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The ANWA Vaults Women’s Golf to Ne...

The inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA) was staged a few days before the Masters Tournament and partially on the same course where the male stars played their first major championship of 2019. It turned out to be one of those rare golf competitions where the determination of the champion wasn’t the most important thing—not by a long shot.

A couple of collegians-soon-to-become touring pros, Jennifer Kupcho and Maria Fassi, put on a captivating duel, going head-to-head in the final pairing before Kupcho won. That was all well and good, and so was the obvious friendship and sportsmanship both strived to present for the big onsite galleries and national television audience.

This was more about the big picture…