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Sunday 14 May 2023LPGA TourYear in Review
Ko wins Cognizant Founders Cup
Upper Montclair Country Club, Clifton, NJ · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 May 2023 · Jin Young Ko’s win no. 15 on the LPGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 USD · Cognizant
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/10°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/14°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/18°C · wind 16 km/h WNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/14°C · wind 17 km/h N, gusts 32 · 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
- Minjee Lee AUS · 275defending champion; three-putted for bogey on the first playoff hole 2023 Cognizant Founders Cup final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won - Golf News Net
144 started · cut +2, 66 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Cognizant Founders Cup
Upper Montclair Country Club, Upper Montclair Country Club, Clifton, NJ
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jin Young Ko
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (asaptext interview transcript)
14 May 2023
Yeah, I was four shot behind lead, but if I really play well like Sung-jae I could chance to win, so I really focus myself, yeah.
ASAP Sports (asaptext interview transcript)
14 May 2023
So, yeah, I did best myself. Yeah, and Minjee, Minjee has chance to make birdie, but, yeah, I was little luckier than her.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jin Young Ko | 68 · 68 · 72 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| 2 | Minjee Lee | 68 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| 3 | Ashleigh Buhai | 71 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 278 | −10 |
| 4 | Haeran Ryu | 67 · 70 · 70 · 73 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Jeeno Thitikul | 68 · 73 · 69 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Aditi Ashok | 69 · 68 · 71 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Angel Yin | 69 · 70 · 68 · 74 | 281 | −7 |
| 8 | Nasa Hataoka | 68 · 71 · 71 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| 9 | Cheyenne Knight | 68 · 70 · 71 · 74 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Madelene Sagstrom | 71 · 69 · 75 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Georgia Hall | 71 · 69 · 71 · 73 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Grace Kim | 69 · 72 · 68 · 75 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1995-07-07, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2013; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 15; majors to date: 2.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet