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Sunday 10 August 2014AmateurYear in Review
Gillman wins U.S. Women's Amateur
Nassau Country Club, Glen Cove, New York · Monday 4 to Sunday 10 August 2014 · 36-hole stroke-play qualifying, then match play Wednesday Aug. 6 to the 36-hole final Sunday Aug. 10 (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 50 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/21°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 24 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/21°C · wind 15 km/h SW, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/22°C · wind 13 km/h NW, gusts 25 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/19°C · wind 16 km/h NNW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R525°/18°C · wind 15 km/h WNW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R626°/20°C · wind 12 km/h WNW, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R726°/21°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 23 · 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
- Brooke Mackenzie Henderson CAN · 2 upLed after the first 18 and went 3 up by winning the 25th and 26th, but Gillman won the 27th, 30th, 32nd, 33rd and 36th holes with birdies. Kristen Gillman wins 36-hole final (AP via ESPN)
, 64 made it
Same week
Women's amateur championship
U.S. Women's Amateur
Nassau C.C., Glen Cove
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Brooke Henderson
To par not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 August 2014
I knew it was going to be a hard match, but I also beat three other top 10 players earlier this tournament, so I knew that I could do it.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 August 2014
I don't know, I just keep fighting because I don't want to leave here without the ultimate prize that you want, so I just kept fighting.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
10 August 2014
Definitely on 12. After that point I knew I needed to really start playing well. She made a putt on 12 that really got her going, and after that she made a few more birdies.
The golfer
born 1997-09-22, Austin, Texas; USA; turned pro 2018; age 16 that week.
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet