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Monday 14 December 2020LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins U.S. Women's Open
Champions Golf Club, Houston, Texas · Thursday 10 to Monday 14 December 2020 · A Lim Kim’s win no. 1 on the LPGA Tour · purse $5,500,000 USD · Postponed (announced April 3, 2020) from June 4-7 because of the COVID-19 pandemic; final round delayed to Monday, December 14 by rain
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 37° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/6°C · wind 17 km/h S, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/15°C · wind 16 km/h SSE, gusts 41 · 7.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/14°C · wind 13 km/h N, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/8°C · wind 34 km/h N, gusts 61 · 24.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R510°/5°C · wind 28 km/h N, gusts 53 · 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
- Jin Young Ko KOR · 282World No. 1 closed with 68, birdieing the 18th when it was too late to catch Kim. A Lim Kim mounts major comeback, wins U.S. Women's Open in debut (AP via ESPN)
- Amy Olson USA · 282Led by two on the back nine but bogeyed the par-3 16th after her hybrid bounded over the green; closed with 72. A Lim Kim mounts major comeback, wins U.S. Women's Open in debut (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut +3, 66 made it
Same week
Women's major
U.S. Women's Open
Champions G.C. (Cypress Creek & Jackrabbit Courses), Houston
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Jin Young Ko, Amy Olson
From the papers
AP via ESPN
14 December 2020
Still can't really soak in that I'm the champion,
AP via ESPN
14 December 2020
I've been eyeing the leaderboard throughout the round, and I knew how many shots I was back. That's probably the reason why I tried to hit more aggressive, tried to attack the pins.
AP via ESPN
14 December 2020
I felt very weak and helpless the last couple days, and probably today on the golf course,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Lim Kim | 68 · 74 · 72 · 67 | 281 | −3 |
| T2 | Jin Young Ko | 73 · 70 · 71 · 68 | 282 | −2 |
| T2 | Amy Olson | 67 · 72 · 71 · 72 | 282 | −2 |
| 4 | Hinako Shibuno | 68 · 67 · 74 · 74 | 283 | −1 |
| 5 | Megan Khang | 70 · 69 · 74 · 72 | 285 | +1 |
| T6 | Inbee Park | 71 · 72 · 75 · 68 | 286 | +2 |
| T6 | Jeongeun Lee6 | 73 · 69 · 73 · 71 | 286 | +2 |
| T6 | Moriya Jutanugarn | 68 · 72 · 72 · 74 | 286 | +2 |
| T9 | Ariya Jutanugarn | 70 · 70 · 74 · 73 | 287 | +3 |
| T9 | Kaitlyn Papp Budde | 71 · 68 · 74 · 74 | 287 | +3 |
The golfer
born 1995-10-04; KOR; turned pro 2013; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 1; world No. 94 that week (Women's world ranking (Rolex) as stated by AP via ESPN ('She had slipped to No. 94')).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet