Golf - Amateur turns down Augusta National to play women's major

FILE PHOTO: Stormy skies loom over the course during third round play of the 2018 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, U.S. April 7, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

(Reuters) - Most amateurs would be green with envy over a rival having the chance to play at the home of the Masters but teenager Rachel Heck had no hesitation in turning down an opportunity to compete in the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur event.

Instead, the world's 11th-ranked amateur chose to contest the first women's major championship of the year, the ANA Inspiration at Mission Hills in California.