Schofill to compete at international
tournament in April

Ashley Hunter
ECB Publishing, Inc.

In January, Megan Schofill received an invite to play at the Augusta National Women's Amateur (ANWA) tournament.
Schofill is a graduate of Aucilla Christian Academy (ACA) and Jefferson County resident who is currently studying and playing golf under the colors of Auburn University, in Georgia.
While still a student at ACA, Schofill claimed multiple honors, such as playing in the United States Golf Association's Women's Amateur Championship, which is the leading annual golf tournament in the country for amateur golfers.
She was also named an American Junior Golfing Association (AJGA) Rolex first-team All-American and has won 13 titles in her golfing career, including four AJGA victories.
During her 2019-2020 Fall Season with Auburn University, Schofill finished as a runner-up at the Magnolia Invitational Amateur Golf tournament in October of 2019 and then finished T-10 at the Mason Rudolph Championship in April of 2019.
Throughout 2019, Schofill also advanced to the round of 16 at the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship and won both the Georgia Women's Match Play Championship and Rome Junior Classic, while also finishing T-4 at the ANA Junior Inspiration.
The ANWA tournament, in many ways, is already a “hole-in-one” for the Jefferson County golfing star.
“To receive an invitation to [the ANWA] tournament, you have to be ranked [in the] top 30 for the United States Amateur Golf Ranking system,” says Schofill. From there, ANWA invitees must also be ranked in the top 30 in the international rankings, and they must have received 10 committee picks.
In non-golfer terms, receiving an invite alone is a prestigious opportunity – win or lose.
Schofill began golfing while attending the Jefferson County summer camps hosted by ACA Golf Coach David Jackson.
“I use to always do David Jackson's golf camp every summer when I was a kid,” says Schofill. “My dad used to take me out there and play.”
On the green, golfing became something Schofill was both passionate about as well as genuinely good at – not that golfing hasn't had it's own set of struggles that she has had to overcome.
As she would with any sport, Schofill has had to hone her game and perfect her play.
“It's always a challenge,” says Schofill. “But that's always what keeps you coming back.”
While majoring in communications at Auburn University, Schofill says that her life has been busy with the spring golf season, but that it is a busyness that she is happy to be a part of.
“I personally love competing and just getting better and better everyday. Golf is such a hard sport mentally and physically,” says Schofill. “It has definitely shaped me into the person I am today.”
With her aim set on eventually becoming a golfer within the American Ladies Professional Golf Association (LGPA), Schofill has set her sights on playing to the best of her abilities.
The ANWA tournament will be held in early April, with 72 women amateur golfers from all over the world competing in 54 holes of stroke play.
The winner of the 2020 ANWA tournament will be invited to the next five ANWA tournaments, as well as the 2020 United States Women Open tournament, the 2020 Women's British Open tournament, and any United States Golfing Association, Royal & Ancient or PGA championship games that are held in the upcoming year.
The ANWA tournament will be broadcasted live by the NBC Sports channel from noon until 3 p.m. (EDT), on Saturday, April 4.
“My life has definitely changed so much since leaving Jefferson County, but Monticello will always be home and I always am so proud and excited to tell people where I'm from,” concludes Schofill, with a heartfelt thank you to those who supported her through her high school sports career and continue to be her fans back home in Jefferson County: her Elizabeth Baptist Church family, her parents and sister, David Jackson and Bill Connally.
“Thank you,” said Schofill, “for making me the golfer I am today.”