AMATEURS TAKE ON TOP PROFESSIONALS IN WEETABIX CHALLENGE
England’s Golf Coast will host another major golf tournament on Saturday 17th April when the best of Europe’s lady professionals take on Great Britain & Ireland’s top amateurs at Formby Golf Club.
The annual Weetabix Challenge is being staged as preparation for the Curtis Cup, the biggest event in women’s amateur golf in which GB&I take on the U.S. at the same venue on 12th and 13th June.
This year’s Curtis Cup could be one of the most intriguing contests for many years, with the eight-strong U.S. team having no player older than 22. And in being selected for the match, 14-year-old Hawaii based Michelle Wie became the youngest ever player to be picked for the Curtis Cup.
The GB&I team will be announced on Monday 19th April after the selectors have assessed player performances in the Weetabix Challenge.
The Weetabix Challenge started in 1994 and this year’s match at Formby will be the 11th time the top players from both amateur and professional golf have met.
The foursomes get underway at 8.00 a.m. and the singles start at 12.40 p.m.
Spectators are encouraged to attend the match and there is no charge for admission or car parking.
WEETABIX CHALLENGE
FORMBY GOLF CLUB
SATURDAY 17TH APRIL 2004
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MORNING FOURSOMES MATCHES |
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Time |
Great Britain & Ireland Squad |
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Ladies European Tour |
Result |
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8.00 |
Shelley McKevitt & Emma Duggleby |
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Alison Munt & Sarah Heath |
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8.10 |
Tricia Mangan & Fame More |
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Nicola Moult & Lora Fairclough |
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8.20 |
Claire Coughlan & Clare Queen |
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Cecilia Ekelundh & Corinne Dibnah |
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8.30 |
Sarah Jones & Anna Highgate |
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Wendy Dicks & Martine Eberl |
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8.40 |
Anne Laing & Kate Phillips |
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Dale Reid & Carloine Hall |
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8:50 |
Lynn Kenny & Kerry Smith |
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Julie Forbes & Kerry Knowles |
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9:00 |
Danielle Masters & Nicki Timmins |
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Rachel Bailey & Susan Parry |
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9:10 |
Sophie Walker & Martina Gillen |
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Joanne Mills & Joanne Morley |
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AFTERNOON SINGLES MATCHES |
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Time |
Great Britain & Ireland Squad |
V |
Ladies European Tour |
Result |
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12:40 |
Tricia Mangan |
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Lora Fairclough |
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12:48 |
Emma Duggleby |
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Alison Munt |
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12:56 |
Fame More |
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Sarah Heath |
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13:04 |
Shelley McKevitt |
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Nicola Moult |
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13:12 |
Claire Coughlan |
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Cecilia Ekelundh |
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13:20 |
Anna Highgate |
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Martine Eberl |
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13:28 |
Clare Queen |
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Wendy Dicks |
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13:36 |
Sarah Jones |
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Corinne Dibnah |
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13:44 |
Anne Laing |
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Caroline Hall |
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13:52 |
Kate Phillips |
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Dale Reid |
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14:00 |
Martina Gillen |
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Julie Forbes |
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14:08 |
Nicki Timmins |
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Rachel Bailey |
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14:16 |
Kerry Smith |
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Kerry Knowles |
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