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Sunday 10 March 2024LPGA Tour · clpgaYear in Review
Tardy wins Blue Bay LPGA
Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course, Hainan Island, China (region; the course comes with research) · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 March 2024 · Bailey Tardy’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,200,000 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 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
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The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Sarah Schmelzel USA · 273Career-best finish; four shots back after Tardy played her last 11 holes in 7 under. Bailey Tardy — Blue Bay LPGA winner's interview (ASAP Sports)
108 started · cut +2, 66 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Blue Bay LPGA
Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course, Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course, Hainan Island, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Bailey Tardy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 March 2024
I can't say that I woke up today knowing I was going to shoot 65 or knowing I needed to go that low to win.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 March 2024
My caddie told me to enjoy the walk down 18. I didn't know what people finished, I didn't look at the scoreboard on 17.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bailey Tardy | 68 · 70 · 66 · 65 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Sarah Schmelzel | 66 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Ayaka Furue | 69 · 70 · 70 · 65 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Savannah Grewal | 69 · 74 · 64 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Minjee Lee | 65 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Lydia Ko | 68 · 70 · 66 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| 7 | Ruixin Liu | 66 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| 8 | Stephanie Meadow | 70 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| 9 | Hye-Jin Choi | 67 · 69 · 73 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Xiyu Janet Lin | 70 · 71 · 72 · 66 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Lucy Li | 67 · 71 · 74 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1996-08-08, | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1996|8|8}} -->; USA; turned pro 2018; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 169 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2024-03-04 (published by LPGA.com), row: 169 +4 +1 Tardy, Bailey ‐ 5546 USA 44 29.5908 0.6725).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet