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Sunday 3 March 2019LPGA TourYear in Review
Park wins HSBC Women's World Championship
Sentosa Golf Club, Sentosa, Singapore · Thursday 28 February to Sunday 3 March 2019 · Sung Hyun Park’s win no. 6 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · HSBC
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 81° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/25°C · wind 18 km/h NE, gusts 34 · 5.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/26°C · wind 20 km/h NNE, gusts 36 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/25°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R434°/24°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 29 · 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
- Minjee Lee AUS · 275Shared the lead at 14 under with five to play; a drive into the bunker and a poor chip cost a shot at the drivable par-4 14th; closed with 69 Park Sung-hyun storms past field to win LPGA World Championship (Reuters via ESPN)
63 started, 60 made it
Same week
LPGA event
HSBC Women's World Championship
Sentosa Golf Club (New Tanjong Course), Sentosa Golf Club, Sentosa, Singapore
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sung Hyun Park
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 March 2019
But, if Tiger is watching this interview, then I would want to say that because we met, you gave me such a good energy, that made me win this tournament.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 March 2019
My mom asked me after the third round, "Are you tired?" I told her, like I still have one more day and just watch my game.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
3 March 2019
Just came out a little bit short and then I decided to chip it again, which I didn't really hit a good chip shot. So that was pretty much the killer.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sung Hyun Park | 69 · 71 · 69 · 64 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Minjee Lee | 68 · 71 · 67 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T3 | Azahara Munoz | 71 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Jin Young Ko | 69 · 73 · 66 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Amy Olson | 278 | −10 | |
| T5 | Hyo Joo Kim | 278 | −10 | |
| 7 | Eun-Hee Ji | −9 | ||
| T8 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | −8 | ||
| T8 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 280 | −8 | |
| 10 | Nelly Korda | −6 |
The golfer
born 1993-09-21, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2012; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 2; world No. 2 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2019-02-25 (published by LPGA.com), row: 2 -- Park, Sung Hyun - 3753 KOR 51 288.5605 5.6580).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet