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Sunday 20 September 2020LPGA TourYear in Review
Hall wins Cambia Portland Classic
Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Oregon · Friday 18 to Sunday 20 September 2020 · Georgia Hall’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,750,000 USD · Cambia · Scheduled for Sept. 17-20 and played without fans; shortened from 72 to 54 holes because of dangerous air quality from wildfires, rounds played Sept. 18-20
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 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/16°C · wind 9 km/h SSW, gusts 22 · 23.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/15°C · wind 8 km/h SW, gusts 19 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/14°C · wind 6 km/h NNE, gusts 21 · 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
- Ashleigh Buhai RSA · 204Birdied four of the last five holes for a 65 to force a playoff, then bogeyed the 1st, the second extra hole Georgia Hall beats Ashleigh Buhai in Portland Classic playoff (AP via ESPN)
· cut E, 80 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Cambia Portland Classic
Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Portland, Oregon
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Georgia Hall
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 September 2020
But my goal this year was to win in America, and I'm really glad I've done that.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 September 2020
This is my first actual playoff ever, so it was a bit strange. But, yeah, I'm glad I kind of finished the job.
Associated Press via ESPN
20 September 2020
I can't say I really feel like celebrating right now
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Hall | 70 · 66 · 68 | 204 | −12 |
| 2 | Ashleigh Buhai | 71 · 68 · 65 | 204 | −12 |
| T3 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 70 · 68 · 67 | 205 | −11 |
| T3 | Yealimi Noh | 67 · 69 · 69 | 205 | −11 |
| T5 | Robynn Ree | 71 · 69 · 66 | 206 | −10 |
| T5 | Inbee Park | 70 · 70 · 66 | 206 | −10 |
| T5 | Caroline Masson | 67 · 73 · 66 | 206 | −10 |
| T5 | Mariah Stackhouse | 69 · 70 · 67 | 206 | −10 |
| T5 | Cheyenne Knight | 69 · 69 · 68 | 206 | −10 |
| T5 | Jasmine Suwannapura | 68 · 70 · 68 | 206 | −10 |
| T5 | Mel Reid | 67 · 65 · 74 | 206 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1996-04-12, Bournemouth, England; ENG; turned pro 2014; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 1; world No. 55 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2020-09-14 (published by LPGA.com), row: 55 ‐2 ‐‐ Hall, Georgia ‐ 5259 ENG 47 88.7762 1.8889).
What’s in the bag
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