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Sunday 21 January 2024LPGA TourYear in Review
Ko wins Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions
Lake Nona Golf & Country Club, Orlando, Florida · Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 January 2024 · Lydia Ko’s win no. 20 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,500,000 USD · Hilton Grand Vacations
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 28 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 41° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/8°C · wind 14 km/h N, gusts 23 · 1.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/14°C · wind 20 km/h W, gusts 40 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/7°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R415°/3°C · wind 20 km/h NNE, gusts 45 · 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
- Alexa Pano USA · 276Finished two shots back in second at 12-under. Lydia Ko — Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions winner's interview (ASAP Sports)
35 started
Same week
LPGA event
Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions
Lake Nona Golf & Country Club, Lake Nona Golf & Country Club, Orlando, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lydia Ko
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 January 2024
You know, I thought I would cry but I'm like, nothing is coming out. I don't even know what that means.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
21 January 2024
I haven't played particularly that great at this event before, so to kind of go in with a two-shot lead going into today was a little bit of a comfort cushion to rely on.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lydia Ko | 69 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Alexa Pano | 69 · 70 · 67 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| 3 | Brooke Henderson | 69 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T4 | Cheyenne Knight | 70 · 70 · 71 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Ayaka Furue | 65 · 71 · 73 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Ally Ewing | 68 · 72 · 68 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Rose Zhang | 69 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Charley Hull | 74 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 281 | −7 |
| T9 | Marina Alex | 71 · 70 · 70 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T9 | Gemma Dryburgh | 70 · 68 · 71 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1997-04-24, Seoul, South Korea; NZL; turned pro 2013; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 20; world No. 12 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2024-01-15 (published by LPGA.com), row: 12 ‐1 ‐1 Ko, Lydia ‐ 3837 NZL 46 195.2801 4.2452).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet