words Hamish Stuart pictures Steve Pope
last year Becky Brewerton perform better without the pressure of The biggest name scheduled to play on
was celebrating on the sunday qualification for the European team. the Llanelli coast is multiple major winner
of the s4c Wales ladies Laura Davies, who has always been a big
championship of Europe, but Fellow Welsh player Lydia Hall will be supporter of the Ryder Cup Wales Summer
from a distance of 200 miles. on home ground, she represents the of Golf event.
Machynys club on the Ladies European
This time round she will be hoping to Tour and is coached by their club pro Fellow Solheim Cup players Iben Tinning
once again break open the champagne John Peters. and Gwladys Nocera will also be there,
at the end of the event, but this time by while the rest of the Welsh challenge will
doing well in Llanelli rather than looking She will be looking to build on a come from Jo Pritchard and Kathryn Price.
on from afar in London. promising start in the professional ranks
with the advantage of local knowledge. Rob Holt, Chief Executive of Ryder Cup
It was a nervous time for the Abergele Wales, said, “As Wales prepares to host one
golfer as she was in pole position to “My ambition was always to become of the largest sporting events in the world
qualify for Europe’s Solheim Cup team a tour professional and with John’s – The 2010 Ryder Cup – we are committed,
and become the first ever Welsh player to assistance and support, the hard work is together with partners including Golf
achieve the feat. finally paying off,” she said. Development Wales, to encouraging more
female players to the game.
However she missed the cut in Llanelli “I am really enjoying life on tour and am
and had to wait on other results to see if particularly looking forward to coming “This is the fourth and final year at this
she would face the Americans in Sweden. home and playing in the S4C Wales Ladies top class venue and events such as this
Championship at Machynys where I hope Championship ensure that important
As Australian Joanne Mills came through I do justice on the course that I know so economic benefits are felt in the area as
the field to take the title and Brewerton’s well.” well as providing golf fans with a unique
rivals fell back, the Welsh player was able opportunity to watch international golf on
to celebrate before going on to make The tournament will be held at Machynys their doorstep.
such an impression in the Solheim Cup Peninsula Golf and Country Club and will
itself. take place between 14 th – 17 th August. “Our partnership with S4C at this event
The event, supported by Carmarthenshire will benefit both the tournament and the
Mills will be back to defend her title, but County Council, has a prize fund of wider interests of Welsh golf as we move
Brewerton will be hoping that she can £350,000. towards 2010 and beyond.”
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