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Sunday 23 October 2011LPGA TourYear in Review
Tseng wins Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship
Sunrise Golf & Country Club, Yangmei, Taiwan · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 October 2011 · Yani Tseng’s win no. 12 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD · Sunrise
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The ones it got away from
- Azahara Munoz ESP · 277Closed with a 68 but finished five behind as Tseng shot a bogey-free 66 Yani Tseng rolls to LPGA Taiwan win (AP via ESPN, Oct 23 2011)
- Amy Yang KOR · 277Closed with a 67, five behind; Tseng took a two-stroke lead into the final round and pulled away Yani Tseng rolls to LPGA Taiwan win (AP via ESPN, Oct 23 2011)
90 started, 90 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship
Sunrise Golf & Country Club, Sunrise Golf & Country Club, Yangmei, Taiwan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Yani Tseng
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 October 2011
My grandmother was on 18 hole. Yesterday my mom told me grandma is going to go see you tomorrow. I was like no, no, no, there's too many people.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 October 2011
Before the tournament I do. When it's during the tournament, it's all the same. But like huge pressure before the tournament. I don't have good sleep, and I was feeling lots of pressure, and just incredible.
Associated Press via ESPN
23 October 2011
I play really, really good today. I was bogey free. I wish this year would go on forever so I could win more. But I can always get better.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yani Tseng | 68 · 71 · 67 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Amy Yang | 72 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 277 | |
| T2 | Azahara Munoz | 71 · 66 · 72 · 68 | 277 | |
| T4 | Anna Nordqvist | 69 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Morgan Pressel | 69 · 75 · 70 · 65 | 279 | −9 |
| 6 | Katie Futcher | 70 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 280 | |
| 7 | Hee Young Park | 70 · 70 · 75 · 66 | 281 | |
| 8 | Cristie Kerr | 70 · 73 · 73 · 66 | 282 | |
| 9 | Sun Young Yoo | 71 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 283 | |
| 10 | Hee-Won Han | 71 · 69 · 70 · 74 | 284 |
The golfer
born 1989-01-23, Guishan Township, Taoyuan County, Taiwan; TPE; turned pro 2007; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 12; majors to date: 5; world No. 1 that week ("top-ranked Tseng" as stated by AP via ESPN (Oct 23 2011)).
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