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Sunday 23 November 2014LPGA TourYear in Review
Ko wins CME Group Tour Championship
Tiburón Golf Club, Naples, Florida · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 November 2014 · Lydia Ko’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD · CME Group
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 34 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/12°C · wind 23 km/h NNE, gusts 41 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/18°C · wind 25 km/h NE, gusts 44 · 10.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/21°C · wind 29 km/h E, gusts 46 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/23°C · wind 22 km/h SE, gusts 42 · 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
- Carlota Ciganda ESP · 278Three-putted the par-5 17th for par in regulation, missed a 5-foot birdie putt to win on the third extra hole, then pulled her approach into the hazard on the fourth Lydia Ko gets record LPGA haul (AP via ESPN), Nov 23 2014
- Julieta Granada PAR · 278Eliminated on the second playoff hole after three-putting from just off the 18th green Lydia Ko gets record LPGA haul (AP via ESPN), Nov 23 2014
, 66 made it
Same week
LPGA event
CME Group Tour Championship
Tiburón Golf Club, Tiburón Golf Club, Naples, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lydia Ko
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
23 November 2014
When I saw that $1 million in the box I was like, 'Wow, I wonder who the winner of that will be?'
Associated Press via ESPN
23 November 2014
I've never see that much cash in one place before.
Associated Press via ESPN
23 November 2014
She's a great player. She got that innocence about her that she doesn't even realize what's going on.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lydia Ko | 71 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Carlota Ciganda | 70 · 67 · 71 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| T2 | Julieta Granada | 66 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| 4 | Morgan Pressel | 72 · 66 · 70 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Sandra Gal | 68 · 71 · 70 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Michelle Wie | 72 · 67 · 72 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Hee Young Park | 70 · 73 · 71 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | So Yeon Ryu | 70 · 70 · 70 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | In-Kyung Kim | 71 · 72 · 71 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Brittany Lang | 74 · 68 · 70 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Stacy Lewis | 69 · 74 · 70 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1997-04-24, Seoul, South Korea; NZL; turned pro 2013; age 17 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 3 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by In the Winner's Circle - Lydia Ko, CME Group Tour Championship (LPGA.com): "With her victory, Lydia is projected to remain No. 3 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet