Growing up in Davidson, Amanda Sambach picked up golf at 7 years old and didn’t compete in tournaments until she was “11 or 12.” As an eighth-grader she committed to the University of Virginia, which she now calls home as a freshman in Charlottesville. Sambach and UVA teammate Beth Lillie have qualified for this year’s playing of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. As opposed to practicing alone, having a teammate working toward the same goal in preparation for the same tournament this year is a positive for Sambach.
