A week after the first men’s major championship of the year, it’s time for the first of five women’s majors.
The 2024 Chevron Championship gets underway Thursday at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas, outside of Houston. The world’s best female golfers will be in attendance, including World No. 1 Nelly Korda, who comes to Texas looking for her fifth straight victory.
However, also in the field are four of the best amateurs in the world, including one who punched her ticket to the season’s first major thanks to her win at Augusta National.
Here’s a look at the four amateurs competing in the 2024 Chevron Championship.
Ela Anacona, winner of the 2023 Women’s Latin America Amateur Championship (Photo: WLAAC)
Argentina´s Ela Anacona was dominant at the Women’s Amateur Latin America Championship, running away with a 12-shot victory at Pilar Golf in her home country. Her final round of 3-under 69 set a championship-record total of 15-under 273.
Megan Schofill kisses the Robert Cox Trophy on the iconic hole ten bridge after winning the 2023 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, Calif. on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. (James Gilbert/USGA)
Schofill punched her ticket thanks to her win at the 2023 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles. Although she missed the cut at the 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur, she come to Texas in good form, finishing T-20 at the SEC Women’s Golf Championships last weekend.
Lottie Woad kisses the winner’s trophy after winning the Augusta National Women’s Amateur golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports
Woad, the sophomore at Florida State, won the Augusta National Women’s Amateur thanks to her three birdies in the final four holes. She’s missing the ACC Women’s Golf Championship this week to make her major debut.
Chun-Wei Wu of Chinese Taipei poses with The Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship trophy after victory on day four of The Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship at Siam Country Club on February 04, 2024 in Chon Buri, Thailand. (Photo by Oisin Keniry/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)
Wu, 19, captured the 2024 Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific at Siam Country Club’s Waterside Course in Pattaya, Thailand. Wu set the championship’s best 36-hole, middle 36-hole and 54-hole scores to enter the final round with a four-stroke advantage, and she held on for a two-stroke victory over Korea’s Hyosong Lee.
Albane Valenzuela (SUI) drives off the first tee during the final round of The Chevron Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports
- Par: 72
- History: This event began in 1972. It became a major in 1983.
- Yardage: 6,824
- Defending champion: Lilia Vu
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