Best groupings, players to watch at Augusta National Women's Amateur

The Augusta National Women’s Amateur begins Wednesday, and the seventh edition of the tournament brings a majority of the best female amateurs looking to add their name to the history books down Magnolia Lane.

On Monday, tee times came out for the first two rounds at Champions Retreat Golf Club in neighboring Evans, Georgia. Players will compete in 36 holes of stroke play before a cut is made to the top-30 and ties, with those making the final round competing Saturday at Augusta National. Every player will get to play a practice round Friday at the site of next week’s Masters.

There are plenty of notables to watch during one of the best amateur events in the world, but which groups are the best during the first two rounds? Let’s take a look:

Best Augusta National Women’s Amateur groupings

All times ET, * denotes 10th tee start

Paula Martin Sampedro, Maria Jose Marin, Anna Davis

Tee times: 8:12 a.m.*/8:55 a.m.

Anna Davis is a past champion of the ANWA (2022). Maria Jose Marin is the defending NCAA individual champion. Paula Martin Sampedro won the Women’s Amateur and European Ladies Amateur last summer in Europe. Three winners of major women’s amateur events in the same group? Yes, please.

Patience Rhodes, Asterisk Talley, Aphrodite Deng

Tee times: 8:23 a.m.*/8:44 a.m.

Asterisk Talley and Aphrodite Deng are arguably the two best juniors in the world and both USGA champions. Talley finished runner-up at the ANWA in 2025. Meanwhile, Rhodes returns after an injury has kept her out a majority of the spring for Arizona State.

Kiara Romero, Andrea Revuelta, Eila Galitsky

Tee times: 9:44 a.m./ 7:23 a.m.*

Romero is the No. 1 amateur in the world and coming in after a win at Colonial last week. Revuelta and Galitsky tied for fourth last year (Romero T-7). Galitsky is the longest-hitting amateur in the women’s game. Revuelta’s short-game prowess will be on display. A superstar group.

Meja Ortengren, Cayetana Fernandez Garcia-Poggio, Farah O’Keefe

Tee times: 9:44 a.m.*/7:23 a.m.

Ortengren is another Stanford star who could make a run this week. Garcia-Poggio finished fourth in 2023, her debut, and is looking to bounce back after a MC last week. O’Keefe has won three of her past five collegiate events at Texas and may have the most momentum of any golfer in the field.

Soomin Oh, Rianne Malixi, Megha Ganne

Tee times: 9:55 a.m./7:12 a.m.*

Ganne, the U.S. Women’s Amateur champion, comes in rested up. She opened in 9-under 63 last year. Malixi is making her debut after having to withdraw last year due to injury, and she’s found her groove at Duke. Oh has finished runner-up in three major amateur events in 2026, including the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Best groupings, players to watch at Augusta National Women’s Amateur

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