Spanish championship is Curtis Cup last chance saloon

MICHELE AND KYLIE REUNITED WITH THEIR
CLUBS IN TIME TO HAVE A PRACTICE ROUND

This week's Spanish women's open amateur championship is the last chance for GB&I squad members to impress the selectors of the team of eight to take on the Americans in the Curtis Cup match over the Old Course, St Andrews in the last week of May.
The selection committee meet next week, which does seem rather early to pick a team to play the best part of three months later, but there are no tournaments of note between now and the Helen Holm Scottish women's open stroke play near the end of April, and that would be cutting it a bit fine to have the selected team kitted out with uniforms that actually fit.
The quality field of 90 in Spain - cut-off point for entries was scratch - includes nine GB&I squad members, including Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon).
British Airways did their best/worst to disrupt the pre-tournament preparation of both Michele and Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) by contriving to lose the Scots' clubs in transit to Spain.
Thankfully Michele and Kylie were reunited with their clubs in time for them to have a practice round.