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Sunday 23 January 2022LPGA TourYear in Review
Kang wins Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions
Lake Nona Golf & Country Club, Orlando, FL · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 January 2022 · Danielle Kang’s win no. 6 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,200,000 USD · Hilton Grand Vacations
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 42° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/9°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/13°C · wind 17 km/h N, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/9°C · wind 16 km/h N, gusts 34 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R411°/4°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 28 · 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
- Brooke Henderson CAN · 275solo second on 13-under, three behind Kang's closing 68 2022 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won - Golf News Net
29 started, 29 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions
Lake Nona Golf & Country Club, Lake Nona Golf & Country Club, Orlando, FL
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Danielle Kang
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (asaptext interview transcript)
23 January 2022
I'm actually proud of myself for the work that I've done to feel the way I have today.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danielle Kang | 68 · 67 · 69 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Brooke Henderson | 69 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Gaby López | 67 · 68 · 69 · 72 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Celine Boutier | 70 · 67 · 70 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Nelly Korda | 68 · 66 · 69 · 75 | 278 | −10 |
| 6 | Yuka Saso | 68 · 70 · 68 · 73 | 279 | −9 |
| 7 | Jessica Korda | 69 · 67 · 72 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T8 | Pajaree Anannarukarn | 69 · 72 · 68 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Inbee Park | 71 · 67 · 70 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Lydia Ko | 71 · 68 · 71 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Matilda Castren | 73 · 66 · 71 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1992-10-20, San Francisco, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2011; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 1; world No. 10 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2022-01-17 (published by LPGA.com), row: 10 +1 +1 Kang, Danielle ‐ 3003 USA 48 211.2236 4.4005).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet