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Kovelesky and Pate Set for First Appearance at Augusta National
4/2/2026 5:53:00 PM | Women's Golf
The final round will be available to watch via NBC Sports from 12-3 p.m. ET.
AUGUSTA, Ga. - For the first time since the tournament's creation, two members of the Wake Forest women's golf team competing at Augusta National Women's Amateur have advanced to the final round this Saturday at Augusta National.
In her debut at the Championship, sophomore Chloe Kovelesky went five-under-par and cemented herself safely inside the cutline at T6. The 2025 All-ACC Team member sealed her trip to the Home of the Masters with an eagle and nine birdies across the 36 holes.
Marking her second career appearance, junior Macy Pate advanced to the final round for the first time, after narrowly missing the cut the previous year. The Winston-Salem, N.C.-native started the week at two-under-par (70) in round one to set herself up for success on day two.
Since its inception, Wake Forest has had a player in every final round at Augusta, including women's golf alums Jennifer Kupcho and Emilia Migliaccio. Kupcho won the event in 2019, and Migliaccio was runner-up in 2021 after a tiebreaker. Most recently, Carolina Chacarra ('24) advanced to the final round in her fifth and final outing at the tournament for a top-nine finish.
This year marks the first year that two current Wake Forest golfers have advanced to the final round after seven years of the tournament's existence.
All 72 players will participate in a practice round Friday at Augusta National, prior to the top 30 and ties players competing Saturday.
Television Coverage
NBC Sports will produce and broadcast three hours (12-3 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.
About the Championship
The Augusta National Women's Amateur was announced on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, by Chairman Fred Ridley during his annual press conference at the Masters Tournament. The event 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.
Jennifer Kupcho, the world's top-ranked amateur, played her final six holes in five under par, including an eagle on the par-five 13th at Augusta National, to become the champion of the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur in 2019.
The 2020 championship was canceled due to the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Seventeen-year-old Tsubasa Kajitani became the first international ANWA champion and the first winner from Japan at Augusta National in any tournament with her playoff victory over Wake Forest's Emilia Migliaccio in 2021.
In 2022, 16-year-old Anna Davis became the youngest champion after a three-under-par 69 in the final round at Augusta National.
In 2023, after two and a half years as the No. 1 amateur in the world, Rose Zhang defeated Jenny Bae in a two-hole playoff.
Englishwoman Lottie Woad birdied three of her final four holes to edge Bailey Shoemaker by one stroke at the 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur.
Carla Bernat Escuder broke the scoring record by two strokes in her 2025 win over Asterisk Talley, finishing at 12 under par to become the first Spaniard to win the Augusta National Women's Amateur.
In her debut at the Championship, sophomore Chloe Kovelesky went five-under-par and cemented herself safely inside the cutline at T6. The 2025 All-ACC Team member sealed her trip to the Home of the Masters with an eagle and nine birdies across the 36 holes.
Marking her second career appearance, junior Macy Pate advanced to the final round for the first time, after narrowly missing the cut the previous year. The Winston-Salem, N.C.-native started the week at two-under-par (70) in round one to set herself up for success on day two.
Since its inception, Wake Forest has had a player in every final round at Augusta, including women's golf alums Jennifer Kupcho and Emilia Migliaccio. Kupcho won the event in 2019, and Migliaccio was runner-up in 2021 after a tiebreaker. Most recently, Carolina Chacarra ('24) advanced to the final round in her fifth and final outing at the tournament for a top-nine finish.
This year marks the first year that two current Wake Forest golfers have advanced to the final round after seven years of the tournament's existence.
All 72 players will participate in a practice round Friday at Augusta National, prior to the top 30 and ties players competing Saturday.
Television Coverage
NBC Sports will produce and broadcast three hours (12-3 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.
About the Championship
The Augusta National Women's Amateur was announced on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, by Chairman Fred Ridley during his annual press conference at the Masters Tournament. The event 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.
Jennifer Kupcho, the world's top-ranked amateur, played her final six holes in five under par, including an eagle on the par-five 13th at Augusta National, to become the champion of the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur in 2019.
The 2020 championship was canceled due to the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Seventeen-year-old Tsubasa Kajitani became the first international ANWA champion and the first winner from Japan at Augusta National in any tournament with her playoff victory over Wake Forest's Emilia Migliaccio in 2021.
In 2022, 16-year-old Anna Davis became the youngest champion after a three-under-par 69 in the final round at Augusta National.
In 2023, after two and a half years as the No. 1 amateur in the world, Rose Zhang defeated Jenny Bae in a two-hole playoff.
Englishwoman Lottie Woad birdied three of her final four holes to edge Bailey Shoemaker by one stroke at the 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur.
Carla Bernat Escuder broke the scoring record by two strokes in her 2025 win over Asterisk Talley, finishing at 12 under par to become the first Spaniard to win the Augusta National Women's Amateur.
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