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Sunday 1 September 2013LPGA TourYear in Review
Pettersen wins Safeway Classic presented by Coca-Cola
Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Oregon · Thursday 29 August to Sunday 1 September 2013 · Suzann Pettersen’s win no. 12 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · Safeway
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 04 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/19°C · wind 13 km/h S, gusts 44 · 14.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/17°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 28 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/14°C · wind 8 km/h NW, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/16°C · wind 9 km/h SW, gusts 25 · 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
- Stacy Lewis USAWent bogey-free all week and closed with 68, but Pettersen birdied eight of 11 holes from the 3rd after a double bogey at the 2nd and won by two AP via ESPN
· cut -2, 85 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Safeway Classic presented by Coca-Cola
Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Oregon
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Suzann Pettersen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 September 2013
It's really nice when you can kind of come back and win after such a disappointment on Sunday, last Sunday.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 September 2013
I felt like an amateur, to be honest. I made a mess of it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 September 2013
You would think if you went bogey‑free you would win the golf tournament. It's just you're making so many birdies out here and everybody is scoring so low, unfortunately that's kind of the way it is.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suzann Pettersen | 68 · 63 · 70 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Stacy Lewis | −18 | ||
| 3 | Lizette Salas | −17 | ||
| 4 | Cristie Kerr | −16 | ||
| 5 | Caroline Masson | −15 | ||
| T6 | Gerina Piller | −14 | ||
| T6 | Sandra Gal | −14 | ||
| 8 | Karrie Webb | −13 | ||
| T9 | Dewi Claire Schreefel | −12 | ||
| T9 | Lexi Thompson | −12 | ||
| T9 | Austin Ernst | −12 | ||
| T9 | Sandra Changkija | −12 | ||
| T9 | Pornanong Phatlum | −12 | ||
| T9 | Yani Tseng | −12 |
The golfer
born 1981-04-07, Oslo, Norway; NOR; turned pro 2000; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 12; majors to date: 1; world No. 3 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by AP via ESPN ('the third-ranked Pettersen')).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet