Trio of Razorbacks Accept Invites to Augusta National Women's Amateur in April
FAYETTEVILLE – Razorback women’s golfers Sara Brentcheneff, Maria José Marin and Reagan Zibilski will compete in the 2026 edition of the prestigious Augusta National Women’s Amateur from April 1-4 in Augusta, Georgia.
Brentcheneff and Zibilski will make their Augusta debuts while José Marin is headed back for the fourth time.
Beginning the week before the 90th Masters Tournament, the international field will compete across 54 holes of stroke play, with a cut to 30 players and ties taking place after 36 holes. The first two rounds will take place on the Island and Bluff nines at Champions Retreat Golf Club on Wednesday, April 1 and Thursday, April 2. The entire field will then play Augusta National for an official practice round on Friday, April 3. The final round will take place at Augusta National on Saturday, April 4 with the 30 players who made the cut.
The first and second rounds of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur will be broadcast live on Golf Channel (1:30-3:30 p.m. ET) from Champions Retreat Golf Club. NBC Sports will produce and broadcast three hours (Noon-3 p.m. ET) of live final-round coverage of the event at Augusta National. Additionally, Golf Channel’s “Live From the Masters” will commence on Friday, April 3 at Augusta National to provide coverage of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals and the Masters Tournament.
Razorbacks at ANWA
Arkansas has been represented at four of the six invitationals. The 2020 event was canceled due to COVID-19. Two Razorback signees competed at ANWA before they made it to campus: José Marin in 2023 (T14, +3) and current freshman Sofia Cherif-Essakili in 2025 (MC, +3).
2019
Maria Fassi – finished runner-up with a six-under 206
2021
Brooke Matthews – finished T22 with a 10-over 226
2024
Maria José Marin – finished T30 with a nine-over 78
2025
Maria José Marin – missed cut
Kendall Todd – missed cut
About ANWA
The Augusta National Women’s Amateur, which has hosted the top women amateurs in golf since 2019, will celebrate its seventh Championship in 2026. The inaugural edition was won by future major champion Jennifer Kupcho in 2019 before the 2020 Championship was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kajitani kickstarted a historic April in 2021, capturing the first title for Japan at Augusta National eight days prior to Hideki Matsuyama’s win at the Masters Tournament. In 2022, 16-year-old Davis became the event’s youngest winner after a final-round 69. Coming off of nearly three years as the top-ranked amateur in the world, Rose Zhang put a bow on her amateur career with a playoff victory at the 2023 Augusta National Women’s Amateur. In 2024, England’s Lottie Woad became the first European champion of the event with birdies at Nos. 17 and 18 to win by one stroke before going on to match Zhang’s feat of winning in her professional debut on the LPGA Tour. Last year, Spaniard Carla Bernat Escuder birdied all four par-5s in the final round at Augusta National en route to setting a new Championship record at 12-under 204 in a one-stroke victory.
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