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Saturday 14 February 2009LPGA TourYear in Review
Stanford wins SBS Open at Turtle Bay
Turtle Bay Resort, Palmer Course, Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii · Thursday 12 to Saturday 14 February 2009 · Angela Stanford’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,200,000 USD · SBS · 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
11 h 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/20°C · wind 28 km/h E, gusts 52 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/21°C · wind 33 km/h E, gusts 69 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/21°C · wind 35 km/h ENE, gusts 69 · 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
- Michelle Wie USA · 209led by three with eight holes left, then drove into a hazard at the 11th for a double bogey as Stanford birdied 13-15; closed with 73 Wie denied: Stanford rallies to capture SBS Open at Turtle Bay (The Honolulu Advertiser)
· cut +6, 83 made it
Same week
LPGA event
SBS Open at Turtle Bay
Turtle Bay Resort, Palmer Course, Turtle Bay Resort, Palmer Course, Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Angela Stanford
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 February 2009
And I feel like the last month, I don't know, I just feel like a kid again just hitting the ball and having fun. And, I don't know, it's been quite a ride.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 February 2009
standing on the green on 10 I thought, I don't know if I can make up three shots in this wind. She was going to need to make a mistake.
The Honolulu Advertiser
15 February 2009
That was the moment that I need to step up because it was my chance. You could just see her youth in that.
The Honolulu Advertiser
15 February 2009
Every good shot that I hit I'm putting in the positive memory bank and gaining confidence a little bit by little bit.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angela Stanford | 65 · 71 · 70 | 206 | −10 |
| 2 | Michelle Wie | 66 · 70 · 73 | 209 | −7 |
| T3 | Angela Park | 69 · 68 · 75 | 212 | −4 |
| T3 | Na Yeon Choi | 71 · 72 · 69 | 212 | −4 |
| T5 | Ai Miyazato | 72 · 70 · 71 | 213 | −3 |
| T5 | Yani Tseng | 66 · 75 · 72 | 213 | −3 |
| T7 | Brittany Lang | 71 · 70 · 73 | 214 | −2 |
| T7 | Cristie Kerr | 70 · 75 · 69 | 214 | −2 |
| T7 | Sarah Lee | 73 · 72 · 69 | 214 | −2 |
| T10 | Natalie Gulbis | 74 · 71 · 70 | 215 | −1 |
| T10 | Jee Young Lee | 71 · 72 · 72 | 215 | −1 |
| T10 | Jane Park | 72 · 73 · 70 | 215 | −1 |
| T10 | Taylor Coutu | 69 · 74 · 72 | 215 | −1 |
| T10 | Eun-Hee Ji | 73 · 71 · 71 | 215 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1977-11-28, Fort Worth, Texas; USA; turned pro 2000; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
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