New Elite Women's Tournament Comes to Carnoustie

The spotlight of women's golf will be on Scotland when the Solheim Cup is held at Gleneagles, but there is even more elite golf on Scottish shores this autumn, with a new 36-hole tournament being contested at Carnoustie Golf Links.

30 of the country’s best female golfers will compete in the inaugural 'The Carnoustie Autumn Test', which is being staged on the Carnoustie Buddon Links Course in October.

The event will be an Order of Merit event counting for the 2019 Scottish Women’s Order of Merit and will be the last event on the calendar.

Players will play two rounds over the newest of the three 18-hole courses at Carnoustie on 6th October, with official practice days on 4th and 5th October.

Keir McNicoll, PGA Head Professional at Carnoustie Golf Links and Tournament Director for The Carnoustie Autumn Test, said: “It's fantastic to be hosting The Autumn Test at Carnoustie Golf Links, especially with one of our key objectives being to promote participation in golf.

“The event will give us an opportunity to showcase the Carnoustie Buddon Links Course while allowing Scotland's best woman amateur players to battle it out in the final event of the season for the National Order of Merit.

“The Ladies Amateur schedule is quite sparse after the Home Internationals, so we felt this event would be a good way to keep the players competitive right through until the end of the season.

“It will be a great time of year for women's golf too with the Solheim Cup taking place only a few weeks prior to the Autumn Test and who knows, we might just have a few future Solheim Cup stars in the field.”

Carnoustie native and leading amateur in this year’s Scottish Women’s Amateur Championship Stroke Play, Jess Meek, said: “It’s brilliant that Carnoustie is hosting this event and it’s fantastic that it is going to be part of the Scottish Women’s Order of Merit.

“I think the Carnoustie Buddon Links Course is a great test of golf. It’s not the longest course but it requires well placed shots and the greens are always in great shape.”

Prizes will be awarded to the leading five players and the leading under 18 player.

Players have until Sunday 1^st September to enter the ballot for the event. Players can enter at https://www.carnoustiegolflinks.co.uk/tournament/the-carnoustie-autumn-test/.

Image Credit: Carnoustie Golf Links