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American teen Angel Yin just having fun in her Solheim Cup debut
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- She has zero endorsements, about 600 Twitter followers and a caddie who makes beef jerky on the side, so now is the best time to talk to Angel Yin, before things get nuts. She is spinning around on a fancy chair in the clubhouse at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club, her thoughts alternating between fame and how comfortable the chair is. It reclines, but it also looks like an office chair, and for a second, that's fascinating to Yin. "Woo, this is nice," she says. "This is like the best invention." Yin is about to be a big name, at least that's what the golf experts think, because she's powerful and fearless and can hit a golf ball farther than just about anyone in
- Golf Channel
World No. 1 Niemann to play Q-School this fall
LOS ANGELES – Joaquin Niemann’s reward for two days of strong play at the U.S. Amateur was an opening match against Braden Thornberry. In what may have been his final event as an amateur, Niemann took the NCAA individual champion to the final hole before falling, 2 down, in the Round of 64 at Riviera. Niemann earned the sixth seed in qualifying but faced off in the first round against Thornberry, who needed to survive a 13-for-8 playoff Wednesday morning. Ranked No. 1 in the world, Niemann, 18, had signed to play college golf at the University of South Florida but now seems unlikely to ever set foot on a college campus. Niemann, from Santiago, Chile, said he did not perform well on the TOEFL
- Golf Channel
Stenson opens with 62 in rare Wyndham appearance
Henrik Stenson's prior appearances at the Wyndham Championship set the bar pretty low. He missed the cut in 2010 and 2011, followed by a flu-induced withdrawal in 2012. But Stenson is a far different player these days, and that disparity was on full display Thursday when he shot a bogey-free 62 to sit alone in second place, one shot behind Matt Every. "I guess my game is in slightly better shape than it has been some of the other times when I've shown up here," Stenson told reporters. "Couple of the times where I've been here I haven't been playing well at all. Certainly I felt like I would have a better chance this year to do myself justice on here, and I certainly got off to a good start."
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