Gleyber Torres will have an MRI on his right hamstring Saturday, a day after the New York Yankees second baseman fell awkwardly fielding a ground ball.
Torres slipped after backhanding a grounder Friday night, prompting an audible gasp from the crowd at Yankee Stadium. He was pulled later and said he felt weakness in his lower legs. He was not in the lineup Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays, although manager Aaron Boone said Torres was feeling good.
"We want to go and make sure, see if there's anything," Boone said. "We'll just see what we have and go from there."
Torres, 22, leads the team with 38 homers and is hitting .284 with 90 RBIs and an .889 OPS. With Torres out, DJ LeMahieu would be New York's primary second baseman, with Gio Urshela starting at third. LeMahieu was held out of the lineup for rest Saturday.
Regardless of the MRI results, Boone said the American League East champions will be careful with Torres over the final week of the regular season. New York has seven games remaining and won't play its postseason opener until Oct. 4.
"I think he's OK, but the wear and tear of playing every day in the season, he's been kind of taking care of himself every day and getting treatment on a lot of his lower half just as a maintenance thing, so certainly with him try to be a little more cautious," Boone said.
The 100-win Yankees are in a tight race with the Houston Astros for home-field advantage. Boone is trying to strike a balance between battling the Astros and resting his stars.
"Any ailments we're dealing with, taking care of that trumps everything," Boone said.
Edwin Encarnacion (oblique) could return to the lineup during the upcoming midweek series against the Tampa Bay Rays. He is a bit ahead of catcher Gary Sanchez (groin tightness), but Boone said Sanchez could be back for the final series at Texas. Boone is "confident" Sanchez will be ready for the playoff opener.
ESPN's Marly Rivera and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Commencing play as either the first or second seeded team in each group, progress to the knock-out stage is the prediction; however, there were those outfits that did not enjoy such a prestigious position that progressed and defied the odds.
In the men’s team events, against the odds Spain’s Iker Sastre and Miguel Todelo advanced to the semi-final round in class 1-2, as did Serbia’s Goran Perlic and Boris Storljkovic.
Likewise, in class 6, Germany represented by Tim Laue and Benedikt Müller progressed to the last four as did Marios Chatzikytiakos and Georgios Mouchthis of Greece. Advancement contrary to expectations, it was the very same in class 8; Sweden’s Fabian Rignell and Tobias Andersson reached to the penultimate round, a situation the also applied in class 10 to the Montenegro combination of Filip Radovic and Luka Bakic.
Meanwhile, in the women’s team events, defying seeding, Norway’s Aida Dahlen and Nora Korneliussen reserved a place in the round that guarantees a medal.
Finalists known
The semi-final stage reached; there are those events where the finalists are known, those who will contest gold and silver.
In the men’s team competition in a group organised event, Turkey’s Abdullah Ozturk and Nesim Turan remain unbeaten as does the Polish partnership of Rafal Liz and Krzystof Zylke.
Likewise in class 7 and class 11, the title contenders are known. At the semi-final stage in class 7 Spain’s Jordi Morales and Alvaro Valera recorded a 2-1 win against Poland’s Maksym Chudzicki and Michal Deigsler; in the opposite half of the draw Denmark’s Peter Rsenmeier and Henrik Brammar secured a 2-0 success when facing Slovakia’s Miroslav Jambor and Tomas Valach.
Finalists known, it is the same in class 11; the French pairing of Lucas Creange and Antoine Zhao claimed a 2-0 win against Poland’s Marek Chybinski and Damian Fira, by the same margin in the counterpart semi-final Germany’s Dirk Hartmann and Floria Hartig accounted for Russia’s Alexander Efremov and Alexey Kudryavtsev.
Unbeaten teams
Similarly, in the women’s team events, the top two names are known. In a group organised event in class 1-3, Croatia’s Andela Muzinic and Helen Dretar remain unbeaten as do Turkey’s Negriz Altintas and Hatice Duman.
It is a situation prevalent in class 4-5 but is rather different in class 11. In the former, Serbia’s Nada Matic and Borislava Peric-Rankovic remain unbeaten, a scenario that applies also to Sweden’s Anna-Carin Ahlquist and Ingela Lundbäck. Significantly, in class 11, with one more fixture to complete Russia’s Anzhelika Kosacheva and Maria Galkina are the only unbeaten pairing. They are home and dry; runner up spot is undoubtedly destined for the Turkish combination of Ebru Acer and Sumeyra Turk.
Play in Helsngborg concludes on Saturday 21st September.
The no.21 listed outfit, the combination formed by Germany’s Daniel Rinderer in partnership with Korea Republic’s Kim Hyunso and Park Minjun finished in first place in their junior boys’ team group contrary to expectations, as did the no.12 seeded Italian outfit comprising Marco Cappuccio, Tommaso Giovannetti, John Oyebode and Andrea Puppo.
Likewise but perhaps no great surprise, the Chinese trio of Niu Guankai, Xiong Mengyang and Yang Qulong, named at no.22 in the order of merit, secured first place in their group; a situation that also applied to the Chinese Taipei formation of Huang Yu-Jen, Feng Yi-Hsin and Yang Zhi-Xing, the no.10 seeds.
Similar situation
Unexpected first positions it was the same in the first stage of the junior girls’ team competition.
Named at no.15 in the pecking order, the combination formed by Japan’s Misa Inayoshi and Haruna Sugita alongside Tiffany Ke of the United States reserved first place in their group, as did Korea Republic’s An Soyeon and Kim Jimin, who joined forces with Luxembourg’s Ni Xaojing. They commenced play as the 25th rated outfit.
Following suit, the no.12 seeds, Chinese Taipei’s Cai Fong-En, Chu Yi-Ching and Chen Ci-Xuan reserved first position in their group.
Surprises lower down order
It was no different in the cadet boys’ team and cadet girls’ team events; the top seeds, duly enjoyed success but lower down the order there were unexpected first places.
In the cadet boys’ team event, China’s Chen Yuanyu, Lin Shidong and Zhang Minghao finished in first place in their group as their exalted status advised; however, in four of the eight groups there surprise pole positions.
The no.15 seeds, Sweden’s Davd Bjorkryd and Charlie Carlsson emerged in first position in their group, as did the no.9 seeds, the Czech Republic partnership comprising Stepan Brhel and Vit Kadlec. Not to be overshadowed it was the same outcome for the no.10 seeds, the Chinese Taipei combination of Chang Yu-An and Chen Yen-Ting, as it was for the no.11 seeds, the Spanish outfit formed by Daniel Berzosa, Marc Miro and Hugo Urquizar.
Same vein
Meanwhile, in the cadet girls’ team competition, in the same vein as their male counterparts, the top seeds, the Chinese outfit formed by Kuai Man, Chen Yi and Leng Yutong duly ended the day unbeaten and in first place.
Impressive performances, notably Kuai Man and Chen Yi currently hold the respective top two places on the under 15 girls’ world rankings; their efforts caught the eye but the teams to attract the attention were those from Russia.
In a competition where there were seven groups in the initial phase, as opposed to eight in the other events, Russia selecting from Anastasiia Berezneva, Anastasia Sizova, Daniela Danilova and Evgeniya Tikhanova, the no.8 seeds, reserved first place in their group. Noteworthy, it was a feat that was also achieved by their Russian colleagues, the no.11 seeds, the combination of Mariia Baranova, Anastasiia Ivanova, Iuliia Pugovkna and Maria Tarasova.
Play in the team events concludes on Saturday 21st September.
France have opted for Toulouse duo Romain Ntamack and Antoine Dupont as their half-back partnership to take on Argentina in Pool C's World Cup opener.
Ntamack, the 20-year-old son of former France international Emile, starts at 10, with Dupont, 22, picked ahead of Maxime Machenaud at scrum-half.
La Rochelle's Gregory Alldritt is preferred to Louis Picamoles at eight.
Nicolas Sanchez, who plays for Stade Francais, is at fly-half for Argentina, with Saracens' Juan Figallo at prop.
The third player in the Pumas' 31-man squad to play their club rugby outside Argentina - Castres' Benjamin Urdapilleta - is on the bench.
Bordeaux wing Santiago Cordero and Toulon number eight Facundo Isa were controversially left out of the squad by coach Mario Ledesma, who has depended on the home-based Jaguares squad that made the final of last season's Super Rugby tournament.
The match is a repeat of the 2007 tournament opener when Argentina upset France, who were the host nation, en route to the semi-finals, the same stage they reached in 2015.
France coach Jacques Brunel: "We have absolutely no doubt about Romain Ntamack's quality at fly-half - he's shown that this role doesn't scare him.
"The opening match is often decisive in setting the tone, but you must also not give it too much importance.
"The ideal is to win this game, but we can think that the three other matches will count until the end."
Argentina prop Juan Figallo: "It's always going to be tough and no match is easy. We have a chance to hit the ground running, so it's a key encounter for us.
"French rugby has a great league from which to draw many players. The 31 that made it are a great team led by an excellent coach."
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The newly resurfaced Barber Motorsports Park was the main talking point on the opening day of the Championship of Alabama, as riders took to the billiard-table smooth surface for the first time on a sunny and warm Friday.
The fastest of the fast on the day was Garrett Gerloff, the Monster Yamaha/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing-mounted Superbike rider lapping at 1:23.915 in Friday’s second session.
Gerloff’s best lap knocked his teammate Cameron Beaubier from the top spot, the Californian having led the opening session in the morning.
At the end of the day, Gerloff was .296 of a second faster than Beaubier and under the best non-Superpole lap from a season ago of 1:23.6, which was set by Beaubier.
“This whole day the bike has felt pretty good,” Gerloff said. “We started off with a good base like the last few rounds and we’ve just been making small changes and working with the new compounds that we have here and the new track surface. That was the biggest thing, getting used to the track and how it felt. We made what I feel was a really good improvement for this session and the track feels great.
“It feels great to be in Alabama and I’m ready for tomorrow.”
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Josh Herrin ended the day third, with Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz fourth and KATO Fastening/Ducati Richmond/KWR’s Kyle Wyman rounding out the top five.
Not everyone was enamored with the new surface, with some complaining of a lack of reference points on the brand-new tarmac. Beaubier wasn’t one of those.
He liked the surface and his results showed it. Beaubier was first in the morning session and second in the afternoon.
“At first, I was like kinda caught off guard because I didn’t know how much grip I had,” Beaubier said after leading the first session. “It’s so smooth … it’s like butter and I really didn’t know how much grip I had. The more laps I did, the more confidence I got and it’s actually pretty nice and I think it will just get better and better with more rubber laid down.
“It’s pretty amazing going around the track without crossing any seams or anything like that. I think they did a really good job.
As for using bumps and seams on the track as reference points that are no longer there, Beaubier said that wasn’t an issue either.
“It’s not a problem for me,” he said. “It seemed like a new track at first because it’s so much darker than it was before. It’s even a bit taller and the curbs … you have more clearance from the bike, and you can lean the bike further on the curb than before. We will see how it is when it gets a little hotter and it gets greasy.”
There were several crashers on the day, including Yoshimura Suzuki’s championship points leader Toni Elias. The Spaniard lost the front end at high speed and tumbled to a stop, uninjured, in the second session.
RICHMOND, Va. – Brad Keselowski snapped Kevin Harvick’s qualifying streak at Richmond Raceway on Friday evening ahead of the Federated Auto Parts 400.
Keselowski garnered the provisional pole at the three-quarter-mile oval with a lap of 21.229 seconds (127.185 mph) in the No. 2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang.
The Michigan native and Team Penske driver was more than a tenth of a second faster than Kevin Harvick, who led much of the session but ended up second (21.334/126.559) in the final rundown.
“I didn’t know what to expect,” Keselowski admitted. “We didn’t do a qualifying run in practice, but we’ve had phenomenal short run speed here with our Discount Tire Ford the last two or three years here and haven’t necessarily qualified all that well. But when the race comes, we get the short runs and we can really make some steam … and it showed that here in qualifying.
“I hope we have the long run speed (on Saturday), because I think there are going to be a lot of long runs for the race, but certainly qualifying up front and getting the first pit stall (and) those things to go with it is really great for our chances tomorrow,” he added. “It’s really exciting to get our third pole this year. We went all last year without a pole and this year we’ve got three. I’m proud of my team for that.”
Friday’s qualifying results will be finalized following pre-race inspection on Saturday afternoon.
Behind Keselowski and Harvick, Chase Elliott was the fastest Chevrolet driver in third, followed by the Toyota of Kyle Busch, which will line up fourth. Busch has won two of the last three Richmond Cup races.
Clint Bowyer completed the top five, ahead of Denny Hamlin, Aric Almirola, Martin Truex Jr. and Kurt Busch. Playoff drivers will occupy the first nine positions when the green flag drops Saturday night.
Jimmie Johnson was the top non-playoff driver in qualifying, and will start 10th.
Defending series champion Joey Logano was the lowest of the 16 playoff drivers on speed Friday. He’ll roll off a distant 28th in Saturday’s 400-lap, 300-mile event.
The Federated Auto Parts 400 goes green Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. ET, with live coverage on NBCSN, the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.
QUALIFYING RESULTS: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series; Richmond Raceway; Sept. 20, 2019
MONTEREY, California – For Andretti Autosport driver Ryan Hunter-Reay, Friday’s practice sessions for the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey were fairly smooth.
However, for Hunter-Reay’s teammate Alexander Rossi, the two practices have elevated the pressure to win a championship.
Rossi, who is just 41 points behind Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden in the battle for the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series title, was 23rd quickest out of 24 cars on track.
Rossi’s fastest lap was 1:11.0234 around the 11-turn, 2.238-mile WeatherTech Raceway at Laguna Seca. That equated to an average speed of 113.439 mph.
By comparison, teammate Hunter-Reay’s Honda sped around the course in 1:09.9105 (115.244 mph).
Rossi has another practice session Saturday morning before Saturday afternoon’s knockout qualifying, which culminates with the Firestone Fast Six and the fight for the NTT P1 Award.
“I think this morning was difficult because we didn’t get a lap in on Blacks,” Rossi said of the Firestone tires. “We kind of sacrificed the second session to try and get as many runs in as we could to find out – go through a checklist, and we saved the new Reds for the warmup session, so I think we’re getting there.
“We used yesterday and today to try and run through a lot of things to make sure we leave no stones unturned. I think we’ve flipped most of the stones. There’s a couple more to come tomorrow morning, but we’re just trying to make sure we have everything squared away for tomorrow and Sunday.”
In Friday morning’s session, Rossi had to get out of his No. 27 NAPA Honda so the crew could replace a broken bolt. Friday afternoon was spent working on his checklist.
Meantime, Hunter-Reay’s No. 28 DHL Honda found the fast way around Laguna Seca.
“I’m feeling better about the car, but it’s still very tricky out there, very small window to get it all right, so I’m not really resting on this one,” Hunter-Reay said. “We’ve got a lot of work to do still, and it’s tough out there for everyone. To nail the last one, like I said, it’s a very small window to get it right, so the margin for error is very, very thin.
“I think we made the car better today as we went through the day, and working with Alex, I think we’re headed in the right direction, so hopefully we can put these two cars in the front row.”
Rookies Felix Rosenqvist and Colton Herta were second and third respectively. Rosenqvist’s No. 10 NTT DATA Honda made it around the track in 1:09.9305 (115.212 mph). Herta’s No. 88 Capstone Energy Honda lapped the track in 1:09.9317 (115.210 mph).
Team Penske’s Simon Pagenaud was the fastest Chevrolet driver with a lap at 1:10.1353 (114.875 mph). Pagenaud was followed by another rookie, Santino Ferrucci, in a Honda at 1:10.2066 (114.758 mph).
NTT IndyCar Series points leader Newgarden was sixth. He takes a 41-point lead over Rossi into Sunday’s race. Pagenaud is third in points, 42 points out.
Scott Dixon, the last driver mathematically eligible to win the championship at 85 points out, was seventh quick in a Honda.
Hunter-Reay is out of the championship fight, but is attempting to win a race for the first time this season.
“I sure hope so,” said the Floridian. “I think it’s going to be a track position race. I think tire degradation will be a big deal, so we’ll have to be smart about how we go about the weekend. But qualifying is extremely important, as it always is, and we want to leave here with a win and the 27 (Rossi) with a championship, so we’ll do what we can to make that happen.
“Right now, for me I just need to focus on going as fast as we can. But yeah, it’s a good start to the weekend, and hopefully we can continue to progress from here.”
ALTON, Va. – With four championships coming down to the wire, it was make or break time on Friday at Virginia Int’l Raceway for the Trans-Am Series presented by Pirelli drivers.
TA class driver Chris Dyson, defending TA2 powered by AEM champion Rafa Matos and SuperGT pilot Tim Kezman seized pole position starts and an extra two points each toward their season-long points race in Friday’s qualifying session.
The top-four times in the TA class were separated by less than seven tenths of a second in one of the most competitive qualifying sessions this season. Veteran driver Boris Said was as fast as his lightning adorned livery, setting the tone early for the TA class. Confident after laying down the fastest lap of the session (1:44.067-seconds) on lap four, Said pulled into the pits to save tires for Saturday’s 100-mile feature.
On the hunt for the pole and raring for the extra championship points, Dyson stayed out on the 3.27-mile roller coaster of a circuit. Getting faster each lap, the CD Racing driver finally eclipsed Said’s time in the closing minutes by two one thousandths of a second, qualifying with a flying lap of 1:44.065-seconds.
“VIR has to absolutely be one of the most exciting roller coaster rides in the world,” said Dyson, who is second in the TA championship. “What a thrilling track and I am so happy to be back racing here. It was a fantastic qualifying duel out there with Boris (Said). We’ve got a lot of series champions in the field, and to go out there against some of the all-time greats to get pole and it be such a close fight, is highly satisfying.”
Said, not happy with the knock-out news, shot out of the pits with two minutes clicking down on the 15-minute session. Determined to pay back Dyson, Said flew around the 17-turn circuit for two laps until the clock expired, but couldn’t squeeze out the extra time to reclaim the pole.
“It was really close between Chris (Dyson) and I,” commented Said. “We were really fast out there and tomorrow, I’m going for broke. I don’t care about the points, just the win.”
Changing up his qualifying strategy and immediately hitting the track as it went hot, TA class championship leader Ernie Francis Jr. turned a fast time of 1:44.278-seconds to start on the inside of row two with Tony Ave on his outside.
“Today it didn’t make much of a difference to wait it out, considering we were the first car out today,” Francis said. “We had a clean track around us, but I think we struggled a little for pace out there this session. We have a decent starting position for tomorrow and I am looking forward to some tight racing up front.”
The TA2 qualifying session was just as intense. Competing for the first time on the VIR circuit, California-native Thomas Merrill held the point for the majority of the 20-minute qualifying with his fast lap time of 1:49.565-seconds.
“Qualifying was really difficult,” Merrill said. “The grip was really poor and the lighting with the sunset coming off a couple of these turns, I couldn’t see anything. Our Skip Barber Mustang was absolutely killer. It came in right away, we set our best lap, I didn’t think we could go any faster, so I came in and we sat on it. Unfortunately, Rafa (Matos) got an even better lap, so congratulations to him.”
However, Matos wasn’t giving up that easily. Second-place in the championship behind Marc Miller, it was crucial for Matos to start on pole in an effort to earn every point possible. With minutes to spare, the Brazilian driver topped Merrill’s time by just more than a tenth of a second (1:49.401-seconds), on his way to his fifth pole start of the season.
“It was a very difficult session because of the track conditions,” Matos said. “I think that it’s also going to be a tough race. I have a lot of great drivers behind me. Thomas (Merrill) is hungry for another win and Marc (Miller) needs the points, and it’s his championship to lose at this point. We just need to keep focused, keep chipping away and hopefully by the end of the year, we’re on top.”
Miller, recovering from the flu, put together a time of 1:49.841-seconds to start on the inside of row two, but it wasn’t without a cost. Miller stayed out on the track the entire qualifying session, only one of five drivers to do so, sacrificing his tires in effort to get a better start.
Driving a new Porsche 991 GT3 Cup after a total loss at Watkins Glen, Kezman was back on top at VIR with a flying lap of 1:52.816-seconds. The effort earned him the SGT class pole over championship leader Mark Boden.
“After our disaster at Watkins Glen, the guys worked to get the new car put together in a quick turn around,” Kezman said. “Qualifying was good and it was a good session. We were able to put a lap down despite everything, and that’s what it’s all about.”
PEORIA, Ariz. – There are times in life, maybe a handful, when everything changes. A moment, simple or world shattering, slanting the past, shaping all still to come.
There are people who have the same effect, someone so generous, so genuine, so joyful, meeting them transforms perspective.
Amy Bockerstette is one of those people. Playing one hole of golf with Gary Woodland was one of those moments.
"Amy has a huge impact on everyone she meets," her swing coach Matt Acuff said. "You can't meet Amy and not be impacted by her."
Parents of children with Down syndrome are often told what their children can't do.
Joe and Jenny Bockerstette quickly realized all Amy could do.
She had good hand-eye coordination. Perhaps more importantly, she had determination.
It may have taken Amy a little longer to learn how to do things, but she was willing to work at it, repeating until she got it right.
Amy bowled, swam, played basketball, baseball and soccer. She took up piano, loved to dance, learned to ride a bike. She was a natural with a golf club in her hand.
Amy also had something else in abundance: Charisma.
Expressive and happy-go-lucky, she drew people into her orbit, making friends at school, in Special Olympics, everywhere she went.
Amy Bockerstette inspired Gary Woodland earlier this year in Phoenix. She watched live and celebrated Woodland's U.S. Open win.
Teachers and counselors fought for her when things got tough. Football players carried her bags across campus. Love followed in her wake.
"I remember saying when she was five or six years old, this child changes people," Joe Bockerstette said. "She has this sort of love and light everywhere she goes."
Special Olympics were founded 51 years ago by Eunice Kennedy Shriver to change perceptions of people with intellectual disabilities. The sister of President John F. Kennedy wanted a better life and to create opportunities for children who were often bullied, isolated by their parents or institutionalized.
Special Olympics offered a world where people with special needs could thrive in ways they never had before, to find acceptance, confidence, a feeling of inclusion not exclusion. Parents were given an opportunity to be openly proud of their children, for others to see how special they were beyond their disabilities.
Amy's story is a blueprint for Special Olympics athletes and their families.
Joe and Jenny provided the foundation for Amy's success, encouraging and pushing her along the way.
Amy, through her own focus and determination, ran with it, earning multiple Special Olympics medals, a spot on her high school golf team, a college scholarship. She parred a hole with a PGA Tour player at the rowdiest hole in golf, shining in the moment instead of shrinking under the pressure. She was a keynote speaker at the National Down Syndrome Congress, writing the 20-minute speech herself.
Amy has become a beacon, an inspiration, a symbol of possibility.
"Doctors will often counsel new parents what their child may never be able to do," said Rhonda Rice, engagement director for the National Down Syndrome Congress. "Here is an example of a young lady with Down syndrome and look at everything she's accomplished. Amy is an example of inclusion. Just give her the chance."
Amy's story extends beyond the Special Olympics realm.
It started when Amy made the golf team at Sandra Day O'Conner High School. As a senior, she drew local attention when she played in the state high school tournament. National attention came when she earned a golf scholarship at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix, believed to be the first college athletic scholarship awarded to someone with Down syndrome.
Amy Bockerstette, a 20-year-old golfer with Down syndrome, got to play the iconic 16th hole at the Waste Management Phoenix Open and made par with Gary Woodland watching.
Then came golf with Gary.
Amy arrived at the Phoenix Open's 16th hole in late January believing she was there just to meet Woodland during a practice round. When the diminutive 20-year-old in the purple shirt and white skirt got up and down for par from a greenside bunker, it sent reverberations beyond the golf-hole-turned-stadium.
Woodland's career trajectory veered upward.
Known for his inability to close out tournaments, he won his first major title after his moment with Amy, relying on her "I got this" mantra to win the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. Woodland made his connection with Amy a lasting one instead of a fleeting moment by staying in touch, even inviting her to join him - and the U.S. Open trophy - on the Today Show.
"She's meant everything for me from a mental standpoint," Woodland said. "The world needs more of her in it."
Amy became a celebrity, zigzagging across the country, her parents barely able to keep up with all the golf tournaments, engagements, requests for interviews. She worked the red carpet at the ESPYs with ease, received a standing ovation and was mobbed by inspiring attendees at the National Down Syndrome Congress to find their superpower.
"My superpower is confidence and believing in myself," she told them. "With your superpower, you can create your own purpose."
Video of her moment with Woodland has been viewed more than 44 million times, a powerful message sent with each click.
Amy's ability to focus, close off pressure that would make every day golfers shank one into the stands, is a stay-in-the-moment example for golfers worldwide to follow.
"That's just Amy," Joe Bockerstette said. "She doesn't get nervous. The bigger the moment, the more likely she's going to love. She has so many examples in her life of doing that."
Amy's sweetness, confidence, purity and determination are an archetype for everyday life, no matter how many chromosomes a person has.
"So many people could learn so many lessons just from how she lives her life," Acuff said. "The abundance she lives her life and the joy she gets out of it, if we all live like that, we'd be far better off."
Amy had a life-changing moment with a professional golfer. She changes lives every day just by being herself.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Kirk Triplett shot a 4-under 66 in windy conditions Friday to take a one-shot lead in the opening round of the Sanford International.
Triplett, a winner in March at the Hoag Classic for his seventh PGA Tour Champions title, entered 10th in the Charles Schwab Cup money standings.
Paul Broadhurst and Tom Gillis shot 67 on a day when a dozen players in the 78-man field broke par at Minnehaha Country Club. Woody Austin was alone in fourth after a 68.
Triplett birdied the 16th and 17th holes to reach 4 under.
"It's windy, but if you played a practice round on Tuesday, it's the exact same conditions we had on Tuesday except the course is a touch firmer," Triplett said. "Some really hard holes, but some other holes are playing easier as well."
Gillis, who is seeking his first win on the over-50 tour, played conservatively because of the conditions.
"I tried not to take any chances really. I just tried to drive it in the fairway," he said. "It was just too tough to chase pins and try to get the exact numbers. Basically the yardage book, you could throw it out because it was feel, it was all feel. I think the last hole I had like 118 (yards) to the front, I was in the right rough and I just chipped a 7-iron. It went about 70 yards and rolled all the way to the back, to the hole. It was just that kind of day where you had to actually just use some creativity."
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