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Sunday 20 July 2008LPGA TourYear in Review
Oh wins LPGA State Farm Classic
Panther Creek Country Club, Springfield, Illinois · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 July 2008 · Ji Young Oh’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,700,000 USD · State Farm
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 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/21°C · wind 11 km/h S, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/20°C · wind 13 km/h S, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/23°C · wind 19 km/h SSW, gusts 44 · 2.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/23°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 35 · 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
- Yani Tseng TPE · 270Led by three entering the final round after three 66s, closed with an even-par 72 to tie Oh, then chipped over the 18th green on the first playoff hole and lost to Oh's par Golf: Without Wie, Oh wins State Farm in playoff (AP, The Honolulu Advertiser)
144 started · cut -3, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA State Farm Classic
Panther Creek Country Club, Panther Creek Country Club, Springfield, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ji Young Oh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 July 2008
So from the very first moment I picked up the clubs I wanted to come to the LPGA and play with the best.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 July 2008
Yeah, I feel if you have the lead you have more pressure than when you are not leading.
Associated Press (The Honolulu Advertiser)
20 July 2008
I didn't think about it much. No one knows how well she would have played.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ji Young Oh | 66 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Yani Tseng | 66 · 66 · 66 · 72 | 270 | −18 |
| 3 | Na Yeon Choi | 67 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Shanshan Feng | 70 · 70 · 69 · 63 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Hee-Won Han | 69 · 71 · 61 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Stacy Prammanasudh | 69 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T7 | Kyeong Bae | 68 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Kristy McPherson | 65 · 71 · 70 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | Katie Futcher | 70 · 64 · 66 · 74 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Wendy Ward | 73 · 66 · 69 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Christina Kim | 63 · 68 · 73 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1988-07-03, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; age 20 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet