Augusta National Golf Club has actually welcomed ruling NCAA Division I males’s champ Gordon Sargent as well as Kazuki Higa of Japan to complete in the 87th Masters, bringing the area for the April significant to 80 gamers.
Sargent, 19, a student at Vanderbilt, birdied the initial opening of a four-man playoff in May to come to be the initially fresher given that 2007 to win the specific title at the NCAA champion. The golf player from Birmingham, Alabama, is 3rd in the World Amateur Golf Ranking as well as is the initially amateur to accept an unique invite to the Masters given that Aaron Baddeley in 2000.
Higa, 27, has actually won 6 times on the Japan Golf Tour, consisting of 4 this previous period. He completed initially in Japan’s Order of Merit as well as is 68th inthe Official World Golf Ranking It will certainly be his 2nd begin in a significant champion; he missed out on the cut at the 150th Open Championship atSt Andrews this pastJuly Higa linked for 36th at the Zozo Championship in October.
“The Masters Tournament prioritizes opportunities to elevate both amateur and professional golf around the world,” Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley claimed in a declaration. “Thus, we have extended invitations to two deserving players not otherwise qualified. Whether on the international stage or at the elite amateur level, each player has showcased their talent in the past year. We look forward to hosting them at Augusta National in April.”
Players have added possibilities to receive the Masters, which is set up for April 6-9. The victor of the upcoming 2023 Latin America Amateur Championship will certainly be welcomed to sign up with the area, as will certainly champions of upcoming PGA Tour occasions that honor full-point appropriation for the Tour Championship as well as any one of the leading 50 gamers in the Official World Golf Ranking released the week prior to the Masters that have not or else currently certified.
