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Sunday 16 February 2014LPGA TourYear in Review
Webb wins ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open
Victoria Golf Club, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 February 2014 · Karrie Webb’s win no. 40 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,200,000 USD · ISPS Handa
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 23 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/18°C · wind 15 km/h SE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/18°C · wind 12 km/h SE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/19°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 30 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/15°C · wind 21 km/h SSW, gusts 52 · 4.2 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
- Chella Choi KOR · 277Shared the 54-hole lead after a course-record 62, made no birdie on the back nine Sunday and pushed a 10-foot birdie putt on 18 wide that would have forced a playoff Karrie Webb wins 5th Aussie Open (AP via ESPN)
· cut E, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open
Victoria Golf Club, Victoria Golf Club, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Karrie Webb
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (ESPN)
16 February 2014
I got off to a great start and I just did a great job mentally today. I can't think of another time when I held myself together as well as that.
Associated Press (ESPN)
16 February 2014
When you're on the course you feel like you have some control, but when you're done you have no control and you just have to wait and see.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karrie Webb | 71 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Chella Choi | 70 · 71 · 62 · 74 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Paula Creamer | 68 · 69 · 73 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Karine Icher | 69 · 68 · 70 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T3 | Lydia Ko | 68 · 68 · 69 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Stacy Lewis | 71 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Jenny Shin | 74 · 67 · 66 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Amelia Lewis | 71 · 67 · 69 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Morgan Pressel | 69 · 68 · 70 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| 10 | Gerina Piller | 75 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1974-12-21, Ayr, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 1994; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 40; majors to date: 7; world No. 8 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by AP (ESPN): "the No. 8-ranked Australian").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet