Augusta National Women's Amateur
Rachel Heck, standout amateur turned Air Force lieutenant, is heading back to Augusta National
Rachel Heck celebrates victory in front of her U.S. teammates at Merion Golf Club during the 2022 Curtis Cup.
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Rachel Heck, a former Stanford All-American turned Air Force lieutenant, posted on X a photo of herself in uniform, holding an invitation to this April's Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
Heck, 23, who once was No. 2 in the women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking, elected not to pursue professional golf, notwithstanding a gilded amateur résumé that included nine college victories, one of them an NCAA championship.
Though she has not played a tournament since the NCAA Women’s Championship last May, she is still ranked 27th in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
It will be Heck's fourth start in the ANWA. She finished third in 2021, 27th in 2022 and 36th in 2024.