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Sunday 2 November 2008LPGA TourYear in Review
Kung wins Hana Bank KOLON Championship
Sky 72 Golf Club (Ocean Course), Incheon, South Korea (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 31 October to Sunday 2 November 2008 · Candie Kung’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,600,000 USD · Hana Bank, KOLON
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Katherine Hull AUS · 211First-round leader with a 66; a 76 on Saturday cost her, and her closing 69 (lip-out on 18, near-miss on 17) left her one short Golf: Kung takes 1-stroke victory in Korea (Associated Press) - The Honolulu Advertiser, Nov 2 2008
69 started, 67 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Hana Bank KOLON Championship
Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course, Sky 72 Golf Club (Ocean Course), Incheon, South Korea
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Candie Kung
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 November 2008
I'm just so happy to be back in that winning circle again. I've been pretty close a few times this year and just happy to be back and finally get a win before the season ends.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 November 2008
I go outside and people are like, "Candie Kung, Candie Kung." I'm like, okay, do I look Korean to you?
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 November 2008
Yesterday was kind of frustrating because I wasn't making anything. So I think the longest putt I made yesterday might have been the par save on 18.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Candie Kung | 70 · 71 · 69 | 210 | −6 |
| 2 | Katherine Hull | 66 · 76 · 69 | 211 | −5 |
| T3 | Hee-Won Han | 71 · 69 · 72 | 212 | −4 |
| T3 | Jeong Jang | 70 · 71 · 71 | 212 | −4 |
| T3 | Jee Young Lee | 74 · 69 · 69 | 212 | −4 |
| T3 | Sophie Gustafson | 72 · 70 · 70 | 212 | −4 |
| T7 | Christina Kim | 70 · 71 · 72 | 213 | −3 |
| T7 | Jimin Kang | 72 · 71 · 70 | 213 | −3 |
| T9 | Brittany Lang | 74 · 69 · 71 | 214 | −2 |
| T9 | Carin Koch | 72 · 72 · 70 | 214 | −2 |
| T9 | Paula Creamer | 75 · 69 · 70 | 214 | −2 |
| T9 | Amy Yang | 68 · 73 · 73 | 214 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1981-08-08, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; TPE; turned pro 2001; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 42 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by AP (Honolulu Advertiser, Nov 2 2008): 'The world's 42nd-ranked player').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet