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Sunday 18 September 2011LPGA TourYear in Review
Thompson wins Navistar LPGA Classic Presented by Monaco RV
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill (Senator Course), Prattville, Alabama · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 September 2011 · Lexi Thompson’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse 1,300,000 USD · Navistar
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 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/18°C · wind 21 km/h NW, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/14°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/18°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/20°C · wind 16 km/h ESE, gusts 31 · 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
- Tiffany Joh USA · 276Started seven back, closed with 68 including four straight birdies from No. 12 to get within three, but Thompson birdied 16 and 17 to win by five ESPN.com (AP)
· cut +2, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Navistar LPGA Classic Presented by Monaco RV
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Capitol Hill, Senator Course, Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill (Senator Course), Prattville, Alabama
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lexi Thompson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 September 2011
I just took it a lot more slow today. Just stayed really calm. You know, I probably got a little fast at Avnet or here last year when I was leading.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 September 2011
Paula Creamer came up to me and said, If anybody was to change the record, it was you, and it should've been you. That meant a lot.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 September 2011
If it's Lexi, she's not your normal 16 year old, so, you know, I'll gratefully just take a back seat to that.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexi Thompson | 66 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Tiffany Joh | 68 · 75 · 65 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | Angela Stanford | 73 · 69 · 69 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Brittany Lang | 71 · 68 · 72 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Karen Stupples | 72 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Meena Lee | 73 · 64 · 69 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Stacy Lewis | 68 · 68 · 73 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Jennifer Johnson | 65 · 73 · 71 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Jenny Shin | 70 · 70 · 72 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Morgan Pressel | 69 · 71 · 73 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1995-02-10, Coral Springs, Florida; USA; turned pro 2010; age 16 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 124 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by Navistar LPGA Classic - First-round notes and interviews: "LEXI THOMPSON, Rolex Rankings No. 124 MODERATOR: We'd like to welcome Lexi Thompson into the interview room.").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet