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Sunday 25 June 2006LPGA TourYear in Review
Jang wins Wegmans LPGA
Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 June 2006 · Jeong Jang’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,800,000 USD · Wegmans
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/21°C · wind 19 km/h WSW, gusts 48 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/18°C · wind 10 km/h NNW, gusts 22 · 2.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/16°C · wind 9 km/h NE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/17°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 35 · 4.4 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
- Julieta Granada PAR · 27619-year-old rookie closed with 67, birdieing the last, but made no birdie on holes 14-17 after a 25-foot birdie at 13 and finished one behind Jang triumphs at Wegmans (AP, The Honolulu Advertiser, June 26, 2006)
144 started, 72 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Wegmans LPGA
Locust Hill Country Club, Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jeong Jang
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (The Honolulu Advertiser)
26 June 2006
I've been waiting a long time, feels like over a year. That's why I think more happy.
Associated Press (The Honolulu Advertiser)
26 June 2006
My putting was really on. Unfortunately, I couldn't make birdie on any of the next four holes. I didn't hit good shots in ... so what can you do?
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeong Jang | 69 · 70 · 66 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Julieta Granada | 72 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Brittany Lang | 66 · 71 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Marcy Hart | 70 · 72 · 66 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| 5 | Mi Hyun Kim | 72 · 67 · 67 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Sherri Steinhauer | 72 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Wendy Ward | 70 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Lorena Ochoa | 70 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Gloria Park | 68 · 74 · 72 · 65 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Seon Hwa Lee | 70 · 67 · 73 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Karine Icher | 72 · 68 · 71 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Rachel Hetherington | 69 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Hee-Won Han | 72 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Silvia Cavalleri | 71 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1980-06-11, Daejeon, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2000; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet