'Fit and strong'

ATHENS, Ga. — Stanford golfer Mariko Tumangan may be measured at a mere 5-foot-4, but she’s always stood taller than that.

Well, not always. Born three months premature — at Stanford Hospital, no less — Tumangan said Tuesday that at birth she weighed no more than three pounds and “was the size of a soda can.”

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Mariko Tumangan birdied four holes en route to a 1-under-par 71 on Day 1 of the championship tournament.

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