EVANS, Ga. – When Erica Shepherd saw what happened between Sergio Garcia and Matt Kuchar on Saturday at the WGC-Dell Technologies Championship, it stirred up some painful memories.
Garcia lost a hole – and later the match – after lipping out a tap-in putt in anger before Kuchar could concede. Two years ago, something similar happened between Shepherd and Elizabeth Moon in the semifinal of the 2017 U.S. Girls’ Junior, when Moon raked back a putt before Shepherd could say the putt was good.
Of course, what happened after that was worse. Shepherd, who went on to win the title a day later, was viciously attacked on social media.