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Sunday 25 May 2008LPGA TourYear in Review
Lindley wins LPGA Corning Classic
Corning Country Club, Corning, New York · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 May 2008 · Leta Lindley’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · 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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R114°/6°C · wind 22 km/h WNW, gusts 60 · 3.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/7°C · wind 18 km/h NW, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/7°C · wind 19 km/h NW, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/7°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 24 · 0 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
- Jeong Jang KOR · 277Closed with a 68 to tie at 11 under, then pulled her drive left on the playoff hole (the 18th), bunkered her approach and made par; Lindley birdied Golf: Lindley tops Jang in 1-hole playoff to win LPGA Corning (AP, The Honolulu Advertiser)
· cut +2, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA Corning Classic
Corning Country Club, Corning Country Club, Corning, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Leta Lindley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 May 2008
I am thrilled. I dreamed about this day for over 13 years. And, gosh, for awhile you kind of wonder if it's ever going to come, is it ever going to come.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 May 2008
I said, Well I don't want to play this hole again; I don't want to play it again; I want to end it here; I might not get another chance.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
25 May 2008
I tried hard out there today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leta Lindley | 73 · 67 · 70 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Jeong Jang | 71 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Mi Hyun Kim | 71 · 73 · 68 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Sun Young Yoo | 74 · 67 · 71 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| 5 | Meredith Duncan | 73 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Becky Morgan | 70 · 70 · 74 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Song-Hee Kim | 71 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Hee-Won Han | 72 · 74 · 67 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Linda Wessberg | 72 · 72 · 69 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Diana D'Alessio | 73 · 73 · 68 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1972-06-01, Phoenix, Arizona; USA; turned pro 1994; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
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