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Sunday 5 October 2008LPGA TourYear in Review
Creamer wins Samsung World Championship
Half Moon Bay Golf Links, Ocean Course, Half Moon Bay, California · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 October 2008 · Paula Creamer’s win no. 8 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,000,000 USD · Samsung
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 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/16°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/15°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 39 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/15°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 44 · 5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/14°C · wind 10 km/h W, gusts 28 · 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
- Song-Hee Kim KOR · 280Closed with 68 and chipped in on 14 to share the lead, but Creamer birdied 15 and holed a 5-foot par putt on 18 to win by one; Kim's fifth top-five of the year Creamer wins Samsung (AP) - The Honolulu Advertiser, Oct 6 2008
20 started, 20 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Samsung World Championship
Half Moon Bay Golf Links, Ocean Course, Half Moon Bay Golf Links, Ocean Course, Half Moon Bay, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Paula Creamer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (The Honolulu Advertiser)
5 October 2008
Honestly, I didn't see it go in. I heard the people. It was like the longest two seconds of my life having it roll into the hole.
Associated Press (The Honolulu Advertiser)
5 October 2008
It's hard coming to your hometown. People watch you play all the time, but it's a different feeling when you're at home. You are constantly hearing, 'Go Pleasanton!'
Pleasanton Weekly
10 October 2008
This (win) means a lot. I put so much pressure on myself every time I come here and to finally have one, it feels really good.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paula Creamer | 68 · 74 · 68 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| 2 | Song-Hee Kim | 69 · 73 · 70 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Angela Stanford | 69 · 73 · 69 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Juli Inkster | 73 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Lorena Ochoa | 69 · 73 · 70 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Suzann Pettersen | 74 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| 7 | Katherine Kirk | 70 · 73 · 69 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Eun-Hee Ji | 73 · 73 · 70 · 67 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Jiyai Shin | 67 · 76 · 70 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| 10 | Cristie Kerr | 73 · 73 · 68 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1986-08-05, Mountain View, California; USA; turned pro 2004; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet