STAR-STUDDED FIELD BIDDING FOR LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR PLAYING STATUS
NEWS RELEASE FROM LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR
By BETHAN CUTLER, LET Media Manager
By BETHAN CUTLER, LET Media Manager
Curtis
Cup stars Charley Hull (pictured), Kelly Tidy, Amy Boulden and Holly Clyburn
along with Cheyenne Woods, Ariya Jutanugarn and Jacqueline Hedwall are
among a field of 141 players hoping to earn a spot on the 2013 Ladies
European Tour at the final stage of Lalla Aicha Tour School, beginning tomorrow (Thursday).
Two
courses, Al Maaden and Amelkis Golf Resorts in Marrakech, Morocco, play
host to the five-round tournament, which ends Monday.
After the first four rounds there will be a cut to the leading 60 players and ties.
The final round to determine exemption categories will then be played at the Al Maaden Golf Resort only.
The
top 30 qualifiers and ties on Monday evening will earn membership of
the LET in category 8a, while players finishing down to equal 60th position will be eligible for category 9b.
This
year's field is comprised of players from 30 different countries.
Sweden is the best represented country with 21 players, followed by
England with 15, the United States with 13, Australia with 11 and Spain
and South Africa, both with nine players each.
CHEYENNE WOODS (pictured left)
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There are 21 amateurs in the field, including eight in the top 25 of the World Amateur Ranking.
Ariya
Jutanugarn from Thailand is the highest ranked amateur on that list at
second, followed by England’s Charley Hull (No.7), Australian Breanna
Elliott (No.9), Bonita Brenenhann from Namibia (No.15), Nicole Broch
Larsen from Denmark (No.16), Perrine Delacour of France (No.20), South
African Kim Williams (No.22) and Maria Salinas from Peru (No.25).
Among the countries also represented are Latvia, Mexico, Colombia and China.
Meanwhile,
medallists of the first qualifying stage, Maha Haddioui from Morocco
and England's Emily Taylor (Royal Lytham), will hope to continue their success at the
final stage this week.
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