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Sunday 30 August 2015LPGA TourYear in Review
Tamulis wins Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill (Senator Course), Prattville, Alabama · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 August 2015 · Kris Tamulis’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · Yokohama Tire · weather: delays totaling nearly 7 hours over two days; Tamulis played 29 holes on Sunday to finish the third and final rounds
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 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/18°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/22°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 33 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/22°C · wind 14 km/h ESE, gusts 33 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/22°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, gusts 27 · 8.2 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
- Yani Tseng TPEClosed 71-67 on Sunday; her birdie putt on the 18th to force a playoff lipped out Veteran Kris Tamulis gets first LPGA Tour win in 186th career start (AP via ESPN)
- Austin Ernst USAClosed 68-69 on Sunday; missed a makeable birdie putt on the 18th, left of the hole, that would have forced a playoff Veteran Kris Tamulis gets first LPGA Tour win in 186th career start (AP via ESPN)
· cut +2, 75 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill, The Senator Course, Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill (Senator Course), Prattville, Alabama
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Kris Tamulis
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
30 August 2015
It was amazing. I was definitely not expecting this today.
Associated Press via ESPN
30 August 2015
The last time I actually saw where it was at was by accident on No. 9. Then I felt really good, and I was just out there trying to have a good time.
Associated Press via ESPN
30 August 2015
I don't know where that emotion came from. I just feel that I'm so ready to win.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kris Tamulis | 71 · 68 · 67 · 65 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Yani Tseng | −16 | ||
| T2 | Austin Ernst | −16 | ||
| T4 | Sydnee Michaels | −14 | ||
| T4 | Lexi Thompson | −14 | ||
| T6 | Stacy Lewis | −12 | ||
| T6 | Jaye Marie Green | −12 | ||
| 8 | Wei Ling Hsu | −11 | ||
| T9 | Nannette Hill | −10 | ||
| T9 | Sei Young Kim | −10 | ||
| T9 | Julieta Granada | −10 |
The golfer
born 1980-12-29, Lapeer, Michigan, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2003; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 125 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings, list of 24 August 2015 (LPGA.com PDF): "125 -4 Kris Tamulis USA 45 42.62 0.95").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet