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Sunday 28 February 2016LPGA TourYear in Review
Thompson wins Honda LPGA Thailand
Siam Country Club (Pattaya Old Course), Chon Buri, Thailand · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 February 2016 · Lexi Thompson’s win no. 7 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,600,000 USD · Honda
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 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/24°C · wind 22 km/h ENE, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/22°C · wind 22 km/h NE, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/23°C · wind 21 km/h NE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/23°C · wind 21 km/h NE, gusts 40 · 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
- In Gee Chun KOR · 274Birdied the first three holes to cut a four-shot deficit to one, but Thompson answered with an eagle on the 10th and Chun closed with 70 Lexi Thompson - Honda LPGA Thailand, February 28, 2016 (ASAP Sports, flash interview)
, 70 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Honda LPGA Thailand
Siam Country Club, Old Course, Siam Country Club (Pattaya Old Course), Chon Buri, Thailand
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lexi Thompson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 February 2016
I've been working with John Denney down in South Florida on the mental side of the game and just overall my outlook on life being more positive and realizing that golf isn't my life. It's just what I do.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 February 2016
I went off by the applause by the fans off the green, and I thought, okay, that's got to be pretty good.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 February 2016
She was playing unbelievable with a three-birdie start there, and I knew I had to make birdies to stop her.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexi Thompson | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | In Gee Chun | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Jessica Korda | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Amy Yang | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Chella Choi | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Haru Nomura | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Hee Young Park | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Minjee Lee | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Ha-Na Jang | 278 | −10 |
| 10 | Xi Yu Lin | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1995-02-10, Coral Springs, Florida, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2010; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 1; world No. 4 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by In The Winner's Circle - Lexi Thompson (LPGA.com): "With her win, Lexi is projected to move from No. 4 to No. 3 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet