Amy Yang called it a “good week, great week.” Stacy Lewis, who tied for third — two shots behind runner-up Yang in the U.S. Women’s Open at Lancaster Country Club — went a step further. “It was,” she said, “an unbelievable week. … Just the energy in the crowd right off the first tee. …
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There was a lot of excitement for the record-setting crowds at the U.S. Women’s Open to follow over the course of the week at Lancaster Country Club, but it was the big finish that everyone was waiting for — and the golfers delivered. In the final moments, across the final holes of the championship, the …
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Of the top 25 female golfers in the world, 12 are from South Korea, and none of them is better evidence of that country’s golfing eminence than In Gee Chun, U.S. Women’s Open champion. Chun is 20. She doesn’t even play the LPGA Tour (yet). She is, in essence, a minor-leaguer. A blue-chip prospect and …
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The crowd at Lancaster Country Club serenaded Michelle Wie with bursts of applause and shouts of encouragement as she limped up a long stretch of the 18th fairway Sunday toward the end of her final 18-hole round of the U.S. Women’s Open. With the leaders of the Open at her back, and one of the …
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There’s no trophy for the top-scoring amateur at the U.S. Women’s Open. But it’s a sure bet those in that field were vying for the title. “I did know where I was because the two behind me, Mariel (Galdiano) and Muni (He) are actually my friends, so we’re all close. I know we’re all friends, …
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A working-class pro named Chella Choi shot a little 29 on Lancaster Country Club’s front nine Saturday. A couple hours later, Choi had a birdie putt on the 18th green for a 62, which would have been the best all-gender score in the long, long history of the U.S. Open. “I was hoping she made …
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Michelle Wie wasn’t terribly sure what to expect before teeing it up in this year’s U.S. Women’s Open at the Lancaster Country Club. The defending champion has been dealing with hip and ankle injuries all season. On top of that, she made some swing changes that made climbing any leaderboard difficult. But she was encouraged …
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One is a 22-year-old native of South Korea. The other is a 38-year-old product of Japan. At opposite ends of the spectrum age-wise, what In Gee Chun and Shiho Oyama have in common is that both have much to play for in Sunday’s final round of the U.S. Women’s Open at Lancaster Country Club. Competing …
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Lee Khang was among the first members of his family to come to the United States back in the mid-1970s. It’s a move his parents put in motion by applying for a sponsorship in the U.S. when they realized it was no longer safe to live in Laos, just north of Vietnam, during the height …
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By the time she sank a second straight birdie putt on the 17th hole early Saturday afternoon, more than a murmur ran through the ever-growing gallery. “That’s Choi,” someone said. “That’s golf!” another exclaimed. Indeed. Respective rounds of 71 and 73 Thursday and Friday at the U.S. Women’s Open at Lancaster Country Club had Chella …
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There may be no one more equipped to handle a 13-over-par 83 in a round at the U.S. Women’s Open than Liz Nagel. More than anyone, perhaps, she has been able to keep golf in perspective for a couple of reasons. No. 1, she’s still learning and understands that playing golf with the best women’s …
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While everybody likes to see long drives, often times doing the little things are what can make for a successful round of golf. Just ask Jane Park. Despite being dead last in the field in driving distance, Park finished her round of 66 Friday morning to be one of the co-leaders at the U.S. Women’s …
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As a polite and attentive silence enveloped the sun-soaked 18th green at Lancaster Country Club early Friday afternoon, a singular voice — that of Mariajo Uribe — attempted to coax the ball toward the hole for a birdie, and her score toward the safety zone above the projected cut line. “Sit … sit … sit…” …
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Suzuka Yamaguchi walked off of the 18th green after her second round of the U.S. Women’s Open on Friday afternoon after making double-bogey on the treacherous finishing hole. Bummed? You wouldn’t have known it by her expression after turning in her scorecard. The youngest player in the field — she’ll turn 15 in August — …
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