Clare amateur Áine Donegan shoots 76 in second round of US Women's Open

IN FOR THE WEEKEND: Áine Donegan easily advanced to the weekend in her major championship debut in the US Women’s Open. Pic: AP Photo/Darron Cummings

It wasn’t exactly an extension of Áine Donegan’s storybook start at Pebble Beach, but the Clare amateur easily advanced to the weekend in her major championship debut in the US Women’s Open.

Donegan limped home with five bogeys in her last 11 holes to shoot 4-over 76 on Friday at Pebble Beach, slipping to 1-over for the championship after her sterling opening-round 69. As frustrated as she looked after tapping in on the 18th hole late Friday, the 21-year-old from Lahinch is still tied for 11th with the likes of Rose Zhang, recent Women’s PGA winner Ruoning Lin and past Women’s Open champ Minjee Lee heading into the weekend.