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Saturday 14 April 2018LPGA TourYear in Review
Henderson wins Lotte Championship
Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii · Wednesday 11 to Saturday 14 April 2018 · Brooke Henderson’s win no. 6 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD · Lotte · Wednesday-to-Saturday event; final round played Saturday April 14
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 29 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/23°C · wind 29 km/h ENE, gusts 57 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/23°C · wind 23 km/h ENE, gusts 41 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/22°C · wind 24 km/h ENE, gusts 46 · 2.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/23°C · wind 28 km/h ENE, gusts 57 · 0.8 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
- Azahara Munoz ESP · 280Closed with the day's low round, a 67, climbing 13 places; got within two after a birdie on the 14th but parred in and finished four back Brooke Henderson breezes to four-stroke win at Lotte Championship (AP via ESPN)
· cut +3, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Lotte Championship
Ko Olina Golf Club, Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brooke Henderson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 April 2018
For all the survivors that are still fighting through it and all the ones that have passed away, I want to show them that we're here for them and we're supporting them.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 April 2018
Kind of from four putts to one putt, that was a great feeling just to increase my lead a little bit more. I felt like I was in the driver's seat.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
14 April 2018
It's really good. I'm hitting the ball the best I can remember. I think I'm back to 2014, as you said. I haven't contend since back then.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooke Henderson | 68 · 66 · 73 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Azahara Munoz | 74 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Shanshan Feng | 67 · 69 · 74 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 73 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Inbee Park | 69 · 69 · 71 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T6 | Peiyun Chien | 74 · 71 · 67 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Lindy Duncan | 70 · 68 · 74 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | Lizette Salas | 69 · 71 · 70 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| 9 | Daniela Iacobelli | 73 · 68 · 70 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| 10 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 72 · 68 · 72 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1997-09-10, Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada; CAN; turned pro 2014; age 20 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 1; world No. 14 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by AP via ESPN ("Henderson came into the week ranked 14th")).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet