The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Women’s Golf trio set for Augusta National Women’s Amateur
03.31.2025 | Women's Golf
Farah O’Keefe, Lauren Kim and Cindy Hsu will take part in the prestigious event.
AUSTIN, Texas — Farah O'Keefe, Lauren Kim and Cindy Hsu from Texas women's golf will compete in the 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur, April 2-5 in Augusta, Ga.
O'Keefe and Kim played in the 2024 Augusta National Women's Amateur. Hsu will be making her first appearance.
Beginning the week prior to the 89th Masters Tournament, the international field will compete across 54 holes of stroke play, with a cut to 30 players and ties taking place after 36 holes. The first two rounds will take place on the Island and Bluff nines at Champions Retreat Golf Club on Wednesday, April 2 and Thursday, April 3. The entire field will then play Augusta National for an official practice round on Friday, April 4. The final round will take place at Augusta National on Saturday, April 5 and will feature the competitors who made the cut.
O'Keefe, who is currently ranked No. 13 in the World Amateur rankings, was named to the first spring watch list for the ANNIKA Award, which goes to the top female Division I collegiate golfer. O'Keefe started the spring with a T4 finish at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge. O'Keefe finished T6 at the Longhorns home event the Betsy Rawls Invitational and was T14 in her last tournament, the Charles Schwab Women's Collegiate. O'Keefe recorded three top-three finishes in fall events this season. O'Keefe posted a 70.50 fall scoring average. At the Mason Rudolph Championship O'Keefe shot three rounds in the 60s and finished T3 at 11-under, to help the Longhorns win the tournament championship. O'Keefe followed that up with a T3 at the Stanford Intercollegiate and a T2 at the Nanea Invitational. In the final round of the Stanford Invitational, O'Keefe carded a 7-under 64 to tie the Longhorn record for lowest 18-hole round. O'Keefe earned SEC Women's Golfer of the Week following her performance at the Stanford Intercollegiate.
Lauren Kim is ranked No. 20 in the World Amateur rankings. Kim has finished in the top-10 in four straight finishes, including a win at the Betsy Rawls Invitational and a pair of third place finishes at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate and Moon Golf Invitational. Kim has 17 rounds at par or better this season. Kim posted a 70.92 fall scoring average. Kim finished in fifth place at the Folds of Honor Intercollegiate, T3 at the Mason Rudolph Invitational and T6 at the Nanea Invitational. Kim carded a collegiate best 66 in the final round of the Mason Rudolph Championship and shot a best of 205 for 54-holes at the tournament. That 205 ranked tied for fourth best in program history for 54 holes.
Cindy Hsu is ranked No. 31 in the World Amateur rankings. Hsu finished T2 in the Betsy Rawls Invitational this spring. Hsu has 10 rounds at par or better on the season. Hsu posted a 71.42 fall scoring average. Hsu finished T11 at the Folds of Honor Intercollegiate and T6 at the Nanea Invitational. She carded a career-best 54-hole score of 211 at the Mason Rudolph Championship and was part of the Asia Pacific Team title.
TV coverage for the Augusta National Women's Amateur
The first and second rounds of the Augusta National Women's Amateur will be broadcast live on Golf Channel (12:30-2:30 p.m. CT) from Champions Retreat Golf Club.
NBC Sports will produce and broadcast three hours (11am-2 p.m. CT) of live final-round coverage of the event at Augusta National.
