AUGUSTA, Ga. — Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion Anna Davis first rocked a bucket hat last July at the 2021 Girls Junior PGA Championship because it was hot and she was getting sunburnt (and her dad told her to).
Davis won the title by seven shots that week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, and the bucket hat has been her thing ever since. Before her final round at Augusta National Golf Club on Saturday, Davis’ family went to the shop while she was on the range and came back with a handful of bucket hats.
“I try to wear it at least once a tournament just to please everybody,” said Davis with a laugh in her victory press conference. “Every golf course I go to I try to collect them. I have a few now.”
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When you win at a place like Augusta National, you’re bound to make a few fans, even PGA Tour professionals. A fellow member of the “bucket hat brigade,” Joel Dahmen sent Davis a video message congratulating her on the win.
Fellow “bucket hat brigade” member @Joel_Dahmen congratulates Anna Davis on her #ANWAgolf win 👒🏆 pic.twitter.com/CKHWWmO2Vf
— Augusta National Women's Amateur (@anwagolf) April 2, 2022
“Hi Anna, congratulations on winning at Augusta, that’s awesome,” said Dahmen. “I see you’re a huge part of the bucket hat brigade and I just wanted to tell you awesome job and wish you the best going forward. Hopefully we’ll see you down the road.”
