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Sunday 22 June 2014LPGA TourYear in Review
Wie wins U.S. Women's Open
Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, North Carolina · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 June 2014 · Michelle Wie’s win no. 4 on the LPGA Tour · purse $4.0 million 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 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/22°C · wind 13 km/h WSW, gusts 28 · 1.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/21°C · wind 9 km/h WNW, gusts 20 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/21°C · wind 8 km/h WSW, gusts 26 · 4.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/21°C · wind 11 km/h NNE, gusts 31 · 0.3 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
- Stacy Lewis USA · 280Bogeyed the 1st but made a record eight birdies for a closing 66, finishing birdie-birdie to get within one after Wie's double bogey on 16; was on the range preparing for a playoff when Wie birdied 17. Michelle Wie wins U.S. Open (ESPN.com news services / AP)
156 started · cut +9, 71 made it
Same week
Women's major
U.S. Women's Open
Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (Course No. 2), Village of Pinehurst
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Stacy Lewis
From the papers
ASAP Sports (press conference transcript)
22 June 2014
You know, I just love the attention, you know. I just like to make it really difficult for myself.
ASAP Sports (press conference transcript)
22 June 2014
I think when, growing up, I was kind of a control freak. I just wanted to control everything. Have the perfect swing. Have the perfect putting stroke.
ASAP Sports (press conference transcript)
22 June 2014
I don't think we could have done this anywhere else. I don't think any other golf course could have stood up the way this one did.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michelle Wie West | 68 · 68 · 72 · 70 | 278 | −2 |
| 2 | Stacy Lewis | 67 · 73 · 74 · 66 | 280 | E |
| 3 | Stephanie Meadow | 71 · 72 · 69 · 69 | 281 | +1 |
| 4 | Amy Yang | 71 · 69 · 68 · 74 | 282 | +2 |
| T5 | Meena Lee | 72 · 73 · 70 · 68 | 283 | +3 |
| T5 | So Yeon Ryu | 69 · 74 · 70 · 70 | 283 | +3 |
| T7 | Lexi Thompson | 71 · 68 · 74 · 71 | 284 | +4 |
| T7 | Pornanong Phatlum | 71 · 73 · 69 · 71 | 284 | +4 |
| T7 | Sakura Yokomine | 74 · 68 · 71 · 71 | 284 | +4 |
| T10 | Brooke Henderson | 71 · 73 · 72 · 69 | 285 | +5 |
| T10 | Catriona Matthew | 75 · 69 · 75 · 66 | 285 | +5 |
| T10 | Jenny Shin | 74 · 70 · 73 · 68 | 285 | +5 |
The golfer
born 1989-10-11, Honolulu, Hawaii; USA; turned pro 2005; age 24 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 1; world No. 11 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by Rolex Women's World Golf Rankings, list of 16 June 2014 (LPGA.com PDF): "11 -- Michelle Wie USA 54 260.82 4.83").
What’s in the bag
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