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Sunday 6 March 2016LPGA TourYear in Review
Jang wins HSBC Women's Champions
Sentosa Golf Club, Sentosa, Singapore · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 March 2016 · Ha-Na Jang’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · HSBC
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 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 83° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/25°C · wind 19 km/h NNE, gusts 36 · 4.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/26°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 30 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/26°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 27 · 7.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/26°C · wind 15 km/h NE, gusts 25 · 9.5 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
- Pornanong Phatlum THA · 273Played in the final group with Jang and closed with 68; Jang shot 65 and eagled the 18th Ha Na Jang - HSBC Women's Champions, March 6, 2016 (ASAP Sports)
, 62 made it
Same week
LPGA event
HSBC Women's Champions
Sentosa Golf Club, Sentosa Golf Club, Sentosa, Singapore
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ha-Na Jang
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 March 2016
I say, don't hit the tree, don't hit the tree, just go on the green please and perfect finish, it's amazing. My mind is like, oh, my God, this is my shot.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 March 2016
Second celebration, I'm not sure. Just this week, I'm listening to like Beyonce's music. So I'm watching the football game, Super Bowl, I'm watching the concert, looks really nice.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 March 2016
Just a little bit, yeah. But I see Ha Na play so good, so I think, yeah, I just try my best and try to like get close to her.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ha-Na Jang | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Pornanong Phatlum | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Amy Yang | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Candie Kung | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Na Yeon Choi | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Chella Choi | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Mirim Lee | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Gerina Piller | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Brooke Mackenzie Henderson | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Stacy Lewis | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Suzann Pettersen | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1992-05-02, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2010; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 10 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings, list of 29 February 2016 (LPGA.com PDF): "10 -1 Ha-Na Jang KOR 60 307.66 5.13").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet