1 answer to golf’s amateur debate was on display at the U.S. Women’s Mid-Am

News By: James Colgan September 3, 2026 Ivy Shepherd won the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur on Thursday. USGA | Kathryn Riley Ivy Shepherd’s putt fell on the 14th hole on Thursday at the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur and the tears fell soon after. It’d been a long, turbulent journey for Shepherd — one that had brought her to the heights of the collegiate amateur circuit and the doldrums of competitive golf. Now, for a few fleeting moments, it was complete. She was a U.S. Women’s Mid-Am champion, and she was headed to the U.S. Women’s Open. “It’s awesome. It’s the longest freaking…