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Sunday 13 April 2008LPGA TourYear in Review
Ochoa wins Corona Championship
Tres Marias Residential Golf Club, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 April 2008 · Lorena Ochoa’s win no. 21 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · Corona
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 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 79° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/11°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/11°C · wind 7 km/h SSE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/14°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/16°C · wind 10 km/h NE, gusts 34 · 5.4 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
- Song-Hee Kim KOR · 278never threatened: Ochoa led by seven entering the final round and won by 11; Kim closed with a 72 to finish alone second at 14 under Ochoa rolls to win, into golf hall (Traci Carl, AP, The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-04-14)
100 started · cut +7, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Corona Championship
Tres Marias Residential Golf Club, Tres Marias Residential Golf Club, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lorena Ochoa
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Honolulu Advertiser (AP, Traci Carl)
14 April 2008
I did fine, but once I was on 18, and had a short putt, everything came into my head. I'm glad I had a short putt.
The Honolulu Advertiser (AP, Traci Carl)
14 April 2008
This is a best I have ever felt, and it gives me goose bumps. It feels very nice.
The Honolulu Advertiser (AP, Traci Carl)
14 April 2008
It was very special to do it here in my home country.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorena Ochoa | 66 · 66 · 66 · 69 | 267 | −25 |
| 2 | Song-Hee Kim | 66 · 69 · 71 · 72 | 278 | −14 |
| T3 | Inbee Park | 69 · 64 · 72 · 74 | 279 | −13 |
| T3 | Karine Icher | 75 · 66 · 66 · 72 | 279 | −13 |
| T5 | Carin Koch | 69 · 73 · 72 · 66 | 280 | −12 |
| T5 | Na Yeon Choi | 69 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 280 | −12 |
| 7 | Kristy McPherson | 75 · 71 · 71 · 66 | 283 | −9 |
| 8 | Sun Young Yoo | 73 · 65 · 76 · 72 | 286 | −6 |
| T9 | Nina Reis | 78 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 287 | −5 |
| T9 | Carolina Llano | 76 · 68 · 70 · 73 | 287 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1981-11-15, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; MEX; turned pro 2002; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 21; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet