SLOW PLAY TO BE PUNISHED BY LADIES GOLF UNION

The Ladies Golf Union is going to come down hard on slow play at the
British women's open amateur golf championship which teed off over the
North Berwick links this morning.
This follows 5 1/2 hr rounds in the four-ball ties at the recent Curtis
Cup match at St Andrews.
"The Curtis Cup has something to do with it but we've been becoming
increasingly concerned at how long it is taking players to get round
the golf course," said LGU Director of Championships Susan Simpson.
"So we've decided we are going to take a firm line with offenders in
future, starting this week. Slow play will definitely be penalised this
week."