In early January, Kate Smith, 21, was relaxing in her apartment in Lincoln, Nebraska, quarantining before the start of her final golf season with the University of Nebraska. She started reflecting on her collegiate career and what's next for her as a golfer. And then, Smith received an email notification from UPS: "Augusta National sent you a package."
Smith immediately called her mom back home in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, where the package had been delivered. "Mom, you got to get home as fast as you can," Smith remembers telling her mother that afternoon. "I just got an email from UPS that there's a package waiting at our doorstep from Augusta National.