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Sunday 12 June 2016LPGA TourYear in Review
Henderson wins KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Sahalee Country Club, Sammamish, Washington · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 June 2016 · Brooke Henderson’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $3,500,000 USD · KPMG
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 66° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/11°C · wind 8 km/h SSW, gusts 26 · 2.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/10°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 36 · 5.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/10°C · wind 8 km/h SSW, gusts 29 · 4.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/10°C · wind 8 km/h NNW, gusts 27 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- LPGA Championship
- Eve-LPGA Championship
- Mazda LPGA Championship
- McDonald's LPGA Championship
- McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by AIG
- McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola
- LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans
- Wegmans LPGA Championship
- KPMG Women's PGA Championship
1955–2026 in our record, 72 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Lydia Ko NZL · 278Led by two entering the final round and closed with a bogey-free 67, but missed a 4-foot birdie at the 17th and lost to Henderson's birdie on the first playoff hole. Brooke Henderson beats Lydia Ko in playoff to capture first major title (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut +7, 75 made it
Same week
Women's major
KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Sahalee Country Club, Sammamish
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Lydia Ko
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 June 2016
Right when I stepped over it the man moved, like ten yards left. I was going, okay, I'm not going to aim at him anymore (laughter).
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 June 2016
But I would have liked to be the youngest ever to win a major championship, but to be able to win this one is a good second best.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 June 2016
And even just down the playoff hole, for her to go that Tiger line, just right of the left trees, going right for the pin and to have the perfect yardage, she just played great.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooke Henderson | 67 · 73 · 73 · 65 | 278 | −6 |
| 2 | Lydia Ko | 71 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 278 | −6 |
| 3 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 70 · 75 · 68 · 66 | 279 | −5 |
| T4 | Hee Young Park | 70 · 74 · 72 · 66 | 282 | −2 |
| T4 | So Yeon Ryu | 72 · 70 · 73 · 67 | 282 | −2 |
| T4 | Mirim Lee | 71 · 69 · 73 · 69 | 282 | −2 |
| 7 | Amy Yang | 74 · 73 · 66 · 70 | 283 | −1 |
| T8 | Su Oh | 73 · 69 · 72 · 70 | 284 | E |
| T8 | Chella Choi | 71 · 73 · 69 · 71 | 284 | E |
| T8 | Anna Nordqvist | 73 · 71 · 69 · 71 | 284 | E |
The golfer
born 1997-09-10, Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada; CAN; turned pro 2014; age 18 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 1; world No. 4 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by AP via ESPN: 'The 18-year-old Canadian, ranked No. 4 in the world').
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