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Sunday 21 August 2011LPGA TourYear in Review
Pettersen wins Safeway Classic Presented by Coca-Cola
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Ghost Creek), North Plains, Oregon · Friday 19 to Sunday 21 August 2011 · Suzann Pettersen’s win no. 8 on the LPGA Tour · purse 1,500,000 USD · Safeway
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/13°C · wind 15 km/h NNW, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R235°/15°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R334°/16°C · wind 16 km/h WNW, gusts 36 · 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
- Na Yeon Choi KOR · 207Second-round leader shot 2-over in the final round, then lost the playoff on the first extra hole after hitting her approach into the water Wikipedia: Suzann Pettersen; ASAP Sports - Na Yeon Choi
, 82 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Safeway Classic Presented by Coca-Cola
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Ghost Creek Course, Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Ghost Creek), North Plains, Oregon
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Suzann Pettersen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 August 2011
I teed off, and my caddie told me, you know, if we have a good one today, we might be able to pass Cristie on the World Ranking.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 August 2011
I looked at the board on 17. I saw my name in that little window, and it said T-1. I'm like, really?
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 August 2011
Like in the playoff, I just hit it and missed the shot, and it's my fault.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzann Pettersen | 69 · 74 · 64 | 207 | −6 |
| 2 | Na Yeon Choi | 65 · 69 · 73 | 207 | |
| 3 | Hee Young Park | 71 · 70 · 67 | 208 | |
| 4 | Paula Creamer | 72 · 69 · 68 | 209 | |
| T5 | Ryann O'Toole | 71 · 69 · 70 | 210 | |
| T5 | Vicky Hurst | 71 · 72 · 67 | 210 | |
| 7 | Brittany Lang | 70 · 72 · 69 | 211 | |
| T8 | Ai Miyazato | 70 · 74 · 68 | 212 | |
| T8 | Stacy Lewis | 69 · 68 · 75 | 212 | |
| T10 | Alison Walshe | 70 · 73 · 70 | 213 | |
| T10 | Gerina Piller | 72 · 69 · 72 | 213 | |
| T10 | Sarah Kemp | 70 · 72 · 71 | 213 |
The golfer
born 1981-04-07, Oslo, Norway; NOR; turned pro 2000; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 3 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by Safeway Classic - Final-round notes and interviews: "Final-round notes and interviews Suzann Pettersen -6, Rolex Rankings No. 3, won on the first hole of a playoff").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet