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Sunday 4 September 2005LPGA TourYear in Review
Hurst wins State Farm Classic
The Rail Golf Club, Springfield, Illinois · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 September 2005 · Pat Hurst’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · State Farm
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 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/16°C · wind 16 km/h WNW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/13°C · wind 17 km/h WNW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/13°C · wind 9 km/h N, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/15°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 22 · 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
- Cristie Kerr USA · 274Defending champion shot 69 but said her putting 'left me totally'; Hurst birdied four of the first five holes, led by five after 11 and survived a double bogey-bogey stretch to win by three Pat Hurst gains three shot victory - Golf Today, final round report (Wayback Machine copy)
144 started · cut -1, 81 made it
Same week
LPGA event
State Farm Classic
The Rail Golf Club, The Rail Golf Club, Springfield, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Pat Hurst
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today (AP report)
4 September 2005
You try to look at the present not the past. I think last week was just a stepping stone and I think it helped a little bit.
Golf Today (AP report)
4 September 2005
I'm glad that last putt is in and that back nine is over
Golf Today (AP report)
4 September 2005
I hit it the best I've hit it in over a week. My putting left me totally. I was shocked
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Hurst | 67 · 69 · 65 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Cristie Kerr | 68 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Natalie Gulbis | 66 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Heather Bowie | 65 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Maria Hjorth | 69 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Morgan Pressel | 72 · 70 · 68 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Hee-Won Han | 68 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Catriona Matthew | 69 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Karine Icher | 71 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Aree Song | 69 · 73 · 66 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Kim Williams | 70 · 68 · 66 · 74 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Sung Ah Yim | 71 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Audra Burks | 71 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Moira Dunn-Bohls | 71 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1969-05-23, San Leandro, California; USA; turned pro 1991; age 36 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
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