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Sunday 24 June 2012LPGA TourYear in Review
Lang wins Manulife Financial LPGA Classic
Grey Silo Golf Course, Waterloo, Ontario · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 June 2012 · Brittany Lang’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · Manulife Financial · Second round suspended for darkness Friday evening and completed Saturday morning
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 14 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/19°C · wind 23 km/h WSW, gusts 51 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/15°C · wind 18 km/h NW, gusts 40 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/12°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/15°C · wind 19 km/h W, gusts 38 · 6.4 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
- Hee Kyung Seo KOR · 268Closed with 67 to tie at 16 under; lost to Lang's birdie on the third playoff hole AP via ESPN
- Inbee Park KOR · 268Led by two after 54 holes, closed with 69 and dropped out on the second playoff hole AP via ESPN
- Chella Choi KOR · 268Closed with 63 to reach the playoff; eliminated on the first extra hole AP via ESPN
· cut +1, 79 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Manulife Financial LPGA Classic
Grey Silo Golf Course, Grey Silo Golf Course, Waterloo, Ontario
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brittany Lang
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via ESPN
24 June 2012
I can't believe it took me seven years to win a tournament out here
AP via ESPN
24 June 2012
I was just extremely nervous on the last hole to make that putt in regulation and it was just, my hands were shaking, it wasn't a good putt, but I gathered myself
AP via ESPN
24 June 2012
Today wasn't the best day for playing today. I left a lot of putts out there, I think. Today was just not my day. Maybe the next time.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brittany Lang | 69 · 65 · 67 · 67 | 268 | −16 |
| T2 | Chella Choi | 69 · 66 · 70 · 63 | 268 | −16 |
| T2 | Inbee Park | 69 · 64 · 66 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
| T2 | Hee Kyung Seo | 66 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 268 | −16 |
| T5 | Stacy Lewis | 72 · 64 · 69 · 64 | 269 | −15 |
| T5 | So Yeon Ryu | 70 · 65 · 70 · 64 | 269 | −15 |
| T7 | Shanshan Feng | 66 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| T7 | Anna Nordqvist | 64 · 72 · 67 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| 9 | Mi Jung Hur | 69 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 271 | |
| T10 | Sandra Changkija | 63 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 272 | |
| T10 | Karin Sjodin | 67 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 272 |
The golfer
born 1985-08-22, Richmond, Virginia; USA; turned pro 2005; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 35 that week (Rolex Rankings No. 35 as stated by LPGA.com second- and third-round notes).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet