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Sunday 5 June 2005LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins ShopRite LPGA Classic
Seaview Marriott Resort, Bay Course, Galloway, New Jersey · Friday 3 to Sunday 5 June 2005 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 61 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,400,000 USD · ShopRite
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 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/14°C · wind 20 km/h E, gusts 37 · 10.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/16°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 30 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/18°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 27 · 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
- Juli Inkster USA · 200Shared the 54-hole lead with Sorenstam; three-putted the 6th from six feet for bogey and closed with 68 as Sorenstam shot a bogey-free 64 with an eagle at the last Juli Inkster interview, June 5, 2005 (ASAP Sports)
144 started · cut +4, 77 made it
Same week
LPGA event
ShopRite LPGA Classic
Seaview Marriott Resort (Bay Course), Seaview Marriott Resort, Bay Course, Galloway, New Jersey
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 June 2005
I don't walk around wondering who can beat me. I know what I have got to do. I have to play from A to B in as few shots as possible.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 June 2005
I played good. I just needed to play great to win.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 June 2005
I guess that's why she's probably the best player in the world. She plays her own game, doesn't get riled up one way or another.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 67 · 65 · 64 | 196 | −17 |
| 2 | Juli Inkster | 65 · 67 · 68 | 200 | −13 |
| T3 | Laura Davies | 71 · 62 · 68 | 201 | −12 |
| T3 | Catriona Matthew | 71 · 66 · 64 | 201 | −12 |
| T5 | Jeong Jang | 70 · 70 · 65 | 205 | −8 |
| T5 | Pat Hurst | 71 · 64 · 70 | 205 | −8 |
| T7 | Mi Hyun Kim | 69 · 71 · 66 | 206 | −7 |
| T7 | Jimin Kang | 71 · 73 · 62 | 206 | −7 |
| T9 | Joanne Morley | 73 · 67 · 68 | 208 | −5 |
| T9 | Natalie Gulbis | 71 · 67 · 70 | 208 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 61; majors to date: 8.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet