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Saturday 16 April 2022LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins LOTTE Championship
Hoakalei Country Club, Ewa Beach, HI · Wednesday 13 to Saturday 16 April 2022 · Hyo Joo Kim’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD · LOTTE
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 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/22°C · wind 21 km/h ENE, gusts 45 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/23°C · wind 25 km/h ENE, gusts 52 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/23°C · wind 27 km/h ENE, gusts 56 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/23°C · wind 24 km/h ENE, gusts 53 · 2.3 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
- Hinako Shibuno JPN · 279one behind going to the last; Kim's closing birdie made it two 2022 Lotte Championship final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won - Golf News Net
144 started · cut +3, 77 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LOTTE Championship
Hoakalei Country Club, Hoakalei Country Club, Ewa Beach, HI
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hyo Joo Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (asaptext interview transcript)
16 April 2022
Felt cool, as if I was in the ocean. I know I'm still sticky. I may smell like alcohol a little bit right now. But I liked the feeling.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyo Joo Kim | 67 · 67 · 72 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Hinako Shibuno | 71 · 70 · 68 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| 3 | Hye-Jin Choi | 70 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| 4 | Ashleigh Buhai | 71 · 71 · 70 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| 5 | Somi Lee | 71 · 70 · 69 · 73 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Jeeno Thitikul | 71 · 74 · 72 · 67 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | Gerina Mendoza | 74 · 72 · 69 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | Ryann O'Toole | 72 · 69 · 72 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T6 | Narin An | 71 · 68 · 73 · 72 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Brittany Altomare | 70 · 77 · 72 · 66 | 285 | −3 |
| T10 | Celine Boutier | 71 · 74 · 70 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1995-07-14, Wonju, Gangwon Province, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2012; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 1; world No. 13 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2022-04-11 (published by LPGA.com), row: 13 ‐‐ ‐4 Kim, Hyo‐Joo ‐ 3625 KOR 47 202.4320 4.3071).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet