A golfer from Burnham & Berrow Golf Club is on her way to Augusta to compete against some of the best amateur female players in the world.
Augusta National will also see the world’s number one amateur female, Lottie Wood – an England Golf teammate of Patience, looking to repeat 2024 as she produced an amazing three birdies on the final four holes to win the event, becoming the first European to win the event in its history in the process.
Patience says she was not sure if she was going to get in and is still in disbelief about it, telling Burnham-On-Sea.com: “I wasn’t really sure whether I was going to get in or not, so I kept talking to my coaches. I was kind of like, “Have you got anything in the mail? Like, what’s going on?!”, because obviously it comes through the mail – no one tells you about it online.”
“And then my coach said: ‘Nothing’s come through,’ and literally like that day, I texted again. I was like, are you sure? And they said: ‘We’ll talk to you when you get here.’
“They came to the locker room with the letter and it was so exciting after that. I just knew it was that, and called my family straight away. It was really cool to get the invitation and I had a glass of champagne with some friends to celebrate.
“I still can’t quite comprehend the fact that I’m actually going to Augusta, and that it’s in like a week, so I’m just going to soak everything in, get every little experience I can out of it. I’m so excited, I can’t wait.”
Patience said she is especially looking forward to playing the par-three 16th hole: “I’ve heard it’s really challenging. You have to get the right number, otherwise you know there’s water in the front and then there’s back bunkers. I’m really excited to see that in person because I’ve seen it on TV so much at The Masters. That hole and 18 will be pretty cool.”
She also said she has played ‘pretty well’ this year with six top 10 finishes. “We’ve got another tournament just before we leave for Augusta, which is Friday through Sunday,” adds Patience.
“Then I leave for Augusta Monday, so hopefully that’s a nice little warm up. After Augusta, we just have conference regionals and nationals, so I’m aiming for more top-10s or hopefully a win at one of those.”
