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Sunday 16 March 2008LPGA TourYear in Review
Friberg wins MasterCard Classic honoring Alejo Peralta presented by Nextel
Bosque Real Country Club, Huixquilucan, State of Mexico, Mexico · Friday 14 to Sunday 16 March 2008 · Louise Friberg’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · MasterCard · 54-hole event (three rounds scheduled per LPGA.com and ESPN)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/7°C · wind 7 km/h SW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/8°C · wind 9 km/h SSW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/8°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 37 · 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 · 211closed with a 74 and was passed by Friberg, who came from 10 strokes back with a final-round 65 Golf: Sweden's Friberg gets first LPGA win in Mexico (AP, The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-03-16)
132 started · cut +5, 75 made it
Same week
LPGA event
MasterCard Classic honoring Alejo Peralta presented by Nextel
Bosque Real Country Club, Bosque Real Country Club, Huixquilucan, State of Mexico, Mexico
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Louise Friberg
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louise Friberg | 72 · 73 · 65 | 210 | −6 |
| 2 | Yani Tseng | 68 · 69 · 74 | 211 | −5 |
| T3 | Jane Park | 72 · 70 · 70 | 212 | −4 |
| T3 | Jill McGill | 67 · 73 · 72 | 212 | −4 |
| T5 | Pat Hurst | 70 · 71 · 72 | 213 | −3 |
| T5 | Na Yeon Choi | 74 · 66 · 73 | 213 | −3 |
| T5 | Eva Dahllof | 69 · 70 · 74 | 213 | −3 |
| T8 | Ji Young Oh | 68 · 67 · 79 | 214 | −2 |
| T8 | Lorena Ochoa | 76 · 70 · 68 | 214 | −2 |
| T10 | Il Mi Chung | 72 · 74 · 69 | 215 | −1 |
| T10 | Irene Coe | 72 · 74 · 69 | 215 | −1 |
| T10 | Kim Hall | 74 · 69 · 72 | 215 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1980-06-24, Helsingborg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2003; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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