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Sunday 8 July 2012LPGA TourYear in Review
Choi wins U.S. Women's Open
Blackwolf Run, Kohler, Wisconsin · Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 July 2012 · Na Yeon Choi’s win no. 6 on the LPGA Tour · purse $3,250,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/27°C · wind 19 km/h SSW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/26°C · wind 17 km/h ENE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/21°C · wind 26 km/h NNE, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/20°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 26 · 0 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
- Amy Yang KOR · 285Played in the final group six back; closed with a 1-under 71 and got within two when Choi made a triple-bogey 8 at the 10th, but Choi birdied 11, 15 and 16 to pull away 2012 U.S. Women's Open Final-Round Notes and Interviews (LPGA.com)
156 started · cut +5, 65 made it
Same week
Women's major
U.S. Women's Open
Blackwolf Run, Kohler
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Amy Yang
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 July 2012
And then I said I called her legend. And she inspired all the Korean players. I want to be like that. I want to be like Se Ri Pak.
LPGA.com (final-round notes and interviews)
8 July 2012
So I decided I have to talk with my caddie. So I started to talk with my caddie about just like what airplane tomorrow, or about the car or about the vacation. Not golf.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
8 July 2012
I knew she was going to play well. She's very consistent player.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Na Yeon Choi | 71 · 72 · 65 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| 2 | Amy Yang | 73 · 72 · 69 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| 3 | Sandra Gal | 71 · 70 · 74 · 74 | 289 | +1 |
| T4 | Ilhee Lee | 72 · 71 · 77 · 70 | 290 | +2 |
| T4 | Shanshan Feng | 74 · 74 · 71 · 71 | 290 | +2 |
| T4 | Giulia Sergas | 74 · 71 · 73 · 72 | 290 | +2 |
| T7 | Paula Creamer | 73 · 73 · 71 · 74 | 291 | +3 |
| T7 | Mika Miyazato | 71 · 71 · 73 · 76 | 291 | +3 |
| T9 | Se Ri Pak | 72 · 73 · 76 · 71 | 292 | +4 |
| T9 | Nicole Castrale | 73 · 70 · 74 · 75 | 292 | +4 |
| T9 | Inbee Park | 71 · 70 · 76 · 75 | 292 | +4 |
| T9 | Cristie Kerr | 69 · 71 · 77 · 75 | 292 | +4 |
| T9 | Suzann Pettersen | 71 · 68 · 78 · 75 | 292 | +4 |
The golfer
born 1987-10-28, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2004; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 1; world No. 5 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by LPGA.com final-round notes ('Na Yeon Choi -8, Rolex Rankings No. 5') and BBC Sport ('rises from fifth to number two')).
What’s in the bag
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