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Sunday 4 July 2021LPGA TourYear in Review
Ko wins Volunteers of America Classic
Old American Golf Course, The Colony, TX · Thursday 1 to Sunday 4 July 2021 · Jin Young Ko’s win no. 8 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · Volunteers of America
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 08 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 80° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/25°C · wind 15 km/h S, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/25°C · wind 13 km/h ENE, gusts 28 · 6.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/24°C · wind 20 km/h E, gusts 34 · 23.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/23°C · wind 12 km/h ESE, gusts 29 · 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
- Matilda Castren FIN · 269missed a 3-foot par putt on the 15th to fall two behind; 25-foot birdie try on 18 missed Jin Young Ko wins Volunteers of America Classic a week after losing No. 1 ranking
138 started · cut +1, 78 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Volunteers of America Classic
Old American Golf Course, Old American Golf Course, The Colony, TX
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jin Young Ko
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 July 2021
Like I played 31 holes yesterday so I couldn't sleep well tonight, so my body condition really tough and really tired right now.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
4 July 2021
So I just like prayed by myself to God, and it's like I want to focus on my game on the course and then I tried to don't think about Matilda
ESPN News Services (with AP)
5 July 2021
She didn't make many mistakes at all, recovered from her not-so-great shots really well. I can definitely see why she was world No. 1 for so long.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jin Young Ko | 63 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
| 2 | Matilda Castren | 66 · 66 · 68 · 69 | 269 | −15 |
| 3 | Gaby López | 69 · 66 · 70 · 65 | 270 | −14 |
| T4 | Emma Talley | 65 · 73 · 71 · 63 | 272 | −12 |
| T4 | Ana Belac | 68 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 272 | −12 |
| T4 | Esther Henseleit | 66 · 70 · 64 · 72 | 272 | −12 |
| 7 | Jeongeun Lee6 | 64 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T8 | Hyo Joo Kim | 69 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Celine Herbin-Marshall | 68 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Min-G Kim | 65 · 74 · 67 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Celine Boutier | 68 · 67 · 71 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1995-07-07, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2013; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 8; world No. 2 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by ESPN News Services/AP: lost No. 1 to Nelly Korda the week before; "She remains at No. 2 in the world").
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet