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Sunday 31 January 2016LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic
Ocean Club Golf Course, Paradise Island, Bahamas · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 January 2016 · Hyo Joo Kim’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,400,000 USD · Pure Silk
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
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The name over time
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The ones it got away from
- Stacy Lewis USA · 276Needed an eagle on the par-5 18th to force a playoff; parred it for 68 after a bogey on 8 hurt Hyo Joo Kim wins LPGA Tour opener by two shots (AP via ESPN)
- Sei Young Kim KOR · 276Double bogey on the par-4 ninth, then four back-nine birdies in a 68 Hyo Joo Kim wins LPGA Tour opener by two shots (AP via ESPN)
- Anna Nordqvist SWE · 276Co-54-hole leader closed with 69, birdying the final two par 5s Hyo Joo Kim wins LPGA Tour opener by two shots (AP via ESPN)
· cut +2, 80 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic
Ocean Club Golf Course, Ocean Club Golf Course, Paradise Island, Bahamas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hyo Joo Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (ESPN), translated by Minjee Lee
31 January 2016
Really happy that I won here because it's just like a really good start to the season. Good vibes.
Associated Press (ESPN)
31 January 2016
Seven under's a great score and I knew it was going to take something like that today on this golf course with less wind.
Associated Press (ESPN)
31 January 2016
I did my best, but I couldn't catch Hyo Joo.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyo Joo Kim | 274 | −18 |
| T2 | Stacy Lewis | 276 | −16 |
| T2 | Sei Young Kim | 276 | −16 |
| T2 | Anna Nordqvist | 276 | −16 |
| T5 | Pornanong Phatlum | 277 | −15 |
| T5 | Paula Creamer | 277 | −15 |
| T5 | Ilhee Lee | 277 | −15 |
| T8 | Brittany Lincicome | 278 | −14 |
| T8 | Min Seo Kwak | 278 | −14 |
| T8 | Charley Hull | 278 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1995-07-14, Wonju, Gangwon Province, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2012; age 20 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 1; 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 25 January 2016 (LPGA.com PDF): "10 -- Hyo-Joo Kim KOR 58 286.61 4.94").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet