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Sunday 11 August 2013AmateurYear in Review
Talley wins U.S. Women's Amateur
Country Club of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina · Monday 5 to Sunday 11 August 2013 · 36-hole stroke-play qualifying, then match play from Wednesday Aug. 7 to the 36-hole final Sunday Aug. 11 (USGA results PDF)
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 20 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/25°C · wind 22 km/h E, gusts 40 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/25°C · wind 15 km/h ESE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/24°C · wind 13 km/h ESE, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/24°C · wind 12 km/h SSE, gusts 27 · 4.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R532°/26°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 30 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R632°/26°C · wind 15 km/h SSW, gusts 32 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R733°/26°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 32 · 0 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
- Yueer Cindy Feng · 2 and 1Erased Talley's 3-up lead early in the afternoon round but fell behind for good at the 28th hole; conceded the match at the 35th after missing a 6-foot par putt Emma Talley, 19, takes Women's Am (AP via ESPN)
, 64 made it
Same week
Women's amateur championship
U.S. Women's Amateur
Country Club of Charleston (S.C.), Charleston
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Yueer Cindy Feng
To par not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 August 2013
Me and my mom kind of joked around during the week and said, if you get to the finals, you're buying me a new outfit. So sure enough, going out and buying me a new outfit.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 August 2013
But we looked at each other like, this can't go on. This is embarrassing for people to watch.
Associated Press (via ESPN)
11 August 2013
This is the biggest tournament in amateur golf. So to get into the finals, it's really a big accomplishment.
The golfer
born 1994-03-23, Paducah, Kentucky; USA; turned pro 2016; age 19 that week.
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet