24 Jan 2019

Golf: NZ golfer gets invite for inaugural Augusta women's tournament

4:26 pm on 24 January 2019

Gathering the week before the Masters Tournament, the 72 strong international field will compete over 54 holes of stroke play, with a cut to 30 players taking place after 36 holes.

The first two rounds will take place on the Island and Bluff nines at Champions Retreat Golf Club.

Wenyung Keh who will play in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur tournament.

Wenyung Keh who will play in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur tournament. Photo: Supplied

The field will then play Augusta National for an official practice round before the final round takes place at Augusta National on April 6th featuring those who made the cut.

Keh's rise to 76 in the world amateur rankings and her performance at the inaugural Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific in Singapore last year where she made a four-way playoff was a major contributor to her getting an invite.

Keh was a member of the 2018 International Arnold Palmer Cup team along was a member of the University of Washington team which won the 2016 NCAA Championship.