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Sunday 1 July 2007LPGA TourYear in Review
Kerr wins U.S. Women's Open
Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club, Southern Pines, North Carolina · Thursday 28 June to Sunday 1 July 2007 · Cristie Kerr’s win no. 10 on the LPGA Tour · purse $3,100,000 USD · weather delays: third round began Saturday afternoon and was completed Sunday morning before the final round (Wikipedia; Angela Park played 26 holes Sunday - 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
14 h 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/22°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R233°/24°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 31 · 10.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/22°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 26 · 15.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/20°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- U.S. Women's Open
1946–2026 in our record, 81 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Lorena Ochoa MEX · 281Paired with Kerr and one behind, she lost her grip on the 17th tee shot, topped a 5-wood about 70 yards and bogeyed to finish two back (ASAP; Wikipedia scorecard) Lorena Ochoa interview, Jul 1 2007 (ASAP Sports)
- Angela Park BRA · 281Reached 4 under through 15, one behind, then bogeyed 16 and 17 before a closing birdie at 18 (Wikipedia scorecard; ASAP) 2007 U.S. Women's Open - Wikipedia
156 started · cut +6, 67 made it
Same week
Women's major
U.S. Women's Open
Pine Needles L. & G.C., Southern Pines
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Lorena Ochoa, Angela Park
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 July 2007
I knew since the last time I came here, years and years and years ago, that the next time I came here that it was going to be my week.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 July 2007
I don't know if slighted was the right word. Maybe overlooked a little bit. But the media is the media and they'll write what they want to write.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
1 July 2007
It hurts, but I just did everything I could. I tried really hard every day, every shot. It just didn't happen for me.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristie Kerr | 71 · 72 · 66 · 70 | 279 | −5 |
| T2 | Lorena Ochoa | 71 · 71 · 68 · 71 | 281 | −3 |
| T2 | Angela Park | 68 · 69 · 74 · 70 | 281 | −3 |
| T4 | Inbee Park | 69 · 73 · 71 · 69 | 282 | −2 |
| T4 | Se Ri Pak | 74 · 72 · 68 · 68 | 282 | −2 |
| 6 | Jiyai Shin | 70 · 69 · 71 · 74 | 284 | E |
| 7 | Jee Young Lee | 72 · 71 · 71 · 71 | 285 | +1 |
| T8 | Mi Hyun Kim | 71 · 75 · 70 · 70 | 286 | +2 |
| T8 | Jeong Jang | 72 · 71 · 70 · 73 | 286 | +2 |
| T10 | Julieta Granada | 70 · 69 · 75 · 73 | 287 | +3 |
| T10 | Kyeong Bae | 74 · 71 · 72 · 70 | 287 | +3 |
| T10 | Ai Miyazato | 73 · 73 · 72 · 69 | 287 | +3 |
| T10 | Morgan Pressel | 71 · 70 · 69 · 77 | 287 | +3 |
The golfer
born 1977-10-12, Miami, Florida; USA; turned pro 1996; age 29 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 1.
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