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Sunday 30 August 2009LPGA TourYear in Review
Hur wins Safeway Classic presented by Coca-Cola
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Ghost Creek Course), North Plains, Oregon · Friday 28 to Sunday 30 August 2009 · Mi Jung Hur’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,700,000 USD · Safeway · 54-hole event
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 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/14°C · wind 9 km/h WNW, gusts 32 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/16°C · wind 13 km/h NNW, gusts 34 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/16°C · wind 13 km/h NNW, gusts 32 · 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
- Suzann Pettersen NOR · 203Four straight birdies gave her a three-stroke lead, but a double bogey on the par-5 15th cost her; lost the playoff when her birdie putt on the second extra hole missed left Rookie needs two playoff holes to win Safeway Classic (AP)
- Michele Redman USA · 203Birdied 17 to reach the playoff, then missed a short par putt on the first extra hole (18th) Rookie needs two playoff holes to win Safeway Classic (AP)
· cut E, 70 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Safeway Classic presented by Coca-Cola
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Ghost Creek Course, Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Ghost Creek Course), North Plains, Oregon
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mi Jung Hur
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (The Bulletin, Bend, Ore.)
30 August 2009
I practiced a lot
Associated Press (The Bulletin, Bend, Ore.)
30 August 2009
All I can do is just keep plugging along.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mi Jung Hur | 69 · 69 · 65 | 203 | −13 |
| T2 | Suzann Pettersen | 68 · 68 · 67 | 203 | −13 |
| T2 | Michele Redman | 67 · 69 · 67 | 203 | −13 |
| T4 | Ai Miyazato | 67 · 68 · 70 | 205 | −11 |
| T4 | Seon Hwa Lee | 65 · 70 · 70 | 205 | −11 |
| T4 | Michelle Wie | 68 · 71 · 66 | 205 | −11 |
| 7 | Anna Nordqvist | 65 · 69 · 72 | 206 | −10 |
| T8 | Paige Mackenzie | 70 · 71 · 66 | 207 | −9 |
| T8 | Angela Stanford | 66 · 71 · 70 | 207 | −9 |
| T8 | Christina Kim | 68 · 70 · 69 | 207 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1989-12-05, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2007; age 19 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet