Cata Fernández, Rocío Tejedo, Paula Martín and Andrea Revuelta. Four Spanish players will participate next April in the seventh edition of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, an event that, despite its youth, has become a true major in women’s amateur golf. That’s what Augusta National is all about.
Once again, the Spanish representation is broad and powerful. In fact, only two countries have qualified more golfers for the tournament. One is the United States, which is favoured by the qualification criteria and has 33 participants, and the other is Japan, also quite benefited by the world ranking point systems and has 5. After that, Spain and South Korea are tied with four in third place.
The four Spanish players are among the top 26 in the world. Right now, Paula is Number 2, Andrea is Number 3, Cata is 25th, and Rocío is 26th. Only the United States has more players among the best. The four will seek the difficult task of succeeding Carla Bernat, winner in 2025 with a scoring record included, in the list of winners.
A total of 71 players are participating this year. Besides the United States, Japan, Spain, and Korea, the countries with more than one representative are Germany, Canada, France, and Thailand. There are 23 countries present, some as exotic as Barbados, Hong Kong, or the Philippines.
The Augusta National Women’s Amateur was first held in 2019 and was cancelled in 2020 due to Covid. Its winners include Jennifer Kupcho, Tsubasa Kajitani, Anna Davis, Rose Zhang, Lottie Woad, and Carla Bernat. It will be held from April 1 to 4 with a 54-hole format. The first two rounds will take place at Champions Retreat, the third will be a practice round for all golfers at Augusta National, and the fourth and final round will take place at Augusta National with those 30 and ties who have made the cut after the second day.
The ANWA champion receives the following exemptions: as long as she maintains her amateur status, she will receive an invitation to compete in the next five editions of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, as well as the U.S. Women’s Open, the AIG Women’s Open, the Chevron Championship, the Evian Championship and, for one year, any amateur championship of the USGA, the R&A and the PGA of America for which she is eligible.
