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Monday 11 July 2011LPGA TourYear in Review
Ryu wins U.S. Women's Open
Broadmoor Golf Club, Colorado Springs, Colorado · Thursday 7 to Monday 11 July 2011 · So Yeon Ryu’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $3,250,000 USD · Repeated weather delays every day; rounds spanned multiple days and play concluded Monday, July 11 (Ryu finished her final round Monday morning, then the three-hole playoff)
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 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 73° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/13°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, gusts 32 · 7.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/15°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 40 · 13.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/14°C · wind 14 km/h NW, gusts 30 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/14°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 38 · 1.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R528°/15°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 38 · 0.8 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
- Hee Kyung Seo KOR · 281Finished regulation Sunday night at 281 after a short putt rimmed out at the 17th; Ryu birdied the 72nd hole Monday to tie, and Seo drove into a bunker at the par-5 17th in the three-hole playoff and lost by three So Yeon Ryu beats rival in 3-hole playoff (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut +7, 71 made it
Same week
Women's major
U.S. Women's Open
The Broadmoor (East Course), Colorado Springs
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Hee Kyung Seo
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 July 2011
in KLPGA I didn't won the major tournament, but now I really, really big major, the U.S. Women's Open, I win this tournament, so I really, I so happy. I couldn't -- I can't believe it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 July 2011
If I keep thinking about that birdie putt, my mind is a little bit nervous and a little bit scared about that, so I just singing in my heart.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 July 2011
I hope to win this tournament, but I think I did best. Unfortunately, I couldn't win, but I did my everything, so I'm happy.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | So Yeon Ryu | 74 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 281 | −3 |
| 2 | Hee Kyung Seo | 72 · 73 · 68 · 68 | 281 | −3 |
| 3 | Cristie Kerr | 71 · 72 · 69 · 71 | 283 | −1 |
| 4 | Angela Stanford | 72 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 284 | E |
| 5 | Mika Miyazato | 70 · 67 · 76 · 72 | 285 | +1 |
| T6 | Karrie Webb | 70 · 73 · 72 · 71 | 286 | +2 |
| T6 | Inbee Park | 71 · 73 · 70 · 72 | 286 | +2 |
| T6 | Ai Miyazato | 70 · 68 · 76 · 72 | 286 | +2 |
| 9 | Ryann O'Toole | 69 · 72 · 75 · 71 | 287 | +3 |
| T10 | Jiyai Shin | 73 · 72 · 73 · 70 | 288 | +4 |
| T10 | Amy Yang | 75 · 69 · 73 · 71 | 288 | +4 |
| T10 | In Kyung Kim | 70 · 69 · 76 · 73 | 288 | +4 |
The golfer
born 1990-06-29, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2007; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 1.
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