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Corpuz, Abdulghany, Chang Get Invites To Inaugural Augusta Women’s Amateur
January 11, 2019 | Women's Golf, Features
Trio of Trojans will play in 72-woman event April 3-6.
Junior Allisen Corpuz and sophomores Alyaa Abdulghany and Jennifer Chang all received invitations this week to the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur Championship, which is set for April 4-6.
USC's trio all earned their berths by being among the top 30 Americans based on the Women's World Amateur Golf Rankings end of the year results. The international field will consist of 72 golfers competing over 54 holes of stroke play, with a cut after two rounds.
The trio is part of a Trojan squad that finished fall play as the No. 1-ranked team in the country thanks to three wins and two other third-place finishes in five events. Chang and Abdulghany were also among the top 23 Americans listed in the final fall rankings for the Arnold Palmer Cup.
Chang, ranked No. 30 in the WAGR, is third on the team with a 71.84 stroke average with four top 11 finishes in five starts, highlighted by a tie for fifth at the Stanford Intercollegiate at 4-under 209 (79-71-69). She has three rounds in the 60s.
Corpuz, ranked No. 43, started twice in the fall, helping USC to its first win of the season.
Abdulghany, ranked No. 81, has two top 12 results in four starts and three in the top 29. She was fourth at the Stanford Intercollegiate at 5-under 208 (67-71-70) and won both of her matches in USC's win at the East Lake Cup.
The Augusta National Women's Amateur Championship's first 36 holes will be played at the Champions Retreat Golf Club on April 3-4. The entire field will then play Augusta National for an official practice round on April 5. The top 30 players after 36 holes will tee off on the Augusta National course on April 6 for the final round, a week ahead of the Masters.
NBC Sports will broadcast live final-round coverage at Augusta National from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (PT) on April 6.
USC's trio all earned their berths by being among the top 30 Americans based on the Women's World Amateur Golf Rankings end of the year results. The international field will consist of 72 golfers competing over 54 holes of stroke play, with a cut after two rounds.
The trio is part of a Trojan squad that finished fall play as the No. 1-ranked team in the country thanks to three wins and two other third-place finishes in five events. Chang and Abdulghany were also among the top 23 Americans listed in the final fall rankings for the Arnold Palmer Cup.
Chang, ranked No. 30 in the WAGR, is third on the team with a 71.84 stroke average with four top 11 finishes in five starts, highlighted by a tie for fifth at the Stanford Intercollegiate at 4-under 209 (79-71-69). She has three rounds in the 60s.
Corpuz, ranked No. 43, started twice in the fall, helping USC to its first win of the season.
Abdulghany, ranked No. 81, has two top 12 results in four starts and three in the top 29. She was fourth at the Stanford Intercollegiate at 5-under 208 (67-71-70) and won both of her matches in USC's win at the East Lake Cup.
The Augusta National Women's Amateur Championship's first 36 holes will be played at the Champions Retreat Golf Club on April 3-4. The entire field will then play Augusta National for an official practice round on April 5. The top 30 players after 36 holes will tee off on the Augusta National course on April 6 for the final round, a week ahead of the Masters.
NBC Sports will broadcast live final-round coverage at Augusta National from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (PT) on April 6.
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