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Saturday 15 June 2002AmateurYear in Review
Hudson wins Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship
Ashburnham Golf Club, Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, Wales · Tuesday 11 to Saturday 15 June 2002 · 36-hole stroke-play qualifying Tue 11 and Wed 12 June; match play Thu 13 (rounds 1-2), Fri 14 (round 3 and quarter-finals), Sat 15 June (semi-finals and 18-hole final) (Kirkwood; LGU draw)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R114°/11°C · wind 24 km/h WSW, gusts 45 · 0.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R213°/10°C · wind 27 km/h WSW, gusts 46 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R314°/12°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 35 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/13°C · wind 26 km/h SSW, gusts 44 · 3.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R515°/13°C · wind 27 km/h SSW, gusts 46 · 6.2 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
- Lindsey Wright AUS · lost 5 and 4Won the first hole after Hudson three-putted, but a double-bogey six at the 3rd put her behind for good; Hudson birdied 9, 10, 13 and 14 to close it out Hudson shows her class - BBC Sport, 15 June 2002
, 64 made it
Same week
Women's amateur championship
Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship
Ashburnham Golf Club, Ashburnham Golf Club, Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, Wales
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Rebecca Hudson
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
15 June 2002
I have had so much fun here this week. Golf is a great game and it is real fun - that's what it should be,
The golfer
born 1979-06-13, Doncaster, England; ENG; turned pro 2002; age 23 that week.
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet