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Anna Davis, 16, fights nerves in LPGA debut and shoots even-par 71

Related Topics: LPGA, WGC-Mexico Championship

Tuesday, Anna Davis said she wasn't nervous for her LPGA debut, even at 16 years old.

But when her opening tee shot finally came Thursday, a moment she's dreamed of, she was able to back up her words and block out the butterflies en route to an even-par 71 at the Palos Verdes Championship.

"I think it was pretty much like every other tournament I would say," said Davis, who won the Augusta National Women's Amateur in early April. "There weren't like as many people, but I'm expecting for the next few days leading up to see some more people out here.