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Sunday 17 February 2013LPGA TourYear in Review
Shin wins ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open
Royal Canberra Golf Club, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 February 2013 · Jiyai Shin’s win no. 11 on the LPGA Tour · purse US$1.2 million USD · ISPS Handa
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 13 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/12°C · wind 11 km/h ESE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/15°C · wind 17 km/h ESE, gusts 39 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/14°C · wind 16 km/h ESE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/14°C · wind 15 km/h E, gusts 36 · 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
- Yani Tseng TPEShot the low round of the final day, a 7-under 66, to pass Lydia Ko into second, two shots behind Shin Jiyai Shin wins Australian Open (AP via ESPN)
, 82 made it
Same week
LPGA event
ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open
Royal Canberra Golf Club, Royal Canberra Golf Club, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jiyai Shin
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (ESPN)
17 February 2013
I'm really surprised. There are so many good players here, so I'm really happy to play well. I can't explain at the moment. I just feel excited.
Associated Press (ESPN)
17 February 2013
I didn't drive as well as the last few days, but I got some good bounces, some good kicks on the fairway, hit a tree, bounced on the fairway so it's kind of really lucky.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiyai Shin | 65 · 67 · 70 · 72 | 274 | −18 |
| 2 | Yani Tseng | −16 | ||
| 3 | Lydia Ko | −14 | ||
| T4 | Moriya Jutanugarn | −13 | ||
| T4 | Beatriz Recari | −13 | ||
| T6 | Gwladys Nocera | −12 | ||
| T6 | Carlota Ciganda | −12 | ||
| T8 | Thidapa Suwannapura | −11 | ||
| T8 | Catriona Matthew | −11 | ||
| T8 | Katherine Hull-Kirk | −11 | ||
| T8 | Mariajo Uribe | −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: 11; majors to date: 2; world No. 8 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by Lydia Ko finishes 3rd at Australian Women's Open: "Rolex World Number 8 Korean Jiyai Shin held on to win the 2013 ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open by two strokes").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet