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Sunday 2 October 2022LPGA TourYear in Review
Hull wins the Ascendant LPGA benefiting Volunteers of America
Old American Golf Course, The Colony, Texas · Thursday 29 September to Sunday 2 October 2022 · Charley Hull’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,700,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 36 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/18°C · wind 23 km/h ESE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/14°C · wind 13 km/h ESE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/11°C · wind 11 km/h ESE, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/12°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 26 · 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
- Xiyu Janet Lin CHN · 267Eagled 17 to share the lead, then missed a birdie putt on 18 that would have forced a playoff (AP). Charley Hull holds on for 1-shot victory in Texas, first LPGA Tour win in nearly six years (ESPN/AP)
132 started · cut +3, 80 made it
Same week
LPGA event
The Ascendant LPGA benefiting Volunteers of America
Old American Golf Course, Old American Golf Course, The Colony, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Charley Hull
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 October 2022
I think so, because it's been six years.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 October 2022
I find stuff like that fun because it puts the pressure on me, and then I've got to commit and do it. You know what I mean? No, I really enjoyed that.
ESPN (Associated Press wire recap)
2 October 2022
I found it exciting. When Janet made eagle on 17, I enjoyed that. It made me want to birdie the last. It was great fun.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charley Hull | 67 · 64 · 71 · 64 | 266 | −18 |
| 2 | Xiyu Janet Lin | 65 · 68 · 69 · 65 | 267 | −17 |
| 3 | Lydia Ko | 70 · 66 · 67 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| 4 | Jeeno Thitikul | 66 · 67 · 72 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Cheyenne Knight | 71 · 68 · 71 · 63 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 67 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Lizette Salas | 66 · 72 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | So Yeon Ryu | 69 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| 9 | Celine Boutier | 68 · 69 · 66 · 72 | 275 | −9 |
| 10 | Lexi Thompson | 67 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1996-03-20, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England; ENG; turned pro 2013; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 31 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2022-09-26 (published by LPGA.com), row: 31 +4 +2 Hull, Charley ‐ 4469 ENG 52 139.4289 2.6813).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet