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Saturday 18 April 2015LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins Lotte Championship
Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii · Wednesday 15 to Saturday 18 April 2015 · Sei Young Kim’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,800,000 USD · Lotte · Saturday finish (final round and playoff played Saturday in Hawaii)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 79° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/23°C · wind 24 km/h ENE, gusts 50 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/23°C · wind 25 km/h ENE, gusts 50 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/23°C · wind 26 km/h ENE, gusts 55 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/24°C · wind 30 km/h ENE, gusts 61 · 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 · 277Closed with 71 and lagged to inches for par on the 72nd hole, but Kim chipped in to force a playoff and holed out for eagle on the first extra hole Sei Young Kim holes out from 154 yards to win Lotte Championship (AP via ESPN)
· cut +3, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Lotte Championship
Ko Olina Golf Club, Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sei Young Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript, through translation)
18 April 2015
I thought maybe something crazy will happen again, so I tried to get myself under control and calm myself, and look what happened.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript, through translation)
18 April 2015
I'm pretty small in stature, but I think that's probably the reason why I can hit a long shot and I have pretty good length in my drivers.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 April 2015
Obviously the playoff, I just got to say luck was on her side. I just tried my best today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sei Young Kim | 67 · 67 · 70 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Inbee Park | 277 | −11 | |
| 3 | In-Kyung Kim | −9 | ||
| T4 | Hyo Joo Kim | −7 | ||
| T4 | Chella Choi | −7 | ||
| 6 | Sandra Gal | −6 | ||
| T7 | Shanshan Feng | −4 | ||
| T7 | Mika Miyazato | −4 | ||
| T7 | Cristie Kerr | −4 | ||
| T7 | Jenny Shin | −4 |
The golfer
born 1993-01-21, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2010; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet