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Monday 10 September 2012LPGA TourYear in Review
Shin wins Kingsmill Championship
Kingsmill Resort (River Course), Williamsburg, Virginia · Thursday 6 to Monday 10 September 2012 · Jiyai Shin’s win no. 9 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · Playoff suspended for darkness Sunday Sept 9 after eight extra holes; decided on the ninth extra hole Monday Sept 10
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 23 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/22°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 29 · 20.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/20°C · wind 11 km/h E, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/20°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 41 · 11.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/19°C · wind 14 km/h NNW, gusts 38 · 5.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R523°/17°C · wind 15 km/h NNW, gusts 32 · 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
- Paula Creamer USA · 268Took a one-shot lead to the 72nd hole but three-putted, missing a 5-foot par putt; lost on the ninth playoff hole when she missed a 5-foot comebacker AP via ESPN
· cut -1, 72 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Kingsmill Championship
Kingsmill Resort, River Course, Kingsmill Resort (River Course), Williamsburg, Virginia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jiyai Shin
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via ESPN
10 September 2012
I can't believe because I did a hand operation in June and then after that two months I didn't play
AP via ESPN
10 September 2012
I was really nervous with it. But after, when I make that, I was really happy
AP via ESPN
9 September 2012
I teed it up, and it was like, 'Oh, my goodness.' My (white-headed) driver was brighter than the golf ball sitting down there, and I'm thinking this probably isn't a good idea.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiyai Shin | 62 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
| 2 | Paula Creamer | 65 · 67 · 65 · 71 | 268 | −16 |
| T3 | Karine Icher | 70 · 68 · 67 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| T3 | Danielle Kang | 67 · 64 · 70 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| T5 | Angela Stanford | 69 · 67 · 71 · 64 | 271 | −13 |
| T5 | Catriona Matthew | 67 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Mika Miyazato | 66 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Ai Miyazato | 67 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
| T9 | Maria Hjorth | 65 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T9 | Gerina Piller | 67 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T9 | Stacy Lewis | 69 · 65 · 68 · 71 | 273 | −11 |
| T9 | Azahara Munoz | 65 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 273 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1988-04-28, Yeonggwang-gun, South Jeolla Province, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2005; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet