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Sunday 2 May 2021LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins HSBC Women's World Championship
Sentosa Golf Club (Tanjong Course), Singapore, Singapore · Thursday 29 April to Sunday 2 May 2021 · Hyo Joo Kim’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,600,000 USD · HSBC
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 03 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 76° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/25°C · wind 9 km/h E, gusts 23 · 8.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/25°C · wind 8 km/h ENE, gusts 24 · 20.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/25°C · wind 11 km/h ENE, gusts 23 · 12.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/25°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 28 · 2.8 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 · 272finished 1 stroke behind the winner 2021 HSBC Women's World Championship final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won - Golf News Net
69 started, 69 made it
Same week
LPGA event
HSBC Women's World Championship
Sentosa Golf Club (Tanjong Course), Sentosa Golf Club (Tanjong Course), Singapore, Singapore
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hyo Joo Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 May 2021
I thought I would go to the playoff, anyway, but at the moment I was very hungry and I just wanted to get some food and get ready for the playoff.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 May 2021
I have a severe sun allergy on my neck. So with this mask, I don't even need to put my sun creme on, which is very easy for me to get ready.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyo Joo Kim | 67 · 68 · 72 · 64 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Hannah Green | 71 · 66 · 66 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Patty Tavatanakit | 70 · 70 · 68 · 65 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Inbee Park | 64 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T3 | Xiyu Janet Lin | 67 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| 6 | So Yeon Ryu | 67 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T7 | Carlota Ciganda | 69 · 67 · 73 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | In Gee Chun | 71 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Lydia Ko | 69 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Gaby López | 68 · 71 · 65 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
The golfer
born 1995-07-14, Wonju, Gangwon Province, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2012; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 9 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2021-04-26 (published by LPGA.com), row: 9 ‐‐ ‐‐ Kim, Hyo‐Joo ‐ 3625 KOR 49 247.4923 5.0509).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet