Pilgrim poised for maiden victory

(Zandvoort, the Netherlands, September 17, 2005) – Eleanor Pilgrim from Wales has a one shot lead heading into the final round of the KLM Ladies Open at Kennemer G&CC in the Netherlands.

Lora Fairclough

Pilgrim was forced to return to LET Qualifying School at the end of the 2004 season, but this year she will be guaranteed of keeping her playing privileges at 43rd place on the Money list.

“I just want to enjoy myself from now on,” she said.

Parry, also playing in the final group tomorrow, will return to the USA on Monday, where she will discover the extent of the damage to her home by Hurricane Katrina.

The 39-year-old lives just a two hour drive from New Orleans and believes that her home has suffered some roof damage from the storm.

“Apparently the causeway a mile and a half from our house got hit pretty hard. It’s probably going to hit me when I go home because a lot has been going on over there,” she admitted.

The cut fell at eleven over par.