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Sunday 29 August 2010AmateurYear in Review
Uihlein wins U.S. Amateur
Chambers Bay, University Place, Washington · Monday 23 to Sunday 29 August 2010 · 110th U.S. Amateur; stroke-play qualifying at Chambers Bay and The Home Course (DuPont, Wash.), then match play at Chambers Bay with a 36-hole final
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 17 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 52° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/13°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/13°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/15°C · wind 8 km/h N, gusts 17 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/13°C · wind 23 km/h SW, gusts 49 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R520°/13°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R620°/11°C · wind 14 km/h NNE, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R718°/11°C · wind 18 km/h SW, 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
- David Chung USA · lost 4 and 2Fell behind early and trailed after the first 18; won the 10th and 11th of the afternoon round to get back within two but could not hole the putts he needed U.S. Amateur Championship, August 29, 2010: David Chung (ASAP Sports)
Same week
Men's amateur championship
U.S. Amateur
Chambers Bay, University Place
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: David Chung
To par not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 August 2010
Yeah, it's definitely the best birthday present I've ever had in my life. I'm looking forward to going back home tonight and seeing the boys and hopefully having a good time.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 August 2010
Yeah, you can't really get close to the flags by hitting them at the flag. You've got to use the slopes and be creative.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 August 2010
I could pull it back. 2 down with seven holes to go is nothing. But I just couldn't -- I couldn't drop the putts when I needed to today.
The golfer
born 1989-08-29, New Bedford, Massachusetts; USA; age 21 that week.
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet