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Sunday 11 July 2021LPGA TourYear in Review
Hataoka wins Marathon LPGA Classic presented by Dana
Highland Meadows GC, Sylvania, OH · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 July 2021 · Nasa Hataoka’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD · Marathon · weather: final round on Sunday July 11 washed out by heavy rain and wiped; event shortened to 54 holes and Hataoka declared champion
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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/22°C · wind 14 km/h W, gusts 40 · 14.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/18°C · wind 13 km/h N, gusts 30 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/17°C · wind 19 km/h E, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/18°C · wind 29 km/h ENE, gusts 52 · 14.3 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
- Elizabeth Szokol USA · 200finished 6 strokes behind the winner 2021 Marathon LPGA Classic final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won - Golf News Net
- Mina Kreiter USA · 200finished 6 strokes behind the winner 2021 Marathon LPGA Classic final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won - Golf News Net
144 started · cut E, 79 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Marathon LPGA Classic presented by Dana
Highland Meadows GC, Highland Meadows GC, Sylvania, OH
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Nasa Hataoka
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 July 2021
when I'm playing the way I am right now, it really makes me think how much I grew up, how much better I've gotten.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 July 2021
Then it came out to be that the narrow it makes it easier to get to the target, so I think this is what was good.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nasa Hataoka | 61 · 69 · 64 | 194 | −19 |
| T2 | Elizabeth Szokol | 67 · 66 · 67 | 200 | −13 |
| T2 | Mina Kreiter | 66 · 66 · 68 | 200 | −13 |
| 4 | Esther Henseleit | 70 · 64 · 67 | 201 | −12 |
| T5 | Yuka Saso | 71 · 67 · 64 | 202 | −11 |
| T5 | Amy Yang | 67 · 70 · 65 | 202 | −11 |
| T5 | Caroline Masson | 68 · 68 · 66 | 202 | −11 |
| T5 | Austin Ernst | 69 · 67 · 66 | 202 | −11 |
| T9 | Stacy Lewis | 68 · 70 · 65 | 203 | −10 |
| T9 | Brittany Lincicome | 67 · 69 · 67 | 203 | −10 |
| T9 | Danielle Kang | 70 · 65 · 68 | 203 | −10 |
| T9 | Jasmine Suwannapura | 68 · 67 · 68 | 203 | −10 |
| T9 | Gerina Piller | 69 · 65 · 69 | 203 | −10 |
| T9 | Jennifer Kupcho | 69 · 65 · 69 | 203 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1999-01-13, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan; JPN; turned pro 2016; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 11 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2021-07-05 (published by LPGA.com), row: 11 ‐‐ ‐4 Hataoka, Nasa ‐ 6781 JPN 52 264.6333 5.0891).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet