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Sunday 15 November 2009LPGA TourYear in Review
Wie wins Lorena Ochoa Invitational by Banamex and Corona Light
Guadalajara Country Club, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 November 2009 · Michelle Wie’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1.10 M USD
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 60 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/10°C · wind 11 km/h ENE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/13°C · wind 10 km/h W, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/12°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/12°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 27 · 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
- Paula Creamer USA · 277Drew level with an eagle on the 10th but two bogeys down the stretch ended her chances; Wie birdied the 18th from a greenside bunker Wie a winner at last - Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Nov 16 2009 (AP)
36 started, 35 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Lorena Ochoa Invitational by Banamex and Corona Light
Guadalajara Country Club, Guadalajara Country Club, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Michelle Wie
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 November 2009
I was like, oh, this is not good. This is no bueno right now. I just felt kind of stupid after I hit the tree.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin (column by Paul Arnett)
16 November 2009
Thankfully, Nike and Omega, my parents, my fans, they never gave up on me. I never gave up on myself as well.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 November 2009
I feel a lot better with the way my golf. It's just unfortunate that you're so close, yet you're so far away.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Wie | 70 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Paula Creamer | 67 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Cristie Kerr | 69 · 70 · 67 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Morgan Pressel | 72 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Jiyai Shin | 67 · 66 · 74 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Song-Hee Kim | 65 · 72 · 70 · 74 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Lorena Ochoa | 71 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Catriona Matthew | 68 · 75 · 69 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Brittany Lang | 69 · 70 · 72 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Yani Tseng | 72 · 68 · 69 · 74 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Mi Jung Hur | 70 · 70 · 72 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | In Kyung Kim | 71 · 74 · 65 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Mariajo Uribe | 67 · 72 · 74 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1989-10-11, Honolulu, Hawaii; USA; turned pro 2005; age 20 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
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