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Sunday 16 October 2011LPGA TourYear in Review
Choi wins Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, East Course, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 October 2011 · Na Yeon Choi’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1.9 million USD · Sime Darby
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 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 77° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/24°C · wind 8 km/h SSE, gusts 23 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/23°C · wind 7 km/h ESE, gusts 23 · 3.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/24°C · wind 10 km/h ESE, gusts 24 · 6.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/24°C · wind 7 km/h E, gusts 24 · 12.3 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
- Yani Tseng TPE · 270Started the final round four back, closed with a 65 to draw level at 14 under, but missed a birdie chance at 17 and left a 12-foot birdie putt short at the 18th after Choi birdied 17 Sweet revenge for Choi (The ClubHouse, Malaysia, Oct 16 2011) with leading final scores
72 started, 72 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (East Course), Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, East Course, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Na Yeon Choi
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 October 2011
Actually this win, it's the 100th time a Korean player has won. And I won my sixth tournament and a hundred times for all of the Korean players. So very nice.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 October 2011
I think when I started at the beginning of this year, I think I put so much pressure on myself. Now I just keep trying, less pressure on myself. So I think finally, I won.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 October 2011
She did really good. I thought today she is going to win easy. I know I'm going to play good to have a chance.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Na Yeon Choi | 66 · 68 · 67 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| 2 | Yani Tseng | 69 · 67 · 69 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| 3 | Azahara Munoz | 67 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| 4 | Se Ri Pak | 72 · 68 · 65 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Brittany Lang | 66 · 67 · 69 · 73 | 275 | −9 |
| T5 | Stacy Lewis | 68 · 65 · 72 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Angela Stanford | 71 · 71 · 68 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T7 | Suzann Pettersen | 68 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Amanda Blumenherst | 70 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T9 | Christel Boeljon | 68 · 73 · 71 · 66 | 278 | −6 |
| T9 | Paula Creamer | 71 · 67 · 69 · 71 | 278 | −6 |
| T9 | Shanshan Feng | 68 · 73 · 70 · 67 | 278 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1987-10-28, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2004; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 4 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2011-10-10 (published by LPGA.com), row: 4 -- Na Yeon Choi KOR 52 491.00 9.44).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet