GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Furman junior Anna Morgan has been invited to compete in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, which will be held March 30-April 2, 2022.
An international field of 72 women amateurs will compete over 54 holes of stroke play. A cut will take place after 36 holes, advancing the leading 30 players to the final round at Augusta National Golf Club. In the event of a tie after 54 holes, the winner will be decided by sudden-death playoff.
The first 36 holes will be contested over two days on the Island and Bluff nines at Champions Retreat Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., March 30-31. The entire field will then play Augusta National for an official practice round Friday, April 1. The final round will take place at Augusta National on Saturday, April 2, and will feature the top 30 competitors who made the cut.
Provided she remain an amateur, the 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur Champion will receive an invitation to the next five Augusta National Women’s Amateurs, the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open, the 2022 Women’s British Open, and any USGA, R&A and PGA of America amateur championships for which she is eligible for one year.
NBC Sports will produce and broadcast three hours of live final-round coverage at Augusta National from noon until 3 p.m. on April 2. NBC Sports will also provide pre-event promotion across NBCUniversal’s portfolio, while Golf Channel will deliver highlights, live reports and news coverage throughout the event, including on-site during the first two competitive rounds at Champions Retreat. Additionally, Golf Channel’s “Live From the Masters” will commence on Friday, April 1, from Augusta National and wrap ANWA coverage on Saturday, April 2.
“I am so excited for Anna to be invited to her first August National Women’s Amateur,” said Furman head coach Jeff Hull. “She has definitely played well enough to earn this honor, which marks the fifth invitation for Furman women’s golfers. I am excited to see Anna compete against the world’s top female amateur players.”
A native of Spartanburg, S.C., Morgan was honored as the 2021 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year after leading the Paladins with a 73.6 stroke average over 18 rounds last season. She qualified as an individual for the NCAA Simpsonville Regional, where she tied for 16th. Morgan boasts a 71.6 stroke average after 12 rounds during the fall of 2021. She captured individual medalist honors at the 2021 Lady Paladin Invitational, carding rounds of 65-67-71=203 for the seven-stroke victory.
“This is something that I have been working toward for a long time,” said Morgan. “I am so excited for this opportunity.”
Former Paladins Alice Chen, Haylee Harford, and Natalie Srinivasan competed at the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur in 2019, where Harford tied for seventh and Srinivasan finished in a tie for 17th. Srinivasan was invited to the 2020 event, which was canceled due to Covid-19.