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Sunday 7 May 2006LPGA TourYear in Review
Kerr wins Franklin American Mortgage Championship
Vanderbilt Legends Club, Ironhorse Course, Franklin, Tennessee (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 May 2006 · Cristie Kerr’s win no. 7 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,100,000 USD · Franklin American Mortgage
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 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Angela Stanford USA · 271Led for three days and started the final round four ahead of Kerr, but shot 73 with no birdie until the 18th and shared second, two back Angela Stanford interview, Franklin American Mortgage Championship, May 7, 2006 (ASAP Sports)
- Lorena Ochoa MEX · 271Closed with 66 to share second, two back Franklin American Mortgage Championship 2006 results (LPGA.com)
- Pat Hurst USA · 271Closed with 68 to share second, two back Franklin American Mortgage Championship 2006 results (LPGA.com)
139 started, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Franklin American Mortgage Championship
Vanderbilt Legends Club (Ironhorse Course), Vanderbilt Legends Club, Ironhorse Course, Franklin, Tennessee
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Cristie Kerr
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 May 2006
I got the feeling that was going to be kind of my day after that, when you do something magical like that, you know.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 May 2006
18, with a two shot lead, there's more than one way to skin a cat, as we say.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 May 2006
I told my caddie on 18 tee: "How can a person that makes 21 birdies in three days not make a single one today?"
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristie Kerr | 67 · 69 · 66 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T2 | Lorena Ochoa | 67 · 71 · 67 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Angela Stanford | 65 · 67 · 66 · 73 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Pat Hurst | 70 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| 5 | Ji Yeon Lee | 68 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Sophie Gustafson | 71 · 63 · 68 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Marisa Baena | 69 · 73 · 68 · 63 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Young Kim | 67 · 69 · 73 · 65 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | 67 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T10 | Lindsey Wright | 69 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Karrie Webb | 67 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Brittany Lincicome | 69 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T10 | Candy Hannemann | 69 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1977-10-12, Miami, Florida; USA; turned pro 1996; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet