meet the youngest Golfer to qualify for US open, Lucy Li

wolds youngest golf prodigy Lucy Li has made history by becoming the youngest person to ever qualify for the U.S. Women's Open. Get it, babygirl!

Li, who has already won at Augusta, beat her competition by 7 strokes in a sectional qualifier in California this past Monday. Overall, she shot rounds of 74 and 68.

In a statement, Li's family announced:

"Lucy is very honored to have qualified for the 2014 U.S. Women's Open, and to have the opportunity to compete in this most prestigious national championship. Her time spent playing in last year's USGA championships, as well as her win at Drive, Chip & Putt (at Augusta National before the Masters), have provided her with many good opportunities that she will consider as she prepares for the U.S. Women's Open.

We are very grateful for the support Lucy has received, both from the golf community and the media. She is looking forward to playing at Pinehurst."

Previously, the youngest woman to qualify was 12-year-old Lexi Thompson...congrats to her!

culled from jezebel

UN cripples Boko Haram, imposes sanctions!

 

 in an attempt to fully deactivate the strength  of the bokoram insurgency,The United Nations, on Thursday, blacklisted Boko Haram as an Al-Qaeda-linked terror group and imposed sanctions, a month after it kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria in order to extinguish their activities accross Nigeria.

The designation, immediately welcomed by Britain and the United States, came into effect after no objections were raised by the Security Council's 15 members.

The move automatically subjects Boko Haram to UN sanctions, including an arms embargo and asset freeze.

The group, which was created 10 years ago, wants to establish an Islamic state in mainly Muslim northern Nigeria. Its militants have killed several thousand people in a campaign of violence since 2009.

US envoy to the UN Samantha Power said it was an important support of Nigeria in an effort to defeat Boko Haram and hold its murderous leadership accountable for atrocities.

Nigeria asked the Al-Qaeda sanctions committee to blacklist the armed Islamist group and impose sanctions.

It remains unclear whether sanctions will have any real impact on a group based in an area of Nigeria that operates on a cash economy.