World No.1 Annika Sorenstam has confirmed that she will play her first tournament in Scotland at the McDonald's WPGA Championship at Gleneagles from August 6-9.
''I've heard good things about the event,'' she said. ''This year I've decided to play in Scotland instead of the Evian Masters because it will be the first of a three-week run. I'll be playing the British Open the following week and then the Compaq Open in Sweden.''
This week, Sorenstam, who has finished in the top 10 in all her eight events on the LPGA American Tour this season, will be one of the favourites for the Gleneagles American equivalent, the McDonald's LPGA Championship at Wilmington in Delaware.
It is the second major of the women's season and the field includes Catriona Matthew and Kathryn Marshall. A third Scot, Janice Moodie, the leader of the LPGA Rookie of the Year rankings, is also hoping to reach the starting line-up. Yesterday, she was second reserve.
qCURTIS Cup training squad member Anne Laing won the West of Scotland women's stroke-play golf championship in convincing fashion at Cardross.
Laing shot two rounds of 71 for an eight-under-par total of 142 and won by nine strokes from Claire Hargan (Cardross and Dundee University). Leading totals:
142 - A Laing (Vale of Leven and Heriot Watt University) 71, 71.
151 - C Hargan (Cardross and Dundee University) 76, 75.
155 - D Jackson (Cochrane Castle) 79, 76.
qNEIL Fairbairn (Eyemouth) won the Border boys golf championship at Jedburgh with rounds of 74 and 77 for a total of 151. He had a stroke to spare from runner-up Scott McNeil (Minto), with Gary Fox (Peebles) and Brian Graham (Hirsel) joint third on 155. Leading totals:
151 - N Fairbairn (Eyemouth) 74 77.
152 - S McNeil (Minto) 76 76.
155 - G Fox (Peebles) 77, 78; B Graham (Hirsel) 75, 80.
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