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Sunday 15 October 2017LPGA TourYear in Review
Ko wins LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship
Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course, Incheon, South Korea (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 October 2017 · Jin Young Ko’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD · KEB Hana Bank
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 03 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Sung Hyun Park KORTwo behind Ko after a closing 68; a three-putt bogey at the 14th effectively halted her bid (and her chance to reach world No. 1) Jin Young Ko wins first LPGA title on home soil (Associated Press via ESPN)
77 started, 77 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship
Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course, Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course, Incheon, South Korea
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jin Young Ko
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript, through translation)
15 October 2017
I kind of told myself that the ten million Christians in Korea are probably all rooting for me.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript, through translation)
15 October 2017
When we were walking from hole to hole the gallery would be cheering for them and I couldn't really hear my name.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript, through translation)
15 October 2017
It seems that after last year, again this year victory is just outside my reach.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jin Young Ko | 68 · 67 · 66 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Sung Hyun Park | 66 · 69 · 68 · 68 | −17 | |
| 3 | In Gee Chun | 70 · 65 · 68 · 69 | −16 | |
| 4 | Lizette Salas | 67 · 69 · 68 · 70 | −14 | |
| 5 | Marina Alex | 67 · 69 · 69 · 70 | −13 | |
| T6 | Charley Hull | 71 · 70 · 66 · 69 | −12 | |
| T6 | Minjee Lee | 66 · 71 · 68 · 71 | −12 | |
| T8 | So Yeon Ryu | 72 · 68 · 68 · 70 | −10 | |
| T8 | Brooke Henderson | 71 · 67 · 68 · 72 | −10 | |
| T8 | Carlota Ciganda | 72 · 67 · 67 · 72 | −10 | |
| T8 | Angel Yin | 68 · 65 · 72 · 73 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1995-07-07, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2013; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 33 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings, list of 9 October 2017 (LPGA.com PDF): "33 ‐‐ Ko, Jin‐Young ‐ 4532 KOR 57 163.7845 2.8734").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet