19 October 2011

A RETURN to China will provide Lee-Anne Pace with memories of the two tournaments she won in this country last year. While she may not have repeated the heroics of last season so far she said she was feeling great at the moment.

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25 September 2011, Dunsany, Co Meath, Ireland: Stunning, dramatic and, finally, a day of celebration for the European team at The Solheim Cup at Killeen Castle in Ireland.

Following rain delays, lightning threats and the shock withdrawal of Cristie Kerr due to injury before the start of her match, Europe finally regained the Solheim Cup in thrilling fashion with the narrowest of 15-13 victories over the USA.

It all came down to the last three singles matches and a dramatic final half hour. The scoreboard was favouring the USA, but the pendulum swung firmly in Europe’s favour.

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‘I didn’t hit it close enough’ - Ashleigh Simon

THE ‘home of golf’ provided a mixed bag of emotions for South Africa’s top golfers at the Aberdeen Ladies Scottish Open presented by EventScotland.
Ashleigh Simon started well at the Archerfield Links course but couldn’t maintain her early momentum and eventually finished in a tie for fifth, alongside fellow South African Lee-Anne Pace.

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Irish luck runs out

THERE wasn’t too much ‘luck of the Irish’ for South Africa’s top women golfers at Killeen Castle from August 5 to 7.
Ashleigh Simon, Lee-Anne Pace and Tandi Cuningham all experienced varying degrees of success at the LET’ s Ladies Irish Open, which was won by Suzann Pettersen of Norway on -18.

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Pettersen Queen of Killeen Castle

Saturday 6^th August 2011

Norway’s Suzann Pettersen earned a six stroke victory with a stunning final round of 64 at the Ladies Irish Open supported by Fáilte Ireland on Sunday.

The world no.3 scored rounds of 71, 63 and 64 to finish at 18 under par for the tournament ahead of Spain’s Azahara Munoz.

With her course record 63 on Saturday and eight under par round on Sunday, Pettersen blitzed the rest of the field with a score of 17 under par for the weekend.

It was her second Irish Open victory after a five-stroke win at Portmarnock Links in 2008. Having tied for 23^rd at Killeen Castle in 2010, she was delighted to have shown her class on The 2011 Solheim Cup course.

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Solheim Cup Captains preparing for battle

Wednesday 3^rd August 2011

The Ladies European Tour moves to Killeen Castle near Dublin this week for the Ladies Irish Open, hosted by Fáilte Ireland, which is effectively a dress rehearsal for The Solheim Cup.

This week’s event will see all of Europe’s top players attempt to shine in front of Captain Alison Nicholas on the course that will host the biennial transatlantic match play event in seven weeks’ time, from September 23-25.

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Kelli Shean ties the knot

KELLI Shean has ditched her part-time caddy. Instead, she’s married him - at a huge wedding celebration in Little Rock, Arkansas on May 18.She will now be known as Kelli Rackley and her new husband/ex-caddy is a tall fellow by the name of Chandler.Golf fans can start looking for her name on pro leaderboards as she turned professional two days after the wedding and is currently campaigning on the LPGA First Stage qualifier.

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Wednesday 20^th July 2011

The Evian Masters presented by Société Générale, which is already a major on the Ladies European Tour schedule, will become a major championship on the LPGA from 2013 and will be renamed: ‘The Evian’.

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The Evian Masters presented by Société Générale turns 18 this year and there will be lots to celebrate as the international women’s golf showcase event gets underway from Thursday.

Bringing together 111 of the world’s finest female professionals and with a purse of €2,437,500 (US $3,250,000), this is one of the crown jewels on the women’s golfing calendar.

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US Open Q & A with Lee-Anne Pace

South Africa’s Lee-Anne Pace made the cut in her first US Open, eventually finishing in a tie for 55th with Michelle Wie, on scores of 75, 72, 77 and 75. She won $8 680 for her efforts. The tournament was played at East Broadmoor in Colorado and was won by South Korea’s So Yeon Ryu.

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