Scores improved with the weather at the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship at Lake Merced Golf Club on Tuesday, as eight golfers finished under par for the round. Ariya Jutanugarn, the only one to shoot under par Monday, remained atop the leaderboard, shooting a 1-under-par 71 to bring her two-day score to 2-under 142, earning her medalist honors. The defending champion said her game was still not where she wanted it, however. Read More

While The City hosted the U.S. Open just last month, another national-level golf event comes to the area this week.Lake Merced Golf Club will host the aspiring stars of tomorrow with the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, which tees off today and wraps up Saturday. The headliner at the tournament will be world No. 1-ranked Lydia Ko, who was born in South Korea but grew up in New Zealand. Ko, 15, was one of three amateurs to make the cut at the U.S. Women’s Open in Kohler, Wis. Read More

The Warriors introduced their three newest members Monday at their practice facility in Oakland, and while Harrison Barnes, Festus Ezeli and Draymond Green will contribute in their own ways on the basketball court, they do share a common trait that made them attractive to the team. “We feel like in this draft we hired three great people that are very skilled at their profession, but that are also great character people,” Warriors general manager Bob Myers said. “I put these three up against any three in the entire draft as far as who they are and what they stand for.” Read More

Before the focus of the sailing world comes to San Francisco in August, the top teams in the world will compete in Newport, R.I., this week as part of the America’s Cup World Series. The teams have been practicing on the East Coast since Friday, and racing will run from Thursday through Sunday. Artemis Racing, representing the Royal Swedish Yacht Club, features the only American-born helmsman, though Terry Hutchinson said he doesn’t expect that to give him much of an advantage in the stateside legs of the series. Read More

Sophomore Cameron Wilson has spent most of the season as the Stanford men’s golf team’s third-best player behind All-American Patrick Rogers and Andrew Yun, but this week he will be doing what the others only hope for in their careers: playing in the U.S. Open. Wilson picked a good time to qualify, as starting Thursday, the major championship will be played at San Francisco’s Olympic Club, a spot Wilson has plenty of experience on. Read More

Domingo Jojola is one step away from fulfilling his childhood dream. The USF grad has survived the local qualifying round for this year’s U.S. Open and will play in the sectional qualifying June 4 at TPC Harding Park and Lake Merced Golf Club courses. Sporting gear from TaylorMade, which has been sponsoring him for the past year, Jojola said he has been playing both the courses for half his life, so he’s already got a leg up on some of his competition. Read More

The interleague schedule kicks off this weekend as the San Francisco Giants and Oakland A’s renew their Bay Bridge rivalry at AT&T Park starting today.Both teams find themselves in similar situations, hovering around .500 and in second place in their respective divisions. Barry Zito will get the start against the team he played for when he won the AL Cy Young award in 2002. He has a 1-4 record and 7.24 ERA against them since joining the Giants. Read More