Tee Sheet: 5 Things To Know About the Augusta National Women's Amateur

Well, friends, it's about that time. The next two weeks are undoubtedly the best weeks in golf each year and boy oh boy, we can't wait. Happy ANWA and pre-Masters week!

Grab a little pimento cheese charcuterie board, a tangy lemonade, your best fold-up chair and take a seat as we walk you through the need-to-know details about the Augusta National Women's Amateur.

(Who ever runs this account needs a raise).

What's the Format?

The 6th annual Augusta National Women's Amateur (or ANWA for short) will begin this Wednesday, April 2. The 54-hole competition will kick off at Champions Retreat Golf Club in Evans Ga. hosting the first two rounds of the ANWA Championship.

Players will go head-to-head in stroke play format with a cut after 36 holes, advancing the leading 30 players (and ties) to the final round at Augusta National Golf Club.

The entire field will play Augusta National for an official practice round Friday, April 4.

Play resumes Saturday, where a winner will be crowned. In the event of a tie after 54 holes, the winner will be decided by sudden-death playoff.

They Really Get to Play Augusta?!

Yes, and some will play it TWICE!

But let's not skim over the incredible venue for the first two rounds—the Island and Bluff nines at Champions Retreat Golf Club, just 15 minutes down the road from Augusta National Golf Club. Three of the game's greatest Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player each have design credits on the course that presents its own challenges.

Those lucky enough to make the cut after 36 holes will go on to compete at Augusta National on Saturday. But don't worry, each player will have the opportunity to compete in a practice round on Friday, the day before the final round.

So, What Does the Winner Get?

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The Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion will receive an invitation to the next five Augusta National Women’s Amateurs, the 2025 U.S. Women’s Open, the 2025 Women’s Open, the 2025 Chevron Championship, the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship and any USGA, R&A and PGA of America amateur championships for which she is eligible for one year.

But if, and only if she remains an amateur.

Who to Watch at ANWA?

The field is comprised of 72 players who either qualified or received special invitations from the Augusta National committee.

(BTW here's how players qualify.)

All but one golfer in the top 50 of the World Amateur Golf Ranking is participating in the 72-player field at the 2025 ANWA, the first time that has happened for any tournament in the history of the WAGR...the competition has literally never been more stacked...and we're stoked.

It's a tall task to figure out which of the 72 incredible players competing to pay attention to, so allow us to gift you a guide of players we're watching:

College's Best

Lottie Woad

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The top-ranked women's amateur player and defending ANWA champ will be making her return with hopes that history will repeat itself. Last year, Lottie Woad birdied three of her final four holes to edge Bailey Shoemaker by one stroke.

Since her victory, Woad has gone on to earn a T-10 as low amateur in the 2024 AIG Women's Open at St. Andrews after a T-23 in the Chevron Championship in Texas. She won the 2024 Mark H. McCormack Medal as the top-ranked female in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, joining great company—past recipients include Lydia Ko, Minjee Lee, Leona Maguire, Jennifer Kupcho, Andrea Lee, and Rose Zhang.

Mirabel Ting

Just across the tee box, Woad's FSU teammate and the top-ranked college player Mirabel Ting is ready for redemption. According to Golfweek, on the first tee of last year's ANWA, Ting saw how many people were lined up to watch them play and she got overwhelmed, heading straight to the bathroom to cry. But after busting her ass this season, with the help of Woad and their coach Amy Bond—Ting is ready, with experience under her belt.

Jasmine Koo

This USC Trojan freshie is have a standout first college season. She's racked up four wins with an impressive 68.8 scoring average. The second ranked amateur in the world and college is ready for the big stage. She finished fourth at last year's ANWA and was the low amateur at the 2024 Chevron Championship (the LPGA's first major each season that falls just a few weeks after the ANWA).

The Youngsters

Gianna Clemente

At just 17 years old, Gianna Glemente's resume is already remarkably impressive. She was named the 2024 AJGA girls’ player of the year, she was a finalist in the Drive, Chip and Putt in 2017, and was the youngest competitor in the 2023 ANWA (she finished T-14). Since last year, when she played alongside Woad in the final group at Augusta National, she has been up close and personal with some of the LPGA's biggest stars. She had her best LPGA finish last month in Thailand, and we think she has a strong shot to make a run at the ANWA trophy.

Asterisk Talley

The latest member of the TaylorMade family is ready to take another shot at Augusta National. Last year Talley was the youngest in the field and still managed to finish T-8 in her first ANWA start. Talley stormed onto the scene at the 2024 U.S. Women's Open, making us swoon over how she still had homework to do despite making the cut. She's a little star in the making.

A Former Winner

Anna Davis

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At just 16, the 2022 ANWA champ took the world by storm with her lefty swing and bucket hats. Since then, Davis has gone on to take her talents to Auburn where she's been quietly collecting accolades. She has five top-three finishes and two wins this season. It'd be nice to see the fan-favorite in contention after two straight years of not making the ANWA cut.

Little Miss "Can Do It All"

Rachel Heck

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At 23 years old, you won't find a more decorated player than Rachel Heck, Rose Zhang's bestie was a formidable force from the moment she stepped onto Stanford's campus. She won the first collegiate tournament she played in (and went on to win five more during her freshmen season alone). The Memphis-native became the third woman in NCAA history (and the first in Stanford golf history) to win the conference, regional and national individual tournaments. Heck was also integral to helping The Cardinal win two national team titles. And it doesn't end there.

Since graduating, Heck has been on one heck of a journey. It began with her announcing she would not go pro and maintain her amateur status, and going on to lean into her passion for the military. She graduated from the military's Defense Information School at the top of her class, took a 10-week break from her full-time job as an analyst for KKR in San Francisco to take the course at Fort Meade in Maryland, and then spent a little time at the Pentagon...all while maintaining her WAGR status, she's ranked 25th, despite not competing since last May.

What can't she do?

Augusta National Women’s Amateur full field.

How can I Tune in?

We promise...you aren't going to want to miss this.

Wednesday and Thursday, April 2-3

1:30-3:30PM: Round 1 (Golf Channel/NBC Sports App)

Saturday, April 5

10AM-Noon: Live From the Augusta National Women’s Amateur (Golf Channel/NBC Sports App)

Noon-3:30PM: Final round (NBC/Peacock)

And be sure to follow along on the Skratch Instagram.