Avani Prashanth in a field of 71 amateurs fighting for Augusta National Women’s Amateur

Avani Prashanth is set to become the first Indian amateur to feature in the Augusta National Women's Amateur.

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03 February 2022: Invitations to the 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur were sent in the month of January and 71 players to date have been confirmed for the championship, which will take place March 30-April 2 in Augusta, Ga. ANWA will feature Avani Prashanth, the 15-year-old from Bengaluru, who received a surprise invitation to participate in the event. This will be the third edition of the tournament.

Avani is the youngest to achieve the amateur treble in India and has already won two events on the Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour.

ANWA Invitation - Avani Prashanth
ANWA Invitation – Avani Prashanth

As of February 2, 39 of the top-40 amateurs in the Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking have accepted invitations to the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, including top-ranked amateur Rose Zhang and 2021 runner-up Emilia Migliaccio. A current listing of the confirmed field is included below. Player biographies are also available on the event’s official website, ANWAgolf.com.

Beginning the week prior to the 86th Masters Tournament, the international field will compete across 54 holes of stroke play, with a cut to 30 players 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 30 and Thursday, March 31. The entire field will then play Augusta National for an official practice round on Friday, April 1.

The final round will take place at Augusta National on Saturday, April 2 and will feature the competitors who made the cut.

Jennifer Kupcho, who now competes on the LPGA Tour, was the champion of the inaugural championship in 2019 before the 2020 edition was canceled due to the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, Tsubasa Kajitani captured the first title for Japan at Augusta National, eight days prior to Hideki Matsuyama’s breakthrough win at the Masters Tournament.

NBC Sports will produce and broadcast three hours (Noon – 3:00 PM ET) of live final-round coverage of the event at Augusta National. Golf Channel will deliver on-site highlights, live reports and news coverage throughout the event. 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.