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Sunday 21 August 2005LPGA TourYear in Review
Kang wins Safeway Classic
Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Oregon · Friday 19 to Sunday 21 August 2005 · Soo-Yun Kang’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,400,000 USD · Safeway
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/15°C · wind 10 km/h WNW, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/14°C · wind 11 km/h WNW, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/14°C · wind 13 km/h NW, gusts 31 · 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
- Jeong Jang KOR · 205Played in the final group and shot 70, four behind; Kang, three ahead after 36 holes, closed 69 and could bogey the last Soo-Yun Kang gains maiden LPGA title - Golf Today, final round report (Wayback Machine copy)
144 started · cut +1, 75 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Safeway Classic
Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Oregon
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Soo-Yun Kang
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (AP report)
21 August 2005
I wish my parents were here. They following me around for a lot of years. But they weren't here when I finally won. I thought about them a lot.
Golf Today (AP report)
21 August 2005
I waited so long, for the past three years. I thought about it I guess like I was in a slump for three years and I worked really hard on it.
Golf Today (AP report)
21 August 2005
I have goose bumps everywhere. I still like second place even (with) not winning this week. ... It feels like I have another win.
Korea JoongAng Daily (staff, Chung Jeh-won)
12 September 2005
This is how my life has changed since I won. If I hadn't won, people and journalists would have been indifferent to me ― nobody would be looking to interview me.
Korea JoongAng Daily (staff, Chung Jeh-won)
12 September 2005
I went to hospitals, but the doctors said there was no understandable physical reason. But after the victory, the pain has gone. It was bizarre
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soo-Yun Kang | 64 · 68 · 69 | 201 | −15 |
| 2 | Jeong Jang | 67 · 68 · 70 | 205 | −11 |
| 3 | Gloria Park | 67 · 68 · 71 | 206 | −10 |
| 4 | Joo Mi Kim | 69 · 68 · 71 | 208 | −8 |
| T5 | Sung Ah Yim | 64 · 73 · 72 | 209 | −7 |
| T5 | Beth Daniel | 68 · 71 · 70 | 209 | −7 |
| T7 | Rosie Jones | 65 · 73 · 72 | 210 | −6 |
| T7 | Pat Hurst | 67 · 72 · 71 | 210 | −6 |
| T7 | Amy Hung | 67 · 71 · 72 | 210 | −6 |
| T10 | Natalie Gulbis | 67 · 71 · 73 | 211 | −5 |
| T10 | Johanna Head | 69 · 70 · 72 | 211 | −5 |
| T10 | Hee-Won Han | 65 · 71 · 75 | 211 | −5 |
| T10 | Jill McGill | 70 · 71 · 70 | 211 | −5 |
| T10 | Sherri Steinhauer | 72 · 70 · 69 | 211 | −5 |
| T10 | Aree Song | 66 · 70 · 75 | 211 | −5 |
| T10 | Heather Daly-Donofrio | 70 · 70 · 71 | 211 | −5 |
| T10 | Jean Bartholomew | 69 · 69 · 73 | 211 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1976-03-15, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1997; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet