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Saturday 20 April 2013LPGA TourYear in Review
Pettersen wins LPGA Lotte Championship
Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii · Wednesday 17 to Saturday 20 April 2013 · Suzann Pettersen’s win no. 11 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,700,000 USD · Lotte · Saturday finish (final round and playoff played Saturday in Hawaii)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 80° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/21°C · wind 23 km/h E, gusts 50 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/22°C · wind 25 km/h ENE, gusts 53 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/22°C · wind 25 km/h E, gusts 52 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/21°C · wind 14 km/h SSE, gusts 30 · 0.1 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
- Lizette Salas USA · 269Started five back and shot a tournament-record 62 (nine holes in 9 under), missed a birdie putt on 18 to win, then chunked her approach into the water on the first playoff hole Suzann Pettersen prevails in Hawaii (AP via ESPN)
· cut +2, 77 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA Lotte Championship
Ko Olina Golf Club, Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Suzann Pettersen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 April 2013
I've been putting with my eyes closed all week. It's just something I did a lot in 2007. I practiced a lot with it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 April 2013
it's like you get older, you get smarter. I've kind of figured out how I play well, and I play well when I stay aggressive.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 April 2013
Someone wrote that I lack a punch, and I had plenty of punches out there today
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzann Pettersen | 65 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Lizette Salas | 269 | −19 | |
| 3 | Ariya Jutanugarn | −15 | ||
| T4 | In-Kyung Kim | −13 | ||
| T4 | Inbee Park | −13 | ||
| T6 | Na Yeon Choi | −11 | ||
| T6 | Jessica Korda | −11 | ||
| T6 | Ai Miyazato | −11 | ||
| T9 | Shanshan Feng | −10 | ||
| T9 | Lydia Ko | −10 | ||
| T9 | Caroline Hedwall | −10 | ||
| T9 | Stacy Lewis | −10 | ||
| T9 | Hyo Joo Kim | −10 | ||
| T9 | Hee Kyung Seo | −10 |
The golfer
born 1981-04-07, Oslo, Norway; NOR; turned pro 2000; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 11; majors to date: 1; world No. 6 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by Pettersen defeats Salas in playoff victory: "Rolex Rankings No. 6 Suzann Pettersen managed to hold off a red-hot Lizette Salas in Sunday's final round of the LPGA LOTTE Championship").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet