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Saturday 5 February 2022LPGA TourYear in Review
Maguire wins LPGA Drive On Championship
Crown Colony Golf & Country Club, Fort Myers, FL · Thursday 3 to Saturday 5 February 2022 · Leona Maguire’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · 54-hole event
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 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/18°C · wind 19 km/h SE, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/20°C · wind 17 km/h SSE, gusts 35 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/17°C · wind 17 km/h NNE, gusts 32 · 6.5 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
- Lexi Thompson USA · 201finished three behind after Maguire closed with 67 in the 54-hole event 2022 LPGA Drive On Championship final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won - Golf News Net
120 started · cut -8, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
LPGA Drive On Championship
Crown Colony Golf & Country Club, Crown Colony Golf & Country Club, Fort Myers, FL
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Leona Maguire
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (Associated Press)
6 February 2022
It's huge for Irish golf. There was never an Irish player on the tour, let alone a winner.
ESPN (Associated Press)
6 February 2022
It's a bit surreal. It's been 17 years in the making, and you kind of wonder if it's ever going to happen.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leona Maguire | 66 · 65 · 67 | 198 | −18 |
| 2 | Lexi Thompson | 69 · 67 · 65 | 201 | −15 |
| 3 | Sarah Schmelzel | 69 · 69 · 64 | 202 | −14 |
| T4 | Xiyu Janet Lin | 68 · 72 · 63 | 203 | −13 |
| T4 | Patty Tavatanakit | 66 · 70 · 67 | 203 | −13 |
| T4 | Stacy Lewis | 68 · 67 · 68 | 203 | −13 |
| T4 | Brittany Altomare | 68 · 67 · 68 | 203 | −13 |
| T4 | Marina Alex | 65 · 66 · 72 | 203 | −13 |
| T9 | Pauline Roussin-Bouchard | 70 · 67 · 67 | 204 | −12 |
| T9 | Jeongeun Lee6 | 67 · 69 · 68 | 204 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1994-11-30, County Cavan, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 2018; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 37 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2022-01-31 (published by LPGA.com), row: 37 +3 +5 Maguire, Leona ‐ 2969 IRL 52 117.9496 2.2683).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet