USA Week, Vol. 2

Amy Olson is a journeywoman professional golfer. The 30 year-old North Dakotan is competing in her 10th season on the LPGA Tour. She's earned $2.7m in that time, though she's never won on tour. She finished second in the 2020 U.S. Women's Open, among her career highlights. She's had a nondescript 2022-23 season, only making one cut in the three events she's played, earning $4,804 for a T61 in the LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei.

Kinda hard to play golf when your body is changing every day, though, which is a pretty good excuse for her performance this season. Olson, you see, is 30 months pregnant. And at 7:22 am PST this morning, she teed it up at the U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach. 

We'll let her explain:

Talk about impressive! 💪

Even at seven months pregnant, @AmyOlsonGolf did not want to miss the opportunity to compete at Pebble Beach. #USWomensOpen pic.twitter.com/73rifLnHvF

— U.S. Women's Open (USGA) (@uswomensopen) July 4, 2023

Olson won medalist honors at a 36-hole, one-day qualifier in Mendota Heights, MN in May, bouncing back from an even-par first round to shoot a six-under 66 to book a spot in the first women's Open to be played at Pebble. The 405th-ranked player in the world is unlikely to win, or even make the cut, but we know who Team G:TB will be pulling for.

Amy Olson, fuck yeah!