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Sunday 27 March 2016LPGA TourYear in Review
Ko wins Kia Classic
Aviara Golf Club, Carlsbad, California · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 March 2016 · Lydia Ko’s win no. 11 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,700,000 USD · Kia
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 13 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/11°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/12°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/13°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/14°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 26 · 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
- Inbee Park KOR · 273Closed with 67 and pulled within two with birdies on 16 and 17 two groups ahead, but Ko birdied the last three holes Lydia Ko claims Kia Classic for 11th LPGA Tour title (AP via ESPN)
· cut +2, 81 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Kia Classic
Aviara Golf Club, Aviara Golf Club, Carlsbad, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lydia Ko
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 March 2016
I don't think I've ever double-hit it, especially with a putter before. So that was interesting. But fortunately I was able to make the second putt and I think that was kind of the turning point.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 March 2016
I haven't got in any practice really. Obviously in Asia or in New Zealand or Australia, it's on the other side, so I'm not going anywhere near the steering wheel.
Associated Press (ESPN)
27 March 2016
This is a great finish for me and it's going to be a good confidence week for me.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lydia Ko | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Inbee Park | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Ai Miyazato | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Sung Hyun Park | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Jenny Shin | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Gerina Piller | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Shanshan Feng | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Hyo Joo Kim | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Jessica Korda | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Brooke Mackenzie Henderson | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Brittany Lang | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1997-04-24, Seoul, South Korea; NZL; turned pro 2013; age 18 that week; tour wins to date: 11; majors to date: 1; world No. 1 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by AP (ESPN): "reaffirming her position as the top player in the world").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet