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Sunday 28 September 2008LPGA TourYear in Review
Ochoa wins Navistar LPGA Classic presented by MaxxForce
The Senator Course, RTJ Golf Trail at Capitol Hill, Prattville, Alabama · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 September 2008 · Lorena Ochoa’s win no. 24 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,400,000 USD · Navistar
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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/13°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/11°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/12°C · wind 9 km/h WNW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/17°C · wind 9 km/h N, 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
- Candie Kung TPE · 273Closed with 67, holing a birdie putt on 18 to reach the playoff; lost to Ochoa's par on the second extra hole after leaving a 30-foot uphill putt short Candie Kung interview, Sep 28 2008 - ASAP Sports
- Cristie Kerr USA · 273Closed with 66 to join the playoff; eliminated with a bogey on the first extra hole Golf: Ochoa wins playoff in Alabama (AP) - The Honolulu Advertiser, Sep 28 2008
144 started · cut +1, 82 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Navistar LPGA Classic presented by MaxxForce
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill, The Senator Course, The Senator Course, RTJ Golf Trail at Capitol Hill, Prattville, Alabama
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lorena Ochoa
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 September 2008
I just kind of feeling that this was my time. I never got too much pressure, and I was just trying to enjoy it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 September 2008
Uh-huh, a lot of great cooks. They made nice omelettes and the hospitality's been great.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 September 2008
For some reason when I was walking up on that putt, I was feeling that this one was going to go in because I see the line perfect.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorena Ochoa | 67 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Cristie Kerr | 66 · 71 · 70 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Candie Kung | 69 · 72 · 65 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Song-Hee Kim | 68 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Shanshan Feng | 68 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Louise Friberg | 67 · 71 · 65 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Sarah Jane Kenyon | 70 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Yani Tseng | 71 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Jill McGill | 65 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Wendy Doolan | 68 · 73 · 66 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1981-11-15, Guadalajara, Mexico; MEX; turned pro 2002; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 24; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet