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Sunday 1 June 2008LPGA TourYear in Review
Lee wins Ginn Tribute Hosted by ANNIKA
RiverTowne Country Club, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina · Thursday 29 May to Sunday 1 June 2008 · Seon Hwa Lee’s win no. 3 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
14 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 79° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/18°C · wind 16 km/h ENE, gusts 32 · 7.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/19°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/20°C · wind 19 km/h SSW, gusts 42 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/23°C · wind 18 km/h SW, gusts 39 · 0.1 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
- Karrie Webb AUS · 274Holed a 12-footer on the 72nd hole to force a playoff, then three-putted the first extra hole (the 18th) from about 16 feet, missing a 3-footer for par Golf: Lee wins Ginn Tribute in playoff (AP, The Honolulu Advertiser)
· cut E, 75 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Ginn Tribute Hosted by ANNIKA
RiverTowne Country Club, RiverTowne Country Club, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Seon Hwa Lee
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 June 2008
I was surprised she missed the short putt. I thought she was going to make it, because she has a lot of experience and she is a Hall of Famer golfer
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 June 2008
She special player and host this tournament, so that means a lot, and she gave the trophy to me, so that was -- that was good!
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 June 2008
You could probably tee it up nine times out of ten with a 6-shot lead on Sunday and win, and I'm sure she's very disappointed.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seon Hwa Lee | 68 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Karrie Webb | 65 · 66 · 73 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| 3 | Song-Hee Kim | 68 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Jane Park | 68 · 70 · 67 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Sophie Gustafson | 66 · 65 · 67 · 79 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Inbee Park | 67 · 68 · 73 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Na Yeon Choi | 69 · 67 · 68 · 74 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Sun Young Yoo | 70 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Se Ri Pak | 73 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Suzann Pettersen | 71 · 65 · 73 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1986-02-10, Cheonan, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2000; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet