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Sunday 29 March 2009LPGA TourYear in Review
Webb wins J Golf Phoenix LPGA International
Papago Golf Course, Phoenix, Arizona · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 March 2009 · Karrie Webb’s win no. 36 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · J Golf
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 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/12°C · wind 39 km/h WNW, gusts 71 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/8°C · wind 14 km/h NNW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/6°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/10°C · wind 24 km/h SSW, gusts 45 · 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
- Jiyai Shin KOR · 276led Webb and In-Kyung Kim by one entering the final round but closed with 70 as Webb surged on the front nine with a 67 LPGA news and notes for the week of March 30, 2009 (LPGA.com)
· cut +5, 70 made it
Same week
LPGA event
J Golf Phoenix LPGA International
Papago Golf Course, Papago Golf Course, Phoenix, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Karrie Webb
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
LPGA.com (news and notes, week of March 30, 2009)
30 March 2009
You just sometimes wonder if - you know, you have still got the ability to do it, but you are just not putting the scores on the board that indicate that you can still do it
LPGA.com (news and notes, week of March 30, 2009)
30 March 2009
Even less than a month ago I was still questioning that. It really isn't as far away as you think.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karrie Webb | 70 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Jiyai Shin | 69 · 71 · 66 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | In Kyung Kim | 68 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Suzann Pettersen | 69 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Yani Tseng | 72 · 72 · 67 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| 6 | Song-Hee Kim | 70 · 69 · 73 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Angela Park | 70 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Eun-Hee Ji | 69 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Ai Miyazato | 71 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Cristie Kerr | 69 · 72 · 71 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1974-12-21, Ayr, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1994; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 36; majors to date: 7.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet