ANWA 2026: How The Most Elite Amateur Field in Golf is Prepping

The stage is set. Players have arrived. Here's an inside look at how and what the 72-player field at the Augusta National Women's Amateur are practicing ahead of the competition.

Addie Parker

AUGUSTA, Ga. — It's almost that time.

The seventh iteration of the Augusta National Women's Amateur will get underway beginning this Wednesday, April 1 with the best and most elite amateur field in golf. Players arrived at Champions Retreat, the venue of the first two rounds of the championship, to get some last-minute prep work in ahead of the competition.

We're primed for an incredible week of golf, but I also want you to prepare for the incredible digital storytelling that the Augusta National content team produces. No stone goes unturned here. ANGC loves the details, and the the social execution from these next two weeks are some of the best in sports, period.

Here's an inside look at the final preparations from ANWA.

Skratch will be on site all week long, so be sure to stay tuned on our socials.

How to Watch the 2026 Augusta National Women's Amateur

Left to right; Maria Jose Marin of Colombia, Reagan Zibilski of United States and Farah O’Keefe of United States at Player Registration ahead of the Augusta National Women's Amateur at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in North Augusta, S.C. Monday, March 30, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Augusta National Women's Amateur.)

Competition begins this Wednesday with coverage beginning on Golf Channel from 1:30-3:30 p.m. EST.

The first and second rounds will be live on Golf Channel during that TV window. Saturday's final round will be shown on NBC Sports from noon to 3 p.m. EST.

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