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Sunday 7 August 2005AmateurYear in Review
Pressel wins U.S. Women's Amateur
Ansley Golf Club, Roswell, Georgia · Monday 1 to Sunday 7 August 2005 · 36-hole stroke-play qualifying, then 64-player match play to a 36-hole final on Sunday Aug. 7 (USGA media guide dates Aug. 1-7; ASAP); final interrupted by weather between rounds (ASAP)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/22°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 30 · 7.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/21°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 30 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/20°C · wind 8 km/h ENE, gusts 22 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R432°/21°C · wind 8 km/h E, gusts 23 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R531°/21°C · wind 8 km/h E, gusts 24 · 2.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R629°/22°C · wind 10 km/h E, gusts 29 · 1.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R725°/21°C · wind 16 km/h E, gusts 28 · 19.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- U.S. Women's Amateur
1895–2026 in our record, 126 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Maru Martinez VEN · 9 and 8Was 4 down at the lunch break after losing the 16th, 17th and 18th holes of the morning round; never got back into the 36-hole final (ASAP) Maru Martinez interview, Aug 7 2005 (ASAP Sports)
, 64 made it
Same week
Women's amateur championship
U.S. Women's Amateur
Ansley G.C. (Settindown Creek Course), Roswell
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Maru Martinez
To par not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 August 2005
Well, she chipped in on 12 and I'm like, "Oh, no, here we go again."
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 August 2005
At the top. Why wouldn't it be? Of course, it's my biggest win.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
7 August 2005
4 down is nothing, you know, you can make four birdies and come back, but it never happened.
The golfer
born 1988-05-23, Tampa, Florida; USA; turned pro 2005; age 17 that week.
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet