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Sunday 6 November 2016LPGA TourYear in Review
Feng wins TOTO Japan Classic
Taiheiyo Club Minori Course, Omitama, Ibaraki, Japan (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 4 to Sunday 6 November 2016 · Shanshan Feng’s win no. 6 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · TOTO
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 18 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Ha-Na Jang KORBirdied 16 and 17 for a third straight 68 playing two groups ahead, finishing one back; Feng's closing double bogey was not enough to let her in Shanshan Feng picks up second straight victory in Japan Classic (AP via ESPN)
, 78 made it
Same week
LPGA event
TOTO Japan Classic
Taiheiyo Club, Minori Course, Taiheiyo Club Minori Course, Omitama, Ibaraki, Japan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Shanshan Feng
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
6 November 2016
The second putt, I missed and left myself a 3-footer and said, 'It's time to make this putt.' I didn't want to lose by making a triple-bogey on the last.
LPGA.com
6 November 2016
Before this week, I’ve won 16 times as a professional but I’d never got back-to-back wins
Associated Press via ESPN
6 November 2016
Every day, I had strong front nine, but was a little tired on the back nine. Just tried to be patient every hole. My target was 12-under par this week and I hit my target perfect.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanshan Feng | 203 | −13 |
| 2 | Ha-Na Jang | −12 | |
| T3 | So Yeon Ryu | −10 | |
| T3 | Kotone Hori | −10 | |
| T3 | Sun Ju Ahn | −10 | |
| T3 | Soo-Yun Kang | −10 | |
| T7 | Pornanong Phatlum | −9 | |
| T7 | Mi Hyang Lee | −9 | |
| T7 | Suzann Pettersen | −9 | |
| T10 | Minjee Lee | −8 | |
| T10 | Sandra Gal | −8 | |
| T10 | Jenny Shin | −8 | |
| T10 | Ariya Jutanugarn | −8 |
The golfer
born 1989-08-05, Guangzhou, China; CHN; turned pro 2007; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 1; world No. 8 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by AP ("Projected to jump from eighth to sixth") and LPGA.com ("World No. 8")).
What’s in the bag
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