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Sunday 26 February 2023LPGA TourYear in Review
Vu wins Honda LPGA Thailand
Siam Country Club (Pattaya Old Course), Chon Buri, Thailand · Wednesday 22 to Sunday 26 February 2023 · Lilia Vu’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,700,000 USD · Honda
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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 68° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/24°C · wind 17 km/h ENE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/23°C · wind 11 km/h NNW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R335°/23°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/23°C · wind 24 km/h ENE, gusts 48 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R531°/22°C · wind 26 km/h NE, gusts 49 · 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
- Natthakritta Vongtaveelap THA · 26754-hole leader, overtaken by Vu's closing 64; lost by one 2023 Honda LPGA Thailand final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won - Golf News Net
72 started, 72 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Honda LPGA Thailand
Siam Country Club (Pattaya Old Course), Siam Country Club (Pattaya Old Course), Chon Buri, Thailand
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lilia Vu
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (asaptext interview transcript)
26 February 2023
They always believed in me, even when I was basically rock bottom almost about to quit golf a couple years ago.
ASAP Sports (asaptext interview transcript)
26 February 2023
The more you hold onto something I feel like it gets further away.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lilia Vu | 66 · 70 · 66 · 64 | 266 | −22 |
| 2 | Natthakritta Vongtaveelap | 67 · 65 · 64 · 71 | 267 | −21 |
| 3 | Jeeno Thitikul | 67 · 69 · 64 · 68 | 268 | −20 |
| T4 | Maja Stark | 66 · 67 · 69 · 69 | 271 | −17 |
| T4 | Celine Boutier | 68 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| T6 | Jin Young Ko | 68 · 70 · 70 · 64 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Leona Maguire | 67 · 68 · 72 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Lydia Ko | 68 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Nelly Korda | 68 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T10 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 69 · 66 · 71 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Georgia Hall | 67 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Hyo Joo Kim | 67 · 70 · 66 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Ashleigh Buhai | 72 · 65 · 66 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
| T10 | Anna Nordqvist | 65 · 70 · 67 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1997-10-14, Fountain Valley, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2019; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet