ChAmpionShipS mediA GUide - USGA

Korea broke the record for the lowest score and won the 2010
Women’s World Amateur Team Championship by 17 strokes
over the USA to claim its second Espirito Santo Trophy at
Olivos Golf Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Koreans, who also won the title in 1996 in the Philippines,
shot 30-under-par 546 and demolished the 72-hole scoring
mark of 558 set by the USA in 1998. Overall, the Koreans have
won four medals in the championship and finished second in
1994 and 2000. Their margin of victory was just four strokes
shy of the record of 21 by the USA in 1998.
“This is the second time we have won this event and I would
like to thank the players for the victory,” said Korean coach
Jong-Il Kim. “They played very well.”
Hyun-Soo Kim and Jung-Eun Han shot 69 and 70, respectively.
The 71 from Ji-Hee Kim was discarded.
“I never looked at the leader board,” said Hyun-Soo Kim, who
was the low amateur at the 2010 Australian Women’s Open. “I
realized we won on the last hole.”
Han, who advanced to the third round of the 2010 U.S.
Women’s Amateur, set the championship record for lowest
72-hole score by an individual at 275, one stroke better than
Jenny Chuasiriporn of the USA in 1998. Teammates Ji-Hee Kim
and Hyun-Soo Kim were second and third, respectively, in the
individual scoring.
Korea Wins the 2010 Championship
Women’s World Amateur Team 5
“The Korean people who live in Argentina gave us applause
and support,” said Han, 17, who won the 2008 Queen Sirikit
Cup. “I felt the pressure because I wanted to win this with the
team.”
The USA finished second at 563 for its 19th medal overall and
third silver-medal performance. Danielle Kang, the 2010 U.S.
Women’s Amateur champion, shot 70 and Auburn University
All-American Cydney Clanton shot 73
“It was a huge margin,” American captain Roberta Bolduc said
of Korea’s 13-stroke lead to start the final round. “The Koreans
played incredibly well. Our team played well but we didn’t
make a lot of putts. The silver medal sits very well. Second in
the world is not a bad thing. In fact, it’s a good thing.”
In the second and third rounds, both at Buenos Aires Golf
Club, the Koreans ran away from the field by firing a scorching
26 under par. Their record-setting stretch of play led to a
championship-best 54-hole total of 25-under-par 407, bettering
the USA’s 416 in 1998.
Defending champion Sweden, France and South Africa finished
tied for third at 572. Sweden kept its streak alive by
finishing in the top 10 in all 24 Espirito Santo Trophy competitions.
Spain finished sixth at 573 followed by Canada in seventh at
574. Germany, the Philippines and New Zealand shared eighth
place at 575.
WWATC