After Latanna Stone walked off the 18th green in the final round of the Augusta National Women's Amateur on Saturday, a 10-time major championship winner, was waiting to hug her.
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Anna Davis of Spring Valley, California, won the third ANWA after Stone lost a 2-shot lead in the final two holes. Stone and Lindblad tied for second place.
Stone said it was heartbreaking, and he was just thinking about par. I had a difficult up-and-down on 17 because I didn't have the right club. I lost my aggressiveness when I was trying to be aggressive. I thought I could get it back on 18 but I had a lot going on in my head.
Stone held a 2-shot lead over Davis. Stone hit her tee shot on the par-4 17th in the middle of the fairway. Her ball was about 135 yards from the hole. She chose a pitching wedge over a 9-iron. Her second shot came up short of the front bunker, leaving her a difficult pitch onto the green.
Stone said that he didn't want to land in the Bunker and had to hit it.
Stone's ball was about 40 feet past the hole. She knocked her first putt past the hole. She missed a 6-footer. Her double-bogey 6 dropped her into a tie for the lead with Davis.
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The coach of LSU said that chipping isn't the strongest part of Stone's game. Even the world's best players would find her shot on the 17th difficult at Augusta National.
I don't want to speak for her, but I think there's probably a lot of nerves going on.
Stone had never played the course before. She had a quick practice round at Augusta National on Friday, after bad weather pushed the second round of the golf club into the next day. The field went to Augusta National for a practice round after the second round.
Even after Stone made his first big mistake of the round, all wasn't lost heading into the 18th. She could win the tournament with a shot. A par would put her into a playoff with Davis, who was already in the clubhouse with the only under-par score among the 30 players in the finals.
Stone's tee shot went into the trees on the right side of the 18th fairway. Her ball ended up short of the green after she punched out. The chip-up was about 12 feet from the hole. She missed the putt and made a bogey.
Stone said that he was not really nervous today. I was a little nervous before the shot. I made a dumb mistake on 17 and that made me feel a bit uneasy. I was very comfortable out there. I thought I played well.
As she walked off the 18th green, Stone received a loud applause.
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She said she wasn't expecting that. That kind of brought me to tears. I have never experienced a large crowd like that and they support me. I am going to keep that for the rest of my life. I will remember walking down there and hearing my name and feeling a lot better.
Lindblad was in the scoring room when her teammate collapsed.
Lindblad said it was harder to watch than to play. You never know what will happen at the last two holes.
It was a great week for Stone, who won the Women's International in January. She has three top 10 finishes for LSU this season.
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She will be a little upset at first, but she will get over it and realize that it is a learning experience for her. It is golf. There is only one winner and a bunch of loser. We are okay with that.
Runion hopes that the experience will motivate Stone even more as they head into the playoffs.
Runion said that she would take a lot of positives and that she would leave with the feeling that she had an unbelievable time. She played well. She was watching TV. There were a lot of people watching her. Life is good. There could be worse things.
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Stone wiped away tears as she talked with her parents and caddie. A man handed her a tissue.
Michael Stone said he would just put his arms around her and tell her he loved her. She got the chance to play and experience the crowds, and I am glad she did. It is a good thing. We are okay. We will come back stronger next year.
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