Two more players have joined the field for this year’s Masters Tournament.
Augusta National Golf Club has announced that Kazuki Higa and Gordon Sargent have accepted invites to play in the opening men’s major of the year.
Both will be first-time Masters participants.
“The Masters Tournament prioritises opportunities to elevate both amateur and professional golf around the world,” said club chairman Fred Ridley.
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“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.”
Higa, a 27-year-old from Japan, has six career wins on the Japan Golf Tour, with four of those victories occurring in 2022.
He finished first on the Japan Golf Tour’s Order of Merit last year, an achievement that 2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama also earned in 2013. He is currently No.68 onthe Official World Golf Ranking.
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Sargent is a sophomore at Vanderbilt University and the reigning NCAA Division I Men’s…
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