The third consecutive Ladies English Open takes place at Chart Hills this October and offers a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with some of the world’s leading golfers at oneof the best clubs in the UK.
Most of the headliners will jet in from across the globe to play Nick Faldo’s gem in the Kent country side but there are a few for whom the tournament will take place a little closer to home.
England has produced some great names in women’s golf over the years and no article about women’s golf would be complete without mentioning the likes of Laura Davies, the best British golfer of all time and winner of 66 international titles.
Most of the headliners will jet in from across the globe to play Nick Faldo’s gem in the Kent country side but there are a few for whom the tournament will take place a little closer to home.
England has produced some great names in women’s golf over the years and no article about women’s golf would be complete without mentioning the likes of Laura Davies, the best British golfer of all time and winner of 66 international titles.
The event will be staged annually at The Oxfordshire for the next four years with minimum prize money of £300,000 – befitting a prestigious golf tournament – with the hope of making it one of the biggest and best events on the Ladies’ European Tour calendar. In a unique move on the Ladies’ European Tour – a professionally tailored ‘Masters’ jacket will be presented annually to the winner.
Rebecca Hudson, the recent OTP Bank Ladies Central European Open winner, is one of the most in form English players and has really found her feet in this, her fourth year on the Ladies European Tour.
After a remarkable amateur career, (Rebecca was the British Amateur Champion in 2000 and won almost every other title available), great things were expected of her as a professional. This year, she duly delivered by posting her first Tour win in July and her first career win in the Acer Women’s South African Open in March. She also won the South African Tour’s Order of Merit. At the time of going to press, Rebecca had posted five top ten finishes and was ranked
fifth in Europe.
