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Sunday 22 April 2018LPGA TourYear in Review
Jutanugarn wins Hugel-JTBC LA Open
Wilshire Country Club, Los Angeles, California · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 April 2018 · Moriya Jutanugarn’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · Hugel, JTBC
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 06 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R118°/10°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 40 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/10°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/11°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/14°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 39 · 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
- Inbee Park KOR · 274Played in the final threesome and closed with a 68 but could not put pressure on Jutanugarn; finished two back, tied for second Moriya Jutanugarn wins LPGA L.A. tourney for first tour win (AP via ESPN)
- Jin Young Ko KOR · 274Closed with a 70 and missed a 4-foot birdie putt on the 18th that would have cut the lead to one; tied for second, two back Moriya Jutanugarn wins LPGA L.A. tourney for first tour win (AP via ESPN)
· cut +5, 70 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Hugel-JTBC LA Open
Wilshire Country Club, Wilshire Country Club, Los Angeles, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Moriya Jutanugarn
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 April 2018
I been close so many times, and today is going to be another day that is a good practice for my future. I mean, no matter what's going to happen, it's going to be a good day for me.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 April 2018
I have my own way to do things and she have her own way, just because different kind of person, different people.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 April 2018
I think Moriya was playing really good golf out there today. I think I got to maybe one shot of the lead on the front nine and she made a few birdies after that.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 68 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T2 | Jin Young Ko | 71 · 67 · 66 · 70 | 274 | −10 |
| T2 | Inbee Park | 66 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| 4 | So Yeon Ryu | 71 · 65 · 73 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T5 | Eun-Hee Ji | 68 · 69 · 70 · 71 | 278 | −6 |
| T5 | Emma Talley | 68 · 72 · 71 · 67 | 278 | −6 |
| T7 | Minjee Lee | 69 · 73 · 66 · 71 | 279 | −5 |
| T7 | Morgan Pressel | 71 · 68 · 73 · 67 | 279 | −5 |
| 9 | Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong | 70 · 72 · 69 · 69 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Caroline Inglis | 68 · 71 · 69 · 73 | 281 | −3 |
| T10 | Pernilla Lindberg | 68 · 76 · 66 · 71 | 281 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1994-07-28, Bangkok, Thailand; THA; turned pro 2012; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
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