ANA Inspiration: Catching Up With the Amateurs

By Elizabeth Bethel | Apr 2, 2016

RANCHO MIRAGE, CA - MARCH 31: A general view of the sixth hole during the first round of the 2016 ANA Inspiration at Mission Hills Country Club on March 31, 2016 in Rancho Mirage, California. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images) /

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ST. LEON-ROT, GERMANY – SEPTEMBER 15: : : Sierra Brooks of team USA plays a shot during the final day of the Junior Solheim Cup at St Leon-Rot Golf Club on September 15, 2015 in Sankt Leon-Rot, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) /

Sierra Brooks, Rounds 1 & s, ANA Inspiration. Source: lpga.com /

Missed cuts or not, these seven amateurs are clearly talented athletes at the earliest stages of their careers. And like all sportswomen and men, they’ll return to the playing field to compete again and again.

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