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Sunday 6 December 2020LPGA TourYear in Review
Stanford wins Volunteers of America Classic
Old American Golf Club, The Colony, Texas · Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 December 2020 · Angela Stanford’s win no. 7 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,750,000 USD · Volunteers of America · Rescheduled from Oct 1–4, 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
9 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 34° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R18°/3°C · wind 20 km/h NW, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/0°C · wind 11 km/h W, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/1°C · wind 11 km/h W, gusts 23 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/8°C · wind 18 km/h NW, gusts 34 · 1.4 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
- So Yeon Ryu KOR · 279Co-leader after 54 holes; shot 70 to tie for second as Stanford pulled away with birdies on 13, 14, 16 and 17 Angela Stanford, 43, wins LPGA Tour's Volunteers of America Classic in front of her parents (AP) — ESPN
- Inbee Park KOR · 279Co-leader after 54 holes; shot 70 to tie for second as Stanford pulled away with birdies on 13, 14, 16 and 17 Angela Stanford, 43, wins LPGA Tour's Volunteers of America Classic in front of her parents (AP) — ESPN
- Yealimi Noh USA · 279Co-leader after 54 holes; shot 70 to tie for second as Stanford pulled away with birdies on 13, 14, 16 and 17 Angela Stanford, 43, wins LPGA Tour's Volunteers of America Classic in front of her parents (AP) — ESPN
97 started · cut +8, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Volunteers of America Classic
Old American Golf Club, Old American Golf Club, The Colony, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Angela Stanford
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP via ESPN
6 December 2020
I couldn't even look over at my mom coming up 18 because I was starting to get teary eyed. I'm like, 'Just don't look over there, don't look over there.′ I would have lost it.
AP via ESPN
6 December 2020
I really think it boils down to passion. I just love trying to get better.
AP via ESPN
6 December 2020
I was quite nervous coming back, even though I played a few good events in Korea. It was really great to be in contention.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angela Stanford | 71 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 277 | −7 |
| T2 | So Yeon Ryu | 72 · 72 · 65 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T2 | Inbee Park | 72 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T2 | Yealimi Noh | 72 · 66 · 71 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| 5 | Jin Young Ko | 71 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 280 | −4 |
| T6 | Anna Nordqvist | 70 · 68 · 73 · 70 | 281 | −3 |
| T6 | Charley Hull | 68 · 74 · 68 · 71 | 281 | −3 |
| T8 | Lindsey Weaver-Wright | 71 · 68 · 73 · 70 | 282 | −2 |
| T8 | Kristen Gillman | 73 · 71 · 66 · 72 | 282 | −2 |
| 10 | Madelene Sagstrom | 71 · 69 · 71 · 72 | 283 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1977-11-28, Fort Worth, Texas; USA; turned pro 2000; age 43 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 1; world No. 79 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2020-11-30 (published by LPGA.com), row: 79 ‐‐ ‐2 Stanford, Angela ‐ 1687 USA 46 70.3892 1.5302).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet