South African professional Lee-Anne Pace will head the local challenge in the 2013 South African Women’s Open at Southbroom Golf Club.
The 2013 South African Women’s Open, which takes place at Southbroom Golf Club from April 19 to 21, has drawn a strong international field from over 20 countries.
The field will be led by two former Ladies European Tour Order of Merit champions in South Africa’s Lee-Anne Pace and France’s Gwladys Nocera.
It will also feature Scotland’s Carly Booth, twice a winner on the LET, and rising stars such as Cheyenne Woods, the niece of Tiger Woods, and 16-year-old English sensation Charley Hull, who is mentored by British legend Tony Jacklin.
Other winners on the LET that will be in the country include South Africa’s Ashleigh Simon, France’s Cassandra Kirkland and Anne-Lise Caudal, Australian Stacey Keating, Welsh professional Lydia Hall, Denmark’s Line Vedel, Slovakia’s Zuzana Kamasova and Norway’s Marianne Skarpnord.
And the South African Women’s Open will make history with the world’s first female Muslim professional, Maha Haddioui, teeing it up in this event under the Moroccan flag.
An increased purse of €290 000 will be on offer in South Africa’s oldest women’s professional tournament, which is co-sanctioned by the LET and the Women’s Professional Golf Association (WPGA).
The tournament will also feature live international and local TV coverage.
