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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! There are good days on the golf course, and then there is what Haeran Ryu just did on Saturday.
Ryu, 25, recorded the lowest round in LPGA major history on Saturday with an 11-under 60 at the Evian Championship.
With the South Korean golfers historic round, she holds a three-stroke lead.
Ryus round comes just two weeks after winning her first major at the Womens PGA Championship.
On the 18th hole, Ryu left a 30-foot eagle putt a few inches short, and instead settled for a birdie.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM She said after the round that she had no idea what she had done until she counted up her scorecard.
But after the putt and I counted my score with my caddie, she said.
Oh my God, its 11-under par today.
It was so amazing.
My caddie says, Yep.
Im so happy right now.
If Ryu had made the eagle putt on the 18th hole, she would have been just the second player to shoot a 59 in LPGA history.
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DOWNLOAD NOW! Her 60 broke the record for the lowest round in an LPGA major by one shot.
Leona Maguire and Jeungeun Lee6 in 2021, and Hyo Joo Kim in 2014, each shot 61 at the Evian Championship, which was designated as an LPGA major in 2013.
The lowest round in a mens major is 62, which is shared by four players Branden Grace at Royal Birkdale in the 2017 British Open, Xander Schauffele and Rickie Fowler in the 2023 U.S.
Open at Los Angeles Country Club, and Schauffele and Shane Lowry in the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP Ryu hopes her historic third round can help propel her to a second major win in three weeks.
That is amazing, amazing dream, Ryu said.
So I just want that one to come true, but we have one more day.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Taylor Crabb is no stranger to South California beaches.
The Long Beach State alum returns home this weekend to compete in AVP League matches.
It marks the first time AVP will compete in Long Beach since 2020 and allows players to compete at the 2028 Olympics beach volleyball venue.
Crabb, 34, made his AVP debut in 2013 with his brother, Trevor, and advanced from the qualifier in Manhattan Beach before finishing 25th in his first tournament.
After years of competing with various different partners, Taylor Crabb and Andy Benesh have delivered the top performances this AVP season.
The following interview with Crabb has been edited for clarity and length.
Are you excited to compete in this weekends event at Long Beach? Crabb: Very excited.
A lot of my college teammates and part of the school have reached out, saying that theyre gonna come.
So Im excited to get a chance to play in front of them again.
When was the last time you were in Long Beach? Crabb: I always try to go down there for alumni events or any big games they have.
I went to UCLA against Long Beach last year, when it was No.
1 versus No.
2, so I always try to get down there and support them.
You missed out on the chance to compete in the 2020 Olympics because of COVID-19 restrictions and chose not to pursue a spot at the 2024 Olympics.
Are you fired up to try to compete in the 2028 Olympics, knowing that Long Beach will host the competition? Crabb: Yeah, its definitely an exciting time having the Olympics in Long Beach, and we kind of get to break it in this weekend.
As you said, Tokyo didnt go the way I wanted, but Im going full force now.
I have a great partner in Andy Benesh, who obviously went to the Paris Olympics, and if it werent for the Olympics being in Long Beach, and me getting a partner like Andy, Im not even sure Id be going for it, but because of those two things, I want to make the most of it.
You mentioned that if it wasnt for a partner like Andy, you wouldnt be going for it.
What do you mean by that? Crabb: I didnt feel motivated by playing in all the international events, but now, I think, sitting out kind of lit the fire under me, and Im really motivated now.
Youve had different partners throughout your time.
What other motivation does Andy give you? Crabb: Hes been, in my mind, the top blocker for the U.S.
the last four or five years.
Seeing the professionalism he brings every day to practice, on and off the court, while traveling and when showing up to tournaments, it rubs off on you and thats really motivating to see.
And I just want to make him proud.
Why do you love volleyball? Crabb: A lot of reasons, but its just a feeling I have when Im out there on the court.
It feels natural.
It feels like home.
I was born into a volleyball family.
I had a volleyball in my hands my entire life, so Ive always just enjoyed it.
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! CM Punk appeared on Friday Night SmackDown ready to take on any challenger that was ready to step to him after winning the Undisputed WWE Championship against Sami Zayn.
Punk entered the ring in Oklahoma City and called back to the Monday Night Raw after WrestleMania 42 when he told Cody Rhodes hed be ready to deliver if a championship opportunity fell out of the sky.
COMPLETE PRO WRESTLING COVERAGE ON FOX NEWS DIGITAL When championship opportunities fall out of the sky, CM Punk catches them, he said.
Punk named potential SmackDown superstars hed think might come for the title, including Gunther, Finn Balor, Royce Keys, Damian Priest and Trick Williams.
He even said that Zayn could come back around and get his rematch if he wanted.
He didnt mention Rhodes name, but the American Nightmare came out uncalled and marched his way down to the ring.
I dont think you and I can run away from each other anymore, Punk told Rhodes.
Rhodes agreed and mentioned that Punk would want a match with him, just say when.
It was a quick retort from Punk, who said, when.
SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis, who was in the ring for the segment, booked the match for SummerSlam.
Punk will defend the Undisputed WWE Championship at SummerSlam, which takes place Aug.
1 and 2 at U.S.
Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
First, however, Punk and Rhodes will be involved in a tag team match at Saturday Nights Main Event in New York City next week.
Aldis made the match after Gunther demanded that Aldis put him in a match against Punk.
Gunther was hoping it would be for the championship.
Instead, Gunther will tag with Zayn.
Gunther didnt take too kindly to that and attacked Aldis.
Rhodes came back out to break up the calamity.
He wanted to take on Gunther after the show went off air but Gunther walked away.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP Punk definitely has his hands full as he moves to SmackDown to become a fighting champion.
World Cup tourists are coming to L.A.
for the soccer, but theyre staying for the $21 smoothies and Double-Doubles.
As the last Los Angeles FIFA World Cup event ended Friday, soccer fans were eating like locals and famous chains from the region were cashing in.
In the weeks that L.A.
has hosted the World Cup, international soccer enthusiasts have flocked to big brands from the area, often in large groups wearing their countries jerseys.
It is a phenomenon seen at many of the host cities.
In Dallas, giant gas station Buc-ees is the main attraction.
For people visiting New Jersey, deli shops have been a hot ticket.
In L.A., the place to be between matches was Erewhon.
Thirsty international sports fans gathered for pictures outside different Erewhons, wandered their aisles smiling, and, of course, picked up pricey smoothies.
While Erewhon would not comment on its business, mobility data company Arity, which uses phone data to track consumers, said Erewhon visits at the outlets around SoFi Stadium were quadruple what they were a week earlier on June 12, the day of the U.S.
national soccer teams opening match there.
Arity looked at what stores people visited within a 10-mile radius of SoFi that day and also found surges in visitors to nearby El Pollo Loco and Trader Joes.
Locals have spotted groups of people in Korea jerseys huddled together, trying to decide what to order at In-N-Out.
Some complained on social media that international tourists at Trader Joes were buying up all the mini canvas tote bags.
Soon after the Belgium vs.
Spain quarterfinal ended Friday, the In-N-Out near SoFi had a long line of soccer fans stretching out the door in bright red and yellow and black jerseys and matching striped hats and scarves.
One of the workers said he had to explain spread and animal style to foreign football fans.
I didnt know this place existed, a fan from Romania said while waiting in line.
Los Angeles and other cities and states that have hosted the event need the soccer fans to spend money to make the event worth all the time, effort and money it requires.
A rosy 2024 report projected the World Cup could bring more than $800 million to the L.A.
region as 180,000 people converge on the area to sleep, eat and spend.
There were early concerns people werent turning up for the event because of the high ticket prices and the difficulty of obtaining visas for citizens of some countries.
However, at least for some L.A.
hotels, there was a surge of last-minute visitors which pushed up occupancy and room rates.
While sports fans are not in the region to shop, they do make time for it.
World Cup customer spending is also apparent in beer sales.
Andrew Heritage, the chief economist at the Beer Institute said beer purchases at entertainment and attractions in L.A.
outside of World Cup spaces were up around 10% from normal.
That tells me that fans in the L.A.
area have decided to extend their stay and take in all the other things that the area has to offer, rather than just the match itself, he said.
On social media, the purpose of these shoppers is clear: grab a quick souvenir or local specialty and take a selfie.
The data from Arity suggests that fans are very efficient when they spend at local spots, diving in, getting what they want and getting out as soon as possible, said Jeff Schlitt, a director at the company.
Normally youre there for an hour.
Theyre going to be there for 15, 18 minutes, he said.
Why is that? Because they were purpose-driven shoppers.
For some travelers, the more popular American chains arent unfamiliar.
But some of the native L.A.
fare still comes as a surprise.
As one Belgium-Spain matchgoer from the Netherlands stood taking a picture of the In-N-Out sign after the game, he said hed never had a burger like the one hed just tried.
We only have McDonalds and Burger King, he said.
Its way better.
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