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Sunday 10 May 2009LPGA TourYear in Review
Kerr wins Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill
Kingsmill Resort, River Course, Williamsburg, Virginia · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 May 2009 · Cristie Kerr’s win no. 12 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,200,000 USD · Michelob ULTRA
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 51 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/18°C · wind 22 km/h SW, gusts 51 · 8.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/18°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/21°C · wind 25 km/h WSW, gusts 52 · 3.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/19°C · wind 21 km/h WNW, gusts 36 · 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
- In-Kyung Kim KOR · 270third entering the final round; closed with 71 and three-putts on the weekend left her two behind LPGA news and notes for the week of May 11, 2009 (LPGA.com)
144 started · cut +1, 75 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill
Kingsmill Resort, River Course, Kingsmill Resort, River Course, Williamsburg, Virginia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Cristie Kerr
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 May 2009
This would be a monumental loss for the LPGA if we lost the event here, in my opinion, for me anyways.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 May 2009
since I started working with Dr. Parent, as they say, the mud's coming off and the gold's shining through underneath. I definitely know I'm good. There's no issue with me there.
LPGA.com (news and notes, week of May 11, 2009)
11 May 2009
On the weekend, I had some three-putts, and that really killed me in the end. But, I think it's all a good experience.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristie Kerr | 69 · 63 · 66 · 70 | 268 | −16 |
| 2 | In Kyung Kim | 68 · 64 · 67 · 71 | 270 | −14 |
| T3 | Song-Hee Kim | 69 · 63 · 68 · 71 | 271 | −13 |
| T3 | Lindsey Wright | 65 · 69 · 64 · 73 | 271 | −13 |
| 5 | Wendy Ward | 72 · 64 · 67 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| 6 | Shiho Oyama | 69 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | Angela Stanford | 68 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Natalie Gulbis | 70 · 65 · 68 · 72 | 275 | −9 |
| 9 | Ai Miyazato | 71 · 65 · 72 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| 10 | Lorena Ochoa | 64 · 65 · 74 · 74 | 277 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1977-10-12, Miami, Florida; USA; turned pro 1996; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 12; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet