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Sunday 11 June 2006LPGA TourYear in Review
Pak wins McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola
Bulle Rock Golf Course, Havre de Grace, Maryland · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 June 2006 · Se Ri Pak’s win no. 23 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,800,000 USD · McDonald's
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 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/17°C · wind 8 km/h WSW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/17°C · wind 15 km/h NW, gusts 34 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/15°C · wind 26 km/h NW, gusts 55 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/13°C · wind 18 km/h NW, gusts 40 · 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
- Karrie Webb AUS · 280Closed with a 68 but parred the last two holes with birdie chances; lost the sudden-death playoff on the first extra hole when Pak hit her approach to inches (ASAP; Wikipedia) Karrie Webb interview, Jun 11 2006 (ASAP Sports)
150 started · cut +2, 76 made it
Same week
Women's major
McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola
Bulle Rock Golf Course, Bulle Rock Golf Course, Havre de Grace, Maryland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Se Ri Pak
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 June 2006
Last, what, eight, nine years, that's my first time it's first time actually ever that I'm jumping as soon as I make that shot. It didn't go in, but still it feels great.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 June 2006
I can't play golf, but I still think about golf, but after injury I can't even touch my golf club. That makes a big difference for me.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 June 2006
Yeah, I thought I was getting some of my own medicine back. I was waiting for it to drop in the hole.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Se Ri Pak | 71 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | Karrie Webb | 70 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Mi Hyun Kim | 68 · 71 · 71 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Ai Miyazato | 68 · 72 · 69 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Cristie Kerr | 66 · 74 · 74 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Pat Hurst | 66 · 71 · 72 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Shi Hyun Ahn | 69 · 70 · 71 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T5 | Michelle Wie | 71 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Sung Ah Yim | 72 · 68 · 74 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Young Kim | 69 · 72 · 73 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Lorena Ochoa | 68 · 72 · 71 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Annika Sorenstam | 71 · 69 · 75 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Reilley Rankin | 68 · 73 · 74 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1977-09-28, Yusong, Taejon, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1996; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 23; majors to date: 5.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet