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Sunday 22 November 2015LPGA TourYear in Review
Kerr wins CME Group Tour Championship
Tiburón Golf Club, Naples, Florida · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 November 2015 · Cristie Kerr’s win no. 18 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD · CME Group · start of play delayed an hour by rain (AP); final round 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
10 h 34 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/24°C · wind 19 km/h SE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/23°C · wind 15 km/h NE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/22°C · wind 14 km/h ESE, gusts 30 · 12.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/22°C · wind 19 km/h WNW, gusts 33 · 31.4 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
- Gerina Piller USA · 272Closed with 67 to finish one shot behind Kerr, who took command with an eagle on the par-5 17th Cristie Kerr wins season-ending tourney; Lydia Ko takes $1M bonus (AP via ESPN)
- Ha-Na Jang KOR · 272Closed with 69 to finish one shot behind Kerr, who took command with an eagle on the par-5 17th Cristie Kerr wins season-ending tourney; Lydia Ko takes $1M bonus (AP via ESPN)
71 started, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
CME Group Tour Championship
Tiburón Golf Club, Tiburón Golf Club, Naples, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Cristie Kerr
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
22 November 2015
Good golf is just good golf. It doesn't really matter what age it is. I think I proved that.
Associated Press via ESPN
22 November 2015
Pretty cool. A lot of different honors.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristie Kerr | 68 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Gerina Piller | 68 · 70 · 67 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Ha-Na Jang | 69 · 65 · 69 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| 4 | Lexi Thompson | 70 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| 5 | Karine Icher | 71 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| 6 | Inbee Park | 71 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Sydnee Michaels | 72 · 71 · 69 · 65 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Minjee Lee | 75 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Amy Yang | 72 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Lydia Ko | 69 · 67 · 69 · 72 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1977-10-12, Miami, Florida, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1996; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 18; majors to date: 2; world No. 14 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings, list of 16 November 2015 (LPGA.com PDF): "14 +1 Cristie Kerr USA 50 218.84 4.38").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet