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Sunday 24 May 2009LPGA TourYear in Review
Tseng wins LPGA Corning Classic
Corning Country Club, Corning, New York · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 May 2009 · Yani Tseng’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · 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 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/14°C · wind 17 km/h SSW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/14°C · wind 16 km/h WNW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/12°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 37 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/16°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 41 · 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
- Soo-Yun Kang KOR · 268Needed par on the 72nd hole to force a playoff but three-putted the 18th, missing a short par putt Soo-Yun Kang interview, 2009-05-24 (ASAP Sports)
- Paula Creamer USA · 268Closed with a 65 to finish one stroke back LPGA Corning Classic 2009 results
· cut -3, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA Corning Classic
Corning Country Club, Corning Country Club, Corning, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Yani Tseng
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 May 2009
I've been fourth and second like seven, eight times, and now finally I win a tournament. And I wrote my speech and now finally I can speak on the green and tell you how I feel.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 May 2009
But thanks for Corning for putting on such a great tournament for 30 years, and this is my first year and it's the last year.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 May 2009
I'm not sure of my mind right now, if my brain is all right.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yani Tseng | 68 · 70 · 62 · 67 | 267 | −21 |
| T2 | Paula Creamer | 66 · 72 · 65 · 65 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Soo-Yun Kang | 65 · 69 · 65 · 69 | 268 | −20 |
| 4 | Mika Miyazato | 70 · 67 · 62 · 70 | 269 | −19 |
| T5 | Vicky Hurst | 70 · 69 · 63 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Ai Miyazato | 69 · 70 · 64 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Song-Hee Kim | 67 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Sandra Gal | 65 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T9 | Jimin Jeong | 66 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Seon Hwa Lee | 67 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Mikaela Parmlid | 67 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Angela Stanford | 69 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Karine Icher | 64 · 66 · 74 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
The golfer
born 1989-01-23, Guishan Township, Taoyuan County, Taiwan; TPE; turned pro 2007; age 20 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet