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Sunday 3 June 2012LPGA TourYear in Review
Lewis wins ShopRite LPGA Classic
Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club (Bay Course), Galloway, New Jersey · Friday 1 to Sunday 3 June 2012 · Stacy Lewis’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · ShopRite · 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
14 h 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/18°C · wind 26 km/h ESE, gusts 51 · 2.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/17°C · wind 24 km/h W, gusts 53 · 11.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/15°C · wind 21 km/h W, gusts 44 · 0.3 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
- Katherine Hull AUS · 205Started the final round seven behind and closed with 68; nobody got within four of Lewis, so she called it a battle for second LPGA.com final-round notes
· cut +4, 85 made it
Same week
LPGA event
ShopRite LPGA Classic
Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, Bay Course, Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club (Bay Course), Galloway, New Jersey
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Stacy Lewis
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
LPGA.com (final-round notes and interviews)
3 June 2012
Well, I was relieved to be done. It was so hard out there. Having a huge lead like that was really tough to keep your concentration, and I kind of lost it in the middle of the round.
LPGA.com (final-round notes and interviews)
3 June 2012
But I saw the leaderboard on 13 and saw I still had a six-shot lead, and from then on it was make par and get out of here.
LPGA.com (final-round notes and interviews)
3 June 2012
Well, catching her was going to be hard. She's playing great. So I think it was probably more a battle for second place.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stacy Lewis | 65 · 65 · 71 | 201 | −12 |
| 2 | Katherine Hull | 71 · 66 · 68 | 205 | −8 |
| T3 | Mika Miyazato | 65 · 73 · 68 | 206 | −7 |
| T3 | Azahara Munoz | 69 · 68 · 69 | 206 | −7 |
| T5 | Lexi Thompson | 69 · 71 · 67 | 207 | −6 |
| T5 | Hee-Won Han | 71 · 67 · 69 | 207 | −6 |
| T5 | Anna Nordqvist | 69 · 67 · 71 | 207 | −6 |
| T8 | Alison Walshe | 73 · 66 · 69 | 208 | −5 |
| T8 | Paula Creamer | 67 · 70 · 71 | 208 | −5 |
| T10 | Eun-Hee Ji | 71 · 70 · 68 | 209 | −4 |
| T10 | Ai Miyazato | 70 · 69 · 70 | 209 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1985-02-16, Toledo, Ohio; USA; turned pro 2008; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 1; world No. 7 that week (Rolex Rankings No. 7 as stated by LPGA.com final-round notes (projected to No. 3 after the win)).
What’s in the bag
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