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Sunday 20 December 2020LPGA TourYear in Review
Ko wins CME Group Tour Championship
Tiburón Golf Club, Naples, Florida · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 December 2020 · Jin Young Ko’s win no. 7 on the LPGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 USD · CME Group · Rescheduled from Nov 19–22, 2020 (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
10 h 21 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 40° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/16°C · wind 23 km/h NW, gusts 38 · 0.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/11°C · wind 21 km/h NNE, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/11°C · wind 17 km/h ENE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/16°C · wind 20 km/h SSE, gusts 33 · 0.4 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
- Hannah Green AUS · 275Closed with a 67 on her 24th birthday to tie for second, 5 strokes back Jin Young Ko wins LPGA's season-ending CME Group, claims money title (AP) — ESPN
- Sei Young Kim KOR · 275Took a 1-shot lead into the final round but shot 72; left a 25-foot par putt short on 15 to fall 4 back Jin Young Ko wins LPGA's season-ending CME Group, claims money title (AP) — ESPN
72 started, 72 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
LPGA event
CME Group Tour Championship
Tiburón Golf Club, Tiburón Golf Club, Naples, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jin Young Ko
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 December 2020
I looked house in the States until this morning because I had no money in my bank account because I send to Korea all my money.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 December 2020
When I arrive at the green he told me Lorena Ochoa, she always say, Dave, professionals have to perfect finish.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 December 2020
I just try win this week. Just only that's what I want. Because if I win this tournament everything is follow, all the, yeah, title.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jin Young Ko | 68 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Hannah Green | 69 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| T2 | Sei Young Kim | 67 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| 4 | Mina Kreiter | 70 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T5 | Lydia Ko | 74 · 65 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T5 | Lexi Thompson | 65 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Brooke Henderson | 73 · 68 · 66 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Austin Ernst | 69 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Georgia Hall | 69 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 72 · 70 · 71 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Anna Nordqvist | 68 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Cristie Kerr | 68 · 74 · 66 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1995-07-07, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2013; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 2; world No. 1 that week (Rolex as stated by AP (ESPN): 'Ko, the No. 1 player in the world').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet