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Saturday 19 April 2014LPGA TourYear in Review
Wie wins LPGA Lotte Championship
Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii · Wednesday 16 to Saturday 19 April 2014 · Michelle Wie’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,700,000 USD · Lotte · Saturday finish (final round played Saturday in Hawaii)
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 34 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 80° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/22°C · wind 30 km/h ENE, gusts 60 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/23°C · wind 26 km/h ENE, gusts 53 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/23°C · wind 26 km/h ENE, gusts 53 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/23°C · wind 28 km/h ENE, gusts 57 · 0.6 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
- Angela Stanford USA · 276Led after the second and third rounds by four strokes, then closed with a 1-over 73 as Wie birdied the 12th and 13th to pull away Michelle Wie: First victory since 2010 (ESPN.com news services / AP)
· cut +4, 77 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA Lotte Championship
Ko Olina Golf Club, Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Michelle Wie
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN.com news services (AP)
19 April 2014
The highlight of this week was to come back home. There wasn't just one moment. From the first tee shot that I made to the last putt, the aloha that I felt from everyone was unbelievable.
espnW (Melissa Isaacson)
20 April 2014
Was I going to jump up and down? I made the putt and I just froze. I completely just froze. I couldn't move my body.
ESPN.com news services (AP)
19 April 2014
She's been playing great. She's having a great year, so it was bound to happen. I just happened to be the one that caught the buzz saw.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Wie | 70 · 67 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Angela Stanford | 72 · 64 · 67 · 73 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | Inbee Park | 70 · 68 · 72 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| 4 | Hyo Joo Kim | 68 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Chella Choi | 74 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T5 | So Yeon Ryu | 68 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T7 | Haru Nomura | 73 · 67 · 73 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Amy Anderson | 70 · 72 · 68 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Katherine Kirk | 73 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Se Ri Pak | 68 · 71 · 74 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Katie Burnett | 71 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Cristie Kerr | 72 · 66 · 70 · 74 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1989-10-11, Honolulu, Hawaii; USA; turned pro 2005; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 23 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by In the Winner's Circle - Michelle Wie, LPGA LOTTE Championship (LPGA.com): "With her victory, Michelle is projected to jump from 23rd to 13th on the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet