Coronation Foursomes offer dream chance at St Andrews
WOMEN and girls from golf clubs across Great Britain and Ireland are being encouraged to take part in the 65th staging of the iconic Coronation Foursomes.
Killeen’s Siobhan Behan and Lorraine Walsh claimed the title last year, amassing 41 points in the handicap stableford foursomes format to finish one point ahead of Hayston duo, Susan Thom and Joyce Woollon from Scotland.
“It’s unbelievable to have won, we never expected this”, said Behan, at the time.
“The Eden Course was amazing and everything provided by The R&A from start to finish has been amazing,” added Walsh.
“We are very proud of what we have achieved and it’s been great to have so much support from the club and the members who travelled over to St Andrews.
“We plan to enter the event in 2018 to defend the title. Without this competition, we wouldn’t have the opportunity to play such fantastic venues.”
More than 25,000 women are expected to enter local Coronation Foursomes qualifying events and play for the chance to reach the Grand Final, which will be played over the Eden Course at the ‘Home of Golf’ in St Andrews on Monday, 24 September.
The 32 finalists will stay at the prestigious Old Course Hotel Golf Resort & Spa and have the chance to book a place in the Pro-Am for the 2019 Ricoh Women’s British Open.
Any club affiliated to a home nation can run a qualifying round, played over 18 holes of foursomes stableford.
The best 100 scores based on nett differential will then qualify for the Area Finals, held at 16 venues around Great Britain and Ireland before the top 16 teams book their trip to St Andrews for the showpiece finale.