RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Jennifer Kupcho broke out the gum to try and stay calm after 15 consecutive pars. She struggled to get enough pace on her putts on Friday afternoon. Eventually, on two of her last three holes, she poured in a couple of birdie putts to get within one stroke of leader Hinako Shibuno at the Chevron Championship.
“I wouldn’t say I stayed very patient,” said Kupcho. “I definitely got a little angry.”
On the eve of the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, the inaugural champion finds herself in the mix for another piece of history: to become the last major champion at Mission Hills Country Club.
