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Sunday 3 June 2007LPGA TourYear in Review
Castrale wins Ginn Tribute hosted by ANNIKA
RiverTowne Country Club, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina · Thursday 31 May to Sunday 3 June 2007 · Nicole Castrale’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,600,000 USD · Ginn
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 03 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 79° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/21°C · wind 17 km/h E, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/19°C · wind 15 km/h ESE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/19°C · wind 38 km/h E, gusts 88 · 76.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/21°C · wind 30 km/h WSW, gusts 74 · 2.1 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
- Lorena Ochoa MEX · 279Bogeyed the 16th and 17th to fall into a tie, then drove left into the hazard on the first playoff hole (18th) and made bogey Lorena Ochoa interview, Ginn Tribute, June 3, 2007 (ASAP Sports)
144 started, 79 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Ginn Tribute hosted by ANNIKA
RiverTowne Country Club, RiverTowne Country Club, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nicole Castrale
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 June 2007
I had an eerie calmness about me all week and it paid off. I wish I could duplicate that more often.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 June 2007
I would have liked to have won my rookie year in 2002 but I wasn't ready; I wasn't mature enough to win back then; I wasn't as good of a golfer as I am now.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 June 2007
It's heavy. (Laughter) I'm just glad I have it. It's going in my house.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 June 2007
Obviously big mistake on 16 making that bogey. That was the hole I lost the tournament.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicole Castrale | 69 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| 2 | Lorena Ochoa | 68 · 67 · 70 · 74 | 279 | −9 |
| 3 | Cristie Kerr | 72 · 70 · 67 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
| T4 | Sarah Lee | 70 · 72 · 70 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T4 | Paula Creamer | 68 · 71 · 73 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| 6 | Angela Park | 66 · 72 · 71 · 76 | 285 | −3 |
| T7 | Christina Kim | 74 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 286 | −2 |
| T7 | Mi Hyun Kim | 74 · 70 · 69 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| T7 | Angela Stanford | 72 · 68 · 71 · 75 | 286 | −2 |
| T7 | Heather Bowie Young | 69 · 75 · 71 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1979-03-24, Glendale, California; USA; turned pro 2001; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet