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Sunday 17 August 2014AmateurYear in Review
Yang wins U.S. Amateur
Atlanta Athletic Club, Duluth, Georgia · Monday 11 to Sunday 17 August 2014 · 114th U.S. Amateur; 36-hole stroke-play qualifying on the Highlands and Riverside courses, then match play on the Highlands Course; 36-hole final Sunday 17 August, weather-suspended 4:25–6:02 p.m.
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 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 69° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/22°C · wind 12 km/h SE, gusts 24 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/23°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 33 · 0.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/20°C · wind 16 km/h NW, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/16°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R532°/17°C · wind 9 km/h NNW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R631°/18°C · wind 9 km/h NW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R732°/19°C · wind 14 km/h SW, gusts 37 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- U.S. Amateur
1895–2026 in our record, 126 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Corey Conners CAN · lost 2 and 1Squared the final on the 19th hole but never led; fell 2 down at the 32nd to Yang's 18-foot birdie, missed birdie chances on the next three holes including a 15-footer at the 35th Gunn Yang wins U.S. Amateur title (AP via ESPN)
312 started · cut +2, 64 made it
Same week
Men's amateur championship
U.S. Amateur
Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course), Johns Creek
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Corey Conners
To par not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 August 2014
Well, I dreamed that like four years ago, but I was just trying to make it to the match-play portion, really. That was the goal, first of all.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
17 August 2014
So luckily we got into the car and then I took a nap for 30 minutes and then I was refreshed because I was so tired after playing 18 holes.
AP via ESPN
17 August 2014
I had never heard of him before
The golfer
born 1993-09-30, Pyeongchang, South Korea; KOR; age 20 that week.
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet