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Sunday 4 September 2016LPGA TourYear in Review
Masson wins Manulife LPGA Classic
Whistle Bear Golf Club, Cambridge, Ontario · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 September 2016 · Caroline Masson’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1.6 million USD · Manulife
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 47 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 53° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/14°C · wind 16 km/h N, gusts 34 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/12°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/10°C · wind 9 km/h ENE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/8°C · wind 8 km/h E, gusts 18 · 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
- Mi Hyang Lee KOR · 273Third-round leader; closed with 71 and parred the final two holes, missing the chance for a playoff Caroline Masson wins LPGA Manulife Classic for first title (AP via ESPN)
- Minjee Lee AUS · 273Closed with 68 to finish one stroke back Caroline Masson wins LPGA Manulife Classic for first title (AP via ESPN)
- Karine Icher FRA · 273Closed with 66 to finish one stroke back Caroline Masson wins LPGA Manulife Classic for first title (AP via ESPN)
· cut -1, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Manulife LPGA Classic
Whistle Bear Golf Club, Whistle Bear Golf Club, Cambridge, Ontario
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Caroline Masson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Last Word on Sports
4 September 2016
Now I’m covered in beer. I think they picked beer cause I’m German, they figured I could take it.
Last Word on Sports
4 September 2016
I got off to a really bad start, as I doubled the first hole. From then on, I just golfed. There was no pressure to win or do anything. Just keep making birdies, and that’s what I did all day.
Last Word on Sports
4 September 2016
It felt like it took forever. I just tried to hit a few putts to distract myself from the situation.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroline Masson | 68 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Karine Icher | 71 · 71 · 65 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Minjee Lee | 70 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Mi Hyang Lee | 69 · 67 · 66 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Suzann Pettersen | 69 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Lydia Ko | 70 · 72 · 64 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 70 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Austin Ernst | 70 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | In Gee Chun | 67 · 75 · 65 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Ryann O'Toole | 69 · 72 · 66 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Nontaya Srisawang | 68 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Marina Alex | 70 · 64 · 73 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Hyo Joo Kim | 68 · 67 · 68 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-14, Gladbeck, West Germany; GER; turned pro 2009; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 87 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings, list of 29 August 2016 (LPGA.com PDF): "87 ‐‐ Masson, Caroline ‐ 3256 GER 62 84.5621 1.3639").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet