Olivia Mehaffey ninth at Augusta National Women’s Amateur after Rae’s Creek sinks hopes

It was the perilous little par-3 12th that sunk most of Mehaffey's hopes

Olivia Mehaffey hits her second shot on the 11th hole during the final round of the Augusta National Women's Amateur golf tournament at Augusta National. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

With 10 holes remaining, Banbridge’s Olivia Mehaffey was exactly where she wanted to be – tied for the lead of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. The moment proved easier in dreams than reality.

“It's very different when you're in contention and I wasn't in contention (in 2019),” Mehaffey said of her second and last chance in the amateur event at the home of the Masters Tournament.