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Sunday 10 June 2018LPGA TourYear in Review
Park wins ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer
Stockton Seaview (Bay Course), Galloway, New Jersey · Friday 8 to Sunday 10 June 2018 · Annie Park’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,750,000 USD · ShopRite · 54-hole event; some second rounds were completed on Sunday morning (AP)
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 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/16°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 29 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/19°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 31 · 8.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/16°C · wind 22 km/h ENE, gusts 42 · 31.8 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
- Sakura Yokomine JPNflirted with 59 but parred the par-5 18th for a course-record-tying 61, one shot behind AP via ESPN: Annie Park wins ShopRite LPGA for first LPGA Tour title (2018-06-10)
· cut -1, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer
Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, Bay Course, Stockton Seaview (Bay Course), Galloway, New Jersey
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Annie Park
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 June 2018
I didn't really know what the scoreboard or leaderboard was going through, so wasn't sure if I was outright lead or... So I had no idea what was going on out there.
Associated Press via ESPN
10 June 2018
I switched to it this January, and it's actually helped me out a lot. I've always struggled with putting.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 June 2018
So struggling through a back injury last year. Definitely hasn't been easy coming to this win, but definitely worth it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annie Park | 69 · 65 · 63 | 197 | −16 |
| 2 | Sakura Yokomine | −15 | ||
| 3 | Marina Alex | −14 | ||
| 4 | Sei Young Kim | −13 | ||
| T5 | Sandra Gal | −12 | ||
| T5 | Su-Hyun Oh | −12 | ||
| T7 | Wichanee Meechai | −11 | ||
| T7 | Ashleigh Buhai | −11 | ||
| T7 | Mariah Stackhouse | −11 | ||
| T10 | In Gee Chun | −10 | ||
| T10 | Beatriz Recari | −10 | ||
| T10 | Ally McDonald | −10 | ||
| T10 | Celine Herbin | −10 |
The golfer
born 1995-04-09, Levittown, New York; USA; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet