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Sunday 13 August 2017AmateurYear in Review
Schubert wins U.S. Women's Amateur
San Diego Country Club, Chula Vista, California · Monday 7 to Sunday 13 August 2017 · 36-hole stroke-play qualifying followed by match play August 9-13 (36-hole final August 13)
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 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 72° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/21°C · wind 20 km/h WNW, gusts 34 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/21°C · wind 20 km/h NW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/21°C · wind 16 km/h WNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/21°C · wind 16 km/h WNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R524°/21°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R623°/20°C · wind 17 km/h WNW, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R724°/20°C · wind 13 km/h W, gusts 25 · 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
- Albane Valenzuela SUI · 6 and 5Trailed 4 down at lunch in the 36-hole final, won only the 19th hole with a birdie, and lost when Schubert closed it out with a par on the 31st hole. Sophia Schubert wins U.S. Women's Amateur over Albane Valenzuela (AP via ESPN)
156 started, 64 made it
Same week
Women's amateur championship
U.S. Women's Amateur
San Diego C.C., Chula Vista
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Albane Valenzuela
To par not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 August 2017
He tries not to cry in front of me, but I know he's crying right now.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 August 2017
I see my mom crying, and I'm like, that's enough. I'll let her cry for both of us.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
13 August 2017
I'm close to winning a big one, and I know my game is there, and eventually it will come. I don't know how many years. Maybe it's going to be next week.
The golfer
born 1996-01-31, Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2018; age 21 that week.
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet