U.S. Women's Open champion receives presidential shoutout after historic win
If winning her first major championship on Sunday wasn't thrilling enough, American Allisen Corpuz received a presidential shoutout after winning the 78th annual U.S. Women's Open Championship at legendary Pebble Beach.
Shortly after hoisting the Harton S. Semple Trophy, Corpuz got a congratulatory message from the 44th President of the United States and fellow Hawaiian Barack Obama.
A love of golf and being from the great state of Hawaii aren't the only thing Corpuz and Obama have in common. The two also attended Punahou High School in Honolulu.
Fittingly, the same week another Punahou alum, Michelle Wie West, called it a career, Corpuz joined the veteran as the only other Hawaiian female golfer with a major championship win. Corpuz told reports that she remembered watching Wie West win her first major, calling it "the big one."
"I remember being at home and just being amazed, just really being inspired by her," Corpuz said via KHON 2 News.
The 25-year-old began the U.S. Open as a considerable underdog with +9000 odds to win. But, after gaining the lead ahead of Sunday's final, Corpuz cruised, finishing -9 under par to win the U.S. Women's Open title.
"All the history, a major championship — it's really cool," Corpuz said. "Just the fact that it's the U.S. Open means a lot to me, but knowing it's at Pebble makes it even sweeter."
Corpuz also broke a winless streak for U.S. women at the Open, becoming the first to take the title since Brittany Lang in 2016.
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