Sambach and Cleary Open Play at Augusta National Women’s Amateur

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Virginia golfers Amanda Sambach (Pinehurst, N.C.) and Jennifer Cleary (Wilmington, Del.) opened play on the Augusta Nationwide Ladies’s Newbie on Wednesday. Sambach completed the day tied for twenty third place at 2-over 74 whereas Cleary was in 52nd place at 5-over 77.

Stanford’s Rose Zhang leads the 72-player area at 6-under 66.

After enjoying her entrance 9 at 3-over par, Sambach used eight pars and a birdie on her again 9 to remain above the minimize line that advances the highest 30 gamers to the ultimate spherical of the competitors that takes place Saturday at Augusta Nationwide. Cleary stood at 3-over par after 17 holes earlier than a double bogey on the par-5 18th gap ended her day at 5-over par.

The primary 36 holes of the championship are being contested at Champions Retreat Golf Membership in Augusta, Ga. The whole area will play Augusta Nationwide for an official apply spherical Friday, March 31.

That is Sambach’s third look on the Augusta Nationwide Ladies’s Newbie. She additionally performed within the match in 2021 and 2022. She did not make the ultimate spherical throughout her earlier appearances. That is the primary time Cleary has performed within the occasion.

The sphere for the match options 72 of the highest ladies’s novice gamers from around the globe. Sambach and Cleary certified  by being among the many United States’ top-30 gamers within the closing World Newbie Golf Rankings for 2022.

The primary two rounds of the Augusta Nationwide Ladies’s Newbie are broadcast stay on Golf Channel (1:30-3:30 p.m. ET) from Champions Retreat Golf Membership. NBC Sports activities will produce and broadcast three hours (Midday-3 p.m. ET) of stay final-round protection of the occasion at Augusta Nationwide. Moreover, Golf Channel’s “Reside From the Masters” will start on Friday, April 1 at Augusta Nationwide to offer protection of the Augusta Nationwide Ladies’s Newbie, the Drive, Chip and Putt Nationwide Finals and the Masters Match.

Extra info, together with stay scoring, is accessible www.ANWAgolf.com.