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Sunday 15 October 2006LPGA TourYear in Review
Ochoa wins Samsung World Championship
Bighorn Golf Club (Canyons Course), Palm Desert, California · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 October 2006 · Lorena Ochoa’s win no. 8 on the LPGA Tour · purse $875,000 USD · Samsung
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 08 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/19°C · wind 16 km/h ESE, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/17°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 35 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/14°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/16°C · wind 9 km/h W, gusts 31 · 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
- Annika Sorenstam SWE · 274Led by three after 54 holes and by two at the turn, but closed with a 70 including three bogeys as Ochoa shot 65 Ochoa rallies past Sorenstam; Wie places 17th (AP) - The Honolulu Advertiser, Oct 16 2006
20 started, 20 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Samsung World Championship
Bighorn Golf Club, Canyons Course, Bighorn Golf Club (Canyons Course), Palm Desert, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lorena Ochoa
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (The Honolulu Advertiser)
15 October 2006
It was probably my best round of golf in my professional career.
Associated Press (The Honolulu Advertiser)
15 October 2006
I'm probably as disappointed as you can be. It just doesn't get any worse than this. I gave it all I had this week. She just played very, very well.
Associated Press (The Honolulu Advertiser)
14 October 2006
I'm going to need everything I have tomorrow. Lorena is having a fantastic year, a lot of momentum on her side.
The Desert Sun (Larry Bohannan), reprinted in The Honolulu Advertiser
12 October 2006
The fairways are generous, but if you miss them, you've got nothing.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorena Ochoa | 67 · 73 · 67 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Annika Sorenstam | 67 · 71 · 66 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| 3 | Sophie Gustafson | 68 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| 4 | Stacy Prammanasudh | 70 · 72 · 67 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| 5 | Paula Creamer | 70 · 68 · 72 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Juli Inkster | 75 · 70 · 73 · 65 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Cristie Kerr | 71 · 71 · 68 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Pat Hurst | 72 · 70 · 71 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Sherri Steinhauer | 72 · 67 · 71 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Seon Hwa Lee | 68 · 74 · 71 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1981-11-15, Guadalajara, Mexico; MEX; turned pro 2002; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet