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U.S. Women’s Open: Ex-Stanford star Rose Zhang can’t maintain hot start

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:00:32 GMT

PEBBLE BEACH – Rose Zhang’s U.S. Women’s Open debut approached the two-hour mark when she reached Pebble Beach’s signature hole: the par-3 seventh, darting 113 glorious yards toward Carmel Bay.Gap wedge in hand, gray sky overhead, she dropped her tee shot within 3 feet, 8 inches of the hole. Next came her third birdie in a five-hole span in Thursday’s opening round, eliciting cheers from a few hundred fans perched atop the nearby hilltop.The Rose Parade, if you will, was marching down golf’s majestic main street.And then it wasn’t. Zhang double-bogeyed her next hole, falling victim to “the toughest second shot in golf” as her eighth-hole approach fell into the treacherous gulch. Her scorecard got further scarred with mood-numbing bogeys, rather than title-chasing birdies.Zhang’s seventh-hole birdie was the last of her opening round. Golf’s newest star needs to rally when she reports back for Friday’s second round, an 8:50 a.m. start at...

US Women’s Open at Pebble Beach at a glance

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:00:32 GMT

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A look at the first round Thursday of the U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach:LEADING: Xiyu Janet Lin and Hyo Joo Kim at 68.CHASING: Leona Maguire and amateur Aine Donegan were among six players at 69.FLAILING: The top four players in the women’s world ranking combined to go 22-over par. Top-ranked Jin Young Ko had a 79, by four shots her worst U.S. Women’s Open score.LEAVING: Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie West are playing in what likely will be their last U.S. Women’s Open. Wie West shot 79 and Sorenstam had an 80.AMATEUR HOUR: Donegan was among three amateurs in the top 10 after one round. Benedetta Moresco and Amari Avery were at 70.EAGLE LANDING: There were only two eagles on the first day. Bailey Tardy reached the par-5 sixth hole in two and made a 15-foot putt, and Donegan holed a wedge from 96 yards on the par-4 15th hole.KEY STATISTIC: There were eight rounds in the 60s and 16 rounds in the 80s.NOTEWORTHY: Italian amateur...

Ramírez, Naylor homer on consecutive pitches in the Guardians’ 6-1 win over the Royals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:00:32 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez and Josh Naylor homered on consecutive pitches in the sixth inning, powering the Cleveland Guardians to a 6-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.Ramírez homered to left field and, Naylor, who missed the previous two games because of tendinitis in his right wrist, drove one over the wall in right against reliever Amir Garrett (0-1).Andrés Giménez also homered for Cleveland (43-44). The Guardians haven’t been at .500 since April 28 at 13-13.Eli Morgan (4-1) worked a scoreless inning before Enyel De Los Santos, Trevor Stephan and Nick Sandlin completed the six-hitter.Light rain pushed the scheduled start back 81 minutes to 8:31 p.m.After losing two of three to the powerful Atlanta Braves, the Guardians had to feel good about their chances against the Royals, who came in with the AL’s worst record and were shut out for the 10th time Wednesday.But Kansas City starter Jordan Lyles, who came in with 11 losses, held Cleveland to j...

Henderson’s 2 homers, 4 hits, 5 RBIs lead Orioles to 14-1 rout of Yankees and Severino

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:00:32 GMT

Baltimore Orioles' Gunnar Henderson watches his home run against the New York Yankees during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 6, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)(AP/Frank Franklin II) Baltimore Orioles' Gunnar Henderson watches his home run against the New York Yankees during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 6, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)(AP/Frank Franklin II) NEW YORK (AP) — Gunnar Henderson’s best night of his brief big league career sent Luis Severino to one of his worst.Henderson set career highs with two homers, four hits and five RBIs — all in the first four innings — and the Baltimore Orioles routed the New York Yankees 14-1 on Thursday....

Whit Merrifield helps Toronto Blue Jays beat Chicago White Sox 5-4 for doubleheader sweep

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:00:32 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Whit Merrifield hit two solo homers, Matt Chapman also connected and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Thursday night for a doubleheader sweep.Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had two hits and two RBIs for Toronto, including a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning. Fellow All-Star Bo Bichette had four of the team’s 16 hits.Toronto used a six-run 11th inning to beat the White Sox 6-2 in the opener. George Springer hit a tiebreaking RBI single, and Jordan Romano (4-4) worked the 10th for the win.The Blue Jays (48-40) completed a season sweep, outscoring Chicago 35-11 in six games. They are 10-2 against the White Sox since the start of last year.Chicago (37-52) has lost five of six, falling farther back in the lackluster AL Central and increasing the likelihood of a sell-off at the Aug. 1 trade deadline.The doubleheader was scheduled after Wednesday night’s game was postponed because of rain.Eloy Jiménez hit a two-run homer for the White Sox in the se...

First Nations flags to fly at Women’s World Cup venues in Australia and New Zealand

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:00:32 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — First Nations flags will be flown at Women’s World Cup stadiums in Australia and New Zealand after soccer’s international governing body agreed to make exceptions to the usually restrictive FIFA match day regulations for tournament venues. The Aboriginal and the Torres Strait Islander flags will be displayed along with the national flag at all six venues in Australia. All three are official flags of Australia. The Maori flag known as Tino Rangatiratanga and the official New Zealand flag will be displayed at all 29 matches in New Zealand.FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed the decision Friday, during a week that celebrates First Nations people in Australia. “FIFA has acknowledged the request made by its Cultural Advisory Panel as well as Football Australia and New Zealand Football, which was supported by governments in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand,” Infantino said in a statement. “These significant flags express a spirit of mutual respect, national ide...

Suárez hits 2 homers, Crawford has 1 as Mariners beat Astros 5-1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:00:32 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Eugenio Suárez homered twice with three RBIs and J.P. Crawford added a solo shot to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 5-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night.“Home runs work and we saw it tonight,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. Suárez connected off Ronel Blanco (2-1) to make it 2-0 in the second and Crawford’s homer put Seattle up 3-0 an inning later. Suárez, who also doubled, made it 5-1 with his second home run to start the ninth and give him 14 career multi-homer games.“To start this series with a win was very important to us,” Suárez said. Seattle starter George Kirby (8-7) allowed six hits and one run in 6 2/3 innings to help the Mariners win for the fifth time in six games.Servais praised his players for their effort after the Mariners arrived at their hotel at 5 a.m. Thursday morning following a game in San Francisco on Wednesday night.“Guys are dragging and a ton of credit to our team to show up today,” he said. “Energy was good knowing that y...

Xiyu Janet Lin soaks up Pebble Beach views and shares lead with Hyo Joo Kim at US Women’s Open

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:00:32 GMT

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Xiyu Janet Lin and Hyo Joo Kim had rounds that matched the beauty at Pebble Beach, each of them with a 4-under 68 on Thursday to share the lead in the first U.S. Women’s Open held at one of America’s most famous courses.With only mild wind and a marine layer over the Monterey Peninsula that kept temperatures in the 50s, this was the gentle version of Pebble Beach. This also is a U.S. Open, and it didn’t take much to take a toll, especially at the top.The top four players in the world ranking were a combined 22-over par. Jin Young Ko, the No. 1 player in women’s golf, and Lilia Vu, who won the first LPGA major of the year, each shot 79.Rose Zhang, the 20-year-old Stanford sensation who won in her pro debut last month, wasted a good start with a double bogey on the eighth hole that slowed her momentum. She didn’t make a birdie the rest of the way, and had to chip on her last four holes — one of them from the wrong side of the g...

U.S. Women’s Open Scores

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:00:32 GMT

ThursdayAt Pebble Beach Golf LinksPebble Beach, Calif.Purse: $10 millionYardage: 6,509; Par: 72First RoundHyo Joo Kim33-35—68Xiyu Lin34-34—68Allisen Corpuz35-34—69Aine Donegan34-35—69Nasa Hataoka32-37—69Leona Maguire35-34—69Hae-Ran Ryu34-35—69Bailey Tardy33-36—69Amari Avery35-35—70Jeongeun Lee635-35—70Benedetta Moresco35-35—70Amy Yang34-36—70Jodi Ewart Shadoff35-36—71Brooke Henderson37-34—71Haru Nomura34-37—71Mao Saigo35-36—71Jiyai Shin35-36—71Patty Tavatanakit36-35—71Ruoning Yin35-36—71Angel Yin37-34—71Marina Alex35-37—72Jaravee Boonchant35-37—72In Gee Chun36-36—72Chisato Iwai35-37—72Minjee Lee35-37—72Yuka Saso35-37—72Emma Spitz37-35—72Maja Stark35-37—72Celine Boutier38-35—73Gemma Dryburgh37-36—73Ally Ewing36-37—73Ting-Hsuan Huang34-39—73Charley Hull35-38—73Moriya Jutanugarn36-37—73Danielle Kang37-36—73Megan Khang37-36—73Da Yeon Lee35-38—73Kana Mikashima36-37—73Pajaree Anannarukarn35-39—74Dottie Ardina37-37—74Aditi Ashok35-39—74Monet Chun36-38—74Carlota Ciganda35-39—74Ayaka Furue37...

U.S. Women’s Open Par Scores

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 23:00:32 GMT

ThursdayAt Pebble Beach Golf LinksPebble Beach, Calif.Purse: $10 millionYardage: 6,509; Par: 72First RoundHyo Joo Kim33-35—68-4Xiyu Lin34-34—68-4Allisen Corpuz35-34—69-3Aine Donegan34-35—69-3Nasa Hataoka32-37—69-3Leona Maguire35-34—69-3Hae-Ran Ryu34-35—69-3Bailey Tardy33-36—69-3Amari Avery35-35—70-2Jeongeun Lee635-35—70-2Benedetta Moresco35-35—70-2Amy Yang34-36—70-2Jodi Ewart Shadoff35-36—71-1Brooke Henderson37-34—71-1Haru Nomura34-37—71-1Mao Saigo35-36—71-1Jiyai Shin35-36—71-1Patty Tavatanakit36-35—71-1Ruoning Yin35-36—71-1Angel Yin37-34—71-1Marina Alex35-37—72EJaravee Boonchant35-37—72EIn Gee Chun36-36—72EChisato Iwai35-37—72EMinjee Lee35-37—72EYuka Saso35-37—72EEmma Spitz37-35—72EMaja Stark35-37—72ECeline Boutier38-35—73+1Gemma Dryburgh37-36—73+1Ally Ewing36-37—73+1Ting-Hsuan Huang34-39—73+1Charley Hull35-38—73+1Moriya Jutanugarn36-37—73+1Danielle Kang37-36—73+1Megan Khang37-36—73+1Da Yeon Lee35-38—73+1Kana Mikashima36-37—73+1Pajaree Anannarukarn35-39—74+2Dottie Ardina37-37—74+2A...