Golf Network News
Saturday 15 April 2017LPGA TourYear in Review
Kerr wins Lotte Championship
Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii · Wednesday 12 to Saturday 15 April 2017 · Cristie Kerr’s win no. 19 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD · Lotte · Wednesday-Saturday event; final round Saturday
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 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/22°C · wind 19 km/h ENE, gusts 40 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/22°C · wind 16 km/h ENE, gusts 35 · 7.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/22°C · wind 15 km/h ENE, gusts 33 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/22°C · wind 13 km/h ENE, gusts 29 · 0 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
- Su-Yeon Jang KOR · 271Sponsor invite who led after the second and third rounds and was five ahead after three holes Saturday; first bogey at No. 6 and a double bogey at the par-3 8th let Kerr tie and pass her Cristie Kerr closes with 6-under 66 for 3-stroke win in Hawaii (AP via ESPN)
- Lydia Ko NZL · 271Started the final round eight shots back and closed with 64, the round of the day, but was too far back to challenge Cristie Kerr Wins LOTTE Championship Presented By HERSHEY (LPGA.com)
- In Gee Chun KOR · 271Closed with 67 to tie for second, three behind Cristie Kerr closes with 6-under 66 for 3-stroke win in Hawaii (AP via ESPN)
· cut -1, 78 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Lotte Championship
Ko Olina Golf Club, Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Cristie Kerr
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 April 2017
You know what, Sergio Garcia just won the Masters, nobody talked about his age, so I think we need to stop talking about age out here, shall we?
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 April 2017
I didn't even think about it until after I shot 10-under that turtles are really good luck for me, they always have been, and I went swimming with the turtles on Friday afternoon.
Associated Press via ESPN
15 April 2017
Going into the day eight shots behind, there is a huge difference between eight shots and five shots. I knew that it would take the round of my life versus a mediocre round by everybody else.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristie Kerr | 71 · 69 · 62 · 66 | 268 | −20 |
| T2 | Lydia Ko | 73 · 69 · 65 · 64 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | In Gee Chun | 70 · 69 · 65 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Su-Yeon Jang | 67 · 67 · 65 · 72 | 271 | −17 |
| 5 | Alena Sharp | 67 · 69 · 66 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| 6 | So Yeon Ryu | 68 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T7 | Stacy Lewis | 68 · 68 · 72 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 69 · 66 · 70 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T9 | Danielle Kang | 69 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Cydney Clanton | 69 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1977-10-12, Miami, Florida; USA; turned pro 1996; age 39 that week; tour wins to date: 19; majors to date: 2; world No. 26 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by LPGA.com winners circle ("projected to move from No. 26 ... to No. 19")).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet