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Daily Mail
4 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Scary scenes at US Women's Open as golf star Amari Avery is forced to flee rental home in the middle of the night
The US Women's Open took a frightening turn on Friday, when America's Amari Avery had to escape her rental home after someone attempted to break in. The 20-year-old, who only turned professional last year, was then forced to play with someone else's clubs because her boyfriend accidentally took hers back to California. Avery was tied for 29th when play was suspended due to darkness towards the end of Friday's second round. That capped a crazy 24 hours for the American who, according to the Golf Channel, was the victim of an attempted break-in overnight on Thursday. She had been staying in a rental home with her boyfriend when the couple were forced to grab all their possessions and leave for a hotel in the middle of the night. But then came more chaos. Avery and her boyfriend, USC golfer Gavin Aurilia, have the same golf travel bag and he accidentally took the wrong one when he flew back to Los Angeles on Friday morning. It meant Avery was forced to use Gabriela Ruffels' bag and clubs after the Australian had finished her second round earlier on Friday. It's said Avery didn't even have a hat to wear out on the course and so was forced to take one of Ruffels' head before teeing off. Thankfully, Avery is set to have her own equipment back on Saturday, after her boyfriend's mom flew the clubs back to Wisconsin. Remarkably, despite all the chaos, the 20-year-old was level par through 16 holes of her second round. She is one-under-par for the tournament - seven shots off the lead at the time of writing. On Thursday, meanwhile, Charley Hull appeared to lose patience with Lexi Thompson during an awkward opening round of the tournament. The English star, who went viral for smoking on the course at last year's event, has previously been outspoken about slow play. And Hull appeared to take issue with the American as early as the opening hole on Thursday. A clip, which was posted to social media, showed Hull waiting as Thompson stood over a putt. As the American went through her meticulous pre-shot routine, Hull could be seen letting out a huge sigh. By the time Thompson was putting on the eighth green, Hull had already headed to the ninth hole, where she sat down near the tee. Later, Hull began making her way down 18 before Nelly Korda and Thompson had finished hitting their tee shots.
National Post
24-05-2025
- Sport
- National Post
Jenny Bae lets scoring chances slips away and settles for 1-shot lead in LPGA event in Mexico
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Jenny Bae started with three straight birdies and had a one-shot lead that could have been larger except for a soft finish Saturday in the Mexico Riviera Maya Open. Article content Article content Bae didn't make another birdies after the third hole. What held her back were having to settle for pars on easy scoring holes, and then closing with a bogey when it took her two shots to get out of the crushed coral left of the green on the par-5 18th. Article content Article content Bae was at 7-under 209, and the LPGA rookie faces a big test Sunday — along with just about everyone else chasing her — in a bid for her first LPGA victory. Article content 'I didn't finish as well as I wanted to, but that's OK,' Bae said. 'Just tells me that I need to fight more the last 18 holes.' Article content The El Camaleon course at Mayakoba was set up for scoring, with the tees moved up on the par-4 17th to make it reachable with a fairway metal, and the par-5 closing hole. Article content Yahui Zhang of China finished birdie-birdie for a 68 and was at 6-under 210, along with Chisato Iwai of Japan, who also birdied the last two holes. Article content Another shot back was Gabriela Ruffels of Australia, who had the strongest closing kick of all. Ruffels was 3 over for her round when she holed a 15-foot birdie putt on the 14th hole. On the par-4 16th, the toughest on the back nine, she holed a birdie putt from 20 feet. Article content Ruffels left her tee shot just in front of the green on the 17th, pitched to a back pin some 4 feet away for birdie, and then made it three straight at the end with a birdie at the 18th. That allowed her to salvage a 71 and left her very much in the mix. Article content Article content 'I was just proud of the way I kind of stuck in there and felt like I gave myself the chance to kind of come back,' Ruffels said. 'To finish the way I did is really good and some momentum into tomorrow.' Article content Also finishing strong was Miranda Wang of China, even if it was to keep her head above water. She was five shots behind when Wang started missing to the left — a tee shot into the bushes on the 16th that led to a penalty shot, a tee shot on the 17th into the water left of the green. Article content Both times, Wang made 15-foot putts to save par, and then after pulling her approach left of the 18th green, she got that up-and-down for birdie for a 73. She was among seven players at 4-under 212, three shots out of the lead. Article content Bae was pleased to be in front, though she missed an opportunity to have a little more room for error. She missed a 6-foot birdie putt on the par-5 13th. She was in good position off the 17th, just short of the green, but her pitch was strong and too far right and rolled through to the collar. She had to settle for par.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jenny Bae lets scoring chances slips away and settles for 1-shot lead in LPGA event in Mexico
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Jenny Bae started with three straight birdies and had a one-shot lead that could have been larger except for a soft finish Saturday in the Mexico Riviera Maya Open. Bae didn't make another birdies after the third hole. What held her back were having to settle for pars on easy scoring holes, and then closing with a bogey when it took her two shots to get out of the crushed coral left of the green on the par-5 18th. Advertisement Bae was at 7-under 209, and the LPGA rookie faces a big test Sunday — along with just about everyone else chasing her — in a bid for her first LPGA victory. 'I didn't finish as well as I wanted to, but that's OK,' Bae said. 'Just tells me that I need to fight more the last 18 holes.' The El Camaleon course at Mayakoba was set up for scoring, with the tees moved up on the par-4 17th to make it reachable with a fairway metal, and the par-5 closing hole. Yahui Zhang of China finished birdie-birdie for a 68 and was at 6-under 210, along with Chisato Iwai of Japan, who also birdied the last two holes. Advertisement Another shot back was Gabriela Ruffels of Australia, who had the strongest closing kick of all. Ruffels was 3 over for her round when she holed a 15-foot birdie putt on the 14th hole. On the par-4 16th, the toughest on the back nine, she holed a birdie putt from 20 feet. Ruffels left her tee shot just in front of the green on the 17th, pitched to a back pin some 4 feet away for birdie, and then made it three straight at the end with a birdie at the 18th. That allowed her to salvage a 71 and left her very much in the mix. 'I was just proud of the way I kind of stuck in there and felt like I gave myself the chance to kind of come back,' Ruffels said. 'To finish the way I did is really good and some momentum into tomorrow.' Also finishing strong was Miranda Wang of China, even if it was to keep her head above water. She was five shots behind when Wang started missing to the left — a tee shot into the bushes on the 16th that led to a penalty shot, a tee shot on the 17th into the water left of the green. Advertisement Both times, Wang made 15-foot putts to save par, and then after pulling her approach left of the 18th green, she got that up-and-down for birdie for a 73. She was among seven players at 4-under 212, three shots out of the lead. Bae was pleased to be in front, though she missed an opportunity to have a little more room for error. She missed a 6-foot birdie putt on the par-5 13th. She was in good position off the 17th, just short of the green, but her pitch was strong and too far right and rolled through to the collar. She had to settle for par. On the 18th, she pulled her approach into a patch of crushed coral to a short-sided pin. She didn't catch enough of the golf ball and left it in the sandy area, then caught all ball and sent it 25 feet past the pin on the collar. Two putts from there led to bogey. 'I feel like I definitely left a few birdies out there, but it's OK because I know those chances that I missed today could also be the birdies that I get tomorrow,' Bae said. Advertisement This is the final week before the U.S. Women's Open, and the LPGA's return to Mexico for the first time since 2017 did not attract a strong field with Charley Hull at No. 15 the highest-ranked player. But it's a great opportunity for everyone else. The top 11 players on the leaderboard — everyone at 4 under and better — are going for their first LPGA win. ___ AP golf:
Associated Press
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Jenny Bae lets scoring chances slips away and settles for 1-shot lead in LPGA event in Mexico
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Jenny Bae started with three straight birdies and had a one-shot lead that could have been larger except for a soft finish Saturday in the Mexico Riviera Maya Open. Bae didn't make another birdies after the third hole. What held her back were having to settle for pars on easy scoring holes, and then closing with a bogey when it took her two shots to get out of the crushed coral left of the green on the par-5 18th. Bae was at 7-under 209, and the LPGA rookie faces a big test Sunday — along with just about everyone else chasing her — in a bid for her first LPGA victory. 'I didn't finish as well as I wanted to, but that's OK,' Bae said. 'Just tells me that I need to fight more the last 18 holes.' The El Camaleon course at Mayakoba was set up for scoring, with the tees moved up on the par-4 17th to make it reachable with a fairway metal, and the par-5 closing hole. Yahui Zhang of China finished birdie-birdie for a 68 and was at 6-under 210, along with Chisato Iwai of Japan, who also birdied the last two holes. Another shot back was Gabriela Ruffels of Australia, who had the strongest closing kick of all. Ruffels was 3 over for her round when she holed a 15-foot birdie putt on the 14th hole. On the par-4 16th, the toughest on the back nine, she holed a birdie putt from 20 feet. Ruffels left her tee shot just in front of the green on the 17th, pitched to a back pin some 4 feet away for birdie, and then made it three straight at the end with a birdie at the 18th. That allowed her to salvage a 71 and left her very much in the mix. 'I was just proud of the way I kind of stuck in there and felt like I gave myself the chance to kind of come back,' Ruffels said. 'To finish the way I did is really good and some momentum into tomorrow.' Also finishing strong was Miranda Wang of China, even if it was to keep her head above water. She was five shots behind when Wang started missing to the left — a tee shot into the bushes on the 16th that led to a penalty shot, a tee shot on the 17th into the water left of the green. Both times, Wang made 15-foot putts to save par, and then after pulling her approach left of the 18th green, she got that up-and-down for birdie for a 73. She was among seven players at 4-under 212, three shots out of the lead. Bae was pleased to be in front, though she missed an opportunity to have a little more room for error. She missed a 6-foot birdie putt on the par-5 13th. She was in good position off the 17th, just short of the green, but her pitch was strong and too far right and rolled through to the collar. She had to settle for par. On the 18th, she pulled her approach into a patch of crushed coral to a short-sided pin. She didn't catch enough of the golf ball and left it in the sandy area, then caught all ball and sent it 25 feet past the pin on the collar. Two putts from there led to bogey. 'I feel like I definitely left a few birdies out there, but it's OK because I know those chances that I missed today could also be the birdies that I get tomorrow,' Bae said. This is the final week before the U.S. Women's Open, and the LPGA's return to Mexico for the first time since 2017 did not attract a strong field with Charley Hull at No. 15 the highest-ranked player. But it's a great opportunity for everyone else. The top 11 players on the leaderboard — everyone at 4 under and better — are going for their first LPGA win. ___ AP golf:
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Iwai's blistering LPGA Thailand start, Ruffels in mix
Australia's Gabriela Ruffels made a strong start but Japan's Akai Iwai stole the show in the opening round of the LPGA Tour's tournament in Pattaya, Thailand. Playing on a sponsor's invitation, Iwai shot a flawless 10-under 62 with 10 birdies to lead by three shots from Sweden's Maja Stark with Thailand's Moriya Jutanugarn a further shot back. Ruffels was six under through her first 10 hopes at Siam Country Club's Pattaya Old Course before two bogeys left her with a 68 and a share of seventh place on the leaderboard. Steph Kyriacou was one stroke further back in a share of 15th while the only other Australian, Grace Kim, was well back after a 74. The 22-year-old Iwai is a six-time winner on the Japan tour. She equalled the 18-hole record set by countrywoman Yuka Saso in 2022 and American Jessica Korda in 2018. -with The AP
