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Sunday 11 June 2023LPGA TourYear in Review
Buhai wins ShopRite LPGA Classic pres. by Acer
Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, Galloway, NJ · Friday 9 to Sunday 11 June 2023 · Ashleigh Buhai’s win no. 2 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,750,000 USD · ShopRite
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 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/13°C · wind 17 km/h W, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/14°C · wind 17 km/h W, gusts 37 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/19°C · wind 25 km/h SSW, gusts 42 · 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
- Hyo Joo Kim KOR · 200finished 1 stroke behind the winner ESPN leaderboard: ShopRite LPGA Classic pres. by Acer 2023
144 started · cut +1, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
ShopRite LPGA Classic pres. by Acer
Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, Galloway, NJ
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ashleigh Buhai
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (asaptext interview transcript)
11 June 2023
My goal this year was to win in the U.S. I hadn't won here yet.
ASAP Sports (asaptext interview transcript)
11 June 2023
Lee-Anne Pace is here from South Africa this week, so nice of her to spray me with some champagne.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashleigh Buhai | 69 · 65 · 65 | 199 | −14 |
| 2 | Hyo Joo Kim | 67 · 65 · 68 | 200 | −13 |
| 3 | Yan Liu | 65 · 70 · 67 | 202 | −11 |
| T4 | Nanna Koerstz Madsen | 67 · 71 · 65 | 203 | −10 |
| T4 | Dani Holmqvist | 64 · 67 · 72 | 203 | −10 |
| T6 | Su Oh | 68 · 72 · 64 | 204 | −9 |
| T6 | Haru Moon | 68 · 71 · 65 | 204 | −9 |
| T6 | Albane Valenzuela | 71 · 67 · 66 | 204 | −9 |
| T6 | Soo Bin Joo | 66 · 70 · 68 | 204 | −9 |
| T6 | Jeeno Thitikul | 68 · 67 · 69 | 204 | −9 |
| T6 | Jenny Shin | 65 · 70 · 69 | 204 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-11, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2007; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 1; world No. 16 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2023-06-05 (published by LPGA.com), row: 16 ‐‐ +7 Buhai, Ashleigh ‐ 2379 RSA 50 193.9452 3.8789).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet