The 2026 Augusta National Women’s Amateur will be played April 1 through April 4, bringing together 72 players from 23 countries across six continents.

The championship begins with two rounds at Champions Retreat Golf Club, with the top 30 and ties advancing to Augusta National Golf Club for the final round.

Championship Format

Rounds 1 and 2
Champions Retreat Golf Club

Practice Round
Augusta National Golf Club

Final Round
Augusta National Golf Club

The 54 hole format places immediate importance on scoring, with only two rounds to secure a position in the final field.

Field Breakdown with Collegiate Ties

United States

Brooke Biermann (Michigan State alum)
Anna Davis (Auburn)
Anna Fang (Stanford commit)
Megha Ganne (Stanford)
Kary Hollenbaugh (Ohio State)
Grace Kilcrease (Oklahoma State)
Katelyn Kong (UC Irvine)
Jasmine Koo (USC)
Chloe Kovelesky (Wake Forest)
Dianna Lee (Northwestern)
Elise Lee (USC)
Mackenzie Lee (SMU)
Kyra Ly (Oregon State)
Ava Merrill (Vanderbilt)
Farah O’Keefe (Texas)
Nikki Oh (Stanford commit)
Catherine Park (USC)
Macy Pate (Wake Forest)
Megan Propeck (Florida)
Catherine Rao (Princeton)
Kiara Romero (Oregon)
Elizabeth Rudisill (Vanderbilt)
Amanda Sambach (Virginia)
Scarlett Schremmer (Miami)
Bailey Shoemaker (USC)
Andie Smith (Duke)
Asterisk Talley (Stanford commit)
Karen Tsuru (Oregon)
Avery Weed (Mississippi State)
Kelly Xu (Stanford)
Ashley Yun (Northwestern)
Amelie Zalsman (Wake Forest commit)
Reagan Zibilski (Arkansas)

Canada and Mexico

Aphrodite Deng
Vanessa Borovilos (Texas A&M)
Lauren Kim (Texas)
Clarisa Temelo

Asia and Oceania

Tsubasa Kajitani
Ai Goto
Yurina Hiroyoshi
Anna Iwanaga
Aira Nagasawa

Gyubeen Kim
Soomin Oh
Seojin Park
Yunseo Yang

Eila Galitsky (South Carolina)
Prim Prachnakorn (Oregon commit)
Achiraya Sriwong

Rianne Malixi (Duke)

Yujie Liu
Arianna Lau (Northwestern)

Cindy Hsu (Texas)

Raegan Denton (LSU commit)
Eunseo Choi (Pepperdine)

Europe

Paula Martin Sampedro (Stanford)
Andrea Revuelta (Stanford)
Cayetana Fernandez Garcia Poggio (Texas A&M)
Rocio Tejedo Mulet (LSU)

Sara Brentcheneff (Arkansas)
Louise Landgraf (Florida State commit)
Camille Min Gaultier (TCU)
Lily Reitter (Virginia commit)

Charlotte Back (Arizona)
Marie Eline Madsen (NC State)
Veronika Kedronova (Kent State)

Meja Ortengren (Stanford)
Patience Rhodes (Arizona State)
Beth Coulter (Arizona State)

South America, Africa, Caribbean

Maria Jose Marin (Arkansas)
Megan Streicher (North Carolina)
Emily Odwin (SMU)

Key Players Entering the Week

Kiara Romero enters as the No. 1 player in the world with multiple wins this season.

Paula Martin Sampedro, Andrea Revuelta, and Meja Ortengren lead a strong Stanford presence, while Farah O’Keefe, Maria Jose Marin, and Eila Galitsky arrive with consistent results at the collegiate and international level.

Asterisk Talley returns after finishing runner up in 2025, and Megha Ganne brings experience from multiple appearances.

Past champions Tsubasa Kajitani and Anna Davis add familiarity with Augusta National.

CGN Outlook

The field combines top ranked players, established collegiate contributors, and incoming talent preparing to enter Division I programs. With only two rounds to secure a place at Augusta National, early scoring will determine which players remain in contention.

Sources
Amateur Golf
ANWA Golf