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Sunday 12 June 2011LPGA TourYear in Review
Tseng wins LPGA State Farm Classic
Panther Creek Country Club, Springfield, Illinois · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 June 2011 · Yani Tseng’s win no. 7 on the LPGA Tour · purse 1,700,000 USD · State Farm
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/22°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/20°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 41 · 3.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/17°C · wind 17 km/h WNW, gusts 37 · 10.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/15°C · wind 17 km/h NE, 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
- Cristie Kerr USA · 270Defending champion closed with 67 but finished three back - her third straight runner-up finish ESPN.com (AP)
, 77 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA State Farm Classic
Panther Creek Country Club, Panther Creek Country Club, Springfield, Illinois
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Yani Tseng
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 June 2011
After 17, I walked to 18 and I have a little nightmare in my mind saying I make bogey last hole.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 June 2011
Every time I going back to the house I see empty trophy case, I'm not happy with that. So try to fill more and more.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 June 2011
The margin between finishing second three times and winning three times is very small. I mean, it's as small as it gets in the game.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yani Tseng | 67 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | Cristie Kerr | 70 · 67 · 66 · 67 | 270 | |
| T3 | Brittany Lincicome | 67 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Paula Creamer | 68 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Mindy Kim | 64 · 67 · 69 · 73 | 273 | |
| T5 | Se Ri Pak | 69 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 273 | |
| 7 | Wendy Ward | 68 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 274 | |
| T8 | Angela Stanford | 73 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 275 | |
| T8 | Jiyai Shin | 66 · 68 · 73 · 68 | 275 | |
| T8 | Juli Inkster | 67 · 70 · 67 · 71 | 275 | |
| T8 | Shanshan Feng | 68 · 65 · 69 · 73 | 275 |
The golfer
born 1989-01-23, Guishan Township, Taoyuan County, Taiwan; TPE; turned pro 2007; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 3; world No. 1 that week ('Top-ranked Yani Tseng' as stated by AP (ESPN.com) 2011-06-12).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet