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Sunday 1 November 2009LPGA TourYear in Review
Choi wins Hana Bank KOLON Championship
Sky 72 Golf Club (Ocean Course), Incheon, South Korea (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November 2009 · Na Yeon Choi’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1.70 M USD · Hana Bank, KOLON
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
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- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Maria Hjorth SWE · 207Led alone after five front-nine birdies and Tseng's bogey at 12, but parred the reachable par-5 18th (from a bunker) while Choi birdied it LPGA - Choi claims Hana Bank on home soil (Paul Melville) - Golf Australia archive, Nov 2 2009
- Yani Tseng TPE · 207Co-leader overnight; bogeyed the 12th and her birdie at 18 left her one short LPGA - Choi claims Hana Bank on home soil (Paul Melville) - Golf Australia archive, Nov 2 2009
71 started, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Hana Bank KOLON Championship
Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course, Sky 72 Golf Club (Ocean Course), Incheon, South Korea
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Na Yeon Choi
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Korea Times
1 November 2009
After I grabbed my first victory, everything changed. When I had the first win, I was very nervous. But now I am very comfortable. I learned from that
Golf Australia archive (Paul Melville)
2 November 2009
I feel very proud right now for winning on my home soil. My parents are here and it is really special.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Na Yeon Choi | 68 · 71 · 67 | 206 | −10 |
| T2 | Yani Tseng | 69 · 70 · 68 | 207 | −9 |
| T2 | Maria Hjorth | 68 · 72 · 67 | 207 | −9 |
| 4 | Ran Hong | 70 · 71 · 69 | 210 | −6 |
| 5 | Song-Hee Kim | 69 · 72 · 71 | 212 | −4 |
| 6 | Jiyai Shin | 67 · 76 · 70 | 213 | −3 |
| T7 | Anna Nordqvist | 70 · 73 · 71 | 214 | −2 |
| T7 | Inbee Park | 70 · 71 · 73 | 214 | −2 |
| T7 | Brittany Lang | 73 · 73 · 68 | 214 | −2 |
| T7 | Se Ri Pak | 70 · 72 · 72 | 214 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1987-10-28, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2004; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 11 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by Golf Australia archive (Paul Melville, 2 Nov 2009): Choi 'ranked ... 11th on the Rolex World Rankings' heading into the final round).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet