▁holes ▁except ▁the ▁championship ▁match ▁which ▁was ▁ 3 6 ▁holes ; ▁before ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁final ▁was ▁an ▁ 1 8 - hole ▁match .) ▁ ▁The ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁event ▁earned ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁the ▁following ▁year ' s ▁Masters ▁Tournament , ▁if ▁he / she ▁was ▁still ▁an ▁amateur ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Masters . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁edition , ▁held ▁in ▁Leb anon , ▁Ohio , ▁drew ▁an ▁unus ually ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁media ▁attention ▁due ▁to ▁Mich elle ▁Wie ' s ▁presence . ▁She ▁had ▁stated ▁on ▁several ▁occasions ▁that ▁she ▁wished ▁to ▁one ▁day ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁Masters , ▁and ▁this ▁event ▁was ▁generally ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁her ▁best ▁chance ▁to ▁qual ify . ▁Wie ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁match ▁play ▁r ounds , ▁losing ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁to ▁Clay ▁Og den , ▁who ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁tournament . ▁ ▁The ▁analog ous ▁event ▁for ▁women ▁was ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Women ' s ▁Am ateur ▁Public ▁Link s , ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁also ▁dis cont in ued ▁after ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁women ' s ▁four - ball ▁tournament . ▁ ▁Tre vor ▁Im mel man ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Link s ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁Major ▁Championship ▁with ▁his ▁victory ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Masters ▁Tournament . ▁His ▁playing ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁round , ▁Brand