Dame Laura Mixes It With Woosie In Seniors Showdown

Welsh golfers Ian Woosnam, Phil Price, Stephen Dodd and Mark Mouland will be part of an historic occasion when they tee-off at the Shipco Masters in Denmark on the former European Seniors Tour on 1 June.

The three-day event, now part of the Staysure Tour, will see England’s greatest female golfer, Dame Laura Davies, play with the men for the first time after accepting an invitation to join a star-studded field at Simon’s Golf Club.

Woosie is one of four winning Ryder Cup captains in the field, joining Paul McGinley, José María Olazábal and Colin Montgomerie,  while Price is one of a further 11 former Ryder Cup players, including Peter Baker, Gordon Brand Jnr, Eamonn Darcy, David Gilford, Barry Lane, Ronan Rafferty, Costantino Rocca, Jarmo Sandelin, Des Smyth, and Philip Walton.

“You only get one chance to become the first, and the time is right to do it. I’m very grateful to the Staysure Tour for being so forward-thinking, to the Tour’s members who have been so supportive of this decision, and the organisers at Simon’s Golf Club who extended the invitation to me,” said Davies.

“I committed to play this event last year, but since then I’ve only grown more excited at the prospect and I am particularly encouraged by the increasing number of opportunities arising for women and men to compete in the same event.

“This is my turn to do so and I hope to see many more opportunities in future in all manner of formats”.