Learn about the contenders of the US Women’s Open
Claire Rogers
From riders on a rivet bike to the daughter of a professional golfer, you can meet ladies on the U.S. Women’s Open rankings.
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Wis. It was a perfect weekend at the U.S. Women’s Open, and on Saturday night we heard from Amari Avery after we played with rival Gabi Ruffels club in her story.
While Avery may have been underperforming on Saturday’s game, at least she took the club back. (And she was still with her boyfriend after that mistake, so everything seemed to be fine.) Still, Avery handled the whole situation like a champion and now I am a lifelong fan. Also, yell at Gabi Ruffels because he is a selfless competitor and friend.
But anyway, for this Rogers report, I decided to do some research on all the women in the top five of the U.S. Women’s Open before the final round (read: Internet search). Why? To convey my findings to everyone, my faithful Rogers has reported to the readers, so you can learn more about them. I (disappointed) admit that although all of these GALs have crystal clean Instagram accounts, there is nothing but golf. It also made me feel very humble to learn that the average age here is 23.6, which made me feel not only inferior, but also old. OK, enough for me. On good stuff.
Maja Stark
Maja Stark, 25, took seven pars (PAR) under the 54-hole lead at Erin Hills. The Swedish professional won six Ladies European Tour titles at the ISPS Handa World Invitational in 2022 and won her single LPGA Tour victory. She is no stranger to the opening of American women: Stark plays in two of the amateurs and is in the top 20 both times. As a professional, she tied for ninth place at the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach in 2023. Stark also had an impressive college career in Oklahoma. During her two years there, she won three games and won the show record under Birds (139) and Score 22 (22).
OK, so Stark is obviously good at golf. Do you know she is really good at it? Juggling mini soccer. Check it out.
It’s not that she needs a backup plan, but it seems that she can certainly hold herself in a football game, or at least impress a bunch of people with juggling.
Julia Lopez Ramirez
Next, we have Julia Lopez Ramirez, who had just one shot and made it to the final round of the U.S. Women’s Open. The 22-year-old Spaniard ranked first in the global amateur golf rankings last July and won the T10 title of the LPGA Qualifications on the LPGA Tour in December. Ramirez won eight individual titles during her Mississippi State, and had an impressive junior spring last year, where she was the SEC golfer of the year, SEC individual title and first-team. She also left her mark on the school’s plans: Ramirez had the lowest average score (70.10), ranked first in most rounds in the 1960s (14) in a season (14) and ranked first in the 1960s (37).
Ramirez also rode off-road bikes since she was 3 and thought it was some of her strength. She has also been chatting with Spaniards Carlota Ciganda and Azahara Munoz, who she said has spent her life on her journey this year. If she wins on Sunday, it will be her debut in the 200-day game after Turning Pro.
Rio Takeda
Rio Takeda, 22, won eight victories in the Japanese LPGA Tour. Last year, she finished ninth at the U.S. Women’s Open, with golf in her blood. Her mother, Satoko Hiras, played in professional competitions, and her aunt, Mayumi Hirase, is an 18-time LPGA on the Japan Tour.
Hinako Shibuno
Hinako Shibuno competed again this week after finishing second in the U.S. Women’s Open last year. The 26-year-old turned professional in 2018 and her only LPGA victory was at the 2019 AIG Women’s UK Open, her first LPGA Tour and Her first match outside of Japan. Something impressive.
Shibuno is the child of an athlete: her father is a discus thrower and her mother is a javelin thrower. Her nickname is “Smiling Cinderella”, and she won her nickname at the 2019 Women’s Open as she smiled as she walked up and down the Woburn Golf Club. After a major victory of $675,000, she laughed and said she would buy “enough snacks to feed me until I die.”
Mausago
Last but not least, we have Mao Zedong, 23, who became the fifth Japanese player to win a big championship at the Chevron Championship five weeks ago. She survived five playoff games to win six LPGA titles on the Japan Tour and won the herringbone. She also showed that she would compete at the U.S. Open when Chevron talks about her goals.
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Claire Rogers
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