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Sunday 24 November 2019LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins CME Group Tour Championship
Tiburón Golf Club, Naples, Florida · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 November 2019 · Sei Young Kim’s win no. 10 on the LPGA Tour · purse $5,000,000 USD · CME Group
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 43° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/15°C · wind 15 km/h NE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/18°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/18°C · wind 17 km/h S, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/18°C · wind 21 km/h W, gusts 35 · 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
- Charley Hull ENG · 271Birdied her last three holes for a closing 66 to post 17 under; Kim then holed a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th to win by one Sei Young Kim hits the money putt to capture LPGA finale (AP via ESPN)
, 59 made it
Same week
LPGA event
CME Group Tour Championship
Tiburón Golf Club, Tiburón Golf Club, Naples, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sei Young Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript, through translation)
24 November 2019
It means a lot to me just knowing that I just won the biggest purse in women's golf history. That itself is an incredible honor.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript, through translation)
24 November 2019
I knew I was on a good line. I did not know it was going in, but once I heard the gallery scream, I think simultaneously I knew that that was going in.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 November 2019
Honestly, on the 15th hole I thought, if I can make birdie in I've got a good chance. I didn't birdie 15, but 16, 17, and 18, so I was pretty happy.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sei Young Kim | 65 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Charley Hull | 72 · 67 · 66 · 66 | 271 | −17 |
| T3 | Danielle Kang | 69 · 70 · 68 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Nelly Korda | 67 · 68 · 66 · 71 | 272 | −16 |
| 5 | Brooke Henderson | 68 · 67 · 71 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Lexi Thompson | 70 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Jessica Korda | 70 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Su-Hyun Oh | 69 · 67 · 70 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Brittany Altomare | 69 · 72 · 69 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | So Yeon Ryu | 67 · 72 · 68 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1993-01-21, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2010; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 0; world No. 11 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2019-11-18 (published by LPGA.com), row: 11 +1 Kim, Sei Young - 4110 KOR 52 260.5303 5.0102).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet