THE inaugural Women’s Amateur Latin America Championship will be played in Buenos Aires from September 3-6 and offer top female amateurs the chance to qualify for the 2021 AIG Women’s British Open.

The 72-hole stroke play tournament at Pilar Golf is presented by the R&A and Annika Sorenstam’s foundation, with 60 players invited based on their position in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers said: “It is important for us to provide the very best women’s amateur golfers in Latin America with opportunities to compete and excel at the very highest level as part of our drive to grow and develop golf in key regions around the world.

“We have seen how the Latin America Amateur Championship has unearthed talents such as Abel Gallegos, Joaquin Niemann and Alvaro Ortiz and so we look forward to working with the Annika Foundation to replicating this success and identifying the next generation of golfers in the women’s game in the years to come.”

Sorenstam added: “This is an incredibly exciting elevation of the Annika Foundation’s partnership with the R&A and marks a major milestone for our global circuit of girls’ golf championships.

“Not only are we furthering our influence in a region that we feel holds great promise for growth, but offering the winner a place in the AIG Women’s British Open speaks to the great strides we’ve made since our first Annika Invitational Latin America in 2016.

“This is a big day for golf in Latin America and we’re honoured to be a part of it.”