Overview
- Asterisk Talley, who led into the final round after two bogey-free days, saw her bid unravel at Augusta’s par-3 12th when two shots from a back bunker skipped into Rae’s Creek for a quadruple bogey.
- The stumble opened the door for Colombia’s María José Marín, who closed with a 4-under 68 to win by four and become the tournament’s first Colombian champion.
- Talley posted a 3-over 75 with a 42 on the back nine and finished tied for fourth, six shots behind Marín.
- Fighting tears after her round, Talley said her family reminded her the result did not define her and that their support mattered most in the moment.
- Fellow major winners offered guidance, as Bryson DeChambeau told her to keep her head high and Rory McIlroy said on NBC that anything can happen on that course, a view shaped by Amen Corner’s long record of flipping leaders.