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Sunday 30 March 2014LPGA TourYear in Review
Nordqvist wins Kia Classic
Aviara Golf Club, Carlsbad, California · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 March 2014 · Anna Nordqvist’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,700,000 USD · Kia
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/12°C · wind 19 km/h W, gusts 35 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/12°C · wind 17 km/h W, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/11°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/14°C · wind 19 km/h W, gusts 36 · 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
- Lizette Salas USA · 276Co-leader with Cristie Kerr entering the final round; parred all nine holes on the front, went over the green from the 16th tee with a 3-wood and closed with 70 including a birdie on 18 Lizette Salas - Kia Classic, March 30, 2014 (ASAP Sports)
· cut +2, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Kia Classic
Aviara Golf Club, Aviara Golf Club, Carlsbad, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Anna Nordqvist
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 March 2014
I'm proud of myself for taking some hard decisions. You know, I worked extremely hard this off-season. You know, they had to drag me off the range.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 March 2014
I stayed in Florida this winter and I told my trainer that he was going to have to train me hard this winter and kick my butt, which is exactly what I did.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 March 2014
All I got to work on is my mentality and my, I don't know, just the way I play the game. I took 3-wood on 16 and look what happened? I went over.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Nordqvist | 73 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Lizette Salas | 69 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | Lexi Thompson | 69 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| 4 | Chella Choi | 74 · 65 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| 5 | Cristie Kerr | 68 · 68 · 70 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| T6 | Inbee Park | 69 · 71 · 72 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Se Ri Pak | 70 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Eun-Hee Ji | 71 · 73 · 65 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T6 | Stacy Lewis | 70 · 66 · 73 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Giulia Sergas | 75 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Gerina Piller | 71 · 73 · 68 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Azahara Munoz | 69 · 72 · 69 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Julieta Granada | 70 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Dori Carter | 70 · 64 · 74 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1987-06-10, Eskilstuna, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2008; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 1; world No. 16 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by AP (ESPN): "Projected to jump from 16th to ninth in the world").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet