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Sunday 26 July 2015LPGA TourYear in Review
Thompson wins Meijer LPGA Classic
Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, Michigan · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 July 2015 · Lexi Thompson’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD · Meijer
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 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/16°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/17°C · wind 14 km/h WSW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/20°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 38 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/17°C · wind 9 km/h ENE, gusts 22 · 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
- Lizette Salas USALed by four after 54 holes; closed with 70 (three birdies, three bogeys through 16) and parred the 18th to finish one back AP via ESPN
- Gerina Piller USAClosed with 64 but made her only bogey at the 16th after tree trouble, then missed a 7-foot birdie putt on 18 AP via ESPN
· cut E, 81 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Meijer LPGA Classic
Blythefield Country Club, Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, Michigan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lexi Thompson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
26 July 2015
I called my caddie over and I told him to give me something to think about to get my mind off it. He just said something so random, like, food.
Associated Press via ESPN
26 July 2015
I actually said when I was on 10 that my goal was to get to 20 under,
Associated Press via ESPN
26 July 2015
I just kind of stumbled with the tee shot (at No. 16) at the end. I couldn't afford one mistake, and I made one.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexi Thompson | 69 · 64 · 68 · 65 | 266 | −18 |
| T2 | Gerina Piller | −17 | ||
| T2 | Lizette Salas | −17 | ||
| T4 | So Yeon Ryu | −15 | ||
| T4 | Kris Tamulis | −15 | ||
| 6 | Brittany Lang | −14 | ||
| 7 | Brittany Lincicome | −12 | ||
| T8 | Amy Anderson | −11 | ||
| T8 | Xi Yu Lin | −11 | ||
| T8 | Hee Young Park | −11 | ||
| T8 | Alison Lee | −11 |
The golfer
born 1995-02-10, Coral Springs, Florida; USA; turned pro 2010; age 20 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 1; world No. 13 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings, list of 20 July 2015 (LPGA.com PDF): "13 -- Lexi Thompson USA 48 247.55 5.16").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet