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Sunday 20 May 2012LPGA TourYear in Review
Munoz wins Sybase Match Play Championship
Hamilton Farm Golf Club, Gladstone, New Jersey · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 May 2012 · Azahara Munoz’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse 1,500,000 USD · Sybase
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 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/11°C · wind 16 km/h N, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/10°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/9°C · wind 10 km/h ENE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/12°C · wind 18 km/h E, gusts 45 · 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
- Candie Kung USA · 2 and 1Fell 2 down at the 11th and 12th holes of the final and never got the deficit back, losing 2 and 1 Azahara Munoz wins match play (AP via ESPN)
64 started
Same week
LPGA event
Sybase Match Play Championship
Hamilton Farm Golf Club, Hamilton Farm Golf Club, Gladstone, New Jersey
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Azahara Munoz
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (ESPN)
20 May 2012
You guys can say whatever you want to. You know, I didn't do anything wrong. She lost the hole because she was slow, I wasn't.
Associated Press (ESPN)
20 May 2012
I know I was slow and I really apologized for that and I told her, but I do feel both of us were slow and she was the only one getting penalized, and that was not fair
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azahara Munoz | ||
| 2 | Candie Kung | ||
| 3 | Morgan Pressel | ||
| 4 | Vicky Hurst |
The golfer
born 1987-11-19, Málaga, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2009; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 27 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by Azahara Muñoz wins Sybase Match Play Championship: "Azahara Munoz, Rolex Rankings No. 27 MODERATOR: I'd like to welcome 2012 Sybase Match Play Championship champion Azahara Munoz").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet