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Sunday 26 April 2009LPGA TourYear in Review
Ochoa wins Corona Championship
Tres Marias Residential Golf Club, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 April 2009 · Lorena Ochoa’s win no. 26 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · Corona
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 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 84° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/13°C · wind 9 km/h SSW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/12°C · wind 10 km/h S, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/13°C · wind 13 km/h S, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/13°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 32 · 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
- Suzann Pettersen NOR · 268tied with Ochoa at 23 under with four to play; Ochoa birdied 15 and 16 while Pettersen parred, and her birdie at 18 left her one short LPGA news and notes for the week of April 27, 2009 (LPGA.com)
132 started · cut E, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Corona Championship
Tres Marias Residential Golf Club, Tres Marias Residential Golf Club, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lorena Ochoa
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
LPGA.com (news and notes, week of April 27, 2009)
27 April 2009
I love Morelia and Tres Marias. They welcome me every time I come here. I did my part here, which was winning the tournament.
LPGA.com (news and notes, week of April 27, 2009)
27 April 2009
This week, I played to my strengths, so what can I say? I am 24-under-par with just one bogey. Not bad, but it's not good enough.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorena Ochoa | 65 · 65 · 69 · 68 | 267 | −25 |
| 2 | Suzann Pettersen | 69 · 64 · 67 · 68 | 268 | −24 |
| 3 | Na Yeon Choi | 66 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −18 |
| 4 | Wendy Ward | 71 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 275 | −17 |
| T5 | Yani Tseng | 69 · 66 · 71 · 70 | 276 | −16 |
| T5 | Cristie Kerr | 70 · 70 · 66 · 70 | 276 | −16 |
| T7 | Brittany Lang | 69 · 68 · 70 · 70 | 277 | −15 |
| T7 | Seon Hwa Lee | 72 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 277 | −15 |
| T7 | Morgan Pressel | 71 · 67 · 67 · 72 | 277 | −15 |
| T10 | Vicky Hurst | 70 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −14 |
| T10 | Michelle Wie | 66 · 71 · 72 · 69 | 278 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1981-11-15, Guadalajara, Mexico; MEX; turned pro 2002; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 26; majors to date: 2; world No. 1 that week (Rolex Rankings, as stated by LPGA.com's preview notes for the week of April 20, 2009 ('Rolex Rankings number one Lorena Ochoa')).
What’s in the bag
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