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Sunday 2 September 2007LPGA TourYear in Review
Steinhauer wins LPGA State Farm Classic
Panther Creek Country Club, Springfield, Illinois · Thursday 30 August to Sunday 2 September 2007 · Sherri Steinhauer’s win no. 8 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 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/19°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/13°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/13°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/15°C · wind 11 km/h E, gusts 21 · 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
- Christina Kim USA · 272Closed with a 66, chipping in on 17 and holing a 27-28-foot birdie from off the green on 18 to post 16 under; Steinhauer birdied 16 and 17 and saved par from about 23 feet on 18 to win by one Christina Kim interview, LPGA State Farm Classic, Sep 2 2007 (ASAP Sports)
144 started, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA State Farm Classic
Panther Creek Country Club, Panther Creek Country Club, Springfield, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sherri Steinhauer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 September 2007
I tell you, there's nothing like winning, and it was just amazing to be back on top again. I can't describe it. I'm just -- boy, thank goodness for my putter or I wouldn't be here.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 September 2007
If you have hope, you have fear. If you have fear, you have hope. If you're hoping to make a putt, you fear you're going to miss it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 September 2007
There's no 19th hole, unless Sherri does something to create one. This is the last stand, you have to try and make this.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sherri Steinhauer | 67 · 66 · 71 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Christina Kim | 69 · 66 · 71 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Rachel Hetherington | 69 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Annika Sorenstam | 71 · 65 · 71 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| 5 | Angela Park | 69 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| 6 | Jeong Jang | 72 · 69 · 71 · 65 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Michele Redman | 73 · 69 · 64 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Joo Mi Kim | 70 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Morgan Pressel | 69 · 73 · 71 · 66 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Pat Hurst | 72 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Sophie Gustafson | 70 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Janice Moodie | 69 · 69 · 74 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1962-12-27, Madison, Wisconsin; USA; turned pro 1985; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
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