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Saturday 26 June 2010AmateurYear in Review
Tidy wins Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship
Ganton Golf Club, Yorkshire, England · Tuesday 22 to Saturday 26 June 2010 · 36-hole stroke-play qualifying June 22-23, then 64-player match play June 24-26 with an 18-hole final (LGU/OCS; KirkwoodGolf)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/12°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 20 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/12°C · wind 15 km/h WSW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/14°C · wind 16 km/h WSW, gusts 25 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R417°/13°C · wind 16 km/h ESE, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R518°/13°C · wind 24 km/h SE, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Kelsey MacDonald SCO · 2 and 1Twice two up in the 18-hole final and two up on the 12th tee, she lost the 12th, 13th, 15th and 16th; a half at the 17th ended it (KirkwoodGolf) KirkwoodGolf
, 64 made it
Same week
Women's amateur championship
Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship
Ganton Golf Club, Ganton Golf Club, Yorkshire, England
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Kelly Tidy
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
KirkwoodGolf
26 June 2010
I can’t really make the excuse that I was tired over the last few holes, Kelly just played them better than I did.
KirkwoodGolf
26 June 2010
Of course, I’m disappointed but if you had offered me at the beginning of the week a place in the British final, win or lose, I would have grabbed it.
The golfer
ENG; age 18 that week.
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet