There are 18 holes left to determine the Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion.
After 36 holes at Champions Retreat Golf Club in Evans, Georgia, Florida State sophomore Lottie Woad leads by two shots at 5-under 139. She’s two shots in front of 16-year-old Gianna Clemente and Florida senior Maisie Filler.
The cut came at 3-over 147, with 35 golfers making the final round Saturday at Augusta National Golf Club. Anna Davis, the 2022 champion, finished her round at 3 over but was penalized a shot for slow play and will miss the final round for the second straight year after a penalty.
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Here’s a look at the 35 golfers who can earn a life-changing victory Saturday at Augusta National.
One of two players to shoot under par in both rounds, the sophomore at Florida State finished 13th last year in her debut.
The other player to shoot two rounds under par, Clemente won the 2023 Girls’ Junior PGA and placed T-14 last year in her ANWA debut.
Filler, a senior at Florida, has won three times for the Gators this year and has been one of the best collegiate players in the country.
Sambach held the solo lead at one point Thursday in the second round, but in her fourth ANWA appearance, she’s in position for her best finish (two MCs and T-14 in 2023).
The 18-year-old is making her ANWA debut, but she has been one of the best collegiate players the past two years.
The world’s No. 1 amateur didn’t have a birdie Thursday but carded 15 pars and is in solid position for another top ANWA finish.
Also making her ANWA debut, Rydqvist made the cut in her LPGA debut at The Annika in the fall.
The fifth-year at Michigan has a knack for showing up at big events. She was a semifinalist at the 2023 U.S. Women’s Amateur.
Darling was the solo leader after an opening-round 66 with a record eight birdies, but she remains well in the hunt.
Koo, a USC signee, won the 2023 Women’s Western Amateur and is making her ANWA debut.
The freshman at USC made the cut for the first time in three appearances at ANWA, and in 2018 she was a Drive, Chip and Putt runner-up in the Girls 12-13 category.
Perhaps the most consistent player over the first two days, Weidenfeld recorded two rounds of even-par 72 to begin ANWA.
In her fourth ANWA appearance, Ganne is looking to improve off a T-9 finish in 2023.
The 2022 Japan Women’s Amateur champion is making her second ANWA appearance after a MC in 2023.
Ranked as high as No. 2 in WAGR, the freshman at Texas A&M finished fourth last year at ANWA.
In her third ANWA appearance, Muguruma is looking to build off a T-22 last year.
This year, the Stanford commit reached the quarterfinals of the Spanish Women’s Amateur and finished T-8 in the Girls’ Junior Invitational at Sage Valley in South Carolina.
The freshman at Stanford had four birdies during the difficult second round on Moving Day.
Guess what? Another Stanford Cardinal. The signee makes the cut in her ANWA debut.
Arwefjall makes the cut in her second appearance at ANWA and has five top-10 finishes at San Jose State this year.
It’s Yoshida’s third time playing ANWA and her second time making the cut (20th in 2022).
It’s no surprise the one player who has played in every edition of ANWA made the cut, even if she doesn’t play as much as every other player in the field.
It’s Avery’s third time making the cut at ANWA in four attempts, and she had to sweat as she made it on the number.
Frye’s instructor, Ted Scott, had caddied for three Masters victories, so who’s to say his pupil can’t make a run?
With boyfriend Alex Fitzpatrick on the bag, Kuehn made the cut on the number and has the talent to make a run Saturday.
This is Cooper’s first time playing ANWA, and she made the cut. Her first two invites were taken away because of the COVID pandemic and then she got COVID the next year.
The 2024 Australian Women’s Amateur champion made the cut in her second ANWA appearance.
The best round of the day Thursday was Bernat Escuder’s 69, the only score in the 60s, and it helped her make the cut on the number.
The youngest player in the field (15) made the cut in her first appearance. So, there will be an Asterisk at Augusta National this year after all.
The freshman at Texas, who won the Darius Rucker last month, made the weekend in her ANWA debut.
Marin holed out from the bunker to make par and the cut on the number for her second made cut in as many tries at ANWA.
Park is making her debut at ANWA, and she was part of 12 golfers who were on the USA Curtis Cup practice squad in January.
The 2023 Canadian Women’s Amateur champion makes the weekend in her ANWA debut.