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Sunday 27 June 2004AmateurYear in Review
Stahle wins Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship
Gullane Golf Club (No. 1 Course), Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland · Tuesday 22 to Sunday 27 June 2004 · weather: wind and rain wiped out the second qualifying round (Wednesday 23 June) and play on Thursday morning; the 64 match-play places were decided on the first-round scores plus a 14-for-7 sudden-death play-off, and the Ladies Golf Union added a day so the semi-finals and 18-hole final were played on Sunday 27 June (Kirkwood reports)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
17 h 18 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 57° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R116°/9°C · wind 22 km/h SE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R213°/11°C · wind 43 km/h NE, gusts 72 · 36.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R313°/10°C · wind 29 km/h WNW, gusts 48 · 25.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/10°C · wind 19 km/h W, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R514°/10°C · wind 27 km/h SE, gusts 42 · 4.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R617°/11°C · wind 25 km/h SW, gusts 41 · 3.2 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
- Anna Highgate WAL · 4 and 2Was three down after a 1-under front nine, needed back-pain patches and painkillers mid-round, birdied 8, 10 and 11 to get back to two down, then lost 12 and 13 to pars and bogeyed the 16th to lose 4 and 2 (Kirkwood) Gillian Kirkwood Golf News, 27 June 2004 final report
, 64 made it
Same week
Women's amateur championship
Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship
Gullane Golf Club (No. 1 Course), Gullane Golf Club (No. 1 Course), Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Louise Stahle
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Gillian Kirkwood Golf News (Scottish golf news site)
27 June 2004
It's a terrific feeling to have made history in Swedish sport by becoming the first golfer from my country to win the British women's open amateur championship.
Gillian Kirkwood Golf News (Scottish golf news site)
27 June 2004
I drove pretty long and straight all week but I think the biggest plus in my game was that I putted well every day.
Gillian Kirkwood Golf News (Scottish golf news site)
27 June 2004
I was one under par for the front nine - and three down. So I couldn't really do much about that. Louise played so really well.
The golfer
born 1985-03-19, Lund, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2005; age 19 that week.
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet