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Sunday 2 February 2025LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions
Lake Nona Golf & Country Club, Orlando, Florida · Thursday 30 January to Sunday 2 February 2025 · A Lim Kim’s win no. 3 on the LPGA Tour · purse $2,000,000 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 43 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/9°C · wind 13 km/h ENE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/15°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R321°/16°C · wind 16 km/h SE, gusts 27 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/16°C · wind 9 km/h NE, gusts 18 · 1.8 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
- Nelly Korda USA · 270Pulled even with a weekend charge, but Kim birdied 16 and 18 to win by two. ASAP Sports (A Lim Kim press conference)
32 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
A Lim Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 February 2025
Honestly, so fun, so good. And then I'm hungry, yeah.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 February 2025
when I was young my driver distance too far so everybody told me Queen Kong, but I don't like use the last name so only Queen.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
2 February 2025
I'm never going to complain finishing second in a tournament and giving it a run especially on a Sunday.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Lim Kim | 65 · 69 · 67 · 67 | 268 | −20 |
| 2 | Nelly Korda | 71 · 67 · 67 · 65 | 270 | −18 |
| 3 | Linn Grant | 70 · 67 · 67 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T4 | Minjee Lee | 72 · 70 · 70 · 62 | 274 | −14 |
| T4 | Jin Young Ko | 69 · 70 · 70 · 65 | 274 | −14 |
| 6 | Lydia Ko | 73 · 67 · 65 · 70 | 275 | −13 |
| 7 | Lauren Coughlin | 72 · 68 · 68 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| 8 | Rio Takeda | 70 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| 9 | Leona Maguire | 70 · 68 · 72 · 68 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Ashleigh Buhai | 72 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Pajaree Anannarukarn | 70 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Rose Zhang | 70 · 71 · 71 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Hyo Joo Kim | 72 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1995-10-04; KOR; turned pro 2013; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 1; world No. 55 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking list dated 2025-01-27 (published by LPGA.com), row: 55 ‐‐ ‐‐ Kim, A Lim ‐ 6787 KOR 52 92.8658 1.7859).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet