St. Augustine native Sofia Rivera had a rough start to her first U.S. Women’s Open round on June 4 at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
But a late dinner may go down easier after she played the front nine (her back) at 1-under par with a closing birdie at the par-4 ninth hole.
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Rivera, at 16, the youngest First Coast resident to play in a USGA National Open, finished with a 4-over 74 and is in a tie for 104th, eight shots behind leader Jennifer Kupcho. Rivera is being caddied by her uncle, two-time PGA Tour winner Russell Knox.
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