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US Masters 2024: The Augusta National Women’s Amateur

72 amateur women will compete in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur as part of the US Masters 2024. The top 30 will play on the club’s legendary course.

Rose Zhang won the Augusta National Women's Amateur in 2023. Meanwhile she became a LPGA Champion. (Source: Getty)
Rose Zhang won the Augusta National Women's Amateur in 2023. Meanwhile she became a LPGA Champion. (Source: Getty)

Since 2019, Augusta National has hosted the Augusta National Women’s Amateur every year before the US Masters. 72 amateur players take part in the event and compete in a 54-hole stroke play. After two rounds, there is a cut and the 30 best players and tied players are allowed to play the final round on the legendary Augusta National course.

US Masters 2024: Das Augusta National Women’s Amateur

The Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA) was held for the first time in 2019. The aim of the organizers is to further increase interest in women’s golf and also to enable some female players the dream of playing on the legendary course of the golf club. The first edition was won by the then leader of the amateur world rankings, Jennifer Kupcho. Three years later, the 16-year-old Anna Davis was crowned the winner and in 2023 the current LPGA Tour player Rose Zhang took her career to the next level with a victory in Augusta. After her win at Augusta National Zhang quickly turned professional on the LPGA Tour. Since then the just 20 year old has made five top 10 finishes on Tour, three of them at major tournaments.

The first 36 holes will be played at the Champions Retreat Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 3 and 4. An official practice on the Augusta National Course will take place on April 5, followed by the final round on April 6, where the best players will compete for victory. Qualification for the tournament is based on various criteria, including the current champions of various national and international amateur tournaments as well as the top performers of the past year according to the Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking. In addition, special invitations are awarded by the ANWA committee. A variety of opportunities await the winner of the ANWA 2024, provided she remains an amateur player. In addition to participating in the next five editions of the ANWA, she will receive invitations to some of the most prestigious women’s golf tournaments in the world, including the U.S. Women’s Open, the Women’s Open, the Chevron Championship and the Evian Championship.