EVANS, Ga. — About 10 days before the start of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, LPGA and World Golf Hall of Fame member Karrie Webb sent Kary Hollenbaugh a video message. Before offering her best wishes for the week, Webb dryly apologized for being the inspiration of a name that will be mispronounced for the rest of her life.
Every word of the video was a thrill, of course, for the petite Hollenbaugh, who has been on a tear recently in college golf and risen to No. 22 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
“I’ve never been to an LPGA event actually,” said Hollenbaugh, “but I’ve watched it on TV, reruns of old major championships.