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Sunday 10 August 2014LPGA TourYear in Review
Lee wins Meijer LPGA Classic
Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, Michigan · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 August 2014 · Mirim Lee’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · Meijer
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/12°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/15°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/13°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/14°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 26 · 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
- Inbee Park KOR · 270Took a one-stroke lead into the final round, closed with 70; lost the playoff when her birdie putt lipped out on the second extra hole Mirim Lee wins on 2nd playoff hole (AP via ESPN)
- Suzann Pettersen NOR · 271Tied for the lead with three holes to play, bogeyed the 16th after tree and sand trouble and missed the playoff by one Mirim Lee wins on 2nd playoff hole (AP via ESPN)
, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Meijer LPGA Classic
Blythefield Country Club, Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, Michigan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mirim Lee
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
10 August 2014
I (was) nervous 100 percent. First time in playoff. Inbee Park is like a hero in Korea and all the young girls want to be her now in Korea.
AFP via Taipei Times
12 August 2014
Overall today I just hit the ball really great today, very consistent for four days, but today I think I only holed one putt today
Associated Press via ESPN
10 August 2014
I think she was kind of, you know, thinking about whether she should come to the LPGA or whether she should stay in KLPGA
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirim Lee | 70 · 64 · 67 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Inbee Park | 270 | −14 | |
| 3 | Suzann Pettersen | 271 | −13 | |
| 4 | Haru Nomura | 274 | −10 | |
| T5 | Sandra Gal | 275 | −9 | |
| T5 | Amy Yang | 275 | −9 | |
| T5 | Line Vedel Hansen | 275 | −9 | |
| 8 | Shanshan Feng | −8 | ||
| T9 | Kris Tamulis | −7 | ||
| T9 | Cristie Kerr | −7 |
The golfer
born 1990-10-25; KOR; turned pro 2009; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 71 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings, list of 4 August 2014 (LPGA.com PDF): "71 -- Mi Rim Lee KOR 41 61.98 1.51").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet