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Sunday 1 May 2022LPGA TourYear in Review
Alex wins Palos Verdes Championship pres. by Bank of America
Palos Verdes Golf Club, Palos Verdes, CA · Thursday 28 April to Sunday 1 May 2022 · Marina Alex’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · Bank 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
13 h 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/13°C · wind 18 km/h SW, gusts 35 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R218°/12°C · wind 18 km/h SSW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/12°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/14°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 31 · 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
- Jin Young Ko KOR · 275world No. 1; finished one behind Alex's closing 66 2022 Palos Verdes Championship final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won - Golf News Net
145 started · cut +2, 72 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Palos Verdes Championship pres. by Bank of America
Palos Verdes Golf Club, Palos Verdes Golf Club, Palos Verdes, CA
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Marina Alex
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ESPN (Associated Press)
2 May 2022
I wasn't sure if this would ever happen again if I'm being perfectly honest. It's been tough. We're all getting older. I'm getting older.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marina Alex | 70 · 68 · 70 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| 2 | Jin Young Ko | 64 · 72 · 73 · 66 | 275 | −9 |
| T3 | Megan Khang | 67 · 69 · 72 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T3 | Lydia Ko | 69 · 67 · 70 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
| T5 | Ryann O'Toole | 68 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −7 |
| T5 | Andrea Lee | 70 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T5 | Annie Park | 68 · 69 · 71 · 69 | 277 | −7 |
| T5 | Hannah Green | 67 · 66 · 72 · 72 | 277 | −7 |
| T9 | Ashleigh Buhai | 70 · 74 · 67 · 67 | 278 | −6 |
| T9 | Jasmine Suwannapura | 69 · 71 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T9 | Madelene Sagstrom | 72 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T9 | Albane Valenzuela | 66 · 74 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1990-08-02, Wayne, New Jersey, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2012; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 61 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2022-04-25 (published by LPGA.com), row: 61 +8 +7 Alex, Marina ‐ 3666 USA 45 79.1747 1.7594).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet