The Augusta National Women’s Amateur kicked off today, Wednesday, March 29 at Champions Retreat in Evans.
Seventy-two of the world’s best amateur women golfers will tee off throughout the morning, with tee times starting at 8 a.m. and groups starting approximately every 12 minutes with the last group starting at 10:07 a.m. Each starting time has two groups going off, one on hole one and the other on hole 10.
Round two of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur will take place Thursday, March 30 at Champion’s Retreat. After two days of golf and 36 holes, the field will be narrowed down to the top 30 players who will play the final round on Saturday, April 1 at the Augusta National Golf Club. The final round will be broadcast by NBC Sports from noon to 3 p.m.
According to the ANWA, invitations were sent out to golfers who met the following qualifications:
1. Reigning U.S. Women’s Amateur Champion
2. Reigning Women’s Amateur Champion
3. Reigning Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Champion
4. Reigning R&A Girls Amateur Champion
5. Reigning U.S. Girls’ Junior Champion
6. Reigning Girls Junior PGA Champion
7. Past champions of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur within the last five years
8. The 30 highest ranked players from the United States of America based on the prior year’s (2022) final Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking, not otherwise qualified
9. After qualifications 1-8 above, the 30 highest ranked players not otherwise qualified, as listed on the prior year’s (2022) final Women’s World Amateur Ranking
10. Players receiving special invitations from the Augusta National Women’s Amateur Committee
The winner will be determined after playing 54 holes of gold and, as long as she remains an amateur, will be invited to the next five ANWA tournaments, the the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open, the 2023 Women’s Open, the Chevron Championship, and any USGA, R&A and PGA of America amateur championships that she is eligible for.
Previous winners of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur include Jennifer Kupcho, who was the first ever champion of the Women’s Amateur in 2019. The 2021 champion was Tsubasa Kajitani and the 2022 champion was Anna Davis. There was no tournament in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic, according to ANWA.
Coverage of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur can be found at ANWAgolf.com and the different social media channels of @ANWAgolf. From 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. the Women’s Amateur will be shown on the Golf Channel.
