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Sunday 9 August 2020LPGA TourYear in Review
Kang wins Marathon LPGA Classic presented by Dana
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 August 2020 · Danielle Kang’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,700,000 USD · Marathon · Postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic from July 9-12, 2020
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/14°C · wind 10 km/h NE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/14°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/14°C · wind 10 km/h SW, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/19°C · wind 15 km/h SW, gusts 30 · 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
- Lydia Ko NZL · 270Led by five with six holes left, then bogeyed 14 and 16 and made double bogey on the par-5 18th after chipping through the green, missing a 10-footer for a playoff Danielle Kang seizes on Lydia Ko's collapse to win 2nd straight in Ohio (AP via ESPN)
- Jodi Ewart Shadoff ENG · 270Bogey-free after the opening hole for a closing 67, one shot short Danielle Kang seizes on Lydia Ko's collapse to win 2nd straight in Ohio (AP via ESPN)
· cut +1, 79 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Marathon LPGA Classic presented by Dana
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Danielle Kang
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 August 2020
He said, You got six holes left, five down. That put me in a little bit of a match play mentality, and hit some great shots coming in.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 August 2020
But it was a bit rough watching how it ended for Lydia as well, to be honest. You know, just as a competitor and as a friend
Associated Press via ESPN
9 August 2020
I think it's God's way of telling me it wasn't my day
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danielle Kang | 64 · 67 · 70 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T2 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 67 · 63 · 73 · 67 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Lydia Ko | 64 · 65 · 68 · 73 | 270 | −14 |
| 4 | Minjee Lee | 68 · 67 · 68 · 68 | 271 | −13 |
| T5 | Andrea Lee | 67 · 71 · 73 · 65 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Marina Alex | 69 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Emma Talley | 72 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Yu Liu | 70 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T9 | Stacy Lewis | 69 · 71 · 72 · 65 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Kendall Dye | 72 · 70 · 68 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Patty Tavatanakit | 71 · 66 · 72 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Pernilla Lindberg | 71 · 70 · 67 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Kelly Tan | 70 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Maria Fassi | 67 · 66 · 75 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Carlota Ciganda | 68 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Cydney Clanton | 67 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Sophia Popov | 66 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Maria Fernanda Torres | 70 · 68 · 67 · 72 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Lindsey Weaver | 68 · 69 · 67 · 73 | 277 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1992-10-20, San Francisco, California; USA; turned pro 2011; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 1; world No. 2 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2020-08-03 (published by LPGA.com), row: 2 +2 +2 Kang, Danielle ‐ 3003 USA 46 268.3328 5.8333).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet