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Sunday 26 August 2007AmateurYear in Review
Knost wins U.S. Amateur
Olympic Club, San Francisco, California · Monday 20 to Sunday 26 August 2007 · 107th U.S. Amateur; stroke-play qualifying on The Olympic Club's Lake and Ocean courses, match play on the Lake Course (par 70, 6,948 yards); 36-hole final Sunday 26 August
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 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/16°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/15°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/15°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/15°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R525°/15°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R622°/14°C · wind 18 km/h WSW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R722°/13°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- U.S. Amateur
1895–2026 in our record, 126 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Michael Thompson USA · lost 2 and 1Led three separate times but never by more than one; Knost went ahead for good with a 20-foot birdie at the 31st hole and chipped in at the 32nd, and Thompson conceded at the 35th after missing the green U.S. Amateur: Knost holds off Thompson for title (AmateurGolf.com)
Same week
Men's amateur championship
U.S. Amateur
The Olympic Club (Lake Course), San Francisco
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Michael Thompson
To par not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 August 2007
Yeah, it's been an unbelievable summer, USGA-wise. This is the ultimate goal always every summer to win the U.S. Amateur. And I finally got one.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 August 2007
And then my caddie told me I was due for a chip in on 14. And he's been telling me that for the last few days. And I come so close all week and I finally just drained one.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
26 August 2007
Almost just kind of relieved the week is over. I'm not terribly disappointed that I lost. Runner-up still sounds pretty darn good.
The golfer
born 1985-06-26, Garrettsville, Ohio; USA; turned pro 2007; age 22 that week.
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet