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Sunday 24 August 2008AmateurYear in Review
Lee wins U.S. Amateur
Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, North Carolina · Monday 18 to Sunday 24 August 2008 · stroke-play qualifying on Pinehurst Nos. 2 and 4, match play on No. 2; 36-hole final Sunday 24 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
12 h 59 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/18°C · wind 9 km/h E, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/19°C · wind 9 km/h SSE, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/19°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/21°C · wind 19 km/h ENE, gusts 44 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R529°/18°C · wind 19 km/h ENE, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R629°/19°C · wind 16 km/h E, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R730°/18°C · wind 8 km/h SE, gusts 20 · 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
- Drew Kittleson USA · lost 5 and 4Led 2 up through six holes but was 5 down after the morning 18; shot 30 on the third nine to get within two, then Lee birdied the 27th and 28th and closed it out with a 35-foot birdie on the 32nd hole U.S. Amateur: Lee over Kittleson, 5 & 4 (AmateurGolf.com)
315 started
Same week
Men's amateur championship
U.S. Amateur
Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (Course No. 2), Village of Pinehurst
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Drew Kittleson
To par not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 August 2008
I think I played incredibly well today and I don't think I can play better than this, I think I played perfect golf.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 August 2008
Yeah, like when 15 foot away from the hole, I still have a feeling that it's going to drop. I was really comfortable out there.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 August 2008
Well, the Amateur runner-up, I mean if there was one tournament you would want to get second this is definitely it. It's got the most benefits, that's for sure.
The golfer
born 1990-07-24, Incheon, South Korea; NZL; turned pro 2009; age 18 that week.
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet