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Sunday 2 June 2013LPGA TourYear in Review
Webb wins ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer
Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, Galloway, New Jersey · Friday 31 May to Sunday 2 June 2013 · Karrie Webb’s win no. 39 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · ShopRite · 54-hole event
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/21°C · wind 20 km/h SSW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/21°C · wind 22 km/h SSW, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/21°C · wind 26 km/h SSW, gusts 53 · 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
- Shanshan Feng CHNLed by three entering the final round but shot 75 in the wind with two front-nine double bogeys and bogeys at 11 and 13; needed an eagle at the 18th and made par AP via ESPN
· cut +6, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer
Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club (Bay Course), Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, Galloway, New Jersey
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Karrie Webb
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
2 June 2013
She talked to me on the phone and said she didn't want me to come home, and that I had to win one for her,
Associated Press via ESPN
2 June 2013
I think I knuckle down and focus a lot better when conditions are tough,
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 June 2013
that was first time I looked at the board and I was like, geez, there were only three people under par. Couldn't believe it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karrie Webb | 72 · 69 · 68 | 209 | −4 |
| 2 | Shanshan Feng | −2 | ||
| 3 | Hee Young Park | −1 | ||
| 4 | Jenny Shin | E | ||
| T5 | Gerina Piller | +1 | ||
| T5 | Jeong Jang | +1 | ||
| T5 | In-Kyung Kim | +1 | ||
| T5 | Chie Arimura | +1 | ||
| T9 | Caroline Hedwall | +2 | ||
| T9 | Julieta Granada | +2 | ||
| T9 | Ayako Uehara | +2 | ||
| T9 | Michelle Wie | +2 |
The golfer
born 1974-12-21, Ayr, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1994; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 39; majors to date: 7; world No. 12 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer (Final-Round Notes and Interviews): "Final-Round Notes and Interviews June 2, 2013 Karrie Webb -4, Rolex Rankings No. 12").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet