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Sunday 20 July 2014LPGA TourYear in Review
Ko wins Marathon Classic
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 July 2014 · Lydia Ko’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,400,000 USD · Marathon · final round start delayed an hour by fog (AP); completed Sunday
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 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/14°C · wind 10 km/h WNW, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/12°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/18°C · wind 9 km/h ESE, gusts 23 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/16°C · wind 10 km/h ESE, gusts 18 · 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
- So Yeon Ryu KOR · 270Birdied the 17th to tie, then pushed a 6-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole that would have forced a playoff Lydia Ko wins Marathon Classic (AP via ESPN)
Same week
LPGA event
Marathon Classic
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lydia Ko
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
LPGA.com (final round notes and interviews)
20 July 2014
I think it's $10 per under par I shoot. I mean, we totally forgot about that. Then like about a month ago I was like, 'Mom, what's going on? I need this.'
Associated Press via ESPN
20 July 2014
I may do one of those teenage things -- like getting something electronic
LPGA.com (final round notes and interviews)
20 July 2014
I wasn't nervous. Even I was surprised how I calmed myself. I don't think I missed it because of nerves or something. I misread the line.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lydia Ko | 67 · 67 · 70 · 65 | 269 | −15 |
| 2 | So Yeon Ryu | 270 | −14 | |
| 3 | Cristie Kerr | 272 | −12 | |
| T4 | Kelly Tan | 273 | −11 | |
| T4 | Katherine Kirk | 273 | −11 | |
| T4 | Lee-Anne Pace | 273 | −11 | |
| T7 | Pernilla Lindberg | −10 | ||
| T7 | Julieta Granada | −10 | ||
| T7 | Lindsey Wright | −10 | ||
| T7 | Kris Tamulis | −10 | ||
| T7 | Mo Martin | −10 |
The golfer
born 1997-04-24, Seoul, South Korea; NZL; turned pro 2013; age 17 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 0; world No. 2 that week (Rolex Rankings No. 2 as stated in LPGA.com final round notes (Jul 20, 2014)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet