Augusta National Women’s Amateur: Anna Davis missesouton cut through slow-play charge

For the 2nd straight year, 18-year-old Anna Davis missedouton the cut at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur thanks to an regrettable judgment.

Now a freshman at Auburn, Davis got a slow-play charge on the 17th hole Thursday, which led her to missouton 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 competition. She started the champion with a 2-under 70, however her charge stroke showed expensive as 3-over par served as the cut line.

She notsurprisingly decreased an interview later and was noticeably psychological duetothefactthat of the ruling, according to Brentley Romine of the Golf Channel.

Her coach at Auburn, Melissa Luellen, stated she felt “heartbroken.”

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The authorities declaration from Tournament Rules Committee Chairman Jim Hyler, which Jordan Perez of No Laying Up, checksout as follows:

“Anna Davis was examined a one-stroke charge for offense of the Tournament’s Pace of Play Policy. Her group, which consistedof Lottie Woad and Maria Jose Marin, was alerted that they were