World Sports Promotions is pleased to announce that the South African Women’s Open will be held at San Lameer Country Club on the Kwa-Zulu Natal’s Hibiscus Coast. The event will be played from the 13^th to the 15^th July 2012 and is expected to attract over 80 international and top South African female players. The event will be a co-sanctioned Ladies European Tour and WPGA event and the prize-fund will be Euro 260,000 (approx. R2,700,000).

The event will be presented by the Kwa-Zulu Natal Government and the Hibiscus Coast Municipality.

Friday 4th May 2012

Scotland’s Carly Booth, England’s Florentyna Parker and Stacy Lee Bregman of South Africa hold a three-way share of the lead heading into the final round of the Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open presented by EventScotland.

The trio is locked at three under par having played 36 holes in near-freezing conditions at Archerfield Links in East Lothian.

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Sunday, 25^th March 2012

South African Tandi Cuningham equalled her career best finish on the Ladies European Tour with a tie for second at the Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco.

The 25-year-old from Johannesburg fired rounds of 71, 70, 67 and 67 over the par-71 Golf de l’Ocean course in Agadir to end on a 275 total of nine under par, three strokes behind the Australian winner, Karen Lunn.

It was Cuningham’s best finish on the tour since her tie for second at the 2010 Hero Honda Women’s Indian Open, where she lost a play-off to Laura Davies and it could mark a major turnaround in her career.

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The chances of seeing the name Bourdy on a leader board in Morocco this week will be higher than normal with European Tour star Grégory Bourdy competing in the Trophée Hassan II just along the road from his sister Mélodie, who is playing for the Lalla Meryem Cup on the Ladies European Tour.

The French siblings both participated in a golf clinic organised by their sponsor Lacoste at Golf de l’Ocean in Agadir on Wednesday.

The venue is hosting the women professionals in the 72-hole event starting Thursday, while the men will be playing less than a mile away at Golf du Palais Royal.

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

The 2011 Solheim Cup, held at Killeen Castle, Co Meath, from 22 to 25 September 2011, was worth €37 million according to new post event analysis by Repucom International and Sports Marketing Surveys. The study, which was commissioned by Ladies European Tour, was based on information provided by the event organisers, an on-site spectator surveying and an analysis of the extensive media coverage arising.

The event’s total economic impact for the host county of Meath was €23 million, with an additional €14 million of value arising from brand exposure through international television, print and online coverage.

In addition in the build up to the matches there have been four Ladies Irish Opens to date with the next one scheduled to be played this August, once again at Killeen Castle.

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March 4, 2012

It was a clean sweep for the home nation when Chinese representatives won the individual, team and amateur titles at the inaugural World Ladies Championship on Hainan Island in southern China.

World No.12 Shanshan Feng earned a one stroke victory in the individual stroke play event for professionals being held over 54 holes on the Vintage Course at Mission Hills Haikou, making history as the first player from mainland China to win on the Ladies European Tour.

Feng finished with a 10 under par total of 206 after rounds of 66, 69 and 71, ending a stroke ahead of Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum, with Sweden’s Pernilla Lindberg a shot further behind in third.

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Wednesday February 29, 2012

Ladies European Tour players gave a resounding seal of approval to Mission Hills Haikou during their first visit for the inaugural World Ladies Championship from March 2-4.

Australian Frances Bondad, who won the 2011 Sanya Ladies Open in Hainan Province in October, said that the resort, which boasts 10 courses set amid a volcanic tropical landscape, was ‘a golfer’s paradise’ while Germany’s Caroline Masson said the venue was ‘pretty awesome’.

England’s Melissa Reid gave the resort her vote of confidence, describing it as, ‘massive’ while Italian Diana Luna agreed with her description: ‘huge and very nice!’

South African Lee-Anne Pace, who won twice in China during a phenomenal 2010 season, when she earned five titles around the world, was also full of praise. ‘It’s absolutely amazing. From the first time I stepped into the hotel room to the practise tee, everything is absolutely fantastic,’ she said. ‘I can definitely see this becoming a key event on the women’s tour calendar. I like playing in China, I like coming to China and like the people so feel very much at home here.’

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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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