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Sunday 30 June 2013LPGA TourYear in Review
Park wins U.S. Women's Open
Sebonack Golf Club, Southampton, New York · Thursday 27 to Sunday 30 June 2013 · Inbee Park’s win no. 9 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
14 h 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/20°C · wind 28 km/h SE, gusts 32 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/20°C · wind 33 km/h S, gusts 46 · 11.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/21°C · wind 26 km/h SSW, gusts 36 · 5.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/21°C · wind 28 km/h S, gusts 35 · 0.2 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
- In Kyung Kim KOR · 284Started the final round four behind; birdied the 2nd to get within three but bogeyed the 4th, 6th and 7th and closed with 74 to finish four back Inbee Park claims historic win (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut +6, 68 made it
Same week
Women's major
U.S. Women's Open
Sebonack Golf Club, Southampton
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: In-Kyung Kim
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 June 2013
I just hope this is not a dream. I don't want to wake up tomorrow and play the final round again.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 June 2013
I think it's because I feel the happiest when I'm at the golf course. And I feel calm when I'm on the golf course. I think I'm just a much better person when I'm on the golf course.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
30 June 2013
It's my first time actually finishing in the second, and I didn't know I would get this thing. I think it's a nice souvenir.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inbee Park | 67 · 68 · 71 · 74 | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | In Kyung Kim | 68 · 69 · 73 · 74 | 284 | −4 |
| 3 | So Yeon Ryu | 73 · 69 · 73 · 72 | 287 | −1 |
| T4 | Paula Creamer | 72 · 73 · 72 · 72 | 289 | +1 |
| T4 | Angela Stanford | 73 · 68 · 74 · 74 | 289 | +1 |
| T4 | Jodi Ewart Shadoff | 70 · 69 · 74 · 76 | 289 | +1 |
| T7 | Brittany Lang | 76 · 69 · 73 · 72 | 290 | +2 |
| T7 | Jessica Korda | 70 · 71 · 76 · 73 | 290 | +2 |
| T9 | Shanshan Feng | 71 · 75 · 75 · 70 | 291 | +3 |
| T9 | Brittany Lincicome | 72 · 72 · 74 · 73 | 291 | +3 |
The golfer
born 1988-07-12, Seoul, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2006; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 9; majors to date: 4; world No. 1 that week (Rolex Rankings as stated by AP ('The world's top-ranked player') via ESPN).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet