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Sunday 16 June 2024LPGA TourYear in Review
Vu wins Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give
Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, Michigan · Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 June 2024 · Lilia Vu’s win no. 5 on the LPGA Tour · purse $3,000,000 USD · Meijer
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/20°C · wind 25 km/h SW, gusts 63 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/16°C · wind 10 km/h NNE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/12°C · wind 13 km/h ESE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/18°C · wind 22 km/h SSE, gusts 46 · 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
- Lexi Thompson USA · 272Lost three-way playoff on the third extra hole (par-5 4th) to Vu birdie. Lilia Vu — Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give winner's interview (ASAP Sports)
- Grace Kim AUS · 27254-hole leader; closed 73 and lost three-way playoff on the third extra hole. Lilia Vu — Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give winner's interview (ASAP Sports)
144 started · cut +2, 81 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give
Blythefield Country Club, Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, Michigan
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Lilia Vu
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 June 2024
I wasn't thinking about winning. I was thinking about shooting 8-under to make top 10.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 June 2024
I think my mindset when it comes to putting is pretty simple: It goes in or it doesn't. I don't put a lot of pressure on it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lilia Vu | 69 · 70 · 68 · 65 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Lexi Thompson | 71 · 68 · 65 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Grace Kim | 68 · 65 · 66 · 73 | 272 | −16 |
| 4 | Ally Ewing | 70 · 63 · 71 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Allisen Corpuz | 68 · 68 · 68 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| T5 | Narin An | 67 · 68 · 69 · 70 | 274 | −14 |
| 7 | Kristen Gillman | 69 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T8 | Ayaka Furue | 70 · 68 · 70 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Jeeno Thitikul | 68 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Ryann O'Toole | 71 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
| T8 | Alison Lee | 65 · 72 · 68 · 71 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1997-10-14, Fountain Valley, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2019; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 5; world No. 2 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2024-06-10 (published by LPGA.com), row: 2 ‐‐ ‐1 Vu, Lilia ‐ 4504 USA 43 267.9458 6.2313).
What’s in the bag
- Driver TaylorMade Stealth Fujikura Ventus TR Red
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Stealth Fujikura Ventus Blue
- Hybrid Callaway Apex UW Fujikura Ventus Blue
- Irons Srixon Z585 4-iron, KBS Tour
- Irons Srixon Z785 5-PW, KBS Tour
- Wedge Titleist Vokey SM8 56°, 60°, KBS Tour
- Putter Scotty Cameron Golo 5
- Ball Titleist Pro V1x
standard bag, not confirmed for this week