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Sunday 30 April 2017LPGA TourYear in Review
Nomura wins Volunteers of America Texas Shootout
Las Colinas Country Club, Irving, Texas · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 April 2017 · Haru Nomura’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · Volunteers of America · Final round and six-hole playoff both completed Sunday; playoff ended at dusk
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/8°C · wind 28 km/h SSE, gusts 51 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/19°C · wind 27 km/h SSE, gusts 47 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/14°C · wind 37 km/h SSW, gusts 70 · 12.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/10°C · wind 44 km/h W, gusts 75 · 0.2 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
- Cristie Kerr USA · 281Closed with 74 to post 3-under 281 and briefly led after Nomura double-bogeyed the 71st; lost when her 12-foot birdie putt missed on the sixth playoff hole (flubbed chip on the second extra hole) Haru Nomura wins Volunteers of America Texas Shootout in playoff (AP via ESPN)
, 53 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Volunteers of America Texas Shootout
Las Colinas Country Club, Las Colinas Country Club, Irving, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Haru Nomura
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
30 April 2017
I don't feel like I really win because of the playoff. But I'm here in Texas: I want to have a steak.
Associated Press via ESPN
30 April 2017
Double-bogey was really harsh. An eagle at 18 would win. I try to enjoy the rest.
LPGA.com
30 April 2017
I had her on that second playoff hole when I was behind the green, and I just made an error and you can’t do that in playoffs.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haru Nomura | 68 · 65 · 72 · 76 | 281 | −3 |
| 2 | Cristie Kerr | 68 · 69 · 70 · 74 | 281 | −3 |
| 3 | Jessica Korda | 68 · 70 · 72 · 73 | 283 | −1 |
| 4 | Sung Hyun Park | 67 · 72 · 71 · 74 | 284 | E |
| T5 | Eun-Hee Ji | 68 · 73 · 74 · 70 | 285 | +1 |
| T5 | Angel Yin | 74 · 67 · 72 · 72 | 285 | +1 |
| T5 | Minjee Lee | 68 · 70 · 74 · 73 | 285 | +1 |
| T5 | Mi Jung Hur | 65 · 72 · 74 · 74 | 285 | +1 |
| T9 | Amy Yang | 68 · 71 · 78 · 69 | 286 | +2 |
| T9 | Charley Hull | 71 · 66 · 77 · 72 | 286 | +2 |
| T9 | So Yeon Ryu | 74 · 69 · 68 · 75 | 286 | +2 |
| T9 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 67 · 67 · 76 · 76 | 286 | +2 |
The golfer
born 1992-11-25, Kanagawa, Japan; JPN; turned pro 2010; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 3; world No. 24 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by LPGA.com winners circle ("projected to move from 24th to 18th")).
What’s in the bag
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