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Sunday 24 April 2016LPGA TourYear in Review
Nomura wins Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic
Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City, California · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 April 2016 · Haru Nomura’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD · Swinging Skirts
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/14°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 44 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/13°C · wind 27 km/h SW, gusts 64 · 8.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/9°C · wind 18 km/h W, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/11°C · wind 29 km/h WNW, gusts 63 · 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
- Lee-Anne Pace RSABogeyed the first five holes in a final-round 74 in 35-40 mph wind and finished four behind AP via ESPN
· cut +4, 80 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic
Lake Merced Golf Club, Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Haru Nomura
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 April 2016
So that putt in, hit the -- I hit, and it rolled on the line, so I thought 100 percent in. So I thought today, I win.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 April 2016
I love playing blackjack, so that's what I plan to do. When I get there, I'm just going to drop off my luggage and go.
Associated Press via ESPN
24 April 2016
It was freezing. It was very, very gusty. A lot of the shots you stood over and it was just really, really difficult to commit to the lines. It was a very tough day.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haru Nomura | 65 · 70 · 71 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| 2 | Lee-Anne Pace | −5 | ||
| T3 | Gerina Piller | −4 | ||
| T3 | Na Yeon Choi | −4 | ||
| 5 | So Yeon Ryu | −2 | ||
| T6 | Lexi Thompson | −1 | ||
| T6 | Jenny Shin | −1 | ||
| T6 | Mi Jung Hur | −1 | ||
| T6 | Lydia Ko | −1 | ||
| T6 | Brooke Mackenzie Henderson | −1 |
The golfer
born 1992-11-25, Yokohama, Japan; JPN; turned pro 2010; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 36 that week (world ranking as stated by AP via ESPN ('projected to jump from 36th to 23rd')).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet