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Sunday 2 March 2014LPGA TourYear in Review
Creamer wins HSBC Women's Champions
Sentosa Golf Club, Sentosa, Singapore · Thursday 27 February to Sunday 2 March 2014 · Paula Creamer’s win no. 10 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,400,000 USD · HSBC
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 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 81° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/24°C · wind 20 km/h NNE, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/24°C · wind 17 km/h NE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/24°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 34 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/24°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 28 · 0.2 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
- Azahara Munoz ESP · 278Opened bogey-bogey and trailed by five early, birdied 17 to join the lead, pulled a birdie putt to win on 18, then lost to Creamer's 75-foot eagle on the second playoff hole Paula Creamer wins in Singapore (AP via ESPN)
- Karrie Webb AUS · 279Led after every round and by three late, bogeyed three of her last six holes (13, 15 into water, 18 from the bunker lip) to miss the playoff by one Paula Creamer wins in Singapore (AP via ESPN)
, 62 made it
Same week
LPGA event
HSBC Women's Champions
Sentosa Golf Club (Serapong Course), Sentosa Golf Club, Sentosa, Singapore
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Paula Creamer
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 March 2014
It's funny. I looked at Colin, he said this has been coming, you've been working so hard, and things haven't gone your way in certain situations and finally kind of had a bit of luck with that one
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 March 2014
I played it eight times. We all parred it eight times. And some of the best up-and-downs I think we've ever had.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 March 2014
No, that putt, it's pretty much impossible to putt it and to hold it, so nothing you can do about, just congratulate her.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paula Creamer | 67 · 73 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| 2 | Azahara Munoz | 69 · 72 · 67 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| 3 | Karrie Webb | 66 · 69 · 70 · 74 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | So Yeon Ryu | 71 · 71 · 73 · 66 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Inbee Park | 70 · 72 · 71 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Suzann Pettersen | 71 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Morgan Pressel | 71 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Angela Stanford | 68 · 69 · 69 · 75 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Michelle Wie | 73 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T9 | Teresa Lu | 68 · 70 · 70 · 75 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1986-08-05, Mountain View, California; USA; turned pro 2004; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 1; world No. 11 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings, list of 24 February 2014 (LPGA.com PDF): "11 -1 Paula Creamer USA 50 209.04 4.18").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet