Why It Matters
The Augusta pathway gives the amateur championship its stakes.
The Augusta National Women's Amateur brings an international field of elite women amateurs into a 54-hole stroke-play championship. The format cuts the field after 36 holes, then sends the leading players into a final round at Augusta National Golf Club.
Venue Context
Two Augusta-area stages shape the championship.
Champions Retreat Golf Club hosts the first two competitive rounds before the final round moves to Augusta National Golf Club. That two-stage setting is central to how the championship is experienced and followed.
What To Watch
Watch the Augusta pathway.
Watch how the 36-hole cut changes the championship from a full-field amateur test into a final-round stage at Augusta National. The pathway from Champions Retreat into the Augusta National final round gives the week its clearest competitive shape.
Players To Watch
The field gives the week its people to follow.
The field is an international group of women amateurs selected through the championship's invitation criteria.