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Sunday 13 May 2007LPGA TourYear in Review
Pettersen wins Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill
Kingsmill Resort (River Course), Williamsburg, Virginia · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 May 2007 · Suzann Pettersen’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,200,000 USD · Michelob ULTRA
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/18°C · wind 11 km/h ESE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/18°C · wind 10 km/h SSW, gusts 20 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/17°C · wind 11 km/h SSE, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/13°C · wind 22 km/h NNE, gusts 46 · 0.7 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
- Jee Young Lee KOR · 274Closed with an over-par 72 after a third-round 63, then lost on the third playoff hole (18th) by missing a short par putt she said she rushed Jee Young Lee interview, Michelob ULTRA Open, May 13, 2007 (ASAP Sports)
144 started · cut +1, 77 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill
Kingsmill Resort, River Course, Kingsmill Resort (River Course), Williamsburg, Virginia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Suzann Pettersen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 May 2007
I just told my caddie, "She's going to make this." He goes -- well, hopefully not. I just had a feeling she was going to make it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 May 2007
When I picked up the phone and my caddie called on Monday, he was like, "You're still alive, that's a good sign." (Laughter) From there it was pretty much uphill.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 May 2007
Even the playoff, I wasn't -- I don't think my heart rate was much more than when I played the regular 18 holes.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 May 2007
Frankly speaking, I think I played well enough, but I think I gave it away.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzann Pettersen | 66 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| 2 | Jee Young Lee | 68 · 71 · 63 · 72 | 274 | −10 |
| 3 | Sarah Lee | 63 · 68 · 72 · 74 | 277 | −7 |
| T4 | Stacy Prammanasudh | 67 · 70 · 73 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T4 | Paula Creamer | 70 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 278 | −6 |
| 6 | Ai Miyazato | 69 · 71 · 66 · 73 | 279 | −5 |
| T7 | Seon Hwa Lee | 73 · 69 · 65 · 73 | 280 | −4 |
| T7 | Becky Morgan | 68 · 65 · 74 · 73 | 280 | −4 |
| T7 | Sherri Steinhauer | 70 · 68 · 70 · 72 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Karrie Webb | 68 · 73 · 68 · 72 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Se Ri Pak | 70 · 71 · 70 · 70 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Angela Stanford | 69 · 70 · 75 · 67 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Morgan Pressel | 67 · 72 · 68 · 74 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Siew-Ai Lim | 66 · 72 · 71 · 72 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Carin Koch | 67 · 69 · 70 · 75 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Amy Hung | 67 · 68 · 74 · 72 | 281 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1981-04-07, Oslo, Norway; NOR; turned pro 2000; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
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