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Sunday 9 February 2025LPGA TourYear in Review
Noh wins Founders Cup presented by U.S. Virgin Islands
Bradenton Country Club, Bradenton, Florida · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 February 2025 · Yealimi Noh’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 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
10 h 55 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 47° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R126°/15°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/16°C · wind 11 km/h NW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/16°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/14°C · wind 11 km/h NW, gusts 27 · 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
- Jin Young Ko KOR · 267Played alongside Noh in the final two rounds; finished four shots back as Noh closed with 68. Golf News Net / ASAP Sports
120 started · cut E, 67 made it
Same week
LPGA event
Founders Cup presented by U.S. Virgin Islands
Bradenton Country Club, Bradenton Country Club, Bradenton, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Yealimi Noh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 February 2025
I told myself 2025 is going to be my year, so this is the best way to start it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 February 2025
Really switching to the broomstick helped me so much. I was really struggling with my putting in 2023.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 February 2025
Huge I think. I think finish inside Top 5 is like it's been over one or two years I think.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yealimi Noh | 68 · 64 · 63 · 68 | 263 | −21 |
| 2 | Jin Young Ko | 67 · 63 · 66 · 71 | 267 | −17 |
| 3 | Megan Khang | 71 · 67 · 62 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| T4 | Miyu Yamashita | 68 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | Hannah Green | 70 · 65 · 66 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| T4 | Jin Hee Im | 66 · 66 · 68 · 71 | 271 | −13 |
| T7 | Celine Boutier | 67 · 74 · 64 · 67 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Minami Katsu | 67 · 65 · 70 · 70 | 272 | −12 |
| T7 | Nelly Korda | 68 · 68 · 65 · 71 | 272 | −12 |
| 10 | Angel Yin | 66 · 66 · 71 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
The golfer
born 2001-07-26, San Francisco, California; USA; turned pro 2019; age 23 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 68 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2025-02-03 (published by LPGA.com), row: 68 ‐‐ +4 Noh, Yealimi ‐ 9009 USA 41 62.1907 1.5168).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet