Nick Piastowski

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ERIN, Wis. — Let’s talk dirt bikes. Stay with us. No, you haven’t clicked on dirtbikes.com  Julia Lopez Ramirez has been riding them since she was 3. Dad did, so daughter followed, though Jose Antonio Ramirez has injured himself a few times, so he stopped his girl from competing. But not riding. The younger Lopez Ramirez was on one just over Christmas. You learn some things, too, as you zip through the terrain. “Every time I go home, I like to go and have my go-around,” she said.

1 week ago | golf.com | Nick Piastowski

ERIN, Wis. — On a flight from Mexico, she dreams. Of Spotted Cow. It’d been recommended to Gemma Dryburgh by someone familiar with the beer so ubiquitous in Wisconsin that 12-packs are sold at the Milwaukee airport to which she was headed. She’d have to try it at some point here during her U.S. Women’s Open week. You love to see it. Cheers to planning what you’d put in that trophy when you win.   Next to her on the plane sat a comforting face.

1 week ago | golf.com | Nick Piastowski

The U.S. Women’s Open is nearing its halfway point at Erin Hills in bucolic Erin, Wis. — but the key word is ‘nearing.’ As play was approaching the end of the second round on Friday afternoon, the storm horn rang and play was stopped for about an hour, delaying the completion of round two until Saturday. But we still had golf. Mao Saigo, the Chevron winner, shined. Nelly Korda soared. There were also a fair share of surprises.

1 week ago | golf.com | Nick Piastowski

The U.S. Women’s Open began Thursday at Erin Hills in bucolic Erin, Wis., and it offered stories and highlights tastier than the cheese curds on-site. (So really tasty.) After the first round’s morning wave, four players led. By the time the sun set, two more joined them. There was also ‘super-group’ play, and the usual variety of funky shots and plays that make up the national championship. So we’ve convened staffers Sean Zak and Nick Piastowski to digest it all. Both are on-site.

1 week ago | golf.com | Nick Piastowski

ERIN, Wis. — Yealimi Noh is amused. She gets the question incessantly. But that in itself is validation. Can I try it again? “I’m like, you asked me this a couple months ago,” Noh said. “Now they’re like, oh, can I try it, try it? “I’m like, okay.”“Okay” would be selling short Noh’s play on Thursday during U.S. Women’s Open first-round play at Erin Hills. After a four-under 68, the 23-year-old pro from San Francisco was tied at the top after the morning wave. She made three birdies.