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Sunday 17 March 2013LPGA TourYear in Review
Lewis wins RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup
Wildfire Golf Club at Desert Ridge, Phoenix, Arizona (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 March 2013 · Stacy Lewis’s win no. 7 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · RR Donnelley
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 49 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Ai Miyazato JPNLed by four entering the final round and by three with six to play, then made double bogey from a desert bush on the 307-yard 16th and closed with 71 Stacy Lewis wins, now No. 1 in world (AP via ESPN)
, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup
Wildfire Golf Club (Desert Ridge), Wildfire Golf Club at Desert Ridge, Phoenix, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Stacy Lewis
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (ESPN)
17 March 2013
I was going into surgery to put a rod and five screws in my back. That was just 10 years ago. That's not normal, that's not supposed to happen.
Associated Press (ESPN)
17 March 2013
He would have felt horrible if we lost by two, so that's why I just put the dagger in and made some more putts there coming in.
Associated Press (ESPN)
17 March 2013
My shot was like totally in between clubs. I hit the pitching wedge, but my instinct said that it was an easy 9, so it was a little bit indecisive and that's why I pulled my shot.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stacy Lewis | 68 · 65 · 68 · 64 | 265 | −23 |
| 2 | Ai Miyazato | −20 | ||
| 3 | Angela Stanford | −17 | ||
| T4 | Jessica Korda | −16 | ||
| T4 | Giulia Sergas | −16 | ||
| T4 | Lizette Salas | −16 | ||
| T4 | Jee Young Lee | −16 | ||
| T8 | Lindsey Wright | −15 | ||
| T8 | Candie Kung | −15 | ||
| T8 | Sydnee Michaels | −15 | ||
| T8 | Nicole Castrale | −15 | ||
| T8 | Gerina Piller | −15 |
The golfer
born 1985-02-16, Toledo, Ohio; USA; turned pro 2008; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 1; world No. 3 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by AP (ESPN): "jumped from third to first in the world rankings").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet