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Sunday 6 May 2018LPGA TourYear in Review
Park wins Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic
Old American Golf Course, The Colony, Texas · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 May 2018 · Sung Hyun Park’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · Volunteers of America · weather: reduced from 72 to 36 holes after Thursday's round was cancelled and Friday's play delayed 8 1/2 hours by rain; some players finished on Sunday
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 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/20°C · wind 29 km/h S, gusts 70 · 13.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/18°C · wind 17 km/h SSW, gusts 32 · 17.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/15°C · wind 15 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/14°C · wind 10 km/h SW, 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
- Lindy Duncan USAbirdied her final three holes for a 64, the low round of the tournament, but could not hole out from the fairway on her last hole to force a playoff; one shot back AP via ESPN: Sung Hyun Park chips in on last hole to win LPGA Texas Classic (2018-05-06)
, 142 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Volunteers of America LPGA Texas Classic
Old American Golf Course, Old American Golf Course, The Colony, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sung Hyun Park
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
6 May 2018
The beginning of the season was pretty frustrating, since I missed two cuts, and I felt pretty upset inside. But after today's win, I just feel like everything -- everything just kind of disappeared.
Associated Press via ESPN
6 May 2018
I was really nervous, but because of how much I have been practicing my chipping, I felt like my confidence really grew
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sung Hyun Park | 65 · 66 | 131 | −11 |
| 2 | Lindy Duncan | −10 | ||
| 3 | Yu Liu | −9 | ||
| T4 | Ariya Jutanugarn | −8 | ||
| T4 | Sei Young Kim | −8 | ||
| T6 | Jenny Shin | −7 | ||
| T6 | Aditi Ashok | −7 | ||
| T8 | Jackie Stoelting | −6 | ||
| T8 | Lydia Ko | −6 | ||
| T8 | Jin Young Ko | −6 | ||
| T8 | Mi Hyang Lee | −6 |
The golfer
born 1993-09-21, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 1; world No. 5 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by AP via ESPN ("the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 5")).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet