The ANA Inspiration didn’t get shut out after all.
With so much uncertainty over how overlapping dates with the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur would affect the ANA’s amateur field, the ANA showed Monday that it can do more than coexist.
Its amateur tradition just might continue to thrive.
“It turned out to be a really great field for us,” ANA Inspiration tournament director Chris Garrett said.
On Monday, the ANA Inspiration announced the four amateurs who have accepted invitations to play in the women’s first major (April 4-7) at Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage, Calif.