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Sunday 6 July 2008LPGA TourYear in Review
Lee wins P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship presented by John Q. Hammons
Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, Arkansas (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 4 to Sunday 6 July 2008 · Seon Hwa Lee’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,700,000 USD · P&G Beauty · 54-hole event by format (Friday–Sunday); weather delayed play Friday and Saturday
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 19 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 77° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Meena Lee KOR · 202Led by a stroke until she came up short of the par-3 17th, chipped long and missed a 10-foot par putt; then missed a 15-foot birdie putt on 18 to tie Lee win LPGA’s NW Arkansas Championship (AP, The Herald, Everett)
- Jane Park USA · 202Shot a closing 62 to share the lead at 14 under and held the clubhouse lead until Seon Hwa Lee birdied the 18th Lee win LPGA’s NW Arkansas Championship (AP, The Herald, Everett)
144 started · cut -1, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship presented by John Q. Hammons
Pinnacle Country Club, Pinnacle Country Club, Rogers, Arkansas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Seon Hwa Lee
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 July 2008
I made birds on the first hole and made eagle on 7. It was a really good start.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 July 2008
I mean, this year when I won the Ginn Tribute Open, I was 9 shots behind the leader. But I shot 5 under, and today it was 4 or 5 under
Associated Press (The Herald, Everett)
6 July 2008
Scoring conditions are absolutely pristine out there right now. There’s a lot of birdie holes out there.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seon Hwa Lee | 64 · 69 · 68 | 201 | −15 |
| T2 | Jane Park | 71 · 69 · 62 | 202 | −14 |
| T2 | Meena Lee | 67 · 65 · 70 | 202 | −14 |
| T4 | Karen Stupples | 68 · 69 · 66 | 203 | −13 |
| T4 | Kristy McPherson | 64 · 69 · 70 | 203 | −13 |
| T4 | Angela Park | 71 · 62 · 70 | 203 | −13 |
| T4 | Ai Miyazato | 67 · 68 · 68 | 203 | −13 |
| T8 | Eun-Hee Ji | 67 · 65 · 72 | 204 | −12 |
| T8 | Na Yeon Choi | 71 · 65 · 68 | 204 | −12 |
| 10 | Inbee Park | 70 · 65 · 70 | 205 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1986-02-10, Cheonan, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2000; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet