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Sunday 26 February 2012LPGA TourYear in Review
Stanford wins HSBC Women's Champions
Tanah Merah Country Club, Garden Course, Singapore · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 February 2012 · Angela Stanford’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1.4 million USD · HSBC · play suspended about 90 minutes for lightning with the final group on the 18th tee
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 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 79° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/25°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 22 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/25°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 27 · 6.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/25°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 24 · 4.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/25°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 22 · 24 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
- Jenny Shin KOR · 278Led by one after 17 holes, hit her tee shot on the 72nd hole out of bounds after a lightning delay for a double bogey, then lost on the third playoff hole Stanford wins HSBC Champions on 3rd playoff hole (AP via Fox News)
- Na Yeon Choi KOR · 278Waited in the clubhouse at 10 under, then went out on the second playoff hole Stanford wins elite HSBC Women's golf event in playoff (Daily FT)
- Shanshan Feng CHN · 278Eliminated on the first playoff hole Stanford wins elite HSBC Women's golf event in playoff (Daily FT)
63 started, 60 made it
Same week
LPGA event
HSBC Women's Champions
Tanah Merah Country Club (Garden Course), Tanah Merah Country Club, Garden Course, Singapore
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Angela Stanford
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 February 2012
Well, I haven't won a major yet, so this is the closest thing so far. The best players in the world are here and they call it Asia's major, so it's the closest thing to me.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 February 2012
So that was kind of the thought process the rest of the way is just be the last one standing and just try to give yourself a chance to make par.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 February 2012
This is really big, I think. Going into the second year on tour and to be in the playoff in my third tournament of the year, it's amazing. I hope this can help.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angela Stanford | 66 · 70 · 71 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Na Yeon Choi | 68 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Shanshan Feng | 69 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Jenny Shin | 69 · 67 · 71 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| 5 | Yani Tseng | 71 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 279 | |
| T6 | In Kyung Kim | 68 · 72 · 71 · 70 | 281 | |
| T6 | Ai Miyazato | 69 · 70 · 73 · 69 | 281 | |
| T8 | Vicky Hurst | 69 · 73 · 71 · 69 | 282 | |
| T8 | Hee Young Park | 71 · 68 · 73 · 70 | 282 | |
| T8 | Jiyai Shin | 70 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 282 |
The golfer
born 1977-11-28, Fort Worth, Texas; USA; turned pro 2000; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
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