AUBURN, Ala. – Julie McCarthy, Megan Schofill and Kaleigh Telfer will all represent Auburn this week at the second annual Augusta National Women's Amateur.
The Augusta National Women's Amateur or ANWA is the marquee event for women's amateur players and was established in 2018 to inspire greater interest and participation in the women's game by creating a new, exciting and rewarding pathway for these players to fulfill their dreams.
"I could not be more proud of these young ladies," Auburn head coach Melissa Luellen said. "Everyone one our team works hard. Everyone in college golf works hard. Every athlete works hard. But there's something else that elevates them to another level. These girls love to compete. They're good in the moment. I'm just excited for their week and hope they have great play for two days to advance them to the final on Saturday at Augusta."
The tournament itself features 54 holes of stroke play over three rounds of competition. Golfers will compete on Wednesday and Thursday at the Champions Retreat Golf Course with a top-30 cut taking place after the first 36 holes. Those who make the cut will play the final round Saturday at the prestigious Augusta National Golf Club.
Every player in the field will take part in a practice round at Augusta National on Friday.
Telfer, a senior at Auburn, finished in a tie for 12th at the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur in 2019. She shot 1-under in the final round and was one of eight players to shoot under par at Augusta National Golf Club. For McCarthy and Schofill, this will be their first appearance at the event.
"All three are very good ball strikers, and I would say Championship Retreat is a ball-strikers' golf course," Luellen said. "You don't have to be putting great to score well there. You hit a lot of greens – all three of those players average at least 13 greens a round – and so I think the course suits them quite well.
"Augusta National, I don't know who it suits. You have to do everything well and get a little bit lucky there. Those girls have played it. They love it. It's just a golfer's dream to be there."
Live scoring, highlights, features and interviews can be found at ANWAgolf.com. NBC Sports will produce and broadcast live final-round coverage at Augusta National from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. CT on Saturday. In addition, Golf Channel's "Live From the Masters" will wrap up coverage of the ANWA on Saturday.
FIRST ROUND TEE TIMES (CT)
7:18 a.m. – Kaleigh Telfer
10:11 a.m. – Megan Schofill
10:33 a.m. – Julie McCarthy
'A golfer’s dream:' Auburn trio gears up to play ANWA
