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Sunday 23 October 2016LPGA TourYear in Review
Lee wins Blue Bay LPGA
Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course, Lingshui Li Autonomous County, Hainan, China (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 October 2016 · Minjee Lee’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,100,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 49° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter 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
- Jessica Korda USAClosed with 71 including a three-putt bogey at 16; needed an 18-foot eagle putt from off the back of the 18th green to force a playoff and missed left Minjee Lee wins Blue Bay LPGA for second victory of season (AP via ESPN)
- Ariya Jutanugarn THATied Lee with a two-stroke swing at the par-3 17th, then hooked her 3-wood tee shot into the water on 18 and bogeyed to finish two back (third) Minjee Lee wins Blue Bay LPGA for second victory of season (AP via ESPN)
, 79 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Blue Bay LPGA
Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course, Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course, Lingshui Li Autonomous County, Hainan, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Minjee Lee
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
23 October 2016
I knew Jess was going to make birdie -- was probably going to make birdie -- and so I thought to myself, 'I need to make birdie here.'
Associated Press via ESPN
23 October 2016
My Nan, she's my biggest supporter. I love having her around. She normally comes around for the Asia Swing, so yeah, it's nice to have won in front of her.
Associated Press via ESPN
23 October 2016
I think considering we had zero preparation for the tournament and came in on Wednesday, I think I would have taken a second place if you would have told me that that's what I would have gotten
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minjee Lee | 65 · 67 · 73 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Jessica Korda | −12 | ||
| 3 | Ariya Jutanugarn | −11 | ||
| T4 | Pornanong Phatlum | −6 | ||
| T4 | Caroline Masson | −6 | ||
| 6 | Charley Hull | −5 | ||
| 7 | Pernilla Lindberg | −4 | ||
| 8 | Brooke Henderson | −3 | ||
| 9 | Kris Tamulis | −2 | ||
| T10 | Mariajo Uribe | −1 | ||
| T10 | Azahara Munoz | −1 | ||
| T10 | Carlota Ciganda | −1 | ||
| T10 | Michelle Wie | −1 |
The golfer
born 1996-05-27, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2014; age 20 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 17 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by AP ("projected to jump from 17th to 16th in the world ranking")).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet