ROGERS, Ark. — This year's Walmart NW Arkansas Championship has quite a few Hogs in the field.

"I think for me even when I was in school it was always a tournament to look forward to," said Maria Fassi. "Whether I was playing in it or whether one of my teammates got the exemption to play in it. It's just so cool to see it grow."

"I got to play here last year," said junior Maria Jose Marin. "Ever since then, I wanted to play it again. It's great to play in front of like a home crowd for me."

Both Fassi and Marin are coming into this year's tournament as sponsor invites and both made the cut last year.

"Tt's my happy place," said Fassi. "Just very happy to be here personally. Obviously, on the golf side, it's one of my favorite stops on tour, if not my favorite stop on tour."

For Marin,

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