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Sunday 20 September 2009LPGA TourYear in Review
Choi wins Samsung World Championship
Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), La Jolla, San Diego, California · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 September 2009 · Na Yeon Choi’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,000,000 USD · Samsung
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 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/18°C · wind 15 km/h WSW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/19°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/19°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/19°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 30 · 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
- Ai Miyazato JPN · 273Took the lead late with birdies on 7, 8, 12 and 16, then hit her 5-wood approach on the 18th into the water and bogeyed; Choi birdied 18 to win by one Choi rallies for first LPGA win (AP)
20 started, 20 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Samsung World Championship
Torrey Pines Golf Course, South Course, Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), La Jolla, San Diego, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Na Yeon Choi
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Korea Times
20 September 2009
I think Ji-yai had helped me a lot today. She was asking me why, why was I so nervous today? And I think having conversations with her helped me a lot today.
The Korea Times
20 September 2009
Today mentally I felt like I was very weak mentally speaking
Associated Press (The Honolulu Advertiser)
19 September 2009
That's a really solid round. Nine under, that feels like 12-under on a normal golf course. This is not a very easy golf course.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Na Yeon Choi | 71 · 67 · 63 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Ai Miyazato | 68 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Jiyai Shin | 66 · 69 · 68 · 74 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Lorena Ochoa | 67 · 69 · 72 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Paula Creamer | 69 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| 6 | Sophie Gustafson | 67 · 70 · 75 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| 7 | Cristie Kerr | 72 · 66 · 73 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Suzann Pettersen | 71 · 72 · 70 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Yani Tseng | 75 · 66 · 70 · 75 | 286 | −2 |
| T8 | Song-Hee Kim | 66 · 72 · 78 · 70 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1987-10-28, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2004; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet