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Sunday 23 August 2020LPGA Tour · letYear in Review
Popov wins AIG Women's Open
Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 August 2020 · Sophia Popov’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $4,500,000 USD · AIG · Played on its scheduled dates, behind closed doors (no spectators) because of COVID-19
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 08 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/15°C · wind 40 km/h SSE, gusts 72 · 5.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/15°C · wind 31 km/h S, gusts 58 · 14.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/14°C · wind 24 km/h WSW, gusts 44 · 2.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R414°/11°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 35 · 2.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- Ladies' British Open
- AIG Women's Open
- Women's British Open
- Pretty Polly Women's British Open
- Hitachi Ladies British Open
- Burberry Women's British Open
- Weetabix Women's British Open
- Ricoh Women's British Open
- AIG Women's British Open
1976–2026 in our record, 50 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Jasmine Suwannapura THA · 279Closed with 67, four straight birdies from No. 4 got her within one, but she came no closer. World No. 304 Sophia Popov claims first major title at Women's Open (AP via ESPN)
144 started · cut +9, 74 made it
Same week
Women's major
AIG Women's Open
Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Jasmine Suwannapura
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 August 2020
Earlier on, I was made aware that I got my LPGA card back, and honestly, that was like one of the biggest things that was on my mind the whole round was just, you know, getting my card back
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 August 2020
You look down the last and you can see the ocean and you see -- it honestly looked a little bit like Lord of the Rings to me.
AP via ESPN
23 August 2020
I almost quit playing last year -- thank God I didn't.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 August 2020
The golf course was not that easy, so if you play good, congratulations.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sophia Popov | 70 · 72 · 67 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| 2 | Jasmine Suwannapura | 71 · 72 · 69 · 67 | 279 | −5 |
| 3 | Minjee Lee | 74 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 281 | −3 |
| 4 | Inbee Park | 77 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 283 | −1 |
| 5 | Austin Ernst | 72 · 70 · 72 · 70 | 284 | E |
| 6 | Momoko Ueda | 75 · 75 · 68 · 67 | 285 | +1 |
| T7 | Andrea Lee | 74 · 73 · 70 · 69 | 286 | +2 |
| T7 | In Gee Chun | 72 · 75 · 70 · 69 | 286 | +2 |
| T7 | Jennifer Song | 74 · 74 · 68 · 70 | 286 | +2 |
| T7 | Caroline Masson | 72 · 74 · 68 · 72 | 286 | +2 |
The golfer
born 1992-10-02, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.; GER; turned pro 2014; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 1; world No. 304 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by AP via ESPN ('the 304th-ranked German') and Golf News Net).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet