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Sunday 28 June 2009LPGA TourYear in Review
Shin wins Wegmans LPGA
Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 June 2009 · Jiyai Shin’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD · Wegmans
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/18°C · wind 14 km/h WSW, gusts 33 · 5.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/18°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 38 · 14.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/17°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/16°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 26 · 7.4 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
- Yani Tseng TPE · 278Closed with a 66, the day's best, to tie for second, seven strokes behind Shin wins Wegman’s LPGA by 7 strokes (AP)
- Kristy McPherson USA · 278Closed with a 66, the day's best, to tie for second, seven strokes behind Shin wins Wegman’s LPGA by 7 strokes (AP)
· cut +1, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Wegmans LPGA
Locust Hill Country Club, Locust Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jiyai Shin
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (The Daily Herald, Everett)
28 June 2009
I have my mother’s picture in my course book,
Associated Press (The Daily Herald, Everett)
28 June 2009
Still, my goal is rookie of the year.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiyai Shin | 65 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Yani Tseng | 73 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Kristy McPherson | 67 · 69 · 76 · 66 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Haeji Kang | 68 · 75 · 65 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Stacy Lewis | 68 · 67 · 70 · 74 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Mika Miyazato | 69 · 72 · 67 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Sun Young Yoo | 71 · 67 · 69 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Meaghan Francella | 71 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Cristie Kerr | 75 · 65 · 71 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Brittany Lincicome | 70 · 75 · 67 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | In Kyung Kim | 71 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Sandra Gal | 64 · 73 · 69 · 75 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Michelle Wie | 69 · 68 · 75 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Mindy Kim | 69 · 68 · 71 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1988-04-28, Yeonggwang County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2005; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet