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Sunday 28 April 2019LPGA TourYear in Review
Lee wins Hugel-Air Premia LA Open
Wilshire Country Club, Los Angeles, California · Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 April 2019 · Minjee Lee’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · Hugel; Air Premia
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 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/14°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/14°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/15°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/15°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 39 · 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
- Sei Young Kim KOR · 274birdied 13-15 to get within two, then parred 16-17 and bogeyed 18 for a closing 66 AP via ESPN: Minjee Lee wins LA Open for 5th LPGA Tour title (2019-04-28)
· cut +3, 71 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Hugel-Air Premia LA Open
Wilshire Country Club, Wilshire Country Club, Los Angeles, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Minjee Lee
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 April 2019
Actually, I have a lot all over because I still have my place in Australia and my place in Dallas. I might have one at my grandpa's house. I'm not sure. But I have trophies everywhere.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 April 2019
Yeah, just even today I think I got a message. She's like, Way to stay patient out there and well done.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
28 April 2019
I think ball striking, because I kept every fairway and then second shot is very solid. I was able to attack to the pin and I got a lot of birdie chance.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minjee Lee | 66 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 270 | −14 |
| 2 | Sei Young Kim | 70 · 70 · 68 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T3 | Annie Park | 70 · 72 · 66 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| T3 | Morgan Pressel | 71 · 66 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −9 |
| T5 | Amy Yang | 71 · 71 · 70 · 64 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Gaby Lopez | 69 · 68 · 73 · 66 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Megan Khang | 72 · 72 · 64 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Jin Young Ko | 70 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Inbee Park | 68 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T10 | Brooke Henderson | 68 · 73 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T10 | Stacy Lewis | 65 · 73 · 71 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T10 | Danielle Kang | 72 · 66 · 70 · 70 | 278 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1996-05-27, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2014; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 4 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by AP via ESPN ("projected to jump from fourth to second in the world ranking Monday")).
What’s in the bag
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