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Sunday 13 November 2011LPGA TourYear in Review
Matthew wins Lorena Ochoa Invitational
Guadalajara Country Club, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 November 2011 · Catriona Matthew’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1 million USD
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 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/13°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/12°C · wind 16 km/h ENE, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/13°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/12°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 30 · 0 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
- Anna Nordqvist SWE · 280Closed with a 71; cut an eight-shot deficit to three late but bogeyed the 17th after a bad tee shot ASAP Sports transcript: Anna Nordqvist, Lorena Ochoa Invitational, Nov 13 2011
- In Kyung Kim KOR · 280Defending champion closed with a 71 to share a distant second, four behind Matthew romps to easy win in Mexico (Sports Network via Fox News, Nov 13 2011)
36 started, 36 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Lorena Ochoa Invitational
Guadalajara Country Club, Guadalajara Country Club, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Catriona Matthew
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 November 2011
I got off to a good start and hung in there in the last few holes, so exhausted at the moment but I'm sure I will pick up after a margarita.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 November 2011
I didn't know whether to keep trying to go for birdies or just play for pars and see if they make birdies, and in the end I kinda did neither
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 November 2011
I played with her yesterday, and she played great. When she gets on a run it's hard to stop.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catriona Matthew | 69 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T2 | Anna Nordqvist | 71 · 65 · 73 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | In Kyung Kim | 72 · 67 · 70 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Ai Miyazato | 72 · 71 · 69 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T4 | Hee Kyung Seo | 74 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T4 | Juli Inkster | 67 · 69 · 75 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| 7 | Suzann Pettersen | 67 · 70 · 71 · 76 | 284 | −4 |
| 8 | Maria Hjorth | 70 · 72 · 71 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T9 | Brittany Lang | 71 · 74 · 70 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Michelle Wie | 70 · 71 · 74 · 71 | 286 | −2 |
| T9 | Paula Creamer | 70 · 71 · 72 · 73 | 286 | −2 |
The golfer
born 1969-08-25, Edinburgh, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 1995; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 1; world No. 34 that week ("34th ranked player in the world" as stated by Sports Network (Nov 13 2011)).
What’s in the bag
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