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Saturday 17 June 2017AmateurYear in Review
Maguire wins Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship
Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club, Waun-y-Mer, Bridgend, Wales · Tuesday 13 to Saturday 17 June 2017 · stroke-play qualifying June 13-14; match play June 15-17 (quarter-finals June 16; semi-finals and 18-hole final June 17)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 24 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/12°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R221°/12°C · wind 14 km/h SSE, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/12°C · wind 35 km/h WSW, gusts 59 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R416°/13°C · wind 24 km/h W, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R519°/13°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Ainhoa Olarra ESP · 3 and 2Led for the first time in the match after birdieing the 3rd, fell four down after 12, won two of the next three holes but bogeyed the 16th to lose 3 and 2 in the 18-hole final. The legend grows as Leona Maguire wins Ladies' British Amateur (Irish Golf Desk, Brian Keogh)
144 started, 64 made it
Same week
Women's amateur championship
Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship
Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club, Pyle & Kenfig Golf Club, Waun-y-Mer, Bridgend, Wales
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Leona Maguire
To par and runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Irish Golf Desk
17 June 2017
It’s one of the biggest amateur events and one that I felt I hadn’t given as good a go as I could have done in the past few years.
Irish Golf Desk
17 June 2017
She threw all the birdies she could at me and I was glad I was able to rise to it.
Irish Golf Desk
17 June 2017
I’m a bit frustrated as I don’t think I played my best. I didn’t play as well as I did this morning and I was struggling with my putting this afternoon.
The golfer
born 1994-11-30, County Cavan, Ireland; IRL; turned pro 2018; age 22 that week.
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet