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Sunday 10 August 2008AmateurYear in Review
Blumenherst wins U.S. Women's Amateur
Eugene Country Club, Eugene, Oregon · Monday 4 to Sunday 10 August 2008 · 36-hole stroke-play qualifying, then 64-player match play to a 36-hole final on Sunday Aug. 10 (USGA media guide dates Aug. 4-10; ASAP; AP)
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 01 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/11°C · wind 10 km/h NW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R234°/14°C · wind 11 km/h W, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/13°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/13°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R526°/13°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R624°/15°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 32 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R728°/11°C · wind 10 km/h WNW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course 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
- Azahara Muñoz ESP · 2 and 11 up after the morning 18 and still 1 up through 27, she was caught by a birdie at the 28th, lost the lead at the par-5 31st after thinning a greenside bunker shot, and fell 2 down at the 34th; both parred 17 (AP; ASAP) Blumenherst wins U.S. Women's Amateur (AP, via The Honolulu Advertiser)
, 64 made it
Same week
Women's amateur championship
U.S. Women's Amateur
Eugene (Ore.) C.C., Eugene
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Azahara Muñoz
To par not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 August 2008
And now when people talk to me about the U.S. Am, instead of my condolences, it will be congratulations, you played great. So I'm just thrilled.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 August 2008
if you hit it over the lake, you can go get a hamster. So I was out every night, pounding golf balls to get this hamster.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 August 2008
I'm happy because I played good, but obviously I'm sad because I lost. I gave my best, and that's all I could do.
The golfer
born 1986-11-04, Scottsdale, Arizona; USA; turned pro 2009; age 21 that week.
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet