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Sunday 1 November 2015LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins Blue Bay LPGA
Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course, Hainan Island, China (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 29 October to Sunday 1 November 2015 · Sei Young Kim’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 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
10 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Stacy Lewis USAPlaying with Kim, three-putted the 13th for bogey and missed an 8-footer on 14, then missed a 4 1/2-footer on 17 and a 20-foot birdie try on 18; closed with 70 (sixth runner-up finish of the season) Rookie Sei Young Kim wins Blue Bay LPGA for season's third victory (AP via ESPN)
- Candie Kung TPEMissed a 2 1/2-footer on the 17th and a 10-foot birdie try on 18 before Kim holed the winner; closed with 71 Rookie Sei Young Kim wins Blue Bay LPGA for season's third victory (AP via ESPN)
- Kim Kaufman USAPlaying a group ahead, shot 69 (best round of the day) but missed mid-range birdie tries on the final three holes Rookie Sei Young Kim wins Blue Bay LPGA for season's third victory (AP via ESPN)
, 78 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Blue Bay LPGA
Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course, Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course, Hainan Island, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sei Young Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
1 November 2015
I was like really nervous on the last putt. I can hear my heart pound.
Associated Press via ESPN
1 November 2015
She is one of my favorite players, so I'm very honored to play with her. But I win, she still is my idol.
Associated Press via ESPN
1 November 2015
It was so hard out there. You can't worry about what other people are doing. We're just trying to hold the umbrella.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sei Young Kim | 70 · 72 · 74 · 70 | 286 | −2 |
| T2 | Kim Kaufman | −1 | ||
| T2 | Stacy Lewis | −1 | ||
| T2 | Candie Kung | −1 | ||
| T5 | Sandra Gal | +3 | ||
| T5 | Xi Yu Lin | +3 | ||
| T5 | Alena Sharp | +3 | ||
| T8 | Ariya Jutanugarn | +4 | ||
| T8 | Lydia Ko | +4 | ||
| T8 | Jane Park | +4 | ||
| T8 | Ilhee Lee | +4 | ||
| T8 | Suzann Pettersen | +4 |
The golfer
born 1993-01-21, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2010; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 11 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by AP via ESPN ('projected to jump from 11th to eighth in the world')).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet