Auckland golfer Wenyung Keh has been invited to play in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur in the United States.

The tournament will comprise three rounds, of which the last will be held at the famed Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia.

The first two rounds will be held at the nearby Champions Retreat Golf Club.

Keh, who is at the University of Washington on a golf scholarship, will be one of just 72 players in the tournament. There will be a cut after the first two rounds, leaving 30 to play at Augusta National.

The event will be held from April 3-6 which is the week before the US Masters at Augusta National.

The entire field will get the chance to live every golfer’s dream and play Augusta National for a practice round on Friday, April 5 before the final round takes place on April 6 featuring those who made the cut.

Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley said: “Receiving an invitation to the Augusta National Women’s Amateur is representative of a remarkable amateur career, and so much more.”

Keh has risen to 76 on the world amateur golf rankings and last year finished second in the inaugural Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship for women in Singapore. She was beaten in a four-way playoff.

Keh was a member of the 2018 International Arnold Palmer Cup team along with the Washington huskies university team which won the 2016 NCAA Championship where Keh collected three vital wins during the matchplay finals.

The Augusta National Women’s Amateur was announced last year by Ridley who said the event was established to inspire greater interest and participation in the women’s game.

NBC Sports will produce and broadcast three hours of live final-round coverage of the event at Augusta National. Tickets to the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur are sold out following an online ticket application process.

AUGUSTA NATIONAL WOMEN’S AMATEUR FIELD:-

Alyaa Abdulghany, California

Hanna Alberto, Texas

Sofia Anokhina, Russia

Ana Belac, Slovenia

Jaravee Boonchant, Thailand

Sierra Brooks, Florida

Virginia Elena Carta, Italy

Jennifer Chang, North Carolina

Alice Chen, New Jersey

Allisen Corpuz, Hawaii

Amanda Doherty, Georgia

Caterina Don, Italy

Alessandra Fanali, Italy

Maria Fassi, Mexico

Isabella Fierro, Mexico

Michaela Finn, Sweden

Annabell Fuller, England

Allyson Geer-Park, Michigan

Valentina Giraldo, Colombia

Linn Grant, Sweden

Haylee Harford, Ohio

Leonie Harm, Germany

Lauren Hartlage, Kentucky

Alice Hewson, England

Emilee Hoffman, California

Yu-Chiang Hou, Taiwan

Lily May Humphreys, England

Jiwon Jeon, South Korea

Wenyung Keh, New Zealand

Dylan Kim, Texas

Gina Kim, North Carolina

Jennifer Kupcho, Colorado

Seo-yun Kwon, South Korea

AGeorgiathe Laisne, France

Tilda Larsson, Sweden

Stephanie Lau, California

Andrea Lee, California

Lucy Li, California

Amanda Linner, Sweden

Olivia Mehaffey, Northern Ireland

Emilia Migliaccio, North Carolina

Haley Moore, California

Alessia Nobilio, Italy

Tristyn Nowlin, Kentucky

Ainhoa Olarra, Spain

Alexa Pano, Florida

Pimnipa Panthong, Thailand

Kaitlyn Papp, Texas

Marta Perez, Spain

Anna Redding, North Carolina

Yuka Saso, Philippines

Brooke Seay, California

Erica Shepherd, Indiana

Ellie Slama, Orlando

Mariah Smith, Tennessee

Julienne Soo, Australia

Emma Spitz, Austria

Natalie Srinivasan, South Carolina

Maja Stark, Sweden

Kaleigh Telfer, South Africa

Brigitte Thibault, Canada

Atthaya Thitikul, Thailand

Beatrice Wallin, Sweden

Yuka Yasuda, Japan

Loy Hee Ying, Malaysia

Rose Zhang, California