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Sunday 12 November 2023LPGA TourYear in Review
Vu wins the ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican
Pelican Golf Club, Belleair, Florida · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 November 2023 · Lilia Vu’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $3,250,000 USD · Gainbridge
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/20°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 19 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/22°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/22°C · wind 18 km/h N, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/22°C · wind 27 km/h NE, gusts 37 · 0.2 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
- Alison Lee USA · 264Tied second, three strokes behind (Wikipedia: margin 3 strokes). ESPN leaderboard
- Azahara Munoz ESP · 264Tied second, three strokes behind (Wikipedia: margin 3 strokes). ESPN leaderboard
120 started · cut -1, 70 made it
Same week
LPGA event
The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican
Pelican Golf Club, Pelican Golf Club, Belleair, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lilia Vu
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
LPGA.com (Associated Press)
12 November 2023
I’ve never been so close to losing my card I guess. Never been in that situation. I don’t want to be in it again.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 November 2023
Honestly, no, it doesn't. I think like each win of mine has had its own battle, and I think today was again myself.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lilia Vu | 67 · 66 · 62 · 66 | 261 | −19 |
| T2 | Alison Lee | 68 · 67 · 62 · 67 | 264 | −16 |
| T2 | Azahara Munoz | 64 · 69 · 64 · 67 | 264 | −16 |
| 4 | Amy Yang | 69 · 65 · 61 · 70 | 265 | −15 |
| T5 | Stephanie Kyriacou | 70 · 65 · 64 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| T5 | Emily Kristine Pedersen | 63 · 65 · 64 · 74 | 266 | −14 |
| T7 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 64 · 70 · 68 · 65 | 267 | −13 |
| T7 | Lexi Thompson | 64 · 70 · 66 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T7 | Megan Khang | 67 · 69 · 63 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| T7 | Ruoning Yin | 68 · 68 · 63 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| T7 | Minami Katsu | 63 · 67 · 68 · 69 | 267 | −13 |
The golfer
born 1997-10-14, Fountain Valley, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2019; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 2; world No. 2 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2023-11-06 (published by LPGA.com), row: 2 ‐‐ +41 Vu, Lilia ‐ 4504 USA 44 339.9606 7.7264).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet