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Sunday 6 October 2019LPGA TourYear in Review
Knight wins Volunteers of America Classic
Old American Golf Club, The Colony, Texas · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 October 2019 · Cheyenne Knight’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,300,000 USD · Volunteers of America
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 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 51° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/23°C · wind 16 km/h SSE, gusts 31 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/23°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 26 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R334°/22°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R435°/20°C · wind 31 km/h S, gusts 54 · 0.9 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
- Brittany Altomare USABirdied the 17th to briefly tie for the lead, then three-putted from about 6 feet past for bogey at the last needing birdie Cheyenne Knight wins 1st LPGA Tour title at home in Texas (AP via ESPN)
- Jaye Marie Green USABegan the final round with the lead and was one ahead through 10, then bogeyed the 11th and 12th and closed with 69 Cheyenne Knight wins 1st LPGA Tour title at home in Texas (AP via ESPN)
· cut +2, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Volunteers of America Classic
Old American Golf Club, Old American Golf Club, The Colony, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Cheyenne Knight
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via ESPN
6 October 2019
I think I had a second caddie. I know he's watching in heaven, and he's so proud of me. This is for Brandon.
Pro Golf Weekly
7 October 2019
I've prayed about this. Like it's been a really hard year and I always knew that even though I didn't understand at the time, I knew God was in control.
AP via ESPN
6 October 2019
I keep saying this, but I think the more I put myself in those situations, eventually, statistically, I feel like it has to happen.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheyenne Knight | 66 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 266 | −18 |
| T2 | Brittany Altomare | −16 | ||
| T2 | Jaye Marie Green | −16 | ||
| T4 | Georgia Hall | −11 | ||
| T4 | Jane Park | −11 | ||
| T6 | Stephanie Meadow | −10 | ||
| T6 | Katherine Perry | −10 | ||
| T8 | Inbee Park | −9 | ||
| T8 | Gerina Piller | −9 | ||
| T8 | Jeongeun Lee6 | −9 | ||
| T8 | Sei Young Kim | −9 |
The golfer
born 1997-01-22, The Woodlands, Texas; USA; turned pro 2018; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 270 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2019-09-30 (published by LPGA.com), row: 270 +9 Knight, Cheyenne - 6894 USA 34 14.1057 0.4030).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet