If you think you’ve heard it all in golf, maybe you have now.
Amari Avery is in the mix at the U.S. Women’s Open while playing with Gabriela Ruffels’ clubs. Avery is 1 under par for the championship through 16 holes of her second round, with play suspended because of darkness following a late weather delay.
Remarkably, Avery is even on the round despite not having her own set of clubs.
An unfortunate situation led to Amari Avery having to play her second round at the U.S. Women’s Open with Gabriela Ruffels’ set of clubs. pic.twitter.com/zEvOkTq6X9
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) May 30, 2025
According to Golf Channel’s Paige Mackenzie, after someone tried to break into Avery’s rental house in the middle of the night, she and her boyfriend packed up and went to a hotel. Avery put all her belongings in her travel bag, which, as Mackenzie reported, is identical to the USC-branded one her boyfriend owns. Her boyfriend, Gavin Aurilia, played at USC and took Avery’s bag by mistake Friday morning when he left for Los Angeles.
Avery didn’t even have a hat; Mackenzie said she used the one Ruffels wore Friday morning when the Aussie contested her second round. Avery and Ruffels play a very similar set of TaylorMade clubs. After Ruffels shot 78 to miss the cut, Avery took the full bag (and the hat) and moved to T-29, seven off the lead, when the final horn blew. She gained almost two shots on the greens with Ruffels’ putter on Friday.
Mackenzie reported that Aurilia’s mother is flying to Erin Hills with Avery’s clubs so that she’ll have them for Round 3. Aurilia is set to play PGA Tour Americas Q-School, which starts on Tuesday.
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