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Sunday 22 September 2024LPGA TourYear in Review
Ko wins Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G
TPC River's Bend, Maineville, Ohio · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 September 2024 · Lydia Ko’s win no. 22 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 USD · Kroger
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 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 50° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/17°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/17°C · wind 9 km/h S, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R333°/20°C · wind 9 km/h W, gusts 17 · 1.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/16°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 27 · 0.8 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
- Jeeno Thitikul THA · 270Led Ko by two entering the final round, closed with 70 as Ko shot 63. Golf News Net final results
144 started · cut -1, 76 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Kroger Queen City Championship presented by P&G
TPC River's Bend, TPC River's Bend, Maineville, Ohio
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Lydia Ko
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 September 2024
Never in a million years would I have guessed that I now would've gone into the Hall of Fame through winning the gold in Paris and then winning my first major since 2016 at the AIG Women's Open.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
22 September 2024
I don't think it's ever easy. You know, you could win by ten strokes and still never feel like it was an easy round.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lydia Ko | 67 · 66 · 69 · 63 | 265 | −23 |
| 2 | Jeeno Thitikul | 66 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| 3 | Haeran Ryu | 69 · 65 · 70 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| 4 | Yuka Saso | 73 · 65 · 69 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Nelly Korda | 67 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Juniper Jang | 73 · 65 · 67 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| T7 | Gaby López | 68 · 67 · 71 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T7 | Albane Valenzuela | 70 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Jin Hee Im | 68 · 69 · 71 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Yealimi Noh | 68 · 67 · 73 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Nanna Koerstz Madsen | 68 · 72 · 67 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | A Lim Kim | 70 · 70 · 66 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Kristen Gillman | 69 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1997-04-24, Seoul, South Korea; NZL; turned pro 2013; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 22; majors to date: 3; world No. 3 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2024-09-16 (published by LPGA.com), row: 3 ‐‐ +8 Ko, Lydia ‐ 3837 NZL 45 281.2258 6.2495).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet