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25-03-2025
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Augusta National Women's Amateur 2024: Field, format and how to watch
The sixth Augusta National Women's Amateur begins April 2 in Augusta, Georgia, with 72 of the top players in amateur golf. The field will compete over 54 holes of stroke play. The first two rounds will be contested at Champions Retreat Golf Club in nearby Evans, Georgia, Wednesday and Thursday, April 2 and 3. The final round will be held at Augusta National Golf Club Saturday, April 5. The low 30 players and ties after 36 holes will qualify for the final 18 holes, A sudden-death playoff will be used if two or more players are tied after 54 holes of regulation. All players in the field will get a practice round at Augusta National on Friday, April 4, which also includes competing on the Par 3 Course. (All times EDT; stream links added when available): April 2 1:30-3:30PM: Round 1 (Golf Channel/NBC Sports App) April 3 1:30-3:30PM: Round 2 (Golf Channel/NBC Sports App) April 4 1:30-3:30PM: Live From the Augusta National Women's Amateur (Golf Channel/NBC Sports App) April 5 10AM-Noon: Live From the Augusta National Women's Amateur (Golf Channel/NBC Sports App) Noon-3:30PM: Final round (NBC/Peacock) Carla Bernat Escuder Phoebe Brinker Emma Kaisa Bunch Caroline Canales Sofia Cherif Essakali Euneseo Choi Gianna Clemente Beth Coulter Catie Craig Hannah Darling Anna Davis Caterina Don Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio Francesca Fiorellini Eila Galitsky Megha Ganne Sarah Hammett Rachel Heck Kary Hollenbaugh Huai-Chien Hsu Minseo Jung Tsubasa Kajitani Lauren Kim Jasmine Koo Ko Kurabayashi Arianna Lau Elise Lee Mackenzie Lee Katie Li Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Caitlyn Macnab Rianne Malixi Maria Jose Marin Paula Martin Sampedro Isabella McCauley Avery McCrery Emma McMyler Carolina Melgrati Riana Mission Lauryn Nguyen Farah O'Keefe Nikki Oh Soomin Oh Lauren Olivares Meja Ortengren Catherine Park Macy Pate Catherine Rao Andrea Revuelta Patience Rhodes Kiara Romero Louise Rydqvist Amanda Sambach Scarlett Schremmer Mamika Shinchi Bailey Shoemaker Andie Smith Achiraya Sriwong Megan Streicher Nora Sundberg Asterisk Talley Rocio Tejedo Mirabel Ting Kendall Todd Havanna Torstensson Suvichaya Vinijchaitham Avery Weed Casey Weidenfeld Lottie Woad Jeneath Wong Kelly Xu Shiyuan Zhou 1. Reigning U.S. Women's Amateur champion 2. Reigning R&A Women's Amateur champion 3. Reigning Women's Asia-Pacific Amateur champion 4. Reigning R&A Girls' Amateur champion 5. Reigning U.S. Girls' Junior champion 6. Reigning Girls Junior PGA champion 7. Reigning NCAA Division I individual champion 8. Past champions of the Augusta National Women's Amateur within the last five years 9. The 30 highest ranked players from the U.S. based on the prior year's (2024) final Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking, not otherwise qualified 10. After qualifications 1-8 above, the 30 highest ranked players not otherwise qualified, as listed on the prior year's (2024) final Women's World Amateur Ranking 11. Players receiving special invitations from the Augusta National Women's Amateur Committee
NBC Sports
25-03-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Augusta National Women's Amateur 2025: Field, format and how to watch
The sixth Augusta National Women's Amateur begins April 2 in Augusta, Georgia, with 72 of the top players in amateur golf. The field will compete over 54 holes of stroke play. The first two rounds will be contested at Champions Retreat Golf Club in nearby Evans, Georgia, Wednesday and Thursday, April 2 and 3. The final round will be held at Augusta National Golf Club Saturday, April 5. The low 30 players and ties after 36 holes will qualify for the final 18 holes, with no playoff tiebreaker. All players in the field will get a practice round at Augusta National on Friday, April 4, which also includes competing on the Par 3 Course. How to watch the Augusta National Women's Amateur (All times EDT; stream links added when available): April 2 1:30-3:30PM: Round 1 (Golf Channel/NBC Sports App) April 3 1:30-3:30PM: Round 2 (Golf Channel/NBC Sports App) April 4 1:30-3:30PM: Live From the Augusta National Women's Amateur (Golf Channel/NBC Sports App) April 5 10AM-Noon: Live From the Augusta National Women's Amateur (Golf Channel/NBC Sports App) Noon-3:30PM: Final round (NBC/Peacock) Augusta National Women's Amateur full field: Carla Bernat Escuder Phoebe Brinker Emma Kaisa Bunch Caroline Canales Sofia Cherif Essakali Euneseo Choi Gianna Clemente Beth Coulter Catie Craig Hannah Darling Anna Davis Caterina Don Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio Francesca Fiorellini Eila Galitsky Megha Ganne Sarah Hammett Rachel Heck Kary Hollenbaugh Huai-Chien Hsu Minseo Jung Tsubasa Kajitani Lauren Kim Jasmine Koo Ko Kurabayashi Arianna Lau Elise Lee Mackenzie Lee Katie Li Carolina Lopez-Chacarra Caitlyn Macnab Rianne Malixi Maria Jose Marin Paula Martin Sampedro Isabella McCauley Avery McCrery Emma McMyler Carolina Melgrati Riana Mission Lauryn Nguyen Farah O'Keefe Nikki Oh Soomin Oh Lauren Olivares Meja Ortengren Catherine Park Macy Pate Catherine Rao Andrea Revuelta Patience Rhodes Kiara Romero Louise Rydqvist Amanda Sambach Scarlett Schremmer Mamika Shinchi Bailey Shoemaker Andie Smith Achiraya Sriwong Megan Streicher Nora Sundberg Asterisk Talley Rocio Tejedo Mirabel Ting Kendall Todd Havanna Torstensson Suvichaya Vinijchaitham Avery Weed Casey Weidenfeld Lottie Woad Jeneath Wong Kelly Xu Shiyuan Zhou Augusta National Women's Amateur qualifying criteria 1. Reigning U.S. Women's Amateur champion 2. Reigning R&A Women's Amateur champion 3. Reigning Women's Asia-Pacific Amateur champion 4. Reigning R&A Girls' Amateur champion 5. Reigning U.S. Girls' Junior champion 6. Reigning Girls Junior PGA champion 7. Reigning NCAA Division I individual champion 8. Past champions of the Augusta National Women's Amateur within the last five years 9. The 30 highest ranked players from the U.S. based on the prior year's (2024) final Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking, not otherwise qualified 10. After qualifications 1-8 above, the 30 highest ranked players not otherwise qualified, as listed on the prior year's (2024) final Women's World Amateur Ranking 11. Players receiving special invitations from the Augusta National Women's Amateur Committee
Yahoo
27-02-2025
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Harrison Crowe goes low to snatch NZ Open lead
Former amateur star Harrison Crowe cashed in on a red-hot putter to take a one-shot first-round lead after a day of low scoring at the New Zealand Open. Sunny conditions left the Millbrook Resort layout at the mercy of the field on Thursday, and they took full advantage with more than half of the field breaking par. Nobody capitalised more than Crowe, who had one eagle and nine birdies in a nine-under round of 62 where the only blemish was a double-bogey six on the 13th after he lashed his tee shot out of bounds. Even then, the 23-year-old bounced straight back with an eagle-three on the following hole. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰Harrison Crowe posted the lowest score of the day to hold the lead after Round 1 #NZOpen📸: @PhotosportNZ — PGA of Australia (@PGAofAustralia) February 27, 2025 "I definitely had a lot of things go my way today and I think to shoot these rounds you have to," said Crowe who won the Asia-Pacific Amateur and the NSW Open in 2022 before turning professional the following year. "After that double bogey, to back it up with the eagle ... it was a nice day out there." Crowe had a hot run before Christmas with top-10 finishes at the NSW Open, Australian PGA and Australian Open, but had missed his last three cuts on the Australasian Tour before arriving in Arrowtown. "It's felt a little bit annoying at times over the last month of golf," he said. "But it's got to turn around eventually because I've been playing solid-enough golf and the putts finally went in today so we've got to keep it rolling." Fellow Australian James Marchesani was in outright second at eight under, a shot clear of Australians Lucas Herbert and Kevin Yuan, and South Korean Guntaek Koh. LIV Golf star Herbert is playing the NZ Open for the first time since 2020 and is eyeing the guaranteed British Open spots on offer to both the Australiasian Tour Order of Merit (OOM) winner and the tournament victor. He holed a clutch birdie putt from off the fringe on the 17th on Thursday to get to seven under, but was frustrated not to drain another makeable birdie attempt on the last hole. "I've struggled with the putter for a while," said Herbert. "I felt like I putted OK without being amazing. "I hit a lot of good puttts but I couldn't get as many to go in as I would have liked. "It's probably going to be a week of low scoring so it was good to get off to a hot start and not feel like we're chasing from a long way back." OOM pacesetter Elvis Smylie is well placed in a big group tied for ninth at five under. Playing in the same group as Smylie, OOM contender Jack Buchanan had a dirty day. He eventually signed for an eight-over 79 to be in second-last spot. Takahiro Hataji from Japan made a middling start to his title defence in the $A1.8 million event with a two-under 69.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
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Purdue gets first landmark win under new coach, beating No. 1 in process
Purdue gets first landmark win under new coach, beating No. 1 in process Purdue gets first landmark win under new coach, beating No. 1 in process Andrew Sapp's career has come full circle. Nearly three decades ago, he met his wife, Laura, at Purdue, where he spent five years as an assistant. They married, then bought their first house in West Lafayette, Indiana, about 25 years ago. After head-coaching stints at Michigan, North Carolina and East Carolina, plus an assistant role at Ball State, Sapp returned to Purdue in 2022, again as an assistant. 'So, we bought both our first and sixth homes here,' Sapp said. 'Seemed like a good fit.' Advertisement It continues to be. Sapp is now in his first year as the Boilermakers head coach following the departure of Rob Bradley, Sapp's former college teammate at North Carolina, to South Carolina. Purdue kicked off the Sapp era with a win at the Island Resort Intercollegiate last September, but it was Wednesday when the Boilermakers scored Sapp his first landmark victory, a six-shot triumph over No. 1 Ole Miss at the Puerto Rico Classic. With a good chunk of the field battling the flu and other illnesses, Purdue luckily remained upright to shoot 39 under and sweep the top two positions on the individual leaderboard. Sophomore Sam Easterbrook picked up his first career title, capping a 15-under performance with a 7-under 65 to hold off teammate Kent Hsiao by a shot. Advertisement South Carolina, LSU and Oklahoma rounded out the top five teams followed by Georgia, Virginia and Tennessee – all teams who could factor this postseason. 'They had a lot to prove,' Sapp said. 'We had some good things in the fall but some stumbles as well. With everybody healthy, they were able to get the job done.' The win was vindication for Sapp personally, too. With his contract not renewed after leading North Carolina to an NCAA Championship berth in 2017, he settled at East Carolina, where he spent four seasons before resigning to move his family to Muncie, Indiana, to be closer to his wife's family following the tragic death of his wife's sister. It was there that he taught some private lessons while also helping Ball State's program. Then Bradley came calling. Advertisement Sapp had either recruited or coached – or both – every player on Purdue's roster, so there was no transition period needed. The Boilermakers had an up and down fall, lowlighted by a 14th-place finish at the 16-team Windon Memorial (as the defending champions). But it's worth noting that Hsiao, a senior, missed two events, including the Windon, to participate in the Asia-Pacific Amateur. Purdue rallied to finish second at Notre Dame's event, also without Hsiao, to cap its fall and enter the break just outside the top 50 in the national ranking. Over the winter, Sapp took his players on multiple warm-weather trips, including in Las Vegas and Naples, Florida. When they arrived in Puerto Rico last weekend, they were sharp, especially Easterbrook, who led Purdue with two top-10s among five top-25s in the fall. The Tomworth, England, native recorded 20 birdies in 54 holes, most in the field by two. Seven of those came on the final day as he sped away from a contending pack that also included Ole Miss' Cohen Trolio, LSU's Arni Sveinsson and Tennessee's Josh Hill. 'He pretty much had an A+ ball-striking week,' Sapp said of Easterbrook. 'It was really windy, and he was doing a great job flighting shots down. Just in total control.' Advertisement Walking the last few holes with Easterbrook was Purdue assistant Cole Bradley, a former Purdue standout and the son of Rob Bradley, who was walking in the same group with his guy, South Carolina's Brock Blais. When Easterbrook put the finishing touches on the sweep, the Bradleys embraced on the final green. After a brief celebration, Sapp and the younger Bradley headed inside to input scores into Scoreboard's website. Such are the duties of the host school, and Purdue's SID was away with the men's basketball team. But soon after, Rob Bradley rolled into the scoring room, offering to take over so the Purdue coaches could further enjoy the win, take some photos and do a few interviews before rushing off to the airport. As Rob Bradley told Sapp, this was an 'elite win.' Advertisement That it was – and that fact is not lost on Sapp. 'All these coaches I've known for decades, and I've been coming to Puerto Rico for 30 years. It's a hard one to win,' Sapp explained. 'It feels great personally, but I really owe it to the guys. They worked so hard this winter and came in with a great attitude and great desire to win this thing. It was a lot of fun to see them do that.'
NBC Sports
12-02-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Purdue gets first landmark win under new coach, beating No. 1 in process
Andrew Sapp's career has come full circle. Nearly three decades ago, he met his wife, Laura, at Purdue, where he spent five years as an assistant. They married, then bought their first house in West Lafayette, Indiana, about 25 years ago. After head-coaching stints at Michigan, North Carolina and East Carolina, plus an assistant role at Ball State, Sapp returned to Purdue in 2022, again as an assistant. 'So, we bought both our first and sixth homes here,' Sapp said. 'Seemed like a good fit.' It continues to be. Sapp is now in his first year as the Boilermakers head coach following the departure of Rob Bradley, Sapp's former college teammate at North Carolina, to South Carolina. Purdue kicked off the Sapp era with a win at the Island Resort Intercollegiate last September, but it was Wednesday when the Boilermakers scored Sapp his first landmark victory, a six-shot triumph over No. 1 Ole Miss at the Puerto Rico Classic. With a good chunk of the field battling the flu and other illnesses, Purdue luckily remained upright to shoot 39 under and sweep the top two positions on the individual leaderboard. Sophomore Sam Easterbrook picked up his first career title, capping a 15-under performance with a 7-under 65 to hold off teammate Kent Hsiao by a shot. South Carolina, LSU and Oklahoma rounded out the top five teams followed by Georgia, Virginia and Tennessee – all teams who could factor this postseason. 'They had a lot to prove,' Sapp said. 'We had some good things in the fall but some stumbles as well. With everybody healthy, they were able to get the job done.' The win was vindication for Sapp personally, too. With his contract not renewed after leading North Carolina to an NCAA Championship berth in 2017, he settled at East Carolina, where he spent four seasons before resigning to move his family to Muncie, Indiana, to be closer to his wife's family following the tragic death of his wife's sister. It was there that he taught some private lessons while also helping Ball State's program. Then Bradley came calling. Sapp had either recruited or coached – or both – every player on Purdue's roster, so there was no transition period needed. The Boilermakers had an up and down fall, lowlighted by a 14th-place finish at the 16-team Windon Memorial (as the defending champions). But it's worth noting that Hsiao, a senior, missed two events, including the Windon, to participate in the Asia-Pacific Amateur. Purdue rallied to finish second at Notre Dame's event, also without Hsiao, to cap its fall and enter the break just outside the top 50 in the national ranking. Over the winter, Sapp took his players on multiple warm-weather trips, including in Las Vegas and Naples, Florida. When they arrived in Puerto Rico last weekend, they were sharp, especially Easterbrook, who led Purdue with two top-10s among five top-25s in the fall. The Tomworth, England, native recorded 20 birdies in 54 holes, most in the field by two. Seven of those came on the final day as he sped away from a contending pack that also included Ole Miss' Cohen Trolio, LSU's Arni Sveinsson and Tennessee's Josh Hill. 'He pretty much had an A+ ball-striking week,' Sapp said of Easterbrook. 'It was really windy, and he was doing a great job flighting shots down. Just in total control.' Walking the last few holes with Easterbrook was Purdue assistant Cole Bradley, a former Purdue standout and the son of Rob Bradley, who was walking in the same group with his guy, South Carolina's Brock Blais. When Easterbrook put the finishing touches on the sweep, the Bradleys embraced on the final green. After a brief celebration, Sapp and the younger Bradley headed inside to input scores into Scoreboard's website. Such are the duties of the host school, and Purdue's SID was away with the men's basketball team. But soon after, Rob Bradley rolled into the scoring room, offering to take over so the Purdue coaches could further enjoy the win, take some photos and do a few interviews before rushing off to the airport. As Rob Bradley told Sapp, this was an 'elite win.' That it was – and that fact is not lost on Sapp. 'All these coaches I've known for decades, and I've been coming to Puerto Rico for 30 years. It's a hard one to win,' Sapp explained. 'It feels great personally, but I really owe it to the guys. They worked so hard this winter and came in with a great attitude and great desire to win this thing. It was a lot of fun to see them do that.'
