COLIN FARQUHARSON REPORTS FROM FORMBY
THIS VERSION ADDES MICHELLE WIE AS BRITTANY LANG'S PARTNER IN END OF COPY FOURSOMES PAIRINGS.
ANNE MAKES CURTIS CUP DEBUT AGAINST MICHELLE WIE
Scottish champion Anne Laing will make her Curtis Cup debut appearance against the United States golfing wondergirl Michelle Wie at 8.30 on Saturday morning at Formby Golf Club on Merseyside.
Vale of Leven member Anne, a 29-year-old lecturer at Elmwood College, Cupar and the only Scot in the Great Britain & Ireland team of eight, has been paired with Claire Coughlan from Cork, the only Irish player in the squad, by Irish skipper Ada O'Sullivan in the opening set of three foursomes.
And their American opposition in the third tie off the first tee are 14-year-old Michelle Wie from Hawaii and Brittany Lang, one of the crack college players in the United States team led by Martha Kirouac.
"People have been asking me since the teams were announced how I would feel if I was drawn against Michelle Wie," said Anne. "Excited is the short answer. But I'll give it my best shot. I can't do any more. As long as Great Britain & Ireland finish up with more wins than the United States come Sunday evening, that's the main objective," said Anne.
"We'll win win some, we'll lose some but I honestly think we will take trophy away from them. We had a very strong original squad of 16 and it stands to reason that the eight chosen from that are a very strong team.
"I count myself lucky and honoured to be one of the team of eight. I'm never going to turn professional so, hopefully, I might play in a few more Curtis Cup matches before I get too old but this weekend - my very first one - will be a memory to treasure."
Skipper O'Sullivan, who never played at Curtis Cup level in her own amateur international career but who could TALK for Great Britain & Ireland till the cows come home, inspired the squad to victories in the Vagliano Trophy at Co Louth last summer and against the Ladies European Tour squad in the Weetabix Challenge over the Formby course only a few weeks ago.
"I aim to give every one of my squad an outing on Saturday, whether it is in the foursomes or the singles because I don't think it is fair on any player to go into Sunday's programme without a match under their belts and expect them to play well," said Ada.
The one surprise in the United States foursomes line-up is the omission of Liz Janangelo, the top-ranked player on the American women's college circuit with a handful of wins to her credit in the 2003-2004 season.
The foursomes line-up:
(GB&I names first)
8 am Shelley McKevitt & Emma Duggleby v Paula Creamer & Jane Park.
8.15 Nicola Timmins & Danielle Masters v Sarah Huarte & Anne Thurman.
8.30 Anne Laing & Claire Coughlan v Brittany Lang & Michelle Wie.
ANNE MAKES CURTIS CUP DEBUT AGAINST MICHELLE WIE
Scottish champion Anne Laing will make her Curtis Cup debut appearance against the United States golfing wondergirl Michelle Wie at 8.30 on Saturday morning at Formby Golf Club on Merseyside.
Vale of Leven member Anne, a 29-year-old lecturer at Elmwood College, Cupar and the only Scot in the Great Britain & Ireland team of eight, has been paired with Claire Coughlan from Cork, the only Irish player in the squad, by Irish skipper Ada O'Sullivan in the opening set of three foursomes.
And their American opposition in the third tie off the first tee are 14-year-old Michelle Wie from Hawaii and Brittany Lang, one of the crack college players in the United States team led by Martha Kirouac.
"People have been asking me since the teams were announced how I would feel if I was drawn against Michelle Wie," said Anne. "Excited is the short answer. But I'll give it my best shot. I can't do any more. As long as Great Britain & Ireland finish up with more wins than the United States come Sunday evening, that's the main objective," said Anne.
"We'll win win some, we'll lose some but I honestly think we will take trophy away from them. We had a very strong original squad of 16 and it stands to reason that the eight chosen from that are a very strong team.
"I count myself lucky and honoured to be one of the team of eight. I'm never going to turn professional so, hopefully, I might play in a few more Curtis Cup matches before I get too old but this weekend - my very first one - will be a memory to treasure."
Skipper O'Sullivan, who never played at Curtis Cup level in her own amateur international career but who could TALK for Great Britain & Ireland till the cows come home, inspired the squad to victories in the Vagliano Trophy at Co Louth last summer and against the Ladies European Tour squad in the Weetabix Challenge over the Formby course only a few weeks ago.
"I aim to give every one of my squad an outing on Saturday, whether it is in the foursomes or the singles because I don't think it is fair on any player to go into Sunday's programme without a match under their belts and expect them to play well," said Ada.
The one surprise in the United States foursomes line-up is the omission of Liz Janangelo, the top-ranked player on the American women's college circuit with a handful of wins to her credit in the 2003-2004 season.
The foursomes line-up:
(GB&I names first)
8 am Shelley McKevitt & Emma Duggleby v Paula Creamer & Jane Park.
8.15 Nicola Timmins & Danielle Masters v Sarah Huarte & Anne Thurman.
8.30 Anne Laing & Claire Coughlan v Brittany Lang & Michelle Wie.
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