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Sunday 12 August 2012LPGA TourYear in Review
Ryu wins Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Presented by Kroger, Owens Corning and O-I
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 August 2012 · So Yeon Ryu’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD
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 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/18°C · wind 18 km/h NE, gusts 34 · 21.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/16°C · wind 22 km/h WNW, gusts 41 · 9.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/15°C · wind 26 km/h WNW, gusts 48 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/15°C · wind 10 km/h WNW, gusts 26 · 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
- Angela Stanford USA · 271Started the final round three back and closed with 66, but Ryu's closing 62 left her seven strokes behind LPGA.com final-round notes
· cut E, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Jamie Farr Toledo Classic Presented by Kroger, Owens Corning and O-I
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
So Yeon Ryu
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
LPGA.com (final-round notes and interviews)
12 August 2012
So 15, 16, 17 I got a par, but felt like bogeys. Even it felt like a little weird. But anyway, I finished the birdie on the last hole, so I felt so great.
LPGA.com (final-round notes and interviews)
12 August 2012
So I learned from there that I don't want to think about winning. I just want to think of the game and my score.
LPGA.com (final-round notes and interviews)
12 August 2012
Then I have these years that I'll win, and never finish in the Top 10 the other weeks. So it's like which one do I want?
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | So Yeon Ryu | 67 · 68 · 67 · 62 | 264 | −20 |
| 2 | Angela Stanford | 66 · 70 · 69 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T3 | Chella Choi | 66 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T3 | Inbee Park | 69 · 65 · 69 · 69 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Jennie Lee | 69 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | I.K. Kim | 69 · 67 · 66 · 71 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Mika Miyazato | 66 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | Jiyai Shin | 69 · 67 · 66 · 72 | 274 | −10 |
| T9 | Beatriz Recari | 70 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T9 | Hee Kyung Seo | 68 · 66 · 68 · 73 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1990-06-29, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2007; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 1; world No. 22 that week (Rolex Rankings No. 22 as stated by LPGA.com second-round, third-round and final-round notes headers (the interview transcript header in the final-round notes says No. 23)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet