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Sunday 19 March 2006LPGA TourYear in Review
Inkster wins Safeway International
Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club, Superstition Mountain, Arizona · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 March 2006 · Juli Inkster’s win no. 31 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,400,000 USD · Safeway · Final round included a hailstorm and a two-hour weather delay; finished at 6:40 p.m. under artificial lights on the 17th and 18th (East Valley Tribune)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/6°C · wind 9 km/h E, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/10°C · wind 14 km/h SSE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/10°C · wind 20 km/h SSW, gusts 51 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R410°/6°C · wind 11 km/h SSE, gusts 34 · 3.7 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
- Sarah Lee KOR · 275double-bogeyed the 14th (bunker shot into the desert) and bogeyed the 17th, then needed an eagle at 18 and chipped 10 feet past; played with a bruised left thumbnail and closed 73 East Valley Tribune — "Inkster weathers wet conditions to grind out victory" (Bill Huffman), March 20, 2006
144 started · cut E, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Safeway International
Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club, Prospector Course, Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club, Superstition Mountain, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Juli Inkster
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
East Valley Tribune
20 March 2006
I knew I could win again. I just needed the tools to do it.
East Valley Tribune
20 March 2006
So I worked with Mike McGettrick (her longtime instructor), and I saw him more than I've ever seen him. He's probably sick of me.
East Valley Tribune
20 March 2006
A little disappointing, honestly, but I'm satisfied with my golf game.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juli Inkster | 68 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Sarah Lee | 65 · 67 · 70 · 73 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Aree Song | 64 · 69 · 70 · 73 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Catriona Matthew | 70 · 66 · 72 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Cristie Kerr | 71 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Jeong Jang | 69 · 72 · 66 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Paula Creamer | 67 · 67 · 74 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Young-A Yang | 68 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Patricia Meunier-Lebouc | 67 · 71 · 73 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Stacy Prammanasudh | 68 · 71 · 69 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Candy Hannemann | 68 · 72 · 68 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1960-06-24, Santa Cruz, California; USA; turned pro 1983; age 45 that week; tour wins to date: 31; majors to date: 7.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet