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Sunday 5 November 2017LPGA TourYear in Review
Feng wins TOTO Japan Classic
Taiheiyo Club Minori Course, Omitama, Ibaraki, Japan (region; the course comes with research) · Friday 3 to Sunday 5 November 2017 · Shanshan Feng’s win no. 8 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · TOTO · 54-hole event, rounds Friday-Sunday (first round Friday Nov 3 per Pro Golf Weekly; ESPN schedule lists start Nov 2)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 38° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous 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
- Ai Suzuki JPNAlso shot a final-round 68 but could not capitalize on late birdie chances and finished two shots behind Shanshan Feng defends title in Japan Classic with two-stroke win (ESPN wire)
, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
TOTO Japan Classic
Taiheiyo Club, Minori Course, Taiheiyo Club Minori Course, Omitama, Ibaraki, Japan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Shanshan Feng
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN wire
5 November 2017
That was my goal, before I started the week, to defend my title.
ESPN wire
5 November 2017
My caddie told me: `This week, you're going to be first. Two weeks ago, you finished third. Last week, you finished second, so you know what comes after that. first.' I was like, OK, let's go for it.
ESPN wire
5 November 2017
Her ball striking is so good. She left herself so many birdie chances and I was freaked out.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanshan Feng | 197 | −19 |
| 2 | Ai Suzuki | −17 | |
| 3 | Anna Nordqvist | 201 | −15 |
| 4 | Lizette Salas | −13 | |
| T5 | Mi Hyang Lee | −12 | |
| T5 | Moriya Jutanugarn | −12 | |
| T5 | Sarah Jane Smith | −12 | |
| T5 | Minjee Lee | −12 | |
| T5 | Mamiko Higa | −12 | |
| T5 | Lydia Ko | −12 | |
| T5 | Ayaka Watanabe | −12 |
The golfer
born 1989-08-05, Guangzhou, China; CHN; turned pro 2007; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 4 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings, list of 30 October 2017 (LPGA.com PDF): "4 +2 Feng, Shanshan ‐ 1518 CHN 49 352.8688 7.2014").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet