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Sunday 19 August 2018LPGA TourYear in Review
Park wins Indy Women in Tech Championship
Brickyard Crossing Golf Club, Indianapolis, Indiana · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 August 2018 · Sung Hyun Park’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD
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 25 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/21°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 38 · 6.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/22°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 41 · 15.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/20°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 26 · 2.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/19°C · wind 13 km/h ENE, gusts 22 · 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
- Lizette Salas USA · 265Led by two after 13; bogeyed the 17th, missed a five-footer to win on the 72nd hole, then lost to a birdie on the first playoff hole Sung Hyun Park beats Lizette Salas on first extra hole to reclaim No. 1 (AP via ESPN)
144 started · cut -4, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Indy Women in Tech Championship
Brickyard Crossing Golf Club, Brickyard Crossing Golf Club, Indianapolis, Indiana
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sung Hyun Park
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN (through an interpreter)
19 August 2018
I was not nervous at all. When the other person missed the putt, I felt relieved that I would make it.
Associated Press via ESPN (through an interpreter)
19 August 2018
I'm very honored to be ranked No. 1, and I hope to maintain that ranking for a long time
LPGA.com
19 August 2018
I fought from day one. I don't know, I played better than what I expected, obviously. It just shows that I'm a fighter, I don't give up,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sung Hyun Park | 68 · 63 · 66 · 68 | 265 | −23 |
| 2 | Lizette Salas | −23 | ||
| 3 | Amy Yang | −22 | ||
| 4 | Jin Young Ko | −20 | ||
| T5 | Danielle Kang | −19 | ||
| T5 | Angel Yin | −19 | ||
| T7 | Brooke Henderson | −18 | ||
| T7 | Mi Hyang Lee | −18 | ||
| T7 | Ariya Jutanugarn | −18 | ||
| T7 | Nasa Hataoka | −18 | ||
| T7 | Mina Harigae | −18 |
The golfer
born 1993-09-21, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2012; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 2; world No. 4 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by LPGA.com final-round article ("The current world No.4 is projected to overtake Ariya Jutanugarn at No. 1")).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet