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Sunday 16 August 2020AmateurYear in Review
Strafaci wins U.S. Amateur
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Oregon · Monday 10 to Sunday 16 August 2020 · 120th U.S. Amateur; stroke play Aug 10-11 at Bandon Dunes and Bandon Trails, match play Aug 12-16 at Bandon Dunes; qualifying cancelled (COVID-19), so the field was all-exempt (no entries); played on its original dates
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 41 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/14°C · wind 27 km/h N, gusts 53 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/11°C · wind 22 km/h NNW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/12°C · wind 22 km/h N, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/11°C · wind 25 km/h N, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R525°/13°C · wind 24 km/h NNE, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R627°/15°C · wind 15 km/h N, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R723°/16°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 28 · 0 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
- Charles Osborne USA · lost 1 upWas 5 up early and 1 up at lunch; Strafaci took the lead, Osborne won 16 and 17 to square it, and Strafaci won the 36th hole after a 4-iron into the fog U.S. Amateur Championship, August 16, 2020: Charles Osborne quick quotes (ASAP Sports)
Same week
Men's amateur championship
U.S. Amateur
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Dunes), Bandon
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Ollie Osborne
To par not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 August 2020
You're going to hit it close by hitting the best 4-iron of your life, and I stepped back, and I closed my eyes
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 August 2020
Ollie is a great kid, and we looked at each other and said this is what we dream of, and it was so cool.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 August 2020
It's kind of crazy that I've made it this far, and it's awesome that I'm here.
The golfer
born 1998-07-23, Davie, Florida; USA; turned pro 2021; age 22 that week.
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet