1 answer to golf’s amateur debate was on display at the U.S. Women’s Mid-Am

Ivy Shepherd’s putt fell on the 14th hole on Thursday at the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur and the tears fell soon after.

It’d been a long, turbulent journey for Shepherd — one that had brought her to the heights of the collegiate amateur circuit and the doldrums of competitive golf. Now, for a few fleeting moments, it was complete.

She was a U.S. Women’s Mid-Am champion, and she was headed to the U.S. Women’s Open.

“It’s awesome. It’s the longest freaking Women’s Open qualifier in the history of the world. But it’s cool,” Shepherd said. “All that is just awesome, you know, results and rewards for a long week of competitive golf for…

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