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Sunday 24 March 2019LPGA TourYear in Review
Ko wins Bank of Hope Founders Cup
Wildfire Golf Club, Phoenix, Arizona (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 March 2019 · Jin Young Ko’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · Bank of Hope
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 04 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Yu Liu CHNThird-round leader; shot 70 and missed a 15-foot par putt on the 18th Jin Young Ko rallies to win LPGA's Founders Cup (AP via ESPN)
- Carlota Ciganda ESPPlayed in the final group; closed with a 69 Jin Young Ko rallies to win LPGA's Founders Cup (AP via ESPN)
- Jessica Korda USAEagled both back-nine par 5s in a closing 64 in her first start of the season; left last putt short Jin Young Ko rallies to win LPGA's Founders Cup (AP via ESPN)
- Nelly Korda USAClosed with a 66; parred the final two holes, lipping out on 18 Jin Young Ko rallies to win LPGA's Founders Cup (AP via ESPN)
· cut -1, 85 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Bank of Hope Founders Cup
Wildfire Golf Club, Wildfire Golf Club, Phoenix, Arizona
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jin Young Ko
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 March 2019
I was little sad also, but I tried keep hard more on the weekend, so I got 15-under on the weekend.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 March 2019
I had lots of pray to God and then like read a book a lot, hard practice, and then think about how make Korean food.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 March 2019
I don't know exactly where I stand, if I needed to make birdies or just save par and get to playoff. So I wasn't as focused as I would've liked. I think that's why I made bogey.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jin Young Ko | 65 · 72 · 64 · 65 | 266 | −22 |
| T2 | Jessica Korda | −21 | ||
| T2 | Nelly Korda | −21 | ||
| T2 | Carlota Ciganda | −21 | ||
| T2 | Yu Liu | −21 | ||
| T6 | Charlotte Thomas | −19 | ||
| T6 | Shanshan Feng | −19 | ||
| T8 | Brooke Henderson | −18 | ||
| T8 | Lydia Ko | −18 | ||
| T10 | Cristie Kerr | −17 | ||
| T10 | Sei Young Kim | −17 | ||
| T10 | Hyo Joo Kim | −17 |
The golfer
born 1995-07-07, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2013; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 9 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by LPGA.com final round notes ("Rolex Rankings No. 9 Jin Young Ko")).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet