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“I think for me, it came as a bonus,” she said. “It was kind of secondary to wanting to come back and be with the team because I consider Illinois my home.

“It certainly did come up in the thought process, thinking, ‘Oh I will be able to play the ANWA again,’ and just the fact that they extended those invitations because we weren’t able to play, very grateful for that.”

Spain’s Ana Pelaez was at Augusta National for the final round of the ANWA in 2019, she just wasn’t inside the ropes. That changes this year.

Only 30 players make the cut to compete at Augusta National on the final day and Pelaez, who is completing a fifth year at the University of South Carolina, managed to get an extra ticket in 2019 from compatriot Marta Perez. The Spaniards fared well that day with Perez finishing T21 and Pelaez’s former Gamecock teammate Ainhoa Olarra finishing T12.

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Ana Pelaez, South Carolina (South Carolina Athletics)

Pelaez is one of four Gamecocks in this field this time, joining Pauline Roussin-Bouchard, Paula Kirner and Panthong, another super senior.

In January 2020, Pelaez was No. 176 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, which is used to determine the majority of the field. With the ANWA on her mind, she made it a goal to move up. A year later was ranked inside the top 15.

All four Gamecocks received their invitation on the same day, after a team workout.

“We opened it and it was just like magic,” she said. “I cried. I cried a lot.”

Pelaez had imagined she’d turn pro after her senior season, but COVID shook up that plan. As head coach Kalen Anderson put it, Pelaez had unfinished business in Columbia. Coming back, Pelaez realized, would also allow her to repay the debt she felt to her coaches.

“I think it’s also a way to show them how thankful I am for these past five years,” she said.

COVID threw another wrench in the plans because for several months, it was unclear whether college golf would even happen in the fall. South Carolina, in the SEC, was among the lucky teams to compete, but Pelaez didn’t return until the spring season. She hasn’t finished worse than sixth in four starts with the team.

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