Gianna Clemente plays her stroke from the No. 11 tee during round two of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur at Champions Retreat Golf Club, Thursday, March 30, 2023. (ANWA)
Gianna Clemente, the youngest player in the field, shot 32 on her back nine at Champions Retreat to vault into a share of ninth. Clemente made headlines last year when she Monday-qualified for three consecutive events. She turned 15 last week and is making her debut in the ANWA.
“I dropped a probably a 50-footer on No. 2 and after that just kept going,” said Clemente. “Definitely didn’t expect to shoot 32 on the back, but we had some good pin positions, and I aimed at every pin and it worked.”
Clemente putted for 90 minutes Wednesday evening after a frustrating day on the greens. Her father and caddie, Patrick, said they were under-reading the greens a bit that first day at Champions. They adjusted her set-up position, moving farther away, and got things rolling Thursday.
Clemente, who works with IMG for NIL representation, recently signed with Amundi and is supported by Nike and Titleist.
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