Beachside junior Sofia Rivera rallies to win U.S. Women's Open qualifier
Sofia Rivera of St. Augustine will play in a professional major when she competes in the U. S.
Women's Open in June.
A late double bogey didn't derail Sofia Rivera of St. Augustine from qualifying for a women's golf major championship. The Beachside High junior and the 2025 Times-Union First Coast girls player of the year, Rivera rebounded from a 7 at the par-5 15th hole of the Sugar Mill Country Club in New Smyrna Beach on April 27 to post a 70 and a 36-hole total of 5-under-par 139 to win a U.
S. Women's Open qualifier by two shots over another amateur, Siuue Wu of Hong Kong. Rivera, who won the FHSAA Class 3A state individual title last fall, had a 69 in the first round, following her only bogey at No.
5 with three birdies in her next four holes. She was bogey-free through 14 holes in the second round, with birdies at Nos. 10 and 11.
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