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Sunday 31 August 2014LPGA TourYear in Review
Ernst wins Portland Classic
Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Oregon · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 August 2014 · Austin Ernst’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
13 h 07 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/16°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/16°C · wind 8 km/h NW, gusts 20 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/16°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 42 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/13°C · wind 8 km/h W, gusts 20 · 0.1 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
- In-Kyung Kim KOR · 274First- and second-round leader; bogey-free closing 68 and a par save on 18 forced a playoff, then missed an eight-foot par putt on the first extra hole Austin Ernst wins Portland Classic (AP via ESPN)
- So Yeon Ryu KORAt 14 under on the 18th tee, found a fairway bunker and hit her approach into a greenside pond for a double bogey, finishing T3 at 12 under Austin Ernst wins Portland Classic (AP via ESPN)
, 78 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Portland Classic
Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Oregon
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Austin Ernst
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
31 August 2014
A lot of good memories coming into this year. I was very confident coming in, knowing I could make a lot of birdies.
Associated Press via ESPN
31 August 2014
Those are probably two of the hardest holes on the course. When I talked to my dad, he said if you made those bogeys anywhere else in the round, no one would say anything different.
Associated Press via ESPN
31 August 2014
I played in a lot of playoffs, but I haven't won one yet. So it was in the back of my mind. But she deserves it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Ernst | 69 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | In-Kyung Kim | 274 | −14 | |
| T3 | Chella Choi | −12 | ||
| T3 | So Yeon Ryu | −12 | ||
| T5 | Karine Icher | −11 | ||
| T5 | Na Yeon Choi | −11 | ||
| T5 | Line Vedel Hansen | −11 | ||
| T5 | Eun-Hee Ji | −11 | ||
| T9 | Paula Reto | −10 | ||
| T9 | Ilhee Lee | −10 | ||
| T9 | Lizette Salas | −10 | ||
| T9 | Laura Diaz | −10 | ||
| T9 | Mariajo Uribe | −10 | ||
| T9 | Xi Yu Lin | −10 | ||
| T9 | Mi Jung Hur | −10 |
The golfer
born 1992-01-31, Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2012; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 145 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings, list of 25 August 2014 (LPGA.com PDF): "145 +6 Austin Ernst USA 40 33.32 0.83").
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