The world’s best women’s amateur golfers are heading back down Magnolia Lane.
The fourth Augusta National Women’s Amateur tees off this week with 46 of the top 50 players in the women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking dreaming of hoisting the trophy on the 18th green.
The field of 72 – 31 Americans and 41 internationals – will play two rounds of stroke play at nearby Champions Retreat Golf Club on Wednesday, March 29, and Thursday, March 30, with the top 30 players advancing to the final round on Saturday, April 1. The entire field will play Augusta National for a practice round Friday, March 31.
Get to know the players in the field from the United States.
Age: 19
Hometown: Riverside, California
Education: Southern California, sophomore
ANWA history: Third appearance
Avery finished T-4 last year, closing with a 73 at Augusta National. She has finished in the top 10 in six of her nine starts for USC, including her fourth collegiate win at the Windy City Collegiate. Last summer, she went 8-1-0 in the Curtis Cup and Arnold Palmer Cup and reached the Round of 16 in the U.S. Women’s Amateur at Chambers Bay.
Team USA player Amari Avery reacts after putting on hole one during Four-Ball Matches at the 2022 Curtis Cup at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa. on Saturday, June 11, 2022. (Chris Keane/USGA)
Age: 21
Hometown: Suwanee, Georgia
Education: Georgia, fifth-year senior
ANWA history: Second appearance
Bae has finished inside of the top five in seven events for the Bulldogs this season, including a win at the Illini Invitational and runner-up finishes at the Mason Rudolph and Collegiate Invitational. In 2021, Bae won the Georgia Women’s Amateur and Georgia Women’s Open in the same week.
Georgia’s Jenny Bae. (Photo: Georgia Athletics)
Age: 21
Hometown: Wilmington, Delaware
Education: Duke, junior
ANWA history: Second appearance
Brinker closed her sophomore season by winning the 2022 ACC Championship. This season, she has finished inside of the top 20 five times, including a playoff loss at the Tar Heel Invitational and a fourth-place finish at the Annika Intercollegiate. Brinker’s aunt is Suzy Whaley, who served as the first woman president of the PGA of America from 2018-20.
Phoebe Brinker after claiming medalist honors at the 2022 ACC Championship. (Photo: ACC)
Age: 22
Hometown: West Columbia, South Carolina
Education: Kentucky, senior
ANWA history: Second…
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