ANWA participants get to experience this part of Augusta National for the first time this year

The Augusta National Women’s Amateur continues to grow and get better.

Introduced in 2019, it gave the world’s top female amateurs a shot at playing Augusta National Golf Club in what has become one of the premier amateur events on the calendar. And for the first time this year, players have a chance to participate in one of the signature highlights of Masters week.

During Friday’s practice round at Augusta National, ANWA participants were also able to play the Par 3 Course for the first time. The nine-hole layout was redesigned before the 2023 Masters, which rerouted holes 1-5 and took out trees for better patron viewing experiences.

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Kokoro Nakamura of Japan putts on the No. 9 green on the Par 3 course during a practice round for the Augusta National Women’s Amateur at Augusta National Golf Club, Friday, April 5, 2024. Chloe Knott/Augusta National

And on Friday, every ANWA participants, even those who didn’t make the putt, got to add the Par 3 Course to their practice-round experience.