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Monday 20 January 2020LPGA TourYear in Review
Lopez wins Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions
Tranquilo Golf Club, Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club Orlando, Lake Buena Vista, Florida · Thursday 16 to Monday 20 January 2020 · Gaby Lopez’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,200,000 USD · Diamond Resorts · Monday finish: playoff suspended by darkness after five extra holes on Sunday, completed Monday morning
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 27 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 41° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/18°C · wind 10 km/h WNW, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/19°C · wind 27 km/h NE, gusts 52 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/16°C · wind 22 km/h ESE, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/18°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 38 · 1.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R520°/8°C · wind 19 km/h N, gusts 33 · 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
- Nasa Hataoka JPN · 271Pulled a 12-foot birdie putt left on the seventh playoff hole after Lopez holed from 30 feet Gaby Lopez wins Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions in 7-hole playoff (AP via ESPN)
- Inbee Park KOR · 271Eliminated on the third playoff hole when her tee shot hit rocks and bounded into water Gaby Lopez wins Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions in 7-hole playoff (AP via ESPN)
26 started, 26 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions
Tranquilo Golf Club at Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club Orlando, Tranquilo Golf Club, Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club Orlando, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Gaby Lopez
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
20 January 2020
Yesterday I called my dad that I wanted to have my grandmom with him and my family this morning so she could see me dedicate this win to her.
Associated Press via ESPN
20 January 2020
I proved to myself that I can win in any situation
Associated Press via ESPN
20 January 2020
When the tournaments start to get harder and harder, it will be a good lesson for me.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaby Lopez | 65 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Nasa Hataoka | 66 · 69 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Inbee Park | 65 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | Mi Jung Hur | 69 · 70 · 70 · 63 | 272 | −12 |
| T4 | Brooke M. Henderson | 67 · 66 · 72 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| 6 | Annie Park | 68 · 73 · 68 · 64 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Lexi Thompson | 66 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | Sei Young Kim | 66 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 274 | −10 |
| 9 | Celine Boutier | 66 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 275 | −9 |
| 10 | Nelly Korda | 73 · 67 · 69 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1993-11-09, Mexico City, Mexico; MEX; turned pro 2015; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 56 that week (Women's world ranking as stated by AP ("She entered the week ranked 56th")).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet