Morgan Pressel recently took up the tee at Augusta National in preparation for her broadcast work with the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. Former major champion and top-ranked amateur, Pressel will be present for NBC’s final round coverage from Noon to Three p.m. ET on Saturday.
Pressel met up with Golfweek earlier this week to discuss her round at Augusta National. She noted that the management of this course is more important than any other one she has ever seen.
Rose Zhang, the highest-ranked amateur in the World, holds a five-stroke lead to the final round. Only the top 30 players and tied players advanced to Sunday. However, all 72 players were able to play Friday’s practice round at Augusta National.
These are excerpts of Golfweek’s conversation about Augusta, the amateur game, and Pressel:
