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Sunday 30 March 2008LPGA TourYear in Review
Ochoa wins Safeway International presented by Coca-Cola
Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club (Prospector Course), Superstition Mountain, Arizona · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 March 2008 · Lorena Ochoa’s win no. 19 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · Safeway
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 19 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/14°C · wind 11 km/h SSW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/12°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/14°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/13°C · wind 23 km/h SW, gusts 58 · 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
- Jee Young Lee KOR · 273began the final round one shot back but shot an even-par 72 while Ochoa birdied 13, 14 and 15 to pull away Golf: Ochoa pulls away to successfully defend Safeway International title (Bob Baum, AP, The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-03-30)
144 started, 81 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Safeway International presented by Coca-Cola
Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club, Prospector Course, Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club (Prospector Course), Superstition Mountain, Arizona
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Lorena Ochoa
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorena Ochoa | 65 · 67 · 68 · 66 | 266 | −22 |
| 2 | Jee Young Lee | 67 · 67 · 67 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Minea Blomqvist | 70 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Eun-Hee Ji | 70 · 72 · 68 · 65 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Angela Stanford | 62 · 69 · 70 · 74 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Brittany Lang | 71 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Christina Kim | 69 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Maria Hjorth | 70 · 71 · 67 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Annika Sorenstam | 69 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Lindsey Wright | 71 · 67 · 66 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Laura Davies | 71 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Hee Young Park | 71 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Inbee Park | 73 · 66 · 65 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1981-11-15, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; MEX; turned pro 2002; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 19; majors to date: 1; world No. 1 that week (world ranking as stated by AP ("The world's No. 1-ranked female golfer"), The Honolulu Advertiser 2008-03-30).
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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