She couldn't pass up this invitation.

Charmaine Mackid will tee it up at the 102nd Canadian Women's Amateur Golf Championship in Saskatoon which begins Tuesday morning.

When 2015 Manitoba Women's Amateur champion Camryn Roadley of Glendale and runner-up Rhonda Orr of Southwood declined to play in the Nationals due to other commitments, Golf Manitoba asked fourth place finisher Rebecca Kuik of Niakwa and Mackid, who finished fifth, to join third place finisher Veronica Vetesnik of Southwood and comprise Manitoba's inter-provincial team at the Canadian Championship.

Mackid, who captured the Steinbach Fly-In Golf Club's Women's Club Championship earlier this month, said the decision to make the trip west was an easy one.

"It wasn't too tough," said Mackid in a telephone interview before her practice round at the Riverside Country Club on Monday morning. "I had the goal of wanting to be on the team and play in the Nationals at some point in the next while because I got back into competition this year. I didn't expect it to happen already this year. I found it pretty easy to make the decision."

"It's very exciting and a little nerve wracking," added Mackid. "I feel very privileged to be able to play at this level. There's women from all over the world actually, not just Canada - there's maybe 60% Canadians playing in the tournament and many from lots of different countries. Just to play at this level and watch them to see how they play and see how I do in that mix is very exciting."

Mackid, who played in her first Provincial Women's Amateur Championship after about a 15 year absence, says she'll probably take a few deep breaths before that opening drive on the first hole Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. prior to her start of round one at Riverside.

"To be honest I'm sure there will be some nervousness because everything seems so much more official. I have been developing a pretty good mental routine over the last couple of years and I'm really going to rely on that over my next few days of play so I'm hoping that will keep me settled. And also I have a good friend here, Elsie Kehler who is caddying for me and she's going to help keep me calm as well and remind me to breathe."

Mackid was very much in the hunt at St. Boniface.

She was tied for the lead with Vetesnik heading into round three but struggled on the final day.

If Mackid plays the way she did in rounds one and two of the provincials - she just may accompish the goal she's set for herself in Saskatoon this week.

"I would love to make the cut which is after two rounds, the top 70 and ties. But even if that doesn't happen, I want to enjoy the experience and take it in and learn more about my game and see where I can improve."