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Sunday 28 May 2006LPGA TourYear in Review
Han wins LPGA Corning Classic
Corning Country Club, Corning, New York · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 May 2006 · Hee-Won Han’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,200,000 USD · Corning
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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/10°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/13°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 38 · 8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/14°C · wind 17 km/h NNW, gusts 38 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/10°C · wind 8 km/h WSW, gusts 17 · 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
- Meena Lee KOR · 273Came from six back with a 66 to post 15 under, then lost the playoff on the fourth extra hole (No. 8) with a bogey after her approach bounced away from the green; runner-up at Corning for the second straight year Hee-Won Han pars fourth extra hole to top Meena Lee (AP, ESPN, May 28, 2006)
144 started, 72 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA Corning Classic
Corning Country Club, Corning Country Club, Corning, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hee-Won Han
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 May 2006
That's why I was thinking I just really want to win this tournament. Like three times in second place, I don't like that.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 May 2006
Yeah, I got a little lucky on 18 and 8. I hit the trees. They both went in the fair way.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 May 2006
Since what I have done today and how I played today, the one thing I'm not happy obviously that I didn't win.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hee-Won Han | 66 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Meena Lee | 65 · 72 · 70 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Brandie Burton | 66 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| 4 | Mhairi McKay | 70 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Laura Diaz | 71 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Virada Nirapathpongporn | 66 · 67 · 71 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Morgan Pressel | 74 · 64 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Jeong Jang | 66 · 69 · 66 · 76 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Natalie Gulbis | 68 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Reilley Rankin | 70 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Giulia Sergas | 71 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Nancy Scranton | 65 · 69 · 70 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1978-06-10, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1998; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet