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Sunday 22 June 2008LPGA TourYear in Review
Ji wins Wegmans LPGA
Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 June 2008 · Eun-Hee Ji’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD · Wegmans
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/11°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 40 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/13°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 34 · 5.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/12°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 29 · 3.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/16°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 37 · 7.6 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
- Suzann Pettersen NOR · 274Led by three entering the final round; Ji passed her with a birdie on 15 where Pettersen missed a 5-foot par putt, and she bogeyed 18 for a 72 Ji rallies past Pettersen for first LPGA victory (AP, ESPN)
144 started · cut +1, 72 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Wegmans LPGA
Locust Hill Country Club, Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Eun-Hee Ji
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (ESPN)
22 June 2008
I'm like a fly in the sky. I cannot describe what I feel right now. Last year, Suzann beat me and today I beat Suzann, so now I have a confidence.
Associated Press (ESPN)
22 June 2008
I thought if I chase her like this, Suzann would feel pressure
Associated Press (ESPN)
22 June 2008
I just got outraced. There's so many good young players. They just stay in there.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eun-Hee Ji | 70 · 71 · 64 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Suzann Pettersen | 70 · 65 · 67 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Hee-Won Han | 69 · 74 · 64 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Jeong Jang | 68 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| 5 | Cristie Kerr | 68 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Christina Kim | 71 · 67 · 73 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Lorena Ochoa | 72 · 70 · 68 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Ai Miyazato | 68 · 68 · 71 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Inbee Park | 68 · 68 · 69 · 74 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Morgan Pressel | 69 · 65 · 71 · 75 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Paula Creamer | 74 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1986-05-13, Gapyeong, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2004; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet