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Sunday 28 February 2010LPGA TourYear in Review
Miyazato wins HSBC Women's Champions
Tanah Merah Country Club, Singapore · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 February 2010 · Ai Miyazato’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · HSBC
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 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 80° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/26°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 25 · 3.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/26°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 25 · 4.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/26°C · wind 8 km/h NE, gusts 23 · 3.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/26°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 23 · 0.9 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
- Cristie Kerr USA · 280made a bad decision at the 17th and bogeyed the 18th, finishing two strokes back ASAP Sports: Cristie Kerr, HSBC Women's Champions, February 28, 2010
63 started, 63 made it
Same week
LPGA event
HSBC Women's Champions
Tanah Merah Country Club, Tanah Merah Country Club, Singapore
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ai Miyazato
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 February 2010
Well, overcoming those hard times, that really makes me who I am right now.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 February 2010
So you know, I'll just try not to get greedy and try to get Player of the Year (laughter). What I'll do to celebrate? I'm tired, so I'll just sleep tonight.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 February 2010
I was fortunate to actually get a shot at the green because I was standing in fire ants.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ai Miyazato | 69 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| 2 | Cristie Kerr | 68 · 73 · 71 · 68 | 280 | |
| T3 | Jiyai Shin | 71 · 71 · 72 · 67 | 281 | |
| T3 | Song-Hee Kim | 69 · 70 · 75 · 67 | 281 | |
| T3 | Yani Tseng | 74 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 281 | |
| T3 | Suzann Pettersen | 70 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 281 | |
| T7 | Vicky Hurst | 73 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 282 | |
| T7 | In Kyung Kim | 70 · 72 · 71 · 69 | 282 | |
| T9 | Jee Young Lee | 73 · 73 · 68 · 69 | 283 | |
| T9 | Sakura Yokomine | 73 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 283 | |
| T9 | Na Yeon Choi | 73 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 283 | |
| T9 | Angela Stanford | 68 · 71 · 74 · 70 | 283 | |
| T9 | Hee Young Park | 68 · 74 · 69 · 72 | 283 | |
| T9 | Juli Inkster | 70 · 70 · 69 · 74 | 283 |
The golfer
born 1985-06-19, Higashi, Okinawa, Japan; JPN; turned pro 2004; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 4 that week (Women's world ranking as stated by the LPGA moderator in the ASAP Sports winner's transcript ("You're currently world No. 4")).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet