Lillie, Sambach receive invites to Augusta National Women’s Amateur

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

Virginia women’s golfers Beth Lillie (Fullerton, Calif.) and Amanda Sambach (Davidson, N.C.) have received invitations to the 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur Championship. This year’s tournament takes place March 30 through April 2. Both players met the standard of being among the United States’ top-30 players in the final World Amateur Golf Rankings for 2021 to qualify for the field.

This will be Lillie’s first appearance at the event while Sambach will be making a return showing after competing at the 2021 tournament. Previously, UVA’s Anna Redding played in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur in 2019. The 2020 championship was canceled due to the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

This fall Lillie and Sambach competed in four tournaments for Virginia. The Cavaliers finished the fall ranked No. 7 by Golfstat with top-five finishes in all four of their tournaments.

This year the first 36 holes of the Augusta Women’s Amateur Championship 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.

NBC Sports will produce and broadcast three hours of live final-round coverage at Augusta National from 12-3 p.m. EDT on April 2, 2022. 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 onsite 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.

More information is available www.ANWAgolf.com.