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Saturday 31 January 2015LPGA TourYear in Review
Choi wins Coates Golf Championship
Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club, Ocala, Florida · Wednesday 28 to Saturday 31 January 2015 · Na Yeon Choi’s win no. 8 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · Coates · Saturday finish
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 37 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).
- R115°/3°C · wind 11 km/h N, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/1°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/7°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/3°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 36 · 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
- Lydia Ko NZLLed by as many as four on the front nine and retook the lead with a 60-foot birdie on 15, then double-bogeyed the 71st hole from the pines; closed with 71 Lydia Ko, 17, finishes 2nd, now No. 1 (AP via ESPN)
- Jessica KordaClosed with 66 to tie for second at 15 under Lydia Ko, 17, finishes 2nd, now No. 1 (AP via ESPN)
- Ha-Na Jang KORClosed with 70 to tie for second at 15 under Lydia Ko, 17, finishes 2nd, now No. 1 (AP via ESPN)
· cut +4, 77 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Coates Golf Championship
Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club, Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club, Ocala, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Na Yeon Choi
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (ESPN)
31 January 2015
I think I was so nervous out there. I was waiting so long for this moment.
Associated Press (ESPN)
31 January 2015
Even if I was top 10 or top five, not many people said you did a good job if you finish as runner-up. They say you are a loser and that hurts me a lot.
Associated Press (ESPN)
31 January 2015
There was obviously a loss. But there was a huge positive, too. That's pretty awesome.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Na Yeon Choi | 68 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Jessica Korda | −15 | ||
| T2 | Ha-Na Jang | −15 | ||
| T2 | Lydia Ko | −15 | ||
| 5 | Amy Yang | −10 | ||
| 6 | Alison Walshe | −9 | ||
| 7 | Brittany Lang | −8 | ||
| T8 | Sun Young Yoo | −7 | ||
| T8 | So Yeon Ryu | −7 | ||
| T8 | Stacy Lewis | −7 |
The golfer
born 1987-10-28, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2004; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 17 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings, list of 26 January 2015 (LPGA.com PDF): "17 -- Na Yeon Choi KOR 55 191.68 3.49").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet