Solheim Cup Stars Head for SA
The full field of 20 countries for the 2008 Women’s World Cup of Golf has been confirmed with Sweden, Japan, Taiwan, Spain, India and the Philippines joining the rest of the world’s best women golfers at Sun City from 18-20 January.
Major LET Sponsor Signs Bregman
South Africa’s hot golfing prospects have once again been confirmed in Ladies European Tour rookie Stacy Lee Bregman being signed up by New Star Asset Managers, the tour organisers have announced.
Zorzi Eyes French Triple
As last week’s Catalonia Ladies Masters champion Ashleigh Simon travels to America, Laurette Maritz, Lee-Anne Pace and Stacy Lee Bregman champion South Africa’s cause at this weekend’s Ladies European Toure event, the Vediorbis Ladies French Open, at Le Golf D’Arras.
Ashleigh in Sight of 1st Victory
Paired with the overnight Catalonia Ladies Masters leader England’s Kirsty Taylor on Saturday, South Africa’s Ashleigh Simon played well enough to have shared the overnight lead, had it not been for a two stroke penalty.
Ash Youngest Pro Tour Champ Ever
South Africa’s Ashleigh Simon has become the youngest ever professional winner of a Ladies European Tour event at the Catalonia Ladies Masters in Spain.
Stacey Rejoins Ash & Laurette
Stacey Bregman rejoins Ashleigh Simon and Laurette Maritz on the Ladies European Tour, where the Catalonia Ladies Masters brings nine of the Ladies’ European Tour’s top ten players to Club de Golf Masia Bach.
Three Contest Italian Open
Lee-Anne Pace is the first of three South African women to tee off at the €400,000 BMW Ladies Italian Open, starting today at the Sheraton Parco de Medici, in Rome, Italy.
Ash’s 1st Pro Tour Letdown
Nerves got the better of South Africa’s sparkling golf talent Ashleigh Simon, as she failed to make the cut at the halfway mark of the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open, the opening tournament of her rookie year as a pro.
SA Trio vie for Spanish Open
New Zealander Lynn Brooky likes her chances of defending the Spanish Open at Club de Campo Mediterràneo in Castellón this week, which also features South Africans Lee-Anne Pace, Stacy Bregman and Laurette Maritz.
Simon Win Oz Open Amateurs
South Africa’s foremost amateur golfer Ashleigh Simon has completed the Women’s Australian Open at the Royal Sydney Golf Club on Sunday to finish as winner among non-professionals, but expressed dissatisfaction, having completed the tournament out of the top 10.