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Sunday 21 May 2006LPGA TourYear in Review
Ochoa wins Sybase Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury
Wykagyl Country Club, New Rochelle, New York · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 May 2006 · Lorena Ochoa’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · Sybase · rain: shortened to 54 holes after heavy rain and a saturated course wiped out all play on Friday (May 19)
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 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/13°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 38 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/12°C · wind 17 km/h W, gusts 45 · 16.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/10°C · wind 21 km/h W, gusts 51 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/10°C · wind 24 km/h W, gusts 58 · 2.4 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
- Hee-Won Han KOR · 210Closed with 69, holing a 15-foot birdie putt at 18 for a share of second, two behind Hee-Won Han interview, Sybase Classic, May 21, 2006 (ASAP Sports)
- Kyeong Bae KOR · 210Rookie matched Ochoa's closing 66 to tie for second, two behind Ochoa captures Sybase Classic (AP, The Honolulu Advertiser, May 22, 2006)
144 started, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Sybase Classic presented by Lincoln Mercury
Wykagyl Country Club, Wykagyl Country Club, New Rochelle, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lorena Ochoa
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (The Honolulu Advertiser)
22 May 2006
I didn't make any bogeys and it's a fine round when you don't make any bogeys on a course like this,
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 May 2006
I'm very proud to be Mexican. I know that most of the workers on a golf course is Mexicans. And that's very special for both of us. I represent them and I represent my country with a lot of pride.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 May 2006
It's very nice to go back home and see so many little girls and boys playing now, because before there were no boys playing, no kids.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 May 2006
But Lorena, her putt was pretty close. I knew I had to make that putt for second place.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorena Ochoa | 71 · 71 · 66 | 208 | −5 |
| T2 | Kyeong Bae | 71 · 73 · 66 | 210 | −3 |
| T2 | Hee-Won Han | 68 · 73 · 69 | 210 | −3 |
| 4 | Allison Hanna | 69 · 71 · 71 | 211 | −2 |
| 5 | Juli Inkster | 72 · 69 · 71 | 212 | −1 |
| T6 | Paula Creamer | 72 · 71 · 70 | 213 | E |
| T6 | Gloria Park | 71 · 67 · 75 | 213 | E |
| T6 | Annika Sorenstam | 72 · 67 · 74 | 213 | E |
| T9 | Jill McGill | 72 · 73 · 69 | 214 | +1 |
| T9 | Julieta Granada | 76 · 69 · 69 | 214 | +1 |
The golfer
born 1981-11-15, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; MEX; turned pro 2002; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet