Ladies European Tour returns after two month break

IN: News | Ladies European | Tenerife Ladies Open (2003) | Preview | by Bruce Young | 01 May 2003

The Ladies European Tour finally gets under way again this week, more than two months after its last event, the Women's Australian Open.

The Tenerife Ladies Open brings professional golf to the Canary Islands for the second consecutive week following the staging of the Canarias Open de Espana last week. The tournament is to be played at the Golf las Americas course at the Las Americas resort on the island of Tenerife.

Raquel Carriedo was the winner in 2002 but as she is in her rookie season on the USLPGA Tour, she will be in Virginia this week.

Australians Rachel Duncan, Tamara Hyett, Cherie Byrnes, Karen Lunn, Rebecca Stevenson, Sarah Douglas and Corinne Dibnah are in the first round draw as are New Zealanders Kylie Wilson, Pam Sowden, Gina Scott and Lynette Brooky.

The event carries prizemoney of 165,000 euros or $A300,000. Favourites to win the event are Paula Marti, Iben Tinning or Karen Icher.

Position	Score	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
1	-12	Elisabeth Esterl	71	69	67	69	276
2	-11	Becky Brewerton	69	67	68	73	277
T3	-9	Ana B Sanchez	70	67	72	70	279
T3	-9	Karine Icher	70	69	70	70	279
T5	-8	Corinne Dibnah	68	71	68	73	280
T5	-8	Iben Tinning	73	69	68	70	280
T7	-7	Lara Tadiotto	69	68	72	72	281
T7	-7	Vibeke Stensrud	69	69	71	72	281
T9	-6	Kirsty Taylor	72	72	70	68	282

Position	Score	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total
T5	-8	Corinne Dibnah	68	71	68	73	280
T18	-2	Lynnette Brooky	69	76	71	70	286
T21	-1	Pam Sowden	73	73	71	70	287
T21	-1	Rebecca Stevenson	72	72	71	72	287
T27	Ev	Gina Scott	72	73	70	73	288
T27	Ev	Karen Lunn	76	72	71	69	288
T38	+4	Rachel Bailey	72	74	71	75	292
Cut +4
CUT	+5	Cherie Byrnes	76	73	-	-	149
CUT	+8	Kylie Wilson	77	75	-	-	152
CUT	+8	Sarah Douglass	75	77	-	-	152
CUT	+8	Tamara Hyett	74	78	-	-	152
CUT	+10	Carina Vagner	76	78	-	-	154
CUT	+13	Rachel Duncan	80	77	-	-	157

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