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Sunday 9 June 2024LPGA TourYear in Review
Strom wins ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer
Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, Galloway, New Jersey · Friday 7 to Sunday 9 June 2024 · Linnea Strom’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,750,000 USD · ShopRite
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 74° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/22°C · wind 21 km/h W, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/18°C · wind 21 km/h W, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/19°C · wind 27 km/h WSW, gusts 55 · 0.3 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
- Ayaka Furue JPN · 200Finished one shot back; could not catch Strom's clubhouse 199. Linnea Strom — ShopRite LPGA Classic pres. by Acer winner's interview (ASAP Sports)
- Megan Khang USA · 200Finished one shot back; could not birdie the par-5 18th to force a playoff. Linnea Strom — ShopRite LPGA Classic pres. by Acer winner's interview (ASAP Sports)
144 started · cut -3, 67 made it
Same week
LPGA event
ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer
Seaview Hotel and Golf Club (Bay Course), Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, Galloway, New Jersey
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Linnea Strom
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 June 2024
I'm obviously very happy with my round today and I felt like winning would just be a bonus. You know, it's always been a dream of mine to win on the LPGA
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 June 2024
I just tried telling myself to mentally prepare for a playoff.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linnea Strom | 69 · 70 · 60 | 199 | −14 |
| T2 | Ayaka Furue | 67 · 68 · 65 | 200 | −13 |
| T2 | Megan Khang | 65 · 69 · 66 | 200 | −13 |
| 4 | Jeeno Thitikul | 69 · 67 · 65 | 201 | −12 |
| 5 | Morgane Metraux | 68 · 68 · 66 | 202 | −11 |
| T6 | Marina Alex | 68 · 71 · 64 | 203 | −10 |
| T6 | Wei-Ling Hsu | 65 · 69 · 69 | 203 | −10 |
| T6 | Narin An | 64 · 70 · 69 | 203 | −10 |
| T9 | Lauren Coughlin | 69 · 68 · 67 | 204 | −9 |
| T9 | Albane Valenzuela | 65 · 68 · 71 | 204 | −9 |
| T9 | Jenny Shin | 63 · 69 · 72 | 204 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1996-10-14, Gothenburg, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2018; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 165 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2024-06-03 (published by LPGA.com), row: 165 ‐5 ‐34 Strom, Linnea ‐ 5073 SWE 58 43.0345 0.7420).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet