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Sunday 13 June 2021LPGA TourYear in Review
Castren wins LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship
Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City, CA · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 June 2021 · Matilda Castren’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · Mediheal
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 35 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 76° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/11°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 50 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/11°C · wind 20 km/h W, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/16°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/15°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 48 · 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
- Min Lee TPE · 276led by two entering the final round; cut it to one on 15, then bogeyed the par-3 17th Matilda Castren victorious in LPGA event at Lake Merced to become first Finnish winner on Tour
144 started · cut +4, 78 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship
Lake Merced Golf Club, Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City, CA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Matilda Castren
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 June 2021
One of my thoughts was, Well, I don't have to go to Q-School this fall. Because it's always a little bit stressful as a rookie.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 June 2021
I knew I had a two-shot lead and Min was by the green with two shots and I knew she had a chance to make eagle. So I was just telling myself, Okay, you got to birdie this to win.
ESPN (Associated Press)
14 June 2021
Obviously, she played much better on the front, so I'm not going to punish myself because it was a great week.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matilda Castren | 71 · 69 · 69 · 65 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Min Lee | 70 · 69 · 68 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T3 | Hannah Green | 72 · 71 · 71 · 66 | 280 | −8 |
| T3 | So Yeon Ryu | 73 · 73 · 67 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Celine Boutier | 72 · 75 · 70 · 64 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Jenny Shin | 72 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Jenny Coleman | 71 · 69 · 71 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Danielle Kang | 71 · 66 · 74 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 74 · 70 · 73 · 65 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Angel Yin | 72 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Lydia Ko | 72 · 70 · 70 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Leona Maguire | 65 · 73 · 74 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1995-01-18, New York, New York, U.S.; FIN; turned pro 2017; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 158 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2021-06-07 (published by LPGA.com), row: 158 +26 +53 Castren, Matilda ‐ 4022 FIN 33 27.7277 0.7922).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet