AUGUSTA, Ga. – Invitations to the 2023 Augusta National Women's Amateur were sent in the month of January and 70 players to date have been confirmed for the championship, which will take place March 29-April 1 in Augusta, Ga. Four Cardinal – Megha Ganne, Rachel Heck, Brooke Seay and Rose Zhang – have accepted invites thus far.
In the four-year history of the event, 22 Cardinal have been invited to play in this prestigious event. Zhang will be making her fourth appearance, followed by Ganne and Heck making their third. The 2023 event will mark Seay's second appearance, although she was also invited to the 2022 event, she played in the LPGA's Chevron Championship and finished as low amateur.
Beginning the week prior to the 87th Masters Tournament, the international field will compete across 54 holes of stroke play, with a cut to 30 players and ties taking place after 36 holes. The first two rounds will take place on the Island and Bluff nines at Champions Retreat Golf Club on Wednesday, March 29 and Thursday, March 30. The entire field will then play Augusta National for an official practice round on Friday, March 31. The final round will take place at Augusta National on Saturday, April 1 and will feature the competitors who made the cut.
New in 2023, the first and second rounds of the Augusta National Women's Amateur will be broadcast live on Golf Channel (10:30a.m.-12:30 p.m. PT) from Champions Retreat Golf Club. NBC Sports will produce and broadcast three hours (9 a.m.-noon PT) of live final-round coverage of the event at Augusta National. Additionally, Golf Channel's "Live From the Masters" will commence on Friday, April 1 at Augusta National to provide coverage of the Augusta National Women's Amateur, the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals and the Masters Tournament.
Stanford Invites By Year:
2019 (5): Andrea Lee, Brooke Seay, Albane Valenzeual (did not play), Angelina Ye, Rose Zhang
2020: No event
2021 (6): Sadie Englemann, Megha Ganne, Rachel Heck, Aline Krauter (did not play), Angelina Ye, Rose Zhang
2022 (7): Megha Ganne, Rachel Heck, Aline Krauter, Brooke Seay (did not play), Caroline Sturdza, Angelina Ye, Rose Zhang
2023 (4): Megha Ganne, Rachel Heck, Brooke Seay, Rose Zhang
Qualifications for Invitation
The field for the 2023 Championship will consist of the following players based on the following qualifications:
1. Reigning U.S. Women's Amateur Champion
2. Reigning Women's Amateur Champion
3. Reigning Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific Champion
4. Reigning R&A Girls Amateur Champion
5. Reigning U.S. Girls' Junior Champion
6. Reigning Girls Junior PGA Champion
7. Past champions of the Augusta National Women's Amateur within the last five years
8. The 30 highest ranked players from the United States of America based on the prior year's (2022) final Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking, not otherwise qualified
9. After qualifications 1-8 above, the 30 highest ranked players not otherwise qualified, as listed on the prior year's (2022) final Women's World Amateur Ranking
10. Players receiving special invitations from the Augusta National Women's Amateur Committee
For the Winner
Provided she remain an amateur, the 2023 Augusta National Women's Amateur Champion will receive an invitation to the next five Augusta National Women's Amateurs, the 2023 U.S. Women's Open, the 2023 Women's Open, and any USGA, R&A and PGA of America amateur championships for which she is eligible for one year.