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Sunday 18 November 2018LPGA TourYear in Review
Thompson wins CME Group Tour Championship
Tiburón Golf Club, Naples, Florida · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 November 2018 · Lexi Thompson’s win no. 10 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,500,000 USD · CME Group
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 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/19°C · wind 31 km/h NNW, gusts 52 · 2.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/15°C · wind 23 km/h N, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/14°C · wind 18 km/h NNE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/20°C · wind 16 km/h NE, gusts 28 · 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
- Nelly Korda USA · 274Two back on the 13th tee; Thompson birdied and Korda bogeyed to go four behind with five to play; closed with a 71 Lexi Thompson wins LPGA finale, while Ariya Jutanugarn claims Race to CME Globe and $1M prize (AP via ESPN)
72 started, 72 made it
Same week
LPGA event
CME Group Tour Championship
Tiburón Golf Club, Tiburón Golf Club, Naples, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lexi Thompson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 November 2018
Just the last few years it's been a very up and down two years. A lot of ups, but just some stuff I've been going through.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 November 2018
I came into the week saying, I'm not going to play afraid of this golf course.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 November 2018
I made a really bad mistake after that birdie and just kind of -- she just kind of ran with it after that.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lexi Thompson | 65 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Nelly Korda | 69 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Brittany Lincicome | 64 · 71 · 73 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | So Yeon Ryu | 69 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 70 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Lydia Ko | 69 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Marina Alex | 69 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Carlota Ciganda | 66 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| 9 | Nasa Hataoka | 64 · 76 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Brooke Henderson | 73 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Amy Olson | 63 · 72 · 76 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Sei Young Kim | 69 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1995-02-10, Coral Springs, Florida; USA; turned pro 2010; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 1; world No. 8 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2018-11-12 (published by LPGA.com), row: 8 -- Thompson, Lexi - 3007 USA 42 220.2116 5.2431).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet