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Sunday 23 July 2017LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins Marathon Classic presented by Owens Corning and O-I
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 July 2017 · In-Kyung Kim’s win no. 6 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,600,000 USD · Marathon Petroleum
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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/23°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 46 · 4.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/22°C · wind 10 km/h WNW, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/22°C · wind 19 km/h WSW, gusts 47 · 36.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/21°C · wind 13 km/h NW, gusts 32 · 2.8 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
- Lexi Thompson USAStarted three back and closed with a 66, but Kim went bogey-free in a 63; Thompson's fifth runner-up finish of 2017 In-Kyung Kim Picks Up Second Win of Season at Marathon Classic (LPGA.com)
· cut -1, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Marathon Classic presented by Owens Corning and O-I
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
In-Kyung Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
LPGA.com
23 July 2017
It's golf. I really didn't expect anything. Maybe I think that's why I played really well today,
Associated Press via ESPN
23 July 2017
I wasn't expecting to go very low, but I did my best, and sometimes without expectation, just, I guess, it works out.
LPGA.com
23 July 2017
You just have to focus on doing your best and controlling your attitude and your game.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In-Kyung Kim | 65 · 67 · 68 · 63 | 263 | −21 |
| 2 | Lexi Thompson | −17 | ||
| T3 | Gerina Piller | −15 | ||
| T3 | Pei-Yun Chien | −15 | ||
| 5 | Sandra Changkija | −14 | ||
| T6 | Kim Kaufman | −13 | ||
| T6 | Sung Hyun Park | −13 | ||
| T8 | Angela Stanford | −12 | ||
| T8 | Angel Yin | −12 | ||
| T8 | Brittany Lincicome | −12 | ||
| T8 | Aditi Ashok | −12 | ||
| T8 | Nelly Korda | −12 |
The golfer
born 1988-06-13, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2006; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 0; world No. 28 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings, list of 17 July 2017 (LPGA.com PDF): "28 ‐2 Kim, I.K. ‐ 434 KOR 38 118.2462 3.1117").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet