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Sunday 29 April 2018LPGA TourYear in Review
Ko wins LPGA Mediheal Championship
Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City, California · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 April 2018 · Lydia Ko’s win no. 15 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · Mediheal
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 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/10°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/11°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R318°/11°C · wind 19 km/h WSW, gusts 41 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/11°C · wind 21 km/h W, gusts 45 · 0.1 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
- Minjee Lee AUS · 276Birdied the 71st and 72nd holes (holing out from a bunker on 17) to tie at 12 under, then lost the playoff on the first extra hole when Ko eagled the par-5 18th to her birdie Lydia Ko makes eagle in playoff for first win since July 2016 (AP via ESPN)
· cut +2, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA Mediheal Championship
Lake Merced Golf Club, Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lydia Ko
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
29 April 2018
My whole team and my family, they've worked really hard for this moment. I'm happy that a few of them are here, and we can celebrate together.
Associated Press via ESPN
29 April 2018
I hit some really good 3-woods today, and I said, 'Hey, you've got to maybe try and copy the one on the other par 5.'
LPGA.com
29 April 2018
It's crazy, because I was 3-over for the day at one stage today and I said 'Hey, you just got to focus and you never know what's going to happen.'
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lydia Ko | 68 · 70 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| 2 | Minjee Lee | 70 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Shanshan Feng | 73 · 71 · 68 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Charley Hull | 69 · 68 · 73 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Jessica Korda | 68 · 67 · 71 · 74 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | Angel Yin | 73 · 69 · 71 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Aditi Ashok | 73 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Nasa Hataoka | 71 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 71 · 72 · 68 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Caroline Masson | 72 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1997-04-24, Seoul, South Korea; NZL; turned pro 2013; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 15; majors to date: 2; world No. 18 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by LPGA.com ("dropped to No. 18 ahead of her victory at Lake Merced")).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet