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Sunday 19 August 2012LPGA TourYear in Review
Miyazato wins Safeway Classic Presented by Coca-Cola
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Ghost Creek Course), North Plains, Oregon · Friday 17 to Sunday 19 August 2012 · Mika Miyazato’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · Safeway · 54-hole event (three rounds, Friday-Sunday)
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 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R137°/17°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/16°C · wind 9 km/h NW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/15°C · wind 12 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
- Brittany Lincicome USA · 205Closed with a bogey-free 67, birdying the last two holes, to finish two behind AP via ESPN
- Inbee Park KOR · 205Made five birdies in eight holes but missed a 6-foot eagle putt on the 17th that would have tied for the lead AP via ESPN
· cut +3, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Safeway Classic Presented by Coca-Cola
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Ghost Creek Course, Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Ghost Creek Course), North Plains, Oregon
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mika Miyazato
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via ESPN
19 August 2012
My inside heart was so much beating
AP via ESPN
19 August 2012
After the 10th hole, I was so disappointed with my chipping shot. I'm so angry with myself. My tee shot (at 11), I thought I got it into the water hazard. Maybe lucky for me there.
AP via ESPN
19 August 2012
It was my dream to win and play on the LPGA Tour
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Miyazato | 65 · 68 · 70 | 203 | −13 |
| T2 | Brittany Lincicome | 67 · 71 · 67 | 205 | −11 |
| T2 | Inbee Park | 66 · 70 · 69 | 205 | −11 |
| T4 | Haeji Kang | 71 · 69 · 66 | 206 | −10 |
| T4 | Cristie Kerr | 66 · 70 · 70 | 206 | −10 |
| T4 | So Yeon Ryu | 67 · 68 · 71 | 206 | −10 |
| 7 | Sydnee Michaels | 65 · 72 · 70 | 207 | −9 |
| 8 | Michelle Wie | 69 · 70 · 69 | 208 | −8 |
| T9 | Karine Icher | 71 · 70 · 68 | 209 | −7 |
| T9 | I.K. Kim | 71 · 69 · 69 | 209 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1989-10-10, Naha, Okinawa, Japan; JPN; turned pro 2008; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 19 that week (Rolex Rankings No. 19 as stated by LPGA.com first- and second-round notes).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet