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Sunday 5 July 2009LPGA TourYear in Review
Yi wins Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic presented by Kroger
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 July 2009 · Eunjung Yi’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,400,000 USD · Owens Corning
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/14°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 36 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/17°C · wind 23 km/h NW, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/13°C · wind 10 km/h WNW, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/14°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 22 · 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
- Morgan Pressel USA · 266Erased a six-shot deficit with a closing 67, holing a 70-yard lob wedge for eagle on the par-5 17th to tie; lost to a birdie on the first playoff hole Yi beats Pressel in playoff to win LPGA’s Farr Classic (AP)
· cut -2, 83 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic presented by Kroger
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Eunjung Yi
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (The Daily Herald, Everett)
5 July 2009
I didn’t think about her. I thought about my golf.
Associated Press (The Daily Herald, Everett)
5 July 2009
Everything, for whoever comes — all free,
Associated Press (The Daily Herald, Everett)
5 July 2009
She won the tournament. She made a birdie on the playoff hole. I had my opportunities.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eunjung Yi | 68 · 66 · 61 · 71 | 266 | −18 |
| 2 | Morgan Pressel | 64 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 266 | −18 |
| T3 | Seon Hwa Lee | 70 · 63 · 68 · 67 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Michelle Wie | 65 · 69 · 70 · 64 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Song-Hee Kim | 64 · 71 · 64 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
| T6 | Yani Tseng | 68 · 68 · 65 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T6 | Suzann Pettersen | 65 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T8 | Lorena Ochoa | 67 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| T8 | Mikaela Parmlid | 69 · 70 · 62 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| T8 | Nicole Castrale | 70 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T8 | Lindsey Wright | 66 · 68 · 71 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1988-01-11, Uijeongbu, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2006; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet