For the second straight year, 18-year-old Anna Davis missed the cut at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur thanks to an unfortunate ruling.
Now a freshman at Auburn, Davis received a slow-play penalty on the 17th hole Thursday, which led her to miss the cut by a single stroke.
On a blustery day at Champions Retreat, Davis labored to shoot a 6-over 78, which dropped her to 4-over for the tournament. She began the championship with a 2-under 70, but her penalty stroke proved costly as 3-over par served as the cut line.
She understandably declined an interview afterward and was visibly emotional because of the ruling, according to Brentley
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