Green and Shoemaker Represent NYS in 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur
UPDATE (4/6) - Bailey Shoemaker left her mark at Augusta National and an impression on golf fans across the country after surging during the final round of the Augusta National Women's Amateur. On Saturday, the 19-year-old West Edmeston native became the first player to shoot a 66 in invitational's final round, and managed to stay bogey-free throughout the legendary golf course.
She held the outright lead down the stretch after a birdie on the par-3 sixteenth, and watched anxiously as the eventual champion, Lottie Woad of England (plays for Florida State University), birdied her final two holes to secure a one stroke win.
Bailey Shoemaker standing over her final putt on the 18th hole at Augusta National on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
Shoemaker, a freshman at University of Southern California, finished the 54-hole tournament in solo second at -7/209. Woad went 3-under in her final round, while Shoemaker was 6-under.
The three-time NYS Girls' Junior champion, Shoemaker, entered the final round at 1-under after posting a 73 in the second round at Champions Retreat on Thursday. The other New York representative, Melanie Green of Medina, missed the 36-hole cut at 148. After a slow start in the first round (77) at Champions Retreat, she came back with 1-under 71 in round two.
Both players enjoyed a practice round at Augusta National Golf Club on Friday prior to the tournament's final round.
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UPDATE (4/4) - During the opening round of ANWA action on Wednesday at Champions Retreat Golf Club, tournament veteran Bailey Shoemaker opened with a birdie on No. 10 (where she started), and registered two more late in her round to post 2-under 70. Melanie Green struggled early in her first appearance, picking up three bogeys and a double in route to a 5-over 77.
They will play their second rounds at Champions Retreat on Thursday before a cut is applied to the low-30 players in the field prior to Saturday's finale at Augusta National.
Green tees off at 8:46am on Thursday morning while Shoemaker will begin at 10:07am, both starting off No. 1.
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AUGUSTA, G.A. – Two collegiate players from New York State received invitations to compete in the 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA). The upcoming national tournament is scheduled for April 3 - 6.
Bailey Shoemaker, of West Edmeston will be making her third straight appearance in the fifth edition of the amateur event. The 19-year-old and three-time NYS Girls’ Junior champion (2017-19), now resides in Dade City, Florida. She is in her freshman season at University of Southern California and has posted five top-20 finishes already. In 2023, she reached the Round of 16 in the U.S. Women's Am, and Round of 64 in both the R&A Women's Amateur and U.S. Girls' Junior. She already has a deep amateur and junior golf resume, with two Kathy Whitworth Invitational wins and Junior Solheim Cup Team appearance, a U.S. Women's Four-Ball runner-up finish, and has made the cut in each of her three LPGA Tour starts, including the 2022 U.S. Women's Open.
Joining her this year is Melanie Green of Medina who is set to make her debut in the national invite. The 22-year-old University of Southern Florida senior has recently won two college tournaments (FAU Paradise Invitational, MountainView Collegiate), and posted three runner-up finishes (Glass City Invitational, Hurricane Invitational, Patriot All-America Invitational). She earned Honorable Mention All-America status after her junior season at USF. In 2022, she reached match play in the North and South Women's Amateur and U.S. Women's Amateur. She also qualified for the U.S. Women's Open that season. She won the NYSPHSAA Girls Championship title in both 2018-19, both times edging Shoemaker.
Related: Live Scoring / Tee Times / Shoemaker Bio / Green Bio
During Shoemaker's first two attempts in 2022-23, she missed the 36-hole tournament cut both times. Green will be one of twenty-nine players who are competing for the first time.
Shoemaker’s current World Amateur Golf Ranking is 141st. Green's current ranking is 59th.
The inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur was held in 2019. It was established to inspire greater interest and participation in the women’s game by creating a new, exciting and rewarding pathway for these players to fulfill their dreams.
The international field of 72 women amateurs will compete over 54 holes of stroke play.
The first 36 holes will be contested over two days on the Island and Bluff nines at Champions Retreat Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., April 3 and 4, 2024. The entire field will then play Augusta National for an official practice round Friday, April 5. The final round will take place at Augusta National on Saturday, April 6 and will feature the top 30 competitors who made the cut.
The Golf Channel will broadcast the first and second rounds from Champions Retreat Golf Club. NBC Sports will produce and broadcast three hours of live final round coverage at Augusta National from 12pm – 3pm EDT on April 6. Golf Channel's "Live From the Masters" will commence on Friday, April 5 at Augusta National to provide coverage of the Augusta National Women's Amateur, the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals and the Masters Tournament.
Tee Times -
Thursday (4/4):
Group 9, 8:46am EDT, 1st Tee Start
Mamika Shinchi, Hailey Borja, Melanie Green
Group 23, 10:07am EDT, 1st Tee Start
Maisie Filler, Bailey Shoemaker, Francesca Fiorellini
Wednesday (4/3):
Group 2, 8:00am EDT, 10th Tee Start
Maisie Filler, Bailey Shoemaker, Francesca Fiorellini
Group 16, 9:21am EDT, 10th Tee Start
Mamika Shinchi, Hailey Borja, Melanie Green
