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Sunday 22 March 2009LPGA TourYear in Review
Hurst wins MasterCard Classic Honoring Alejo Peralta
Bosque Real Country Club, Huixquilucan, Mexico · Friday 20 to Sunday 22 March 2009 · Pat Hurst’s win no. 6 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · MasterCard · 54-hole event (three rounds)
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 00 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/8°C · wind 20 km/h N, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/6°C · wind 17 km/h N, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/6°C · wind 22 km/h N, gusts 48 · 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
- Lorena Ochoa MEX · 207closed with 69 and birdied the 18th from 15 feet, then waited; Hurst's 10-foot birdie on the 54th hole beat her by one LPGA news and notes for the week of March 23, 2009 (LPGA.com)
- Yani Tseng TPE · 20736-hole co-leader and leader through 17 holes; two-putted the par-5 18th from 30 feet for par as Hurst birdied LPGA news and notes for the week of March 23, 2009 (LPGA.com)
· cut +6, 75 made it
Same week
LPGA event
MasterCard Classic Honoring Alejo Peralta
Bosque Real Country Club, Bosque Real Country Club, Huixquilucan, Mexico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Pat Hurst
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 March 2009
basically when I was reading the putt, I was not thinking about playoff or anything, just about making the putt.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 March 2009
coming in yesterday I kind of fell apart on 16, 17 and 18 and hit some really poor shots
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 March 2009
I'm very disappointed because this is my second time in Mexico and second place. Second last year.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Hurst | 68 · 70 · 68 | 206 | −10 |
| T2 | Lorena Ochoa | 65 · 73 · 69 | 207 | −9 |
| T2 | Yani Tseng | 68 · 69 · 70 | 207 | −9 |
| 4 | Song-Hee Kim | 70 · 69 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
| 5 | Cristie Kerr | 72 · 72 · 67 | 211 | −5 |
| T6 | Eun-Hee Ji | 74 · 68 · 71 | 213 | −3 |
| T6 | Ji Young Oh | 69 · 74 · 70 | 213 | −3 |
| T6 | Na Yeon Choi | 67 · 70 · 76 | 213 | −3 |
| T9 | Jee Young Lee | 73 · 70 · 71 | 214 | −2 |
| T9 | Katie Futcher | 74 · 72 · 68 | 214 | −2 |
| T9 | Suzann Pettersen | 69 · 71 · 74 | 214 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1969-05-23, San Leandro, California; USA; turned pro 1991; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
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