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Sunday 19 June 2022LPGA TourYear in Review
Kupcho wins Meijer LPGA Classic
Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, MI · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 June 2022 · Jennifer Kupcho’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,500,000 USD · Meijer
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/21°C · wind 28 km/h WSW, gusts 58 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/17°C · wind 25 km/h NW, gusts 52 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/12°C · wind 16 km/h N, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/12°C · wind 10 km/h S, gusts 27 · 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
- Leona Maguire IRL · 270lost three-way playoff on the second extra hole to Kupcho's birdie 2022 Meijer LPGA Classic final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won - Golf News Net
- Nelly Korda USA · 270eliminated on the first playoff hole when Kupcho and Maguire made birdie 2022 Meijer LPGA Classic final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won - Golf News Net
144 started · cut -2, 78 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Meijer LPGA Classic
Blythefield Country Club, Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, MI
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jennifer Kupcho
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (asaptext interview transcript)
19 June 2022
Yeah, I think this one is even better than the first personally.
ASAP Sports (asaptext interview transcript)
19 June 2022
Honestly it was just shock. I think she went to Duke, I went to Wake Forest. Playing with her so much, she doesn't miss putts.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Kupcho | 63 · 67 · 69 · 71 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Leona Maguire | 69 · 68 · 68 · 65 | 270 | −18 |
| T2 | Nelly Korda | 67 · 65 · 66 · 72 | 270 | −18 |
| 4 | Lydia Ko | 70 · 68 · 65 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| T5 | Jessica Korda | 68 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Carlota Ciganda | 68 · 65 · 72 · 67 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Jeeno Thitikul | 68 · 69 · 67 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Lexi Thompson | 65 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 272 | −16 |
| T9 | Wei-Ling Hsu | 70 · 69 · 68 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T9 | Brooke Henderson | 68 · 66 · 67 · 72 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1997-05-14, Littleton, Colorado, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2019; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 1; world No. 16 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2022-06-13 (published by LPGA.com), row: 16 ‐‐ +28 Kupcho, Jennifer ‐ 6944 USA 53 196.3147 3.7041).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet