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Sunday 27 May 2007LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins LPGA Corning Classic
Corning Country Club, Corning, New York · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 May 2007 · Young Kim’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · Corning
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 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/14°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/16°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 30 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/17°C · wind 9 km/h NW, gusts 27 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/16°C · wind 19 km/h SW, gusts 55 · 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
- Paula Creamer USA · 271Shot 71 in the final round, missing fairways right all day; a three-putt bogey from 45 feet on the 14th was the turning point, and she also bogeyed the 18th Paula Creamer interview, LPGA Corning Classic, May 27, 2007 (ASAP Sports)
- Mi Hyun Kim KOR · 271Closed with 70 to tie Creamer for second, three behind LPGA Corning Classic 2007 results (LPGA.com)
144 started, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA Corning Classic
Corning Country Club, Corning Country Club, Corning, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Young Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 May 2007
Well, feel really great, and actually I cannot believe it. Unbelievable. Feeling like I cannot say anything because too much good.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 May 2007
Fortunately I play with Paula day one and day two, then I beat her. Then I know I can do that I can beat everybody, because Paula is one of the top player in the LPGA.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 May 2007
Well, actually, my hat is trying to protect from too much sun, because I don't want to old too early.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 May 2007
I wish we could play this round over again, but I grinded the whole way through. That's the biggest thing. I fought through it and I stayed strong.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Young Kim | 68 · 64 · 68 · 68 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Mi Hyun Kim | 68 · 67 · 66 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Paula Creamer | 66 · 68 · 66 · 71 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Beth Bader | 65 · 66 · 69 · 72 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | In Kyung Kim | 67 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Diana D'Alessio | 67 · 69 · 72 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Seon Hwa Lee | 68 · 71 · 67 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Ai Miyazato | 68 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | Natalie Gulbis | 69 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Pat Hurst | 75 · 66 · 68 · 65 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1980-02-02, Chunchon, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1998; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
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