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Sunday 7 May 2017LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins Lorena Ochoa Match Play
Club de Golf México, Mexico City, Mexico · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 May 2017 · Sei Young Kim’s win no. 6 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,200,000 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
12 h 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 87° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/12°C · wind 16 km/h N, gusts 42 · 7.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/12°C · wind 8 km/h NW, gusts 29 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/10°C · wind 7 km/h WSW, gusts 24 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/12°C · wind 9 km/h SW, gusts 27 · 8.4 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 THALost the final 1 down: fell 3 down after Kim opened birdie-eagle-birdie, won the 10th, 14th and 17th (Kim's tee shot out of bounds) but Kim halved the 18th with a par Vietnam News (AFP): Kim edges Ariya 1-up to win LPGA Match Play title
64 started
Same week
LPGA event
Lorena Ochoa Match Play
Club de Golf México, Club de Golf México, Mexico City, Mexico
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Sei Young Kim
Score, to par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Vietnam News (AFP)
7 May 2017
It was a really tough day today. I never had such a hard win like today. I am happy that I was able to win and hold this trophy.
Vietnam News (AFP)
7 May 2017
I tried to stay calm but I really couldn't. My hands were shaking, my legs were shaking too. It was really hard to keep calm.
The golfer
born 1993-01-21, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2010; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 6; world No. 12 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by AP via ESPN ("projected to jump from 12th to eighth") and AFP ("12th-ranked Kim Sei-Young")).
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet