Meet the field: Americans competing in the 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur

Age: 18
Hometown: Riverside, California
Education: USC, freshman
ANWA history: 2^nd appearance

Joined the Trojans as a spring semester freshman and in five events earned consecutive wins and most-recently finished T-2 entering the ANWA. Avery was one of the main subjects of the 2013 film, The Short Game. Finished T-9 at the Girl’s Junior PGA Championship and advanced to the Round of 16 at the U.S. Girls Junior in 2021.

Age: 20
Hometown: Suwanee, Georgia
Education: Georgia, senior
ANWA history: 1^st appearance

Won the 2021 Georgia Women’s Amateur, then won the Georgia Women’s Open two days later. Advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur, where she lost to eventual winner Jensen Castle. Has made at least six holes-in-one, the first age the age of 9.

Jenny Bae makes birdie on the 18th hole during the first round of stroke play at the 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York. (Darren Carroll/USGA)

Age: 20
Hometown: Lake Forest, California
Education: Michigan, junior
ANWA history: 1^st appearance

Advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur. Michigan junior earned two top-six finishes last fall and wrapped up her sophomore season in style with a tie for fifth during stroke play at the NCAA Championship.

Borja taught herself crochet to deal with anxiety and makes headcovers.

Age: 20
Hometown: Wilmington, Delaware
Education: Duke, sophomore
ANWA history: 1^st appearance

Was an All-American as a freshman last season for Duke following three top-five finishes. Brinker is the niece of Suzy Whaley, the first female president of the PGA of America (2018-2020).

Duke’s Phoebe Brinker. (Photo: Duke Athletics)

Age: 21
Hometown: West Columbia, South Carolina
Education: Kentucky, junior
ANWA history: 1^st appearance

Led Kentucky to its first NCAA Championship in 29 years then won the 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur to cap an impressive 2021. Her favorite club is her putter, which will come in handy if she makes the cut for Saturday.

Jensen Castle poses with the Robert Cox Trophy after defeating Yu-Chiang Hou 2 and 1 in the final match at the 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York. (Darren Carroll/USGA)

Age: 20
Hometown: Whittier, California
Education: Oregon
ANWA history: 1^st appearance

Has three top-10 finishes this season and enters the ANWA off a T-5 finish. Fourth All-American in program history in 2021 after five top-10 finishes and went 3-0 at the 2019 U.S. Junior Solheim Cup.

Oregon’s Briana Chacon. (Photo: Nate Krueger/GoDucks.com)

Age: 16
Hometown: Spring Valley, CA
ANWA history: 1^st appearance

Ranked second in the AJGA Rolex Rankings and won the Girls Junior PGA Championship last July. Member of the 2021 U.S. Junior Solheim Cup team. Has a twin brother, Billy. Made two holes-in-one in a matter of six weeks when she was 11.

Anna Davis, Girls Junior PGA (PGA of America photo)

Age: 18
Hometown: Holmdel, New Jersey
Education: Stanford commit
ANWA history: 2^nd appearance

Ganne played her way into the final group in the final round of last year’s U.S. Women’s Open, finished T-14 and earned low amateur honors and has history at Augusta after competing last year at the ANWA and as a four-time Drive, Chip and Putt national finalist.

Megha Ganne is no stranger to Augusta National.

Take a glimpse into her journey winning multiple @DriveChipPutt National Finals and her return to the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. #ANWAgolf pic.twitter.com/1nLUJao7hm

— Augusta National Women’s Amateur (@anwagolf) March 26, 2022

Age: 20
Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee
Education: Stanford, sophomore
ANWA history: 2^nd appearance

Has an astounding eight wins in just two years at Stanford, including the final three events of her freshman 2021 season: Pac-12 Championship, NCAA Stanford Regional and the NCAA individual title. Earned the Annika Award as the women’s college golfer of the year then finished T-3 at last year’s Augusta National Women’s Amateur. Involved in the Air Force ROTC and has said in the past that she would serve in the Air Force Reserve one weekend a month while on the LPGA and might “occasionally get deployed for a couple months.” Older sister, Abby, played at Notre Dame.

Looking to continue momentum from last year’s competition, @rachelheck2020 is eager to return to the 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur. #ANWAgolf@SiriusXMPGATOUR | @ANWAgolf pic.twitter.com/1ioYh5xraO

— Augusta National Women’s Amateur (@anwagolf) February 14, 2022

Age: 22
Hometown: St. Gabriel, Louisiana
Education: Ole Miss
ANWA history: 2^nd appearance

Helped lead Ole Miss to its first NCAA Championship last year and began this season with a win at one of the strongest fields in women’s college golf, the ANNIKA Intercollegiate.

Ole Miss golfer Julia Johnson tees off on the third hole during the 2021 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship Final at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)

Age: 21
Hometown: St. Augustine, Florida
Education: Vanderbilt, senior
ANWA history: 2^nd appearance

Earned top-five finishes in three of six starts this year. Made the cut in her ANWA debut last year. Older sister, August, played at Purdue and now competes professionally.

Auston Kim and her caddie August Kim during the first round at the 2020 U.S. Women’s Open at Champions Golf Club (Jackrabbit Course) in Houston, Texas. (Photo: Chris Keane/USGA)

Age: 21
Hometown: La Palma, California
Education: Northwestern, junior
ANWA history: 1^st appearance

Was a Golfweek All-American and conference player of the year last season thanks to four top-five finishes. 2020 Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

Northwestern’s Irene Kim. (Photo: Northwestern Women’s Golf)

Age: 20
Hometown: Asheville, North Carolina
Education: Wake Forest, junior
ANWA history: 2^nd appearance

A four-time winner at Wake Forest, Kuehn was also stroke-play medalist at last year’s U.S. Women’s Amateur and won the 2020 North & South Women’s Amateur. Member of Team USA at the Arnold Palmer Cup and Curtis Cup.

Rachel Kuehn poses with her medal following stroke play at the 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Westchester Country Club in Rye, New York. (Photo: Darren Carroll/USGA)

Age: 23
Hometown: Fullerton, California
Education: Virginia, Grad Student
ANWA history: 1^st appearance

Finished top-10 at last year’s NCAA Championship, earned four top-10 finishes to earn All-American honors. Worked as a video intern for the Virginia football team last fall. Won’t play a round with a new glove and is missing a spike in her shoes.

Beth Lillie (Photo courtesy UVA Athletics)

Age: 21
Hometown: Seaside, California
Education: San Jose State, senior
ANWA history: 1^st appearance

Began this season with consecutive top-five finishes. Won the 2021 West Coast Women’s Amateur and was runner-up at the California Women’s Championship and was an all-conference selection in 2020-21.

San Jose State’s Antonia Malate. (Photo: Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA)

Age: 20
Hometown: Surprise, Arizona
Education: Arizona State, sophomore
ANWA history: 1^st appearance

Finished second earlier this year at the Lampkin Invitational. Defended her stroke-play title at the 2021 Arizona Women’s State Amateur and finished top-five at last year’s NCAA Championship. Was also the lone player to win her match in the NCAA Championship match-play quarterfinals against Duke. Nickname is Mighty Mouse.

Arizona State golfer Ashley Menne putts on the tenth green during the 2021 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)

Age: 22
Hometown: Cary, North Carolina
Education: Wake Forest, Graduate Student
ANWA history: 3^rd appearance

Lost in a playoff at last year’s ANWA to champion Tsubasa Kajitani. Will use her fifth year of eligibility during the 2022-2023 season after a four-year career that featured five wins, including the 2019 ACC Championship. After losing in the Round of 32 at last year’s U.S. Women’s Amateur, Migliaccio worked as an on-course reporter for Golf Channel.

Another chance to dream.@emiliamigliacc1 joins @GCGolfToday to share her reaction to a third invitation to @ANWAgolf. #ANWAgolf pic.twitter.com/gN5vEvgUE6

— Augusta National Women’s Amateur (@anwagolf) February 4, 2022

Age: 20
Hometown: Spartanburg, South Carolina
Education: Furman, junior
ANWA history: 1^st appearance

Won her first college event at the Lady Paladin Invitational last fall aided by an ace in the first round. Finished runner-up in the 2021 North & South Women’s Amateur and reached the Round of 32 in the U.S. Women’s Amateur.

Furman’s Anna Morgan. (Photo: Jeremy Fleming via Furman Women’s Golf)

Age: 21
Hometown: Newport Beach, California
Education: USC, senior
ANWA history: 1^st appearance

Earned her first college win at the Pac-12 preview last fall. Won the Southern California Women’s Match Play and reached match play in the North & South Women’s Amateur in 2021. Enjoys playing the piano.

USC’s Katherine Muzi. (Photo: Josh McGillen/USC Athletics)

Age: 22
Hometown: Hoover, Alabama
Education: Auburn, senior
ANWA history: 1^st appearance

Has two top-20 finishes this season. Advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2021 North & South Women’s Amateur. Earned two top-five finishes last year.

Auburn’s Mychael O’Berry. (Photo: Vasha Vunt via Auburn Women’s Golf)

Age: 17
Hometown: Lake Worth, Florida
ANWA history: 3^rd appearance

Three-time Drive, Chip & Putt finalist and two-time champion at Augusta National. Was runner-up in the AJGA’s Girls Junior Championship and Tournament of Champions, advanced to the Round of 16 in the U.S. Girls’ Junior and represented the U.S. Junior Solheim Cup and Junior Ryder Cup teams in 2021. Also competed in two LPGA events. Was one of the main subjects of the 2013 film, The Short Game.

Alexa Pano tees off on the second hole during the third round of the 2021 Mackie Construction Professional Golf Classic at the Abilene Country Club South Course.

Age: 19
Hometown: Pinehurst, North Carolina
Education: Virginia, freshman
ANWA history: 2^nd appearance

Has two top-10 finishes (four in the top-25) in seven starts this season. Won the AJGA’s Girls Junior Championship in 2021. Won the North & South Junior Amateur in 2020.

Amanda Sambach after winning the Rolex Girls Junior. (AJGA photo)

Age: 20
Hometown: Monticello, Florida
Education: Auburn, junior
ANWA history: 2^nd appearance

Finished T-3 at The Ally earlier this year. Semifinalist of the North & South Women’s Amateur in 2021. Three-time winner in 2020 where she was named an honorable mention All-American and first team All-SEC.

Megan Schofill, Auburn.

Age: 21
Hometown: Emmitsburg, Maryland
Education: Ohio State, senior
ANWA history: 2^nd appearance

First Team All-Big Ten last year and qualified for the U.S. Women’s Open. 2019 third team All-American and conference freshman of the year. Her parents named her after Annika Sorenstam.

Aneka Seumanutafa plays the first ball to start the first round of stroke play at the 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md. on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. (Photo: USGA/Chris Keane)

Age: 21
Hometown: Greenwood, Indiana
Education: Duke, junior
ANWA history: 3^rd appearance

Has improved each year at the ANWA with finishes of T-23 in 2019 and T-16 in 2021. Named an All-American and All-ACC player after a win at the Gamecock Intercollegiate and two additional top-10 finishes. Made the cut in the Epson Tour’s Donald Ross Classic. Won the 2017 U.S. Girls’ Junior and won the 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball with teammate Megan Furtney. Older brother plays for Indiana.

Erica Shepherd at the 2021 Augusta National Women’s Amateur at Augusta National Golf Club. (Photo: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)

Age: 21
Hometown: Peachtree City, Georgia
Education: Clemson, senior
ANWA history: 1^st appearance

Turns 22 a week after the ANWA. Began the year on a streak of 13 consecutive top 25 finishes, finished 15^th in the first event of the year then lost the streak in the second event. Semifinalist at the 2020 North & South Women’s Amateur.

Age: 17
Hometown: Dade City, Florida
Education: USC (Commit)
ANWA history: 1^st appearance

High school junior started the year with a runner-up at the Dustin Johnson World Junior. Won two AJGA events and advanced to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Girls’ Junior. Drive, Chip & Putt National Finalist in 2018.

Age: 23
Hometown: Salem, Oregon
Education: Oregon State, senior
ANWA history: 3^rd appearance

Finished inside the top-20 in all four starts to begin this season and made the cut at the LPGA’s Portland Classic. Won the Oregon State Amateur for the third time in the four years in 2021.

Ellie Slama participates in a practice round for the 2021 Augusta National Women’s Amateur at Augusta National Golf Club. (Photo: Augusta National)

Age: 20
Hometown: Riverview, Florida
Education: LSU
ANWA history: 1^st appearance

Drive, Chip & Putt National finalist in 2014. Won the Dixie Women’s Amateur to end 2021 and began 2022 with a title defense at the Women’s Orlando International Amateur in January. All-American last season with five top-10 finishes.

Latanna Stone won the Orlando International Women’s Amateur.

Age: 21
Hometown: Diamond Bar, California
Education: Illinois, senior
ANWA history: 1^st appearance

Has two top-five finishes this season and finished third in the Illinois Women’s Open last year. Dream job is to be a food critic.

Crystal Wang of Illinois. (Photo: Craig Pessman/Illinois Athletics)

Age: 15
Hometown: Henderson, Nevada
ANWA history: 1^st appearance

Two-time Drive, Chip & Putt national champion in 2019 and 2021. Won more than 100 junior tournaments before she turned 14. Finished in the top-five at the U.S. Girls’ Junior and the Girls Junior PGA Championship last year.

Nick Faldo poses with Yana Wilson from Henderson, Nevada. She won the Girls 12-13 age group during the finals of the Drive, Chip and Putt competition at Augusta National Golf Club. (Photo: Michael Madrid/USA TODAY Sports)

Age: 18
Hometown: Irvine, California
Education: Stanford, freshman
ANWA history: 2^nd appearance

The No. 1 player in the world. Finished one stroke out of the playoff at last year’s ANWA. The first golfer in Stanford history to win each of her first three college starts. Made the cut at the 2021 Evian Championship. Won the 2021 U.S. Girls’ Junior and 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur.

Stanford’s Rose Zhang.

Age: 15
Hometown: McKinney, Texas
ANWA history: 1^st appearance

Three-time Drive, Chip & Putt national finalist. Was an alternate for the U.S. Women’s Open last year and won four events, including the AJGA’s Annika Invitational. Wants to model her career off Sorenstam’s.

Avery Zweig, 13, won the Annika Invitational at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Florida, for her first AJGA title. (AJGA photo)