RIO OLYMPIANS GATHER AT DUNDONALD LINKS
April 21, 2016
Golfers from around the world have brought a touch of Brazil to North Ayrshire at the Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open. Sixteen Rio Olympians are competing in the tournament at Dundonald Links this weekend.
Team GB golfer Catriona Matthew – who finished round one at Dundonald Links one under par – says, “It’s been a goal of mine all year to try and make the Olympics, so to be in is fantastic.
“I think I’ve got a good chance; I’ve been playing well this year and I’ve had some good finishes. All the top women are going so it’s going to be tough competition, but if you can get your putter hot you never know.”
Nanna Koerstz Madsen, who will represent Denmark in Rio, adds, “It feels really special to wear the Danish flag as it’s so rare that we have the chance to represent our country and promote our sport to a global audience of billions. It’s amazing to think that I will be an Olympic athlete, in the same position as those I really admire and used to watch when I was growing up.”
Pictured above are: WIKSTROM Ursula (FIN); TAMMINEN Noora (FIN); SIMON Ashleigh (RSA); HADDIOUI Maha (MOR); SKARPNORD Marianne (NOR); WOLF Christine (AUT); LEURQUIN Chloe (BEL); LOVELADY Victoria (BRA); MATTHEW Cartiona (SCO); CIGANDA Carlota (ESP); MADSEN Nanna (DEN); VERCHENOVA Maria (RUS); SPILKOVA Klara (CZE); NOCERA Gwladys (FRA).
“It’s been a goal of mine all year to try and make the Olympics, so to be in is fantastic.”
The 2016 Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open takes place at Dundonald Links on the West Coast of Scotland in North Ayrshire, from 22-24 July. The event now occupies a prime spot on the Ladies European Tour calendar, sitting just one week ahead of the Women’s British Open and offers a prize fund of €500,000.
The event’s unique pro-am format sees 80 amateurs and celebrities tee it up alongside a limited field of 80 of the top female golfers in the world. The 54-hole tournament is played over three days and is the only annual professional Ladies European Tour event in Scotland.
The event is FREE to attend with fun for all the family.
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