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Sunday 16 November 2014LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins Lorena Ochoa Invitational
Club de Golf México, Mexico City, Mexico · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 November 2014 · Christina Kim’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,000,000 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
11 h 03 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/9°C · wind 6 km/h NNW, gusts 16 · 1.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/12°C · wind 6 km/h WSW, gusts 19 · 9.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/11°C · wind 7 km/h SW, gusts 18 · 2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/12°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 33 · 1.4 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
- Shanshan Feng CHN · 273Closed with 66 to force a playoff after Kim bogeyed the 72nd hole; left a 15-foot birdie putt short on the first extra hole, then drove behind a tree and missed a par putt on the second Christina Kim holds on for playoff win (AP via ESPN), Nov 16 2014
36 started, 36 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Lorena Ochoa Invitational
Club de Golf México, Club de Golf México, Mexico City, Mexico
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Christina Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
16 November 2014
This is the greatest win in my life, without a doubt.
Associated Press via ESPN
16 November 2014
All the last four days I was thinking, 'What would Lorena do?' She would gather herself.
Associated Press via ESPN
16 November 2014
I thought other than Christina, the rest of us were competing for second place. I never thought I could catch up.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christina Kim | 65 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Shanshan Feng | 273 | −15 | |
| 3 | Inbee Park | −11 | ||
| T4 | Brittany Lincicome | −9 | ||
| T4 | So Yeon Ryu | −9 | ||
| 6 | Pornanong Phatlum | −8 | ||
| T7 | Jenny Shin | −7 | ||
| T7 | Azahara Munoz | −7 | ||
| T9 | Angela Stanford | −5 | ||
| T9 | Lydia Ko | −5 |
The golfer
born 1984-03-15, San Jose, California; USA; turned pro 2002; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 76 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by 2014 Lorena Ochoa Invitational - In the Winner's Circle with Christina Kim (LPGA.com): "Christina is projected to move up from No. 76 to No. 58 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet