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Sunday 18 May 2014LPGA TourYear in Review
Salas wins Kingsmill Championship
Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, Virginia · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 May 2014 · Lizette Salas’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD
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 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/21°C · wind 21 km/h SSE, gusts 46 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/18°C · wind 30 km/h SSW, gusts 62 · 41.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/14°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/13°C · wind 16 km/h NNW, gusts 32 · 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
- Yani Tseng TPEGot within three with three birdies in a four-hole back-nine stretch, then missed an eagle putt on 15 by a roll and closed par, par, double bogey for 69 AP via ESPN
- Lexi Thompson USAClosed with 69 to tie for second, four behind AP via ESPN
- Sarah Jane Smith AUSShot 66, the best round of the day, to tie for second, four behind AP via ESPN
· cut +2, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Kingsmill Championship
Kingsmill Resort (River Course), Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, Virginia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lizette Salas
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
18 May 2014
I felt like I wanted to be perfect all the time. I felt like I needed to play like a top tier golfer every week. That's not it. It's about feeling confident.
Associated Press via ESPN
18 May 2014
Yeah, that was a big putt just to start off the day. Downhill slider to the right. I mean, I even threw in a fist pump because I knew how important that was for me mentally
Associated Press via ESPN
18 May 2014
One more roll it will be in. I know if I make that I have a good chance.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lizette Salas | 67 · 68 · 65 · 71 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Sarah Jane Smith | −9 | ||
| T2 | Yani Tseng | −9 | ||
| T2 | Lexi Thompson | −9 | ||
| T5 | So Yeon Ryu | −8 | ||
| T5 | Lydia Ko | −8 | ||
| 7 | Thidapa Suwannapura | −7 | ||
| T8 | Mina Harigae | −6 | ||
| T8 | Sandra Gal | −6 | ||
| T8 | Azahara Munoz | −6 | ||
| T8 | Pornanong Phatlum | −6 |
The golfer
born 1989-07-17, Azusa, California; USA; turned pro 2011; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 16 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by In the Winner's Circle - Lizette Salas, Kingsmill Championship (LPGA.com): "Is projected to move from 16th to 10th in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet