AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Augusta National Women’s Amateur has the greatest consolation prize in sports. Missing the 36-hole cut is disappointing, but all players in the field this week still had the opportunity to play a practice round at Augusta National on Friday.

Two out of the three South Carolina girls are still in the hunt for a championship on Saturday, and the final four is around the corner.

She’ll play the pressure-filled final round on the biggest stage in women’s amateur golf, tied with Oregon’s Kiara Romero.

From a defending champion and World No. 1 to a 16-year-old “veteran,” here’s the case for (and against) each player inside the top 10 winning one of the biggest titles in the women’s game at Augusta National.

This year, the Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA) will see, among the 72 admitted players, three Italians: Caterina Don, Francesca Fiorellini and Carolina Melgrati

Rachel Heck joined the Air Force after deciding not to turn pro. Despite barely playing recently, she's back at the Augusta National Women's Amateur.

Lottie Woad is a different person than one year ago, but the defending Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion’s game remains the same. After the first two rounds at Champions Retreat, Woad, the world’s top-ranked amateur,