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Sunday 12 July 2015LPGA TourYear in Review
Chun wins U.S. Women's Open
Lancaster Country Club, Lancaster, Pennsylvania · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 July 2015 · In Gee Chun’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $4.5 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 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/23°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 41 · 2.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/21°C · wind 18 km/h NW, gusts 38 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/21°C · wind 13 km/h N, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/19°C · wind 10 km/h E, gusts 18 · 0 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
- Amy Yang KOR · 273Led by three entering the final round; went eagle-birdie at 16 and 17 to tie Chun but drove into the left rough at 18 and failed to get up and down for par. In Gee Chun rallies to win her U.S. Women's Open debut by 1 stroke (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut +4, 63 made it
Same week
Women's major
U.S. Women's Open
Lancaster Country Club, Lancaster
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Amy Yang
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript; through interpreter Dr. Won Park)
12 July 2015
My name is Dumbo. Back in Korea my name was known as Dumbo after the first win, and everyone calls me Dumbo.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript; through interpreter Dr. Won Park)
12 July 2015
Since I was very confident with the bunker shots, I went for it and it ended up into the bunker. And then, anyway, bunker shot is something I like, so finally I made a birdie again.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
12 July 2015
I hit a good putt. I aimed about a cup to the left side and all I could think was just never leave it short.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Gee Chun | 68 · 70 · 68 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| 2 | Amy Yang | 67 · 66 · 69 · 71 | 273 | −7 |
| T3 | Inbee Park | 68 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 275 | −5 |
| T3 | Stacy Lewis | 69 · 67 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −5 |
| T5 | Brooke Henderson | 70 · 73 · 68 · 66 | 277 | −3 |
| T5 | Pernilla Lindberg | 70 · 70 · 70 · 67 | 277 | −3 |
| T5 | So Yeon Ryu | 72 · 68 · 70 · 67 | 277 | −3 |
| T5 | Jane Park | 66 · 72 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −3 |
| T5 | Morgan Lee Pressel | 68 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 277 | −3 |
| T5 | Shiho Oyama | 70 · 66 · 71 · 70 | 277 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1994-08-10, Gunsan, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 2012; age 20 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 1; world No. 20 that week (Rolex Women's World Golf Ranking entering the week, as stated by In the Winner's Circle With In Gee Chun (LPGA.com): "In Gee is projected to move up from No. 20 to No. 10 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings").
What’s in the bag
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