Lucy Li, 11, has 78 at women's Open

PINEHURST, N.C. -- Lucy Li made two double bogeys, a triple bogey and finished her historic round at the U.S. Women's Open just like any other 11-year-old girl.

She went straight for an ice cream.

The sixth-grader from the Bay Area held her own at Pinehurst No. 2 except for three bad holes. Li wound up with an 8-over 78. That put her 11 shots behind the early leader, two-time major champion Stacy Lewis, and a long shot to become the youngest ever to make the cut in the Women's Open.

There is a lot of golf left to play, but recent history should give Li some hope for making the cut. The highest first round score by a player who made the cut at last year's U.S. Women's Open was 78. Less encouraging for Li is the fact that 33 players have shot 78 in the first round in the last two U.S. Women's Opens and three of them made the cut, according to ESPN's Stats & Information.

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