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Sunday 5 March 2017LPGA TourYear in Review
Park wins HSBC Women's Champions
Sentosa Golf Club, Tanjong Course, Sentosa, Singapore · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 March 2017 · Inbee Park’s win no. 18 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · HSBC
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 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 82° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/25°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 31 · 18.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/25°C · wind 15 km/h NNE, gusts 32 · 10.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/24°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 23 · 12.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/24°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 26 · 10.2 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
- Ariya Jutanugarn THA · 270Played alongside Park and closed with 66, but a bogey on the par-4 12th left her one short of Park's course-record 64 Inbee Park takes the HSBC Women's Champions after course-record final round (LPGA.com)
63 started, 63 made it
Same week
LPGA event
HSBC Women's Champions
Sentosa Golf Club (Tanjong Course), Sentosa Golf Club, Tanjong Course, Sentosa, Singapore
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Inbee Park
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 March 2017
I told myself, you can't worry about things that haven't happened yet.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 March 2017
And when there's pressure, I get calmer.
LPGA.com
5 March 2017
I learned a lot from her. She's very calm. I feel like she makes every putt. I think she didn’t miss one putt today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inbee Park | 67 · 67 · 71 · 64 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 67 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| 3 | Sung Hyun Park | 68 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T4 | Brooke M. Henderson | 67 · 70 · 71 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Ha Na Jang | 70 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Michelle Wie | 66 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | So Yeon Ryu | 73 · 70 · 66 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Anna Nordqvist | 67 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Mirim Lee | 74 · 68 · 69 · 65 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Chella Choi | 70 · 70 · 70 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Lydia Ko | 69 · 68 · 67 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1988-07-12, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2006; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 18; majors to date: 7; world No. 12 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by LPGA.com round-two recap ("has slid down to 12th")).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet