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Sunday 12 August 2012AmateurYear in Review
Ko wins U.S. Women's Amateur
The Country Club, Cleveland, Ohio · Monday 6 to Sunday 12 August 2012 · 36-hole stroke-play qualifying, then 64-player match play to the 36-hole final on Sunday Aug. 12 (USGA)
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 48 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/20°C · wind 20 km/h W, gusts 43 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/17°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/18°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/21°C · wind 11 km/h SSW, gusts 26 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R528°/22°C · wind 15 km/h S, gusts 44 · 10.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R629°/22°C · wind 13 km/h S, gusts 35 · 8.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R728°/23°C · wind 13 km/h SSW, gusts 36 · 7.4 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
- Jaye Marie Green USA · 3 and 1Lost the 36-hole final 3 and 1; Ko won the 6th, 7th and 8th holes of the afternoon round, and at the 35th Green hit her second into the left rough and, after her par putt, gave Ko her short putt to end it (Ko, ASAP) Lydia Ko interview, Aug 12 2012 (ASAP Sports)
, 64 made it
Same week
Women's amateur championship
U.S. Women's Amateur
The Country Club, Cleveland
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Jaye Marie Green
To par not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 August 2012
I think this would be my first one. I mean, winning a professional event is amazing. But to me as an amateur, this tournament was much more meaningful.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 August 2012
My coach always calls me Champ, and I said, oh I'm a champion, so I can do this. I'm winning. And you've just got to believe in yourself.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 August 2012
It's good to win it, and my mom before told me if you win I'll get you to meet my favorite Korean movie star the next day.
The golfer
born 1997-04-24, Seoul, South Korea; NZL; turned pro 2013; age 15 that week.
Top 10
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What’s in the bag
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