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Sunday 26 February 2017LPGA TourYear in Review
Yang wins Honda LPGA Thailand
Siam Country Club, Pattaya Old Course, Chonburi, Thailand · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 February 2017 · Amy Yang’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,600,000 USD · Honda · Rain delays in the second round: Yang played 31 holes Saturday and finished her third round early Sunday morning
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/26°C · wind 11 km/h SSW, gusts 26 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/26°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 28 · 4.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/25°C · wind 10 km/h S, gusts 24 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/26°C · wind 8 km/h SSE, gusts 27 · 0.8 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
- So Yeon Ryu KOR · 271Matched Yang's closing 68 but could not cut into a five-stroke 54-hole deficit; Yang's lead dipped to three several times before she pulled clear from the 14th Amy Yang sets tourney record in LPGA Thailand win (AP via ESPN)
, 70 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Honda LPGA Thailand
Siam Country Club (Pattaya Old Course), Siam Country Club, Pattaya Old Course, Chonburi, Thailand
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Amy Yang
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
LPGA.com
26 February 2017
You know, very happy, beyond happy. Wasn't easy with rain delays and 4:00 a.m. wake-up calls two days in a row.
Associated Press via ESPN
26 February 2017
I knew I had to make it, and I did.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 February 2017
You know, honestly, it's been tough like mentally and physically, but I really tried to stay focused out there.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy Yang | 66 · 67 · 65 · 68 | 266 | −22 |
| 2 | So Yeon Ryu | 69 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| 3 | Sei Young Kim | 67 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Lexi Thompson | 68 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | In Gee Chun | 70 · 70 · 67 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Danielle Kang | 68 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| 7 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 69 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Lydia Ko | 70 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Mirim Lee | 71 · 66 · 72 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Austin Ernst | 71 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 69 · 69 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 66 · 68 · 72 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1989-07-28, Ilsan, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2006; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 11 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by LPGA.com winners circle ("projected to move up from No. 11")).
What’s in the bag
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