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Sunday 19 July 2015LPGA TourYear in Review
Choi wins Marathon Classic
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 July 2015 · Chella Choi’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · Marathon
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/13°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/19°C · wind 24 km/h SSW, gusts 48 · 11 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/22°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 35 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/21°C · wind 21 km/h W, gusts 43 · 2.8 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
- Ha-Na Jang KOR · 270Led after each of the first three rounds; closed with 68 to tie, then bogeyed the first playoff hole after hitting her approach long into high rough AP via ESPN
· cut +1, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Marathon Classic
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Chella Choi
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 July 2015
Like I use my lucky orange ball and I love my orange shirt. I love here, Toledo and Sylvania.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 July 2015
I work with my father eight year and somebody say like that's why I don't win, just for my caddie.
Associated Press via ESPN
19 July 2015
My father wants to retire because we promise, but I don't know. We will talk later.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chella Choi | 73 · 66 · 65 · 66 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Ha-Na Jang | 270 | −14 | |
| T3 | Shanshan Feng | −13 | ||
| T3 | Lydia Ko | −13 | ||
| T5 | Hyo Joo Kim | −11 | ||
| T5 | Brittany Lang | −11 | ||
| T5 | Kyu Jung Baek | −11 | ||
| T8 | Azahara Munoz | −10 | ||
| T8 | Angela Stanford | −10 | ||
| T8 | Inbee Park | −10 |
The golfer
born 1990-08-25, Daegu, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2008; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 40 that week (world ranking as stated by AP via ESPN ('She will jump from 40th to 25th in the world rankings')).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet