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Sunday 27 March 2011LPGA TourYear in Review
Gal wins Kia Classic
Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms, Industry, California · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 March 2011 · Sandra Gal’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,700,000 USD · Kia
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R114°/6°C · wind 12 km/h S, gusts 28 · 2.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R216°/10°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 34 · 7.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R315°/9°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 30 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/10°C · wind 10 km/h SSW, gusts 25 · 1.8 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
- Jiyai Shin KOR · 277Took a one-shot lead into the final round, shot 73, and lost by one when her 5-foot birdie putt on 18 spun out and Gal holed from 2 feet Germany's Sandra Gal wins Kia Classic (AP via ESPN)
· cut +3, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Kia Classic
Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms, Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms, Industry, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sandra Gal
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 March 2011
I really didn't want to go into a playoff (laughing). But I never want to wish anyone to miss a putt.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 March 2011
The way I played the last six months was with a lot of smiles. I think life's too short to not enjoy what you're doing.
Associated Press via ESPN
27 March 2011
It was big pressure, she was so close to the hole. I was thinking I had to make it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandra Gal | 67 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 276 | −16 |
| 2 | Jiyai Shin | 70 · 64 · 70 · 73 | 277 | |
| T3 | Cristie Kerr | 74 · 70 · 71 · 66 | 281 | −11 |
| T3 | In Kyung Kim | 70 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 281 | −11 |
| T5 | Yani Tseng | 71 · 73 · 72 · 67 | 283 | −9 |
| T5 | Na Yeon Choi | 73 · 72 · 65 · 73 | 283 | −9 |
| T7 | Marcy Hart | 73 · 73 · 73 · 65 | 284 | −8 |
| T7 | Michelle Wie | 68 · 75 · 71 · 70 | 284 | −8 |
| T7 | Mindy Kim | 74 · 66 · 73 · 71 | 284 | −8 |
| T10 | Suzann Pettersen | 72 · 73 · 71 · 70 | 286 | |
| T10 | Juli Inkster | 75 · 70 · 69 · 72 | 286 |
The golfer
born 1985-05-09, Düsseldorf, West Germany; GER; turned pro 2007; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet