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Saturday 16 April 2016LPGA TourYear in Review
Lee wins Lotte Championship
Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii · Wednesday 13 to Saturday 16 April 2016 · Minjee Lee’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,800,000 USD · Lotte · Saturday finish (final round played Saturday in Hawaii)
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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 79° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/23°C · wind 33 km/h ENE, gusts 67 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/24°C · wind 26 km/h ENE, gusts 53 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/23°C · wind 21 km/h ENE, gusts 42 · 2.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/23°C · wind 20 km/h NE, gusts 42 · 1.3 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
- Katie Burnett USA · 273Third-round leader closed with 70; three-putt bogey on the par-3 16th cost the lead, then missed a 6-foot birdie try on 17 Minjee Lee shoots 64 to win LPGA Tour's Lotte Championship (AP via ESPN)
- In Gee Chun KOR · 273Closed with 67 and missed a 16-foot birdie try on 18 Minjee Lee shoots 64 to win LPGA Tour's Lotte Championship (AP via ESPN)
· cut +2, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Lotte Championship
Ko Olina Golf Club, Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Minjee Lee
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 April 2016
Well, yesterday I spoke to my coach and he was like, You're only five back. Just shoot 8-under and you'll be fine. And I shot 8-under, so that was good.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 April 2016
I think more on the back nine I putted really well. I was pretty clutch within 12 feet. All of my birdies were pretty much 12 feet or just inside, so it was my putting.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 April 2016
I don't necessarily feel like I lost the tournament. I feel like Minjee just won it. 8-under, I mean, that's pretty solid.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minjee Lee | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | In Gee Chun | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Katie Burnett | 273 | −15 |
| 4 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 274 | −14 |
| 5 | Su-Yeon Jang | 275 | −13 |
| 6 | Joanna Klatten | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Megan Khang | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Mo Martin | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Sei Young Kim | 277 | −11 |
| T10 | Nontaya Srisawang | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Shanshan Feng | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Brooke Mackenzie Henderson | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Pernilla Lindberg | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Lexi Thompson | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1996-05-27, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2014; age 19 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 17 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by AP (ESPN): "projected to move from 17th to 12th in the world rankings").
What’s in the bag
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