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Sunday 26 March 2017LPGA TourYear in Review
Lee wins Kia Classic
Aviara Golf Club, Carlsbad, California · Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 March 2017 · Mirim Lee’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,800,000 USD · Kia
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 08 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/13°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 34 · 1.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/10°C · wind 20 km/h W, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/12°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/13°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 31 · 0.1 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 · 274Weekend of 65-66 lifted her into a tie for second, six behind Lee's bogey-free closing 65 2017 Kia Classic winner, final leaderboard, results, prize money payouts (Golf News Net)
- Austin Ernst USA · 274Closed with 67 to tie for second, six behind; never got close after Lee birdied every odd-numbered hole on the front nine Mirim Lee ties tournament record to win Kia at 20-under-par (ESPN.com news services / AP)
· cut +1, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Kia Classic
Aviara Golf Club, Aviara Golf Club, Carlsbad, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mirim Lee
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript, through translation)
26 March 2017
On front nine I had 5-under and then I was keep thinking about myself. It is not just against the other competitor. I want to think about this game is just for myself, against myself.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript, through translation)
26 March 2017
When they coming out I just thought, Don't spread it on me. But only the winner can enjoy the moment, so it was very special.
ESPN.com news services (AP)
26 March 2017
Yeah, if another Korean girl is going to win the tournament, hopefully next one is going to be me.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirim Lee | 68 · 68 · 67 · 65 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | So Yeon Ryu | 73 · 70 · 65 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Austin Ernst | 70 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Gerina Piller | 69 · 72 · 67 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Sung Hyun Park | 70 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Karine Icher | 68 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Cristie Kerr | 66 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Mi Jung Hur | 71 · 67 · 66 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| 9 | Shanshan Feng | 70 · 72 · 70 · 65 | 277 | −11 |
| 10 | In Gee Chun | 66 · 73 · 67 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1990-10-25; KOR; turned pro 2009; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 21 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings, list of 20 March 2017 (LPGA.com PDF): "21 +1 Lee, Mi Rim ‐ 2756 KOR 51 158.4716 3.1073").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet