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Sunday 12 February 2012LPGA TourYear in Review
Korda wins ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open
Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Composite Course, Melbourne, Victoria · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 February 2012 · Jessica Korda’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse 1,100,000 USD · ISPS Handa
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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/11°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/16°C · wind 18 km/h SSE, gusts 38 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/16°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 41 · 13.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/14°C · wind 20 km/h SE, gusts 44 · 1.1 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
- Julieta Granada PAR · 289In the playoff group with Korda, missed a 12-foot birdie putt on the second extra hole that would have extended the playoff Jessica Korda wins Australian in playoff (AP via ESPN)
- Brittany Lincicome USA · 289Lipped out a 6-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole and missed from 15 feet on the second Jessica Korda wins Australian in playoff (AP via ESPN)
- So Yeon Ryu KOR · 289Co-led at 4 under playing the 72nd hole but bogeyed it, then bogeyed the second playoff hole Korda Wins 2012 Aus Women's Open (Golf Australia archive)
- Hee Kyung Seo KOR · 289Co-led at 4 under playing the 72nd hole but bogeyed it to fall into the playoff Jessica Korda wins Australian in playoff (AP via ESPN)
- Stacy Lewis USA · 289Closed with a 70 to join the six-player playoff Jessica Korda wins Australian in playoff (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut +7, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open
Royal Melbourne Golf Club (Composite Course), Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Composite Course, Melbourne, Victoria
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jessica Korda
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (ESPN)
12 February 2012
I was kind of upset. I needed to let off some steam. The way I throw off steam is I go for a run. It calmed me down.
Golf Australia
12 February 2012
When we spoke on Monday Dad said Melbourne had been good to him. As I was walking around here, there was a Melbourne sign on every green. It made me smile because it reminds me of the good times,
Associated Press (ESPN)
12 February 2012
I couldn't have hit it any better. It was perfect, perfect speed. ... Lips out and comes back to you.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica Korda | 72 · 70 · 73 · 74 | 289 | −3 |
| T2 | Brittany Lincicome | 289 | −3 | |
| T2 | Stacy Lewis | 289 | −3 | |
| T2 | Julieta Granada | 289 | −3 | |
| T2 | So Yeon Ryu | 289 | −3 | |
| T2 | Hee Kyung Seo | 289 | −3 | |
| 7 | Jenny Shin | −2 | ||
| T8 | Yani Tseng | −1 | ||
| T8 | Katie Futcher | −1 | ||
| T10 | Anna Nordqvist | E | ||
| T10 | Beatriz Recari | E |
The golfer
born 1993-02-27, Bradenton, Florida; USA; turned pro 2010; age 18 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 285 that week (Rolex Rankings: AP and Golf Australia state she was projected to jump from 285th to 30th).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet