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Sunday 3 September 2006LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins State Farm Classic
The Rail Golf Course, Springfield, Illinois · Thursday 31 August to Sunday 3 September 2006 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 69 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · State Farm
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/17°C · wind 19 km/h NE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/18°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 33 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/14°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/14°C · wind 8 km/h ESE, gusts 20 · 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
- Cristie Kerr USA · 271Closed with a 67 but Sorenstam, five strokes back at the start of the day, shot a bogey-free 62 with four birdies in the last five holes to win by two Sorenstam wins the State Farm Classic (UPI), Sep 3 2006
· cut -1, 69 made it
Same week
LPGA event
State Farm Classic
The Rail Golf Course, The Rail Golf Course, Springfield, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
UPI
3 September 2006
It's been, you know, a little bit of an up-and-down year. To finish with four birdies in the last five holes was special. I'm going to remember today. It was really satisfying.
Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
3 September 2006
To come from five behind and to win by two, it's pretty amazing. It's something I'm going to remember for quite some time.
Golf Today (Wayback Machine copy)
3 September 2006
You can never count her out. If she gets it going ... anything is possible.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 70 · 68 · 69 · 62 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Cristie Kerr | 68 · 64 · 72 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Maria Hjorth | 65 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Seon Hwa Lee | 67 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Il Mi Chung | 67 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Kyeong Bae | 68 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Brittany Lang | 66 · 72 · 69 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Nancy Scranton | 73 · 68 · 63 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | Nina Reis | 66 · 68 · 72 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Brittany Lincicome | 72 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 69; majors to date: 10.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet