Augusta National Women's Amateur

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Augusta National
Women's Amateur
ANWA logo trans.jpg
Tournament information
Location Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Established 2019
Course(s) Augusta National Golf Club
(final round)
Champions Retreat Golf Club
(first 36 holes, in Evans)
(Island & Bluff nines)
Par72
Length6,365 yards (5,820 m)
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Format Stroke play – 54 holes
Month playedApril
Tournament record score
Aggregate206 Jennifer Kupcho (2019)
To par−10 as above
Current champion
Flag of England.svg Lottie Woad
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The Augusta National Women's Amateur (ANWA) is a golf tournament in Georgia, held at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta and Champions Retreat Golf Club in nearby Evans. The 54-hole stroke play event debuted in 2019.

Contents

The tournament is split between the two venues, with Champions Retreat hosting the opening rounds on Wednesday and Thursday with a field size of 72 players on the Island and Bluff nines. [1] The field is cut to the top 30 players (with a playoff for the last spots if necessary) for the final round Saturday at Augusta National. A practice round is played on Friday at Augusta National with the full field. The tournament is held on the week directly preceding the Masters Tournament. [2]

The winner of the tournament receives invitations to the next five ANWAs, that year's U.S. Women's Open and Women's British Open, and any USGA, R&A, and PGA of America amateur events for which she is otherwise eligible prior to the next ANWA – all providing she remains an amateur. [2]

Background

Until 2012, Augusta National refused to formally admit women as members. Before the 2012 Masters Tournament, then-chairman William Porter Payne cited that in 2011, more than 15% of the non-tournament rounds were played by female players who were member guests or spouses of active members. [3] [4] On August 20, 2012, Augusta National admitted Condoleezza Rice and Darla Moore as its first female members. [5] [6]

Prior to the 2018 Masters Tournament, new Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley announced on April 4 that the club would host the Augusta National Women's Amateur beginning in 2019. He stated that holding such an event at Augusta National would have the "greatest impact" on women's golf. [7] [8]

Concerns were raised that the event would conflict with the LPGA Tour's first major, the ANA Inspiration (which has invited top amateur players to compete), Ridley stated that he had discussed the event with commissioner Mike Whan, and stated that he agreed on the notion that any move to bolster the prominence of women's golf would be a "win" for the LPGA over time. [7] [8] In 2021, as part of a new sponsorship agreement with Chevron Corporation, the ANA Inspiration was renamed The Chevron Championship, and was relocated to The Woodlands, Texas with a new, later scheduling beginning 2023. [9] [10]

History

The inaugural tournament in 2019 was highlighted by a final round duel between eventual winner Jennifer Kupcho and María Fassi. Kupcho pulled away from Fassi by going five-under over the final six holes, winning by four strokes with a score of -10. Kupcho's back-nine performance included an eagle on the thirteenth hole. As with those who score an eagle during the Masters proper, Kupcho received a pair of inscribed crystal glasses for her achievement. [11] [12]

The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic (which caused the 2020 Masters Tournament to likewise be rescheduled to November). All players invited to the tournament were invited back for 2021, provided that they were still an amateur at the time of the tournament. [13] [14]

Courses

Champions Retreat Golf Club

HoleYardsParHoleYardsPar
13854103854
23904111503
34855123754
44104133754
53854145155
61553153254
73254163904
81603171753
94755185005
Out3,17036In3,19036
Source: [15] Total6,36072

Augusta National Golf Club

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1 Tea Olive 365410 Camellia 4504
2 Pink Dogwood 515511 White Dogwood 4004
3 Flowering Peach 340412 Golden Bell 1453
4 Flowering Crab Apple 170313 Azalea 4555
5 Magnolia 400414 Chinese Fir 3804
6 Juniper 165315 Firethorn 4755
7 Pampas 330416 Redbud 1453
8 Yellow Jasmine 480517 Nandina 3704
9 Carolina Cherry 395418 Holly 3854
Out3,16036In3,20536
Source: [15] Total6,36572

Winners

YearDatesChampionWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-up
2024 Apr 6 Flag of England.svg Lottie Woad 68-71-69=208−81 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Bailey Shoemaker
2023 Apr 1 Flag of the United States.svg Rose Zhang 66-65-76=207−9Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jenny Bae
2022 Apr 2 Flag of the United States.svg Anna Davis 70-76-69=215−11 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Ingrid Lindblad
Flag of the United States.svg Latanna Stone
2021 Apr 3 Flag of Japan.svg Tsubasa Kajitani 73-72-72=217+1Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Emilia Migliaccio
2020 Cancelled
2019 Apr 6 Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Kupcho 68-71-67=206−104 strokes Flag of Mexico.svg María Fassi

Media coverage

The final round of the tournament is televised by NBC. [2] [16]

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