Overview
- Following Wednesday's first round at Champions Retreat, Maria Jose Marin and 17-year-old Soomin Oh set the pace at 7 under after matching bogey-free 65s.
- Asterisk Talley opened with 66 that included a holed bunker shot for eagle on No. 18, with Andrea Revuelta and Vanessa Borovilos also posting 66 as 31 players finished under par.
- Thursday’s second round at Champions Retreat will determine the top 30 and ties who advance, with all 72 players getting a practice round at Augusta National on Friday and the final staged there Saturday with a sudden-death playoff if needed.
- The 72-player field features 48 of the top 50 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking across 23 countries, including world No. 1 Kiara Romero and past champions Anna Davis and Tsubasa Kajitani, while defending champion Carla Bernat Escuder has turned professional.
- TV coverage continues on Golf Channel for rounds one and two, with the final round airing Saturday on NBC and streaming on Peacock.