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Sunday 14 July 2019LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins Marathon Classic Presented by Dana
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 July 2019 · Sei Young Kim’s win no. 9 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,750,000 USD · Marathon
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 46 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/22°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/17°C · wind 15 km/h NNW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/18°C · wind 24 km/h WSW, gusts 44 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/21°C · wind 13 km/h N, gusts 24 · 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
- Lexi Thompson USA · 264one behind entering the final round; fell six back after Kim's five straight birdies, closed birdie-eagle for 66 S. Korea's Sei Young Kim wins Marathon Classic (AP) — ESPN, 14 Jul 2019
· cut +1, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Marathon Classic Presented by Dana
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Sei Young Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via ESPN
14 July 2019
I really wanted another win, especially this week, because the last two weeks I played really bad,
AP via ESPN
14 July 2019
I think I try too much when I play the major tournaments. I just play the same as regular tournament, even major.
AP via ESPN
14 July 2019
I didn't have my best ballstriking day, but 5 under, finished well. She played amazing. It's very well deserved.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sei Young Kim | 67 · 64 · 66 · 65 | 262 | −22 |
| 2 | Lexi Thompson | 66 · 67 · 65 · 66 | 264 | −20 |
| 3 | Stacy Lewis | 65 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| 4 | Jeongeun Lee6 | 66 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| T5 | Linnea Strom | 67 · 71 · 70 · 65 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Tiffany Joh | 70 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Caroline Masson | 65 · 70 · 70 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Pavarisa Yoktuan | 68 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Jennifer Kupcho | 67 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 273 | −11 |
| 10 | Jing Yan | 70 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1993-01-21, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2010; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 0; world No. 12 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2019-07-08 (published by LPGA.com), row: 12 -- Kim, Sei Young - 4110 KOR 53 254.6700 4.8051).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet