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USA Today
11 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Solid three-week stretch on LPGA changes 2025 outlook for this former Stanford standout
Solid three-week stretch on LPGA changes 2025 outlook for this former Stanford standout A month ago, Aline Krauter was playing on the LET and Epson Tours, trying to make her way back to the LPGA. On Sunday at the ShopRite LPGA Classic, the former Stanford standout posted a career-best T-5 finish to vault into the top 80 on the CME Race to the Globe Points list. Now she's off to Oakmont to watch golf rather than play it. "Just to see something else, a change of scenery," said 25-year-old Krauter of heading to the men's U.S. Open to spectate, "and then go home, rest up, and get ready for the next major, which is super exciting. "My season was up in the air the last couple weeks, and I solidified everything with the last couple weeks and finishes, so I'm just super excited." Aline Krauter played into the U.S. Open Krauter's first LPGA start of 2025 was in late May at the Mexico Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba, where she finished in the top 25. The German played her way into the U.S. Women's Open, despite a slow-play penalty at sectional qualifying, and finished T-28 at Erin Hills, earning $82,017. Krauter then shot 66-69-68 at Seaview's Bay Course to finish at 10 under for the week, five strokes back of winner Jennifer Kupcho. She's now 71st on the CME points list (top 80 at season's end keep their full cards). She'll make her second major championship start of the season later this month at the KPMG Women's PGA in Texas. "I've played really solid golf over the last couple weeks, just nice to see everything come together," said Krauter. "My weekend golf has been pretty shaky, so to be under par again today is nice. Nice to see the golf game is trending in the right direction." Other players making big moves in the CME points list after ShopRite include Wei-Ling Hsu, who also took a share of fifth, Brooke Matthews (T-11) and Azahara Munoz (T-5). Runner-up Ilhee Lee, a part-time player on the LPGA, didn't have any CME points entering the week and moved to 47th.
USA Today
15-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
An incredible 9 players were hit with slow-play penalty at U.S. Women's Open qualifier
An incredible 9 players were hit with slow-play penalty at U.S. Women's Open qualifier Aline Krauter found herself in a 7-for-1 playoff Wednesday morning for the final spot of U.S. Women's Open qualifying in Naples, Florida. She birdied the first extra hole but wound up taking the first alternate position at Grey Oaks Country Club. What made the close call especially brutal, however, is that Krauter was one of nine players who received a one-stroke penalty for slow play on Tuesday. One group, in fact, was dinged for slow play in both the morning and afternoon rounds, for a total of 12 penalty strokes handed out on the day. "I was crushed, obviously," said Krauter, who would've taken the fourth qualifying spot outright had she not received the penalty stroke on her first 18 holes. Germany's Krauter, a winner on the Ladies European Tour, shot rounds of 71-66 to finish at 7 under for the tournament, making birdies on the last two holes in regulation. Julia Lopez Ramirez of Spain took medalist honors at Grey Oaks with a score of 11 under while Gurleen Kaur (9 under) and Amanda Doherty (8 under) finished second and third, respectively. Auston Kim won the playoff for the fourth spot. Despite playoff loss, Aline Krauter notified of spot in U.S. Women's Open Nearly 12 hours after the sting of a playoff loss, however, things turned up for an emotional Krauter, who received a call from the USGA informing her that she's now in the field of 156, May 29-June 1 at Erin Hills Golf Course in Wisconsin. "I feel great about being in the U.S. Open," said Krauter. "To be fair, I always felt like I should be in the U.S. Open, based on my golf score, so it feels right." But, after what happened Tuesday in regard to pace of play, Krauter still wants to fight for change. Here's more on the story.
USA Today
14-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Aline Krauter one of 9 players hit with slow-play penalty at U.S. Women's Open qualifier
Aline Krauter one of 9 players hit with slow-play penalty at U.S. Women's Open qualifier Aline Krauter found herself in a 7-for-1 playoff Wednesday morning for the final spot of U.S. Women's Open qualifying in Naples, Florida. She birdied the first extra hole but wound up taking the first alternate position at Grey Oaks Country Club. What made the close call especially brutal, however, is that Krauter was one of nine players who received a one-stroke penalty for slow play on Tuesday. One group, in fact, was dinged for slow play in both the morning and afternoon rounds, for a total of 12 penalty strokes handed out on the day. "I was crushed, obviously," said Krauter, who would've taken the fourth qualifying spot outright had she not received the penalty stroke on her first 18 holes. Germany's Krauter, a winner on the Ladies European Tour, shot rounds of 71-66 to finish at 7 under for the tournament, making birdies on the last two holes in regulation. Julia Lopez Ramirez of Spain took medalist honors at Grey Oaks with a score of 11 under while Gurleen Kaur (9 under) and Amanda Doherty (8 under) finished second and third, respectively. Auston Kim won the playoff for the fourth spot. Despite playoff loss, Aline Krauter notified of spot in U.S. Women's Open Nearly 12 hours after the sting of a playoff loss, however, things turned up for an emotional Krauter, who received a call from the USGA informing her that she's now in the field of 156, May 29-June 1 at Erin Hills Golf Course in Wisconsin. "I feel great about being in the U.S. Open," said Krauter. "To be fair, I always felt like I should be in the U.S. Open, based on my golf score, so it feels right." But, after what happened Tuesday in regard to pace of play, Krauter still wants to fight for change. The USGA qualifier operated under the Florida State Golf Association's Pace of Play Policy. Krauter, 25, was grouped with LPGA player Xiaowen Yin and teenage amateur Natalie Angelo, who had her dad on the bag. "It seemed like we were running behind," said Krauter, "but it never seemed like we were out of position." How the events unfolded that led to penalty for slow play The former Stanford player said she played ready golf the whole way, to the point she questioned whether or not she was being overly rude when she went ahead with her shot from 30 yards ahead. On the 18th hole, their ninth of the day, Krauter told the group they needed to get moving. When she got close to the green, her caddie went up to a volunteer official and asked if they were behind. She said no. Once they'd finished the hole and given their scores, Krauter said the official said they were actually a couple minutes behind. As they made the turn to the first hole, a rules official stopped them to say they'd missed their checkpoint on the 18th and that everyone in the group would receive a one-stroke penalty that they could appeal after the round. Krauter noted to the official that the group in front of them was still on the green. By the following par 3, they were waiting to hit their tee shot. Darin Green, FSGA senior director of rules and competitions, said that Krauter's group was 20 minutes over the maximum allotted time and 19 minutes behind the group ahead of them, which is 4 minutes in breach of the rule. When they got into scoring after the first round, Krauter said she wanted to appeal the penalty. She stated her case to the official in scoring and then again to a second official. "Again, same thing, I kind of gave him a rundown of how the round went and just the fact that I was never too slow and that I went first and played ready golf as much as I could," said Krauter, "and I explained to him that my role on the golf course is to make birdies, to play fast and to have good etiquette and nothing else. It is not my job to speed anyone up." The rules official stuck by the ruling. Krauter said she then asked if anyone had ever successfully appealed a pace-of-play violation. "The guy from scoring looked at me and said, 'Well, yes, this is the appeal, but it's over now,' and starts laughing," said Krauter. "At this point I'm like, excuse me? This seems very careless, because I wasn't slow and this is my career and this could potentially be life-changing. I'm here trying to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open, the most prestigious event of the year and you're treating it like it's just any event. The guy basically forced me to add a stroke to my scorecard because he said if I want to continue playing, I'm on the tee in 20 minutes." Green said that he has since spoken with the two officials in the scoring area and was told that the matter was taken seriously. "There's definitely no humor in it at all," said Green, who added, "We handle these appeal processes quite a bit, and it's intense for the players, and it's equally intense for us." The FSGA's Championship Pace of Play Policy uses a two checkpoint system and the first bullet point listed says "Players will not receive warnings" followed by "Each group is responsible for monitoring their own pace." Players must complete each checkpoint hole under the allotted time or within 15 minutes of the group head. All players in a group in breach of the pace of play policy at any checkpoint are subject to penalty. The FSGA policy continues with "A player concerned about slow player in his or her group should first remind that player of the pace of play policy and encourage them to play more efficiently. The concerned player may, before or after penalties are assessed, request an official to monitor the group." Krauter, who has qualified for two previous U.S. Women's Opens in 2021 and 2023, said she did not see an official during her first nine (the back nine), but Green noted there were three in place. "From our view, it was a group effort, so to speak," said Green of the group's pace. "Nothing stood out as they passed those areas." Green also noted that each scorecard comes with the finishing time for reach hole, so that players can follow along as they play. While Krauter said that's helpful in some cases, it's not if the entire course is backed up. Krauter hopes to speak to USGA CEO Mike Whan about the situation. Going forward, she'd like to see all USGA qualifiers follow USGA pace-of-play policies rather than local association rules. When asked about implementing a standard policy throughout all qualifiers, the USGA provided the following statement to Golfweek: "Administering a pace-of-play policy effectively requires significant training. Since each AGA has its own policy – many of which are modeled after the USGA's – it's more practical for them to use their existing policies during our qualifiers. Expecting them to train their Rules Committees on a separate, standardized policy wouldn't be realistic, and would likely lead to inconsistent or ineffective implementation. This is an area where we offer resources and guidance, but ultimately, we trust the AGAs to apply their policies as they see fit." Krauter said she can't remember the last time she cried as much as she did over this incident, though it all worked out for her in the end. "I don't wish this upon anyone," she said. "Again, I'm all for fast play, but not this way."
Hamilton Spectator
01-05-2025
- Science
- Hamilton Spectator
Alpha Dogs: Leading the Pack, Season Summary for Humberview Secondary School Robotics Team
The Alpha Dogs robotics team from Humberview Secondary School wrapped up their 12th season by competing in the FIRST Robotics World Championships held last week in Houston, TX. FIRST is a global non-profit dedicated to inspiring students to pursue careers in STEM. The competition placed the Alpha Dogs in the Galileo division, where they demonstrated their skills by going undefeated through the 10 qualification matches held on Thursday, April 17, and Friday, April 18. It was here at the World Championships that the Alpha Dogs completed their long-term goal of competing in the Einsteins, the inter-divisional playoffs. Although they were eventually eliminated from the playoffs, the team finished in an impressive 6th place overall. Their global ranking is now 22nd out of 3690 teams, placing them in the top one percent. In Canada, they ranked 4th out of 193 teams, and 4th in Ontario out of 130 teams. This successful season has been a long time coming, as over their twelve years as a team, they've made numerous changes to strengthen not only their robots but their teamwork. Becky Krauter, a mentor for the team and teacher at Humberview Secondary School, recounted what it was like when the team started. Before they had use of Bolton Agricultural Society's President's building as a field, the team would painstakingly remove the tables from the cafeteria in their school at the end of the day to use as their practice field, only to put all the tables and chairs back hours later and repeat the next day. 'So that's been a huge game changer for us,' said Krauter. 'And we've noticed a huge growth in our ability to be successful.' Successful they were, Krauter stated how Einsteins had been elusive to the team for many years. 'To be able to actually get there and compete was hugely exciting. The kids felt that huge sense of accomplishment of meeting that goal,' she said. 'For us as mentors it was huge because this has been sort of where we wanted the kids to get next. To be able to achieve that was really amazing, and then to go one further and actually win our first match was like icing on the cake.' Krauter stated that although only senior team members could go, the entire team was cheering them on from home. For Krauter, this was not the only accomplishment she saw, as the team demonstrated exceptional commitment throughout the season. The team logs their hours, and this season, they amassed over 5,500 hours in total among the approximate 45 active students. 'They're passionate. They have excellent problem-solving skills, and they have excellent technical skills,' said Krauter. At FIRST, the teams compete while maintaining two core values, Gracious Professionalism and Coopetition. According to the FIRST website, 'Gracious professionalism proves that fierce competition and mutual gain coexist. Participants compete intensely while treating each other with respect and empathy.' Coopetition means that teams help and cooperate with each other, even as they compete. It's about learning from teammates, teaching others, collaborating with mentors, managing and being managed. It's these two values that Krauter has loved about robotics since she joined as a mentor seven years ago. 'As a teacher, I think these are huge skills or qualities that I really want the students to be learning,' she said.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
More people traveled through Spokane International Airport than ever in 2024
Feb. 20—Spokane International Airport set a new record for air travel in 2024. More than 4.26 million passengers used the airport last year, which marked a slight increase over the 4.13 million users that set the previous record in 2023, according to an airport news release. The new benchmark was reached after the airport opened the Concourse C west terminal expansion, which added 800 new parking stalls. Ezra Eckhardt, the president and CEO of STCU who also serves as the Spokane Airport Board chair, noted the accomplishment in the release. "2024 was the first step in a bold new era for Spokane International Airport — one marked by growing air service connectivity, continuing infrastructure investments, and the introduction of a new airport experience brought to life through the Airport's TREX Program," Eckhardt said in the release. Work was completed on the Concourse C west terminal expansion, which was the first phase of the airport's Terminal Renovation and Expansion Program that it refers to as TREX. It added three new gates, a similar number of ticket counters and several amenities for passengers at the airport's existing terminal facility. Work also began on the next phase, or the Concourse C east terminal expansion, which will replace existing ground-boarding gates with new passenger boarding bridges and upgrade the concourse's gates to reflect the new terminal's look and feel, according to the release. Officials indicated they expect passenger traffic to grow in 2025. So far, the number of airline seats already reserved for travel is 15% higher than this time in 2024. Some of that boost comes as carriers — including American, Southwest, Frontier and Allegiant airlines — have added new travel options. "We are thankful for every passenger who chose to make (the Spokane airport) part of their 2024 travel and look forward to continuing this momentum into what we anticipate will be yet another transformational year," Eckhardt said in the release. Spokane International Airport is jointly owned by the city of Spokane and Spokane County. It's the second-largest commercial airport in Washington and provides jobs for about 3,000 people. However, it currently operates without a leader. Spokane Airports CEO Larry Krauter announced in November that he had accepted the similar job of CEO of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, which is located across the Ohio River from Cincinnati in Hebron, Kentucky. Todd Woodard, the marketing and public affairs director at the airport, said in an email that Krauter's last day in Spokane was February 10 and that the Airport Board has contracted with the ADK Consulting & Executive Search, which is primarily based in Jacksonville, Fla., to help find Krauter's replacement. Woodward did not provide further details. Krauter, who also oversaw operations at Felts Field and Spokane Airport Business Park, had held the job since 2011. Krauter did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment. As for the record travel, it marked only the third time that the airport has topped 4 million passengers. It approached that mark in 2018, with 3.98 million passengers, and then passed the 4 million-passenger threshold in 2019. However, in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, airport traffic was cut in half. Passenger use increased in 2021 and 2022, but it didn't again pass the 4 million mark until it set the previous record of 4.13 million in 2023, according to data provided by the airport.
