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Saturday 16 February 2008LPGA TourYear in Review
Sorenstam wins SBS Open at Turtle Bay
Turtle Bay Resort (Palmer Course), Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii · Thursday 14 to Saturday 16 February 2008 · Annika Sorenstam’s win no. 70 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,100,000 USD · SBS · 54-hole event (three rounds per LPGA.com and ESPN); season opener
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 18 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/20°C · wind 22 km/h E, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/20°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 33 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/19°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 26 · 1.2 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
- Laura Diaz USA · 208shot 70 in the final group behind; holed a 20-footer on 18 for her best finish in four years, after a double bogey on the 7th Special win for Annika (Ann Miller, The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-02-17)
- Russy Gulyanamitta THA · 208rookie shot 68, the lowest round in the top 10, holing a long birdie putt on 18; never led Special win for Annika (Ann Miller, The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-02-17)
- Jane Park USA · 208shot 70; an 80-foot birdie on the 15th tied her for the lead at 8 under, but Sorenstam birdied 16 and 17 Special win for Annika (Ann Miller, The Honolulu Advertiser, 2008-02-17)
139 started · cut +3, 79 made it
Same week
LPGA event
SBS Open at Turtle Bay
Turtle Bay Resort, Palmer Course, Turtle Bay Resort (Palmer Course), Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Annika Sorenstam
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Honolulu Advertiser (Ann Miller, staff)
17 February 2008
Last year the desire wasn't there and my swing was definitely not there. Now it is.
The Honolulu Advertiser (Ann Miller, staff)
17 February 2008
I saw the exact line you needed to hit it. It was going straight down that line. A good thing was going to happen and I knew it.
The Honolulu Advertiser (Ann Miller, staff)
17 February 2008
You feel like you're competing with a golf course. That's how Jane and I played today.
ESPN (AP)
16 February 2008
We've talked so much about '07, it's time to talk about '08. My clubs did the talking this particular week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annika Sorenstam | 70 · 67 · 69 | 206 | −10 |
| T2 | Laura Diaz | 70 · 68 · 70 | 208 | −8 |
| T2 | Russy Gulyanamitta | 71 · 69 · 68 | 208 | −8 |
| T2 | Jane Park | 70 · 68 · 70 | 208 | −8 |
| T5 | Angela Park | 75 · 65 · 69 | 209 | −7 |
| T5 | Momoko Ueda | 71 · 67 · 71 | 209 | −7 |
| 7 | Jiyai Shin | 71 · 69 · 70 | 210 | −6 |
| T8 | Yani Tseng | 70 · 72 · 69 | 211 | −5 |
| T8 | In Kyung Kim | 70 · 70 · 71 | 211 | −5 |
| T8 | Erica Blasberg | 69 · 68 · 74 | 211 | −5 |
| T8 | Cristie Kerr | 69 · 69 · 73 | 211 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1970-10-09, Bro, Stockholm County, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 1992; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 70; majors to date: 10.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet