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Sunday 6 March 2005LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins MasterCard Classic
Bosque Real Country Club, Huixquilucan, Mexico · Friday 4 to Sunday 6 March 2005 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 57 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,200,000 USD · MasterCard · 54-hole event, Friday to Sunday
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 42 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/8°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/8°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/11°C · wind 17 km/h SSW, gusts 50 · 1.7 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
- Karrie Webb AUS · 212closed with a 70 (six birdies, four bogeys) the week after winning the ANZ Ladies Masters, three behind Sorenstam ESPN/Associated Press — "Sorenstam wins by three in first start of '05" (March 6, 2005; Wayback copy of the dead page)
132 started · cut +6, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
MasterCard Classic
Bosque Real Country Club, Bosque Real Country Club, Huixquilucan, Mexico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (via ESPN; Wayback copy)
6 March 2005
I'm looking forward to the rest of the season. I wanted everybody to know that I'm ready to play and ready to go.
Associated Press (via ESPN; Wayback copy)
6 March 2005
I was trying to play aggressive. I hit a 5-iron and it just seems like the wind took it and it went way too far.
Associated Press (via ESPN; Wayback copy)
6 March 2005
I struggled a little bit with feeling comfortable out there today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 70 · 71 · 68 | 209 | −7 |
| 2 | Karrie Webb | 71 · 71 · 70 | 212 | −4 |
| T3 | Cristie Kerr | 70 · 68 · 75 | 213 | −3 |
| T3 | Hee-Won Han | 66 · 76 · 71 | 213 | −3 |
| 5 | Lorena Ochoa | 71 · 75 · 68 | 214 | −2 |
| T6 | Michele Redman | 73 · 70 · 72 | 215 | −1 |
| T6 | Paula Creamer | 73 · 74 · 68 | 215 | −1 |
| T8 | Helen Alfredsson | 73 · 73 · 70 | 216 | E |
| T8 | Kim Saiki | 71 · 74 · 71 | 216 | E |
| T10 | Janice Moodie | 73 · 73 · 71 | 217 | +1 |
| T10 | Soo Young Moon | 71 · 72 · 74 | 217 | +1 |
| T10 | Leta Lindley | 71 · 75 · 71 | 217 | +1 |
| T10 | Young Jo | 67 · 75 · 75 | 217 | +1 |
| T10 | Riko Higashio | 75 · 69 · 73 | 217 | +1 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 57; majors to date: 7.
What’s in the bag
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