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Ruffels: 'Tough' to skip ANWA, but goal is to play in '21, graduate from USC

After seeing some of her peers have to choose between the ANA Inspiration and the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur last year, Gabriela Ruffels imagined what’d she would’ve done in that situation.

“At the time, I didn’t really know what I would do,” Ruffels said.

As it turned out, it didn’t take long for Ruffels to be faced with that choice. The USC junior and reigning U.S. Women’s Amateur champion received exemptions into both events, which again overlap this year. The decision was even more difficult than she anticipated.

Ultimately, she decided to accept her spot in the ANA, which handed out five exemptions to amateurs on Thursday.