
It was anything but not a normal night for 20-year-old Amari Avery. The rising golf star found herself in a terrifying situation during the U.S. Women’s Open when she and her boyfriend were forced to flee their rental home in the middle of the night after someone tried to break in.
According to Golf Channel, the incident unfolded while Avery and her boyfriend, USC golfer Gavin Aurilia, were staying near the course. When they noticed an attempted intrusion, panic set in. They grabbed what they could and rushed to a hotel for safety. In the chaos, Aurilia mistakenly took Avery’s golf bag to Los Angeles early Friday morning, thinking it was his own.
Borrowed Clubs, Same Fight

With her own clubs now on a plane back to California, Avery faced an unexpected challenge on Friday morning: teeing off in one of golf’s most prestigious tournaments without her equipment. She turned to fellow pro Gabriela Ruffels, who had just finished her round, and borrowed both her clubs and even the hat off her head.
Despite everything, Avery didn’t fold under pressure. She played great, staying at level par through 16 holes before darkness suspended the second round. At the time, she sat tied for 29th and just seven shots off the lead.
Her determination didn’t go unnoticed. Amari Avery will return to her own clubs on Saturday after her boyfriend’s mother flew them in from Wisconsin.
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It’s been a whirlwind week for the young American, who only turned professional last year. But despite the odds stacked against her, she kept her composure and stayed competitive on one of the sport’s biggest stages.
The tournament also had its share of tension elsewhere. English golfer Charley Hull appeared visibly frustrated with Lexi Thompson’s pace of play during Thursday’s opening round. At one point, cameras caught Hull letting out a sigh as she waited for Thompson to finish a lengthy pre-shot routine. Later, Hull even moved ahead to the next tee before her playing partners had completed their shots.
While the golf world watches the leaderboard, moments like these remind everyone that pressure at the U.S. Women’s Open doesn’t just come from the course, it can come from anywhere, even in the dead of night.