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Sunday 5 May 2019LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship
Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City, California · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 May 2019 · Sei Young Kim’s win no. 8 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,800,000 USD · Mediheal
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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/8°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/9°C · wind 15 km/h WSW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/10°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/10°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 46 · 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
- Bronte Law ENG · 281closed with 65 from 10 shots back, waited about 2 1/2 hours, then missed a 6-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole AP via ESPN: Sei Young Kim wins 3-way playoff at Lake Merced (2019-05-05)
- Jeongeun Lee6 KOR · 281played the last four holes in 4 under for 67 to join the playoff, then missed a 6-foot birdie putt after running her eagle try past AP via ESPN: Sei Young Kim wins 3-way playoff at Lake Merced (2019-05-05)
· cut +3, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship
Lake Merced Golf Club, Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City, California
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sei Young Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press via ESPN
5 May 2019
I think that this win very hardest to win in my life, ever. Last seven wins, I played really well final round. But today I wasn't good final round.
Associated Press via ESPN
5 May 2019
Totally different. When I shoot the 31 under and I look at the hole, just every hole in. But today, it wasn't. Most hole like miss the hole.
LPGA.com
5 May 2019
And it's my first time in an LPGA playoff. So next time it happens, maybe I will learn from this experience.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sei Young Kim | 72 · 66 · 68 · 75 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Bronte Law | 73 · 68 · 75 · 65 | 281 | −7 |
| T2 | Jeongeun Lee6 | 74 · 69 · 71 · 67 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Lexi Thompson | 73 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T4 | Amy Yang | 68 · 74 · 70 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T4 | Eun-Hee Ji | 67 · 72 · 73 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T4 | Charley Hull | 69 · 70 · 70 · 74 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Marina Alex | 74 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Yu Liu | 76 · 66 · 72 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Azahara Munoz | 69 · 73 · 72 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T8 | Minjee Lee | 76 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1993-01-21, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2010; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 0; world No. 15 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by LPGA.com round 4 notes ("Rolex Rankings No. 15 Sei Young Kim")).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet