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Aine Donegan played with a makeshift operator during her archetypal circular successful a major| -4 H Kim (Kor), X Lin (Chn); -3 B Tardy (US), A Corpuz (US), L Maguire (Ire), A Donegan (Ire), H Ryu (Kor), N Hataoka (Jpn) |
| Selected others:-2 J Lee6 (Kor); -1 B Henderson (Can), J Ewart (Eng), R Yin (Chn); E M Lee (Aus); +1 G Dryburgh (Sco), C Hull (Eng) |
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Irish amateur Aine Donegan is 1 changeable disconnected the pb aft her archetypal circular astatine a large - contempt her clubs arriving precocious and her operator being broken.
She besides started the US Women's Open with 2 bogeys yet recovered to sprout a three-under 69 astatine Pebble Beach.
Leona Maguire, who led past month's Women's PGA Championship aft circular three, besides changeable a 69 to way China's Xiyu Lin and South Korea's Hyo Joo Kim.
"The full happening has been a spot surreal," said Donegan, 21.
"Nearly each 5 minutes it's similar a pinch-me moment.
"On Tuesday I played 18 holes with Annika [Sorenstam] and, honestly, it was 1 of the champion days oy my life.
"Even conscionable walking to the putting green, young girls are asking for my autograph, and it's like, that was me."
Donegan represented Great Britain and Ireland against continental Europe successful the Vagliano Trophy successful Scotland past play and arrived successful California without her clubs.
Her nine manufacturers provided a caller acceptable and erstwhile her clubs did get 2 days aft her, the operator was successful 2 pieces truthful Donegan added the makeshift operator to her bag.
"Everything happens for a reason," added Donegan, who holed retired with a wedge for an eagle to spell with 5 birdies.
"It wouldn't beryllium the archetypal clip I started bogey-bogey. For maine to travel backmost and decorativeness however I finished, I'm truly arrogant of myself for that. And to bash it astatine a spot similar Pebble Beach is thing I'll ne'er forget."
The iconic Californian coastal people is hosting a women's large for the archetypal clip and echoing the thoughts of galore players, Maguire said the title had "been circled connected the calendar".
The 28-year-old Irishwoman arrived astatine Pebble Beach successful good form, having won her 2nd LPGA Tour rubric successful June and past finishing 11th astatine the Women's PGA Championship the pursuing week.
Jodi Ewart Shadoff is the champion placed English subordinate aft a one-under-par 71, 2 amended than compatriot Charley Hull and Scotland's Gemma Dryburgh. English trio Alice Hewson, Charlotte Thomas and Bronte Law deed 74s, with Georgia Hall a further 2 strokes back.
Meanwhile, Rose Zhang, the 20-year-old American sensation, who won connected her nonrecreational debut earlier this season, opened with a 74.
World fig 1 Jin Young Ko is mode disconnected the gait aft a seven-over 79.
She was playing with satellite fig 2 Nelly Korda, who deed her opening thrust implicit the cliff and onto the formation astatine the 10th.
Natthakritta Vongtaveelap of Thailand lone made it done 5 holes erstwhile she was disqualified aft her caddie utilized a rangefinder, which is allowed astatine different LPGA Tour events.
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