
| T10 | Wendy Doolan | 66 · 72 · 70 | 208 | −8 |
| T10 | Heather Bowie | 68 · 72 · 68 | 208 | −8 |
| T10 | Stacy Prammanasudh | 69 · 70 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
| T10 | Mikaela Parmlid | 67 · 72 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
| T10 | Hee-Won Han | 71 · 69 · 68 | 208 | −8 |
| T10 | Young Kim | 70 · 71 · 67 | 208 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1973-05-06, San Antonio, Texas; USA; turned pro 1995; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet