Mcwilliam eager to seize last Curtis Cup chance

Shannon Mcwilliam is determined to seize a final chance to impress the Curtis Cup selectors on home turf this week.

The Scot is a candidate for the Great Britain and Ireland side, with the team to face the USA at Quaker Ridge, New York, in June due to be announced on Wednesday.

This week’s Helen Holm Scottish Women’s Open Championship at Troon is the final counting event to come and Mcwilliam knows it would be a great time to go one better than her secondplace finish last year.

“I missed the cut in France recently which was a counting event, so I feel I need to do well in the Helen Holm to have a chance of being selected,” said the Aboyne player.

“My goal in golf has always been to play for Great Britain and Ireland.”

A strong international field will gather at Troon, with the event contested over 54 holes of strokeplay, starting tomorrow.