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Sunday 20 April 2008LPGA TourYear in Review
Ochoa wins Ginn Open
Reunion Resort & Club, Reunion (Kissimmee), Florida · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 April 2008 · Lorena Ochoa’s win no. 22 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
12 h 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/10°C · wind 15 km/h NE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/13°C · wind 18 km/h E, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/14°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/16°C · wind 19 km/h WSW, gusts 38 · 0.9 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
- Yani Tseng TPE · 272played with Ochoa in the final group; Ochoa went ahead for good with three straight birdies from the 8th while Tseng three-putted 6, 13 and 17 for a closing 71 Ochoa logs fourth win in a row (Mark Long, AP, The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-04-21)
144 started · cut +1, 82 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Ginn Open
Reunion Resort & Club, Reunion Resort & Club, Reunion (Kissimmee), Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lorena Ochoa
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 April 2008
I was tired. I think mentally and physically tired. I didn't have, you know, many legs at the end in the last two or three holes.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 April 2008
I'm going to ask my mommy where should we put it?
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 April 2008
I didn't feel any pressure today, because I just like yesterday, I say I've got a little something for her. I just want to win and beat her.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorena Ochoa | 68 · 67 · 65 · 69 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Yani Tseng | 68 · 64 · 69 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Teresa Lu | 67 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Suzann Pettersen | 68 · 66 · 72 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Candie Kung | 74 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Song-Hee Kim | 71 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| 7 | Carin Koch | 67 · 69 · 70 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Stacy Prammanasudh | 71 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Karen Stupples | 70 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Minea Blomqvist | 69 · 66 · 73 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1981-11-15, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; MEX; turned pro 2002; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 22; majors to date: 2; world No. 1 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by AP ("The world's No. 1 player"), The Honolulu Advertiser 2008-04-21).
What’s in the bag
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