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Sunday 26 May 2013LPGA TourYear in Review
Lee wins Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic
Ocean Club Golf Course, Paradise Island, Bahamas · Friday 24 to Sunday 26 May 2013 · Ilhee Lee’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · Pure Silk · Course flooding: reduced to 36 holes, three 12-hole rounds; original dates May 23-26
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
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The name over time
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The ones it got away from
- Irene Cho USA · 128Posted 7-under 40 two hours before Lee teed off, including a holed 9-iron for eagle at the par-5 11th, but Lee went bogey-free in stronger wind and won by two AP via ESPN
, 72 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic
Ocean Club Golf Course, Ocean Club Golf Course, Paradise Island, Bahamas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ilhee Lee
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 May 2013
This week I was very happy because I can play golf. I can swim. I can play. I can gamble (laughing). Then I felt this is the best job in the world.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 May 2013
I did a hundred dollars the first day, second day a hundred dollars. I lost 45 bucks. That's it. Not bad, huh?
Associated Press via ESPN
26 May 2013
And I was like, `Shoot, I'm going to pull out a little Bill Haas and just try to get this up and over.' I got it out perfect.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilhee Lee | 41 · 43 · 42 | 126 | −11 |
| 2 | Irene Cho | 128 | −9 | |
| 3 | Anna Nordqvist | −8 | ||
| T4 | Mindy Kim | −7 | ||
| T4 | Mika Miyazato | −7 | ||
| T4 | Paula Creamer | −7 | ||
| T4 | Karine Icher | −7 | ||
| T4 | Cristie Kerr | −7 | ||
| T9 | Giulia Sergas | −6 | ||
| T9 | Katie Futcher | −6 | ||
| T9 | Heather Bowie Young | −6 | ||
| T9 | Julieta Granada | −6 |
The golfer
born 1988-12-13, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2006; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet