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Sunday 23 August 2015AmateurYear in Review
DeChambeau wins U.S. Amateur
Olympia Fields Country Club, Olympia Fields, Illinois · Monday 17 to Sunday 23 August 2015 · 115th U.S. Amateur; stroke-play qualifying on Olympia Fields' North and South courses, match play on the North Course; 36-hole final Sunday Aug 23, with a one-hour thunderstorm delay in the morning round
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 60° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R131°/22°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 34 · 10.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/19°C · wind 21 km/h S, gusts 42 · 12.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/18°C · wind 23 km/h SW, gusts 48 · 4.7 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/15°C · wind 29 km/h WSW, gusts 56 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R528°/13°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R627°/16°C · wind 19 km/h SSE, gusts 40 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R724°/17°C · wind 24 km/h SW, gusts 52 · 8.5 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
- Derek Bard USA · lost 7 and 6Was 2 down at lunch after bogeying the last four holes of the morning, won the 19th to get back to 1 down, then lost seven of the next nine holes as DeChambeau birdied three straight; the match ended on the 30th hole SMU's Bryson DeChambeau sweeps NCAA, U.S. Amateur titles (AP via ESPN)
Same week
Men's amateur championship
U.S. Amateur
Olympia Fields Country Club (North Course), Olympia Fields
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Derek Bard
To par not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 August 2015
From then on out, I just said, keep pressing the pedal down, put the pedal to the metal, hit shots close and let's play Bryson golf.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 August 2015
Having my name etched on this trophy with the great Bob Jones as well as Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, all those guys, it's incredible. I can't even imagine what I just did.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
23 August 2015
That's a nice consolation prize. That's been my dream since I was a little kid to play in the Masters. Now it's here, coming in April and it's fantastic.
The golfer
born 1993-09-16, Modesto, California; USA; age 21 that week.
Top 10
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What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet