Anna Davis to start play at U.S. Women’s Amateur – Auburn Tigers

BRANDON, Ore. – Auburn junior Anna Davis will make her fourth profession look within the U.S. Women’s Amateur on Monday at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Oregon. Davis has discovered success within the prestigious novice occasion, reaching the quarterfinals in every of the final two years.

The winner of the occasion will obtain a gold medal and custody of the Robert Cox Trophy for one yr, together with exemptions into the 2026 U.S. Women’s Open and the following 10 U.S. Women’s Amateurs, if eligible, in addition to an invite to the 2026 Augusta National Women’s Amateur and certain spots within the fields at three extra ladies’s golf majors.

At final season’s U.S. Women’s Amateur at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Davis completed stroke play tied for ninth to advance to match play. She then defeated Rebecca Skoler, Mara Janess and Anna Morgan earlier than falling within the quarterfinals. In 2023, she additionally superior to the quarterfinals earlier than dropping a match to Megan Schofill, who went on to turn out to be the primary Auburn participant to win a U.S. Women’s Amateur title.

In her sophomore season of collegiate golf in 2024-25, Davis earned two particular person victories — the Charles Schwab Collegiate Invitational and the Illini Invitational at Medinah. She was named first-team All-SEC and earned second-team All-America honors from each the WGCA and Golfweek. The 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion led the Tigers final season in scoring common (70.41), birdies (91), eagles (5) and rounds underneath par (13).

In June, Davis reached the quarterfinals of the R&A Women’s Amateur at Nairn Golf Club in Nairn, Scotland. She will enter Monday’s spherical with a World Amateur Golf Ranking of No. 13.

Bandon Dunes will play as a par-72 course measuring 6,310 yards. While the course has by no means hosted a U.S. Women’s Amateur, it staged the U.S. Amateur in 2020 and the Curtis Cup in 2006.

The first two rounds of this yr’s match, scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, might be stroke play. After 36 holes, the highest 64 gamers will advance to match play, with a playoff performed if wanted to achieve precisely 64 gamers. The six rounds of match play might be contested Wednesday by Sunday.

Golf Channel will carry match play protection from 5 to eight p.m. CT on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Coverage will proceed with the semifinals Saturday from 2 to five p.m. CT and the championship match Sunday from 6 to 9 p.m. CT. Live scoring of the match might be obtainable at USGA.org.