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Sunday 8 October 2023LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins the Ascendant LPGA benefiting Volunteers of America
Old American Golf Course, The Colony, Texas · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 October 2023 · Hyo Joo Kim’s win no. 6 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,800,000 USD
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 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/21°C · wind 27 km/h NNE, gusts 33 · 5.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/18°C · wind 22 km/h NNE, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/13°C · wind 24 km/h NNE, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/11°C · wind 17 km/h S, gusts 28 · 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
- Bianca Pagdanganan PHI · 275Tied second, four strokes behind. ESPN leaderboard + Wikipedia event article
- Jeeno Thitikul THA · 275Tied second, four strokes behind. ESPN leaderboard + Wikipedia event article
129 started · cut +2, 73 made it
Same week
LPGA event
The Ascendant LPGA benefiting Volunteers of America
Old American Golf Course, Old American Golf Course, The Colony, Texas
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hyo Joo Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 October 2023
Honestly, it's not that important. What's important is the win. It was good to maintain the good score throughout the week, but that win at the end is what really matters.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyo Joo Kim | 64 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Bianca Pagdanganan | 70 · 70 · 70 · 65 | 275 | −9 |
| T2 | Jeeno Thitikul | 70 · 69 · 71 · 65 | 275 | −9 |
| 4 | Sarah Kemp | 67 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| 5 | Lexi Thompson | 71 · 65 · 71 · 70 | 277 | −7 |
| 6 | Cheyenne Knight | 70 · 71 · 74 · 63 | 278 | −6 |
| T7 | Katherine Muzi | 73 · 69 · 69 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T7 | Leona Maguire | 70 · 67 · 74 · 68 | 279 | −5 |
| T7 | So Yeon Ryu | 72 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T10 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 71 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Sarah Schmelzel | 70 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 280 | −4 |
| T10 | Frida Kinhult | 71 · 69 · 68 · 72 | 280 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1995-07-14, Wonju, Gangwon Province, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2012; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 6.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet