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Sunday 18 June 2023LPGA TourYear in Review
Maguire wins Meijer LPGA Classic
Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, MI · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 June 2023 · Leona Maguire’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 new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/12°C · wind 21 km/h WNW, gusts 47 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/13°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 34 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/12°C · wind 11 km/h NW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/13°C · wind 10 km/h SSE, gusts 24 · 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
- Ariya Jutanugarn THA · 269solo second on 19-under, two behind Maguire's closing 64 2023 Meijer LPGA Classic final results: Prize money payout, leaderboard and how much each golfer won - Golf News Net
144 started · cut +3, 74 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Meijer LPGA Classic
Blythefield Country Club, Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, MI
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Leona Maguire
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (asaptext interview transcript)
18 June 2023
this one is I think that little bit sweeter after coming so close two years in a row. I know a lot of people this week were saying you're due one, this course owes you something, all the rest.
ASAP Sports (asaptext interview transcript)
18 June 2023
My goal today was to shoot 20-under par. I thought if I got to 20 that would be a good target to set for the girls coming behind. I didn't look at leaderboards.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leona Maguire | 69 · 65 · 69 · 64 | 267 | −21 |
| 2 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 73 · 64 · 66 · 66 | 269 | −19 |
| T3 | Xiyu Janet Lin | 68 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 270 | −18 |
| T3 | Amy Yang | 67 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 270 | −18 |
| 5 | Hyo Joo Kim | 69 · 65 · 69 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T6 | Jasmine Suwannapura | 68 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 273 | −15 |
| T6 | Jennifer Kupcho | 66 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T8 | Ally Ewing | 67 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Hye-Jin Choi | 70 · 67 · 70 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Pauline Roussin-Bouchard | 68 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Aditi Ashok | 68 · 67 · 72 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| T8 | Carlota Ciganda | 68 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
The golfer
born 1994-11-30, County Cavan, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 2018; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 20 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2023-06-12 (published by LPGA.com), row: 20 ‐1 ‐9 Maguire, Leona ‐ 2969 IRL 48 169.9244 3.5401).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet