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Sunday 8 November 2015LPGA TourYear in Review
Ahn wins Toto Japan Classic
Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club, Shima, Japan (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November 2015 · Sun Ju Ahn’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · Toto · 54-hole event (three rounds); won in a playoff on 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 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Ji-Hee Lee KOR · 200Closed with 66 to tie at 16 under; left a 50-foot birdie putt short on the first playoff hole Sun-Ju Ahn birdies first hole of playoff to win Toto Japan Classic (AP via ESPN)
- Angela Stanford USA · 200Closed with 67 to tie at 16 under; missed a 33-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole (her playoff record fell to 1-4) Sun-Ju Ahn birdies first hole of playoff to win Toto Japan Classic (AP via ESPN)
, 77 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
LPGA event
Toto Japan Classic
Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club, Kintetsu Kashikojima Country Club, Shima, Japan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sun Ju Ahn
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
8 November 2015
I'm very happy. I didn't think that I'd be able to win the tournament, but it's a nice surprise. I'm very happy.
Associated Press via ESPN
8 November 2015
I haven't thought much about that yet. I'm just going to enjoy this win and this moment.
Associated Press via ESPN
8 November 2015
Sun-Ju hit a really good shot in there. If you stick it on 18, with this hole, you deserve birdie and you deserve to win.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun Ju Ahn | 200 | −16 |
| T2 | Ji-Hee Lee | 200 | −16 |
| T2 | Angela Stanford | 200 | −16 |
| 4 | Jenny Shin | −15 | |
| 5 | Ariya Jutanugarn | −14 | |
| T6 | Hyo Joo Kim | −12 | |
| T6 | Stacy Lewis | −12 | |
| T6 | Lexi Thompson | −12 | |
| T6 | Jiyai Shin | −12 | |
| T6 | Pornanong Phatlum | −12 | |
| T6 | Ha-Neul Kim | −12 |
The golfer
born 1987-08-31, Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2006; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 29 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by AP via ESPN ('projected to jump from 29th to 22nd in the world ranking')).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet