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Sunday 24 October 2010LPGA TourYear in Review
Kang wins Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, East Course, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Friday 22 to Sunday 24 October 2010 · Jimin Kang’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1.8 million USD · Sime Darby · 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 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/24°C · wind 9 km/h WNW, gusts 24 · 3.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/24°C · wind 9 km/h NW, gusts 22 · 12 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/24°C · wind 13 km/h WNW, gusts 36 · 13.2 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
- Juli Inkster USA · 205Was at 9 under after a run of birdies but missed a three-quarter shot to the right late on and finished at 8 under, as Kang birdied the 18th to win by one ASAP Sports transcript: Juli Inkster, Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia, Oct 24 2010
60 started, 60 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (East Course), Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, East Course, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jimin Kang
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 October 2010
Speechless. That's not that easy to do for me. I played solid. I hit a lot of putts.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 October 2010
All I know is it's been five years, and it's priceless, and I'm loving it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 October 2010
I just edged my shot and I missed it and I just missed it to the right. It was a three-quarter shot, and I just left it out there.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimin Kang | 70 · 69 · 65 | 204 | −9 |
| 2 | Juli Inkster | 71 · 67 · 67 | 205 | −8 |
| T3 | Maria Hjorth | 68 · 68 · 71 | 207 | −6 |
| T3 | Mika Miyazato | 66 · 72 · 69 | 207 | −6 |
| 5 | Meena Lee | 69 · 70 · 69 | 208 | −5 |
| T6 | Christina Kim | 70 · 70 · 69 | 209 | −4 |
| T6 | Jiyai Shin | 69 · 70 · 70 | 209 | −4 |
| 8 | Cristie Kerr | 72 · 71 · 67 | 210 | −3 |
| T9 | Beatriz Recari | 71 · 70 · 70 | 211 | −2 |
| T9 | Jee Young Lee | 66 · 70 · 75 | 211 | −2 |
| T9 | Song-Hee Kim | 69 · 68 · 74 | 211 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1980-01-28, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2002; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet