CARLY AND CATRIONA POPULAR PARTNERS AT HOYLAKE

MICHELLE WIE IN THE MEDIA CENTRE, HOYLAKE Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency There are only two Scots - former champion Catriona Matthew and Carly Booth - in the Ricoh Women's British Open field and they are popular first-round playing partners for Americans Stacy Lewis and Michelle Wie respectively.Said Michelle today in an interview at the Media Centre, Hoylake: "I'm looking forward to playing with Carly Booth. We played together at the Evian. She's a really nice girl and I got really excited when I saw the pairings because I think we're going to have a great time." Stacy Lewis, who as an amateur won five points out of five for the United States in the 2008 Curtis Cup match over the Old Course St Andrews, said: "Playing with Catriona Matthew is a very good draw for me. She's great to play with. Catriona definitely knows how to play this style of golf to cope with the kind of wind today we had in the pro-am. " I played against her in a couple of matches in Ireland last year at the Solheim Cup and this weather just suits her game to a tee. So maybe I'll pick up a few things from her." Stacy Lewis at the Media Centre, Hoylake today Image by Cal Carson Golf Agency  Lydia Ko (New Zealand), ranked the World's No 1 female amateur and only 15 years of age. She won the US Women's Amateur championship followed by the LPGA Tour's Canadian Open over the past few weeks. Playing in her second Major (after the US Women's Open) this week. Pictured in the Media Centre, Hoylake today by Cal Carson Golf Agency.  Japan's Ai Mayazato, a winner twice on the LPGA Tour this season, pictured in the Media Centre, Hoylake today by Cal Carson Golf Agency.                         Royal Liverpool GC clubhouse, Hoylake.                      Pictured today by Cal Carson Golf Agency