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Sunday 15 July 2018LPGA TourYear in Review
Suwannapura wins Marathon Classic presented by Owens Corning and O-I
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio · Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 July 2018 · Thidapa Suwannapura’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,600,000 USD · Marathon
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/16°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/18°C · wind 10 km/h SSW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/21°C · wind 11 km/h WSW, gusts 22 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/23°C · wind 10 km/h SSW, gusts 25 · 3.2 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
- Brittany Lincicome USA · 270closed with 67; her 10-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole lipped around the cup and stayed out, then she lost the playoff on the first extra hole after hitting her second shot into a water hazard AP via ESPN: Thidapa Suwannapura outlasts Brittany Lincicome in a playoff to win Marathon Classic (2018-07-15)
- Brooke Henderson CANthird-round leader led by two after six holes but bogeyed 14 and 15 and closed with 69, one shot out of the playoff AP via ESPN: Thidapa Suwannapura outlasts Brittany Lincicome in a playoff to win Marathon Classic (2018-07-15)
· cut E, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Marathon Classic presented by Owens Corning and O-I
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Thidapa Suwannapura
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 July 2018
In 2015 I had my back, a piece of it was broken. So I had big surgery on my back, on my spine.
Associated Press via ESPN
15 July 2018
I never expect it was going to be today at all. I've just been struggling the whole year. Finally all my work I've been doing has come out and shown up today.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 July 2018
That putt during the first round I was shaking so bad. I had to take so many deep breaths.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thidapa Suwannapura | 65 · 69 · 71 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Brittany Lincicome | −14 | ||
| 3 | Brooke Henderson | −13 | ||
| 4 | Austin Ernst | −12 | ||
| T5 | Emma Talley | −11 | ||
| T5 | Mirim Lee | −11 | ||
| T5 | Daniela Darquea | −11 | ||
| T5 | Jacqui Concolino | −11 | ||
| T9 | Wichanee Meechai | −10 | ||
| T9 | Sandra Changkija | −10 | ||
| T9 | Caroline Hedwall | −10 | ||
| T9 | Mina Harigae | −10 | ||
| T9 | Melissa Reid | −10 | ||
| T9 | Celine Herbin | −10 | ||
| T9 | Angela Stanford | −10 |
The golfer
born 1992-11-20, Bangkok, Thailand; THA; turned pro 2011; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 166 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2018-07-09 (published by LPGA.com), row: 166 -3 Suwannapura, Thidapa - 2741 THA 39 25.3782 0.6507).
What’s in the bag
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