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Sunday 17 May 2009LPGA TourYear in Review
Oh wins Sybase Classic
Upper Montclair Country Club, Clifton, New Jersey · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 May 2009 · Ji Young Oh’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD · Sybase
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 21 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/13°C · wind 31 km/h S, gusts 63 · 5.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/16°C · wind 10 km/h SE, gusts 35 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/14°C · wind 18 km/h SSE, gusts 44 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/11°C · wind 24 km/h NW, gusts 53 · 5.6 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 · 278tied with Oh for the lead entering the final round and level after 10 holes, then bogeyed 12, 17 (missed a 2½-foot par putt) and 18 for a closing 74 LPGA news and notes for the week of May 18, 2009 (LPGA.com)
144 started · cut +1, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Sybase Classic
Upper Montclair Country Club, Upper Montclair Country Club, Clifton, New Jersey
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ji Young Oh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 May 2009
from the first day when I made a hole-in-one, I knew that the trophy was waiting for me and I needed to do everything that I had in my power to win this tournament.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 May 2009
They are long drivers, sometimes 300, but my driver is 240, sometimes 250. But it doesn't matter, because that is my style and I have a good iron shot and good wedge shots
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 May 2009
You look at Kraft Nabisco two years ago, I felt like I earned a second place. Today, I felt like I gave away another win, and this will be another second place.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ji Young Oh | 66 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Suzann Pettersen | 65 · 70 · 69 · 74 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Michelle Wie | 70 · 69 · 68 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Paula Creamer | 70 · 69 · 68 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| 5 | In Kyung Kim | 68 · 73 · 70 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Hee Young Park | 67 · 74 · 67 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Brittany Lincicome | 64 · 69 · 72 · 77 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Amy Hung | 70 · 72 · 70 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Louise Stahle | 73 · 68 · 72 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Candie Kung | 71 · 69 · 69 · 74 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1988-07-03, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2006; age 20 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet