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Saturday 20 April 2019LPGA TourYear in Review
Henderson wins LOTTE Championship presented by Hershey
Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, O'ahu, Hawaii · Wednesday 17 to Saturday 20 April 2019 · Brooke Henderson’s win no. 8 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD · LOTTE
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 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 80° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/22°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 42 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/23°C · wind 23 km/h ENE, gusts 48 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/23°C · wind 26 km/h ENE, gusts 53 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/24°C · wind 27 km/h ENE, gusts 56 · 0.1 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
- Eun-Hee Ji KOR · 276second-round leader after 64-65, faded in the wind with 74-73 to finish four back AP via ESPN: Henderson wins in Hawai'i to tie Canadian mark (2019-04-20)
· cut E, 83 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LOTTE Championship presented by Hershey
Ko Olina Golf Club, Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, O'ahu, Hawaii
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Brooke Henderson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 April 2019
That hole is really hard. I'm always a little bit scared teeing off there. But I just tried to take a couple deep breaths.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 April 2019
It's really amazing to even be mentioned in the same sentence as Mike Weir, George, and Sandra.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 April 2019
So it's good playing this week, but it's not for me. I try really hard, but it's not.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooke Henderson | 65 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Eun-Hee Ji | 64 · 65 · 74 · 73 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 67 · 71 · 66 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
| T3 | Minjee Lee | 67 · 66 · 70 · 74 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Gaby Lopez | 72 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Danielle Kang | 67 · 73 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Hye Jin Choi | 65 · 71 · 70 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| 8 | Nelly Korda | 63 · 68 · 71 · 77 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Haru Nomura | 67 · 72 · 73 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | So Yeon Ryu | 66 · 72 · 73 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T9 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 67 · 67 · 75 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1997-09-10, Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada; CAN; turned pro 2014; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 12 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by LPGA.com second round notes ("Rolex Rankings No. 12 Brooke Henderson")).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet