LANCASTER, Pa. – Suzuka Yamaguchi presented Morgan Pressel with a giant box of Pocky, Japanese biscuit sticks dipped in chocolate, behind the 18th green on Wednesday at the U.S. Women’s Open. Yamaguchi, the youngest player in the field this week at 14 years, 11 months and 10 days, had played a practice round with Pressel the day before.
In fact, Pressel played with three amateurs on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, she was joined by 2014 U.S. Women’s Amateur champ Kristen Gillman, who had asked before the championship if the two could play.
Pressel inspired the masses when she competed in the 2001 U.