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Sunday 14 May 2006LPGA TourYear in Review
Webb wins Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill
Kingsmill Resort, River Course, Williamsburg, Virginia · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 May 2006 · Karrie Webb’s win no. 32 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,200,000 USD · Michelob ULTRA
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 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/16°C · wind 21 km/h S, gusts 47 · 15.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/11°C · wind 15 km/h WSW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/14°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/15°C · wind 16 km/h SE, gusts 40 · 8 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
- Lorena Ochoa MEX · 277Started the final round five behind, birdied the 1st but three-putted from 40 feet for double bogey at the 10th as rain arrived; tied for second, seven back (her third runner-up finish at the event) Lorena Ochoa interview, Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, May 14, 2006 (ASAP Sports)
- Hee-Won Han KOR · 277Closed with 70 to tie for second, seven back Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill 2006 results (LPGA.com)
144 started · cut +3, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill
Kingsmill Resort (River Course), Kingsmill Resort, River Course, Williamsburg, Virginia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Karrie Webb
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 May 2006
Playing with a five shot lead today, to me felt like it was the first time I had ever done it. So I feel like I'm re learning the mental side of the game all over again.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 May 2006
I think the last four weeks proved to probably a lot of people and proved to myself, as well, that Kraft wasn't a fluke; I didn't come out of no where, pop up, win that and disappear again.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 May 2006
She deserved to win. That was a very big margin of victory and it was hard to catch her.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karrie Webb | 66 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Lorena Ochoa | 73 · 67 · 65 · 72 | 277 | −7 |
| T2 | Hee-Won Han | 71 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
| T4 | Pat Hurst | 68 · 68 · 69 · 73 | 278 | −6 |
| T4 | Cristie Kerr | 69 · 66 · 70 · 73 | 278 | −6 |
| T4 | Paula Creamer | 70 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T7 | Mi Hyun Kim | 73 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| T7 | Jeong Jang | 68 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 280 | −4 |
| T7 | Reilley Rankin | 70 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Jee Young Lee | 72 · 69 · 73 · 67 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Joo Mi Kim | 71 · 68 · 70 · 72 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Shi Hyun Ahn | 70 · 69 · 75 · 67 | 281 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1974-12-21, Ayr, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1994; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 32; majors to date: 7.
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