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Sunday 20 March 2005LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins Safeway International
Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club, Superstition Mountain, Arizona · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 March 2005 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 58 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
11 h 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/7°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/12°C · wind 10 km/h ESE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/12°C · wind 13 km/h SSE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/12°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 45 · 1.5 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 · 277led by four with three to play, then double-bogeyed 16, bogeyed 17, missed an 8-footer for the win on 18 and drove into the lake on the first playoff hole ESPN/Associated Press — "The victory is Sorenstam's 58th" (March 2005)
144 started · cut +3, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Safeway International
Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club, Prospector Course, Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club, Superstition Mountain, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
East Valley Tribune (Bill Huffman)
21 March 2005
There was just a slight part of me that thought it would be possible. But I've learned a lesson the hard way, to never give up.
East Valley Tribune (Bill Huffman)
21 March 2005
I'm going to remember that for a long time. It's one of the truest shots I've ever hit.
East Valley Tribune (Bill Huffman)
21 March 2005
She gave me every chance to win it, and I gave away the tournament. . . . Nothing can be worse than this.
Associated Press (via ESPN)
20 March 2005
Even when I was putting for par, I just thought, 'Make two putts and let's get out of here
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 66 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Lorena Ochoa | 65 · 67 · 71 · 74 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Soo-Yun Kang | 68 · 66 · 70 · 76 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Juli Inkster | 66 · 73 · 69 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Rosie Jones | 74 · 71 · 64 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Liselotte Neumann | 70 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| 7 | Michele Redman | 75 · 72 · 68 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Candie Kung | 69 · 70 · 72 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Laura Diaz | 73 · 67 · 74 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Gloria Park | 72 · 69 · 70 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Natalie Gulbis | 69 · 76 · 70 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 58; majors to date: 7.
What’s in the bag
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