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Sunday 21 May 2017LPGA TourYear in Review
Thompson wins Kingsmill Championship presented by JTBC
Kingsmill Resort (River Course), Williamsburg, Virginia · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 May 2017 · Lexi Thompson’s win no. 8 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 09 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/22°C · wind 19 km/h SW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/22°C · wind 19 km/h SW, gusts 35 · 2.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/16°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 45 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/15°C · wind 17 km/h E, gusts 38 · 0.7 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
- In Gee Chun KOR · 269Played alongside Thompson and shot a bogey-free 67, getting within two after a birdie on the 7th, but Thompson pulled clear on the back nine AP via ESPN: Lexi Thompson sets event record at 20 under in wire-to-wire win
· cut E, 72 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Kingsmill Championship presented by JTBC
Kingsmill Resort, River Course, Kingsmill Resort (River Course), Williamsburg, Virginia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lexi Thompson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via ESPN
21 May 2017
I'm so over that. It is in the past. It's unfortunate what happened, but it's time to move on and this puts a lid on it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 May 2017
My goal going into today was to get to 20-under. That way I didn't focus on any other players. Just try to focus on my game.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 May 2017
I had great round today. I made bogey-free round, but she play was so good. Really enjoyed play with her. So I learn a lot from her today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexi Thompson | 65 · 65 · 69 · 65 | 264 | −20 |
| 2 | In Gee Chun | 69 · 66 · 67 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| 3 | Angela Stanford | 70 · 66 · 71 · 66 | 273 | −11 |
| 4 | Danielle Kang | 72 · 65 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T5 | Carlota Ciganda | 69 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| T5 | Sei Young Kim | 69 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 275 | −9 |
| T7 | Ryann O'Toole | 70 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T7 | Gerina Piller | 66 · 67 · 74 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T7 | Madelene Sagstrom | 70 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T10 | Suzann Pettersen | 69 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T10 | So Yeon Ryu | 70 · 67 · 72 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T10 | Shanshan Feng | 69 · 67 · 70 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
| T10 | Lydia Ko | 67 · 67 · 70 · 73 | 277 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1995-02-10, Coral Springs, Florida, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2010; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 8.
What’s in the bag
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