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Sunday 13 July 2008LPGA TourYear in Review
Creamer wins Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic presented by Kroger
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 July 2008 · Paula Creamer’s win no. 7 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · Owens Corning
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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/15°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/20°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 35 · 3.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/22°C · wind 22 km/h SW, gusts 52 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/18°C · wind 31 km/h W, gusts 56 · 6 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
- Nicole Castrale USA · 270Closed fast with a 64, including a 6-under 31 on the back nine (birdies at 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17), but started too far back; finished two behind Golf: Paula Creamer hangs on to win by 2 (AP, The Honolulu Advertiser)
144 started · cut E, 77 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic presented by Kroger
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Paula Creamer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
13 July 2008
I learned you have to stay in your own world. It doesn't matter what other people do until you're walking down the 18th fairway.
Associated Press (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
13 July 2008
It was a struggle. I learned a lot about perseverance and staying in the moment and forgetting what happened in the past.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paula Creamer | 60 · 65 · 70 · 73 | 268 | −16 |
| 2 | Nicole Castrale | 70 · 69 · 67 · 64 | 270 | −14 |
| 3 | Eun-Hee Ji | 65 · 66 · 68 · 72 | 271 | −13 |
| 4 | Shanshan Feng | 69 · 70 · 64 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| 5 | Karrie Webb | 70 · 71 · 62 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| 6 | Katherine Hull | 69 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | Kristy McPherson | 74 · 66 · 64 · 71 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Brittany Lincicome | 70 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 275 | −9 |
| 9 | Angela Stanford | 69 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T10 | Hye Jung Choi | 67 · 68 · 70 · 72 | 277 | −7 |
| T10 | Catriona Matthew | 68 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T10 | Ji Young Oh | 70 · 68 · 67 · 72 | 277 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1986-08-05, Mountain View, California; USA; turned pro 2004; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet