The field is set for the 2023 Augusta National Women’s Amateur, which will be played March 29 – April 1, before The Masters begins.
The 72-player field consists of 45 players who have played in previous ANNIKA events, including the 2022 ANWA champion, Anna Davis. She played in seven LPGA Tour events after her win and was the youngest champion in ANWA history. Other ANNIKA alumnae competing include six past ANNIKA champions: Brooke Seay (2017 Hilton Grand Vacations ANNIKA Invitational presented by Rolex), Ingrid Lindblad (2019 HGV ANNIKA Invitational presented by Rolex), Rachel Kuehn (2019 ANNIKA Intercollegiate presented by 3M), Julia Johnson (2021 ANNIKA Intercollegiate presented by 3M), Meja Ortengren (2021 ANNIKA Invitational Europe) and Yana Wilson (2022 HGV ANNIKA Invitational presented by Rolex).
Top ranked players in WAGR, Rose Zhang (No. 1), Amari Avery (No. 8), Hannah Darling (No. 12) and Fiona Xu (No. 18) are other ANNIKA notables. Stanford sophomore, Rose Zhang has had an incredible year so far with five victories out of six starts. The 2022 ANNIKA Award winner played in the Arnold Palmer Cup, Curtis Cup, and the Women’s World Amateur Team Championships while representing the United States this past summer. Amari Avery, a sophomore at USC, made two appearances at Augusta National with her best finish in last year’s event at T4. Scotland native, Hannah Darling has collected three top five finishes this year at South Carolina including a T5 finish at the ANNIKA Intercollegiate presented by 3M this past September. Lastly, 2022 Australian Women’s Amateur champion, Fiona Xu, has had six starts worldwide, including three top-3 finishes. This will be her first time competing in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
A list of all ANNIKA players competing:
1. Kajsa Arwefjäll
2. Amari Avery
3. Jenny Bae
4. Phoebe Brinker
5. Jensen Castle
6. Briana Chacon
7. Anne Chen
8. Monet Chun
9. Jennifer Cleary
10. Gianna Clemente
11. Hannah Darling
12. Anna Davis
13. Maisie Filler
14. Laney Frye
15. Meghan Ganne
16. Kendall Griffin
17. Charlotte Heath
18. Ting-Hsuan Huang
19. Sabrina Iqbal
20. Nika Ito
21. Julia Johnson - 2021 ANNIKA Intercollegiate presented by 3M Individual Champion
22. Rachel Kuehn - 2019 ANNIKA Intercollegiate presented by 3M Individual Champion
23. Andrea Lignell
24. Ingrid Lindblad – 2019 Hilton Grand Vacations ANNIKA Invitational presented by Rolex Champion
25. Carolina Lopez-Chacarra
26. Hsin Yu Lu
27. Caitlyn Macnab
28. Carolina Melgrati
29. Ashley Menne
30. Emilia Migliaccio
31. Meja Ortengren – 2021 ANNIKA Invitational Europe Champion
32. Bohyun Park
33. Jennie Park
34. Amanda Sambach
35. Megan Schofill
36. Kaitlyn Schroeder
37. Brooke Seay – 2017 Hilton Grand Vacations ANNIKA Invitational presented by Rolex Champion
38. Erica Shepherd
39. Bailey Shoemaker
40. Latanna Stone
41. Chiara Tamburlini
42. Carla Tejedo Mulet
43. Yana Wilson – 2022 Hilton Grand Vacations ANNIKA Invitational presented by Rolex Champion
44. Fiona Xu
45. Rose Zhang - 2022 ANNIKA Award presented by Stifel Recipient
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