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Sunday 19 November 2017LPGA TourYear in Review
Jutanugarn wins CME Group Tour Championship
Tiburón Golf Club, Naples, Florida · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 November 2017 · Ariya Jutanugarn’s win no. 7 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,500,000 USD · CME Group
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 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/19°C · wind 21 km/h NNE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/18°C · wind 18 km/h NNE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/18°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/19°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 26 · 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
- Lexi Thompson USA · 274Led by one through 71 holes, then missed a 2-foot par putt on the 72nd hole and fell into a tie for second Ariya Jutanugarn rallies for CME win after Lexi Thompson misses 2-foot putt (AP via ESPN)
- Jessica Korda USA · 274Closed with a 67 but left a 25-foot birdie attempt on the 18th well short and finished one behind Ariya Jutanugarn rallies for CME win after Lexi Thompson misses 2-foot putt (AP via ESPN)
, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
CME Group Tour Championship
Tiburón Golf Club, Tiburón Golf Club, Naples, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ariya Jutanugarn
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 November 2017
As soon as he say that I turn around and look at the leaderboard. I'm like, Wow, I better make this one.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
19 November 2017
Wow. I was cry, because I think I can't make that one because I'm so nervous and my hand was shaking.
espnW (Bill Fields)
19 November 2017
It was a short putt. I don't really play break on those. I don't know. I just had a little mishap in my hands and just pushed it off to the right.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 68 · 71 · 67 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Jessica Korda | 69 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Lexi Thompson | 71 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Eun-Hee Ji | 69 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Pernilla Lindberg | 69 · 67 · 71 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Sung Hyun Park | 67 · 65 · 75 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Michelle Wie | 72 · 68 · 66 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Kim Kaufman | 70 · 72 · 64 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | In-Kyung Kim | 70 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Nelly Korda | 70 · 66 · 73 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1995-11-23, Bangkok, Thailand; THA; turned pro 2012; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 1; world No. 9 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings, list of 13 November 2017 (LPGA.com PDF): "9 ‐‐ Jutanugarn, Ariya ‐ 3079 THA 57 345.9360 6.0691").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet