[2] A crowd of 10,000 spectators turned out in gale-force winds to see Laura Davies put in a solid performance to beat local favorite Janice Moodie 5 and 4 to claim her second win of the year and take the £110,000 first prize.

He was caught catching a lift in a buggy on a return from a toilet break, and Gustafson was left in tears with loss of the match.

Moodie also toppled a Swedish opponent in the semi-finals as she completed a 2 and 1 victory, featuring eight birdies, over her Solheim Cup teammate Carin Koch.

[3] From some player's point of view, a highlight of the week was the snooker competition organized to raise money for the charity Eyes for Europe.

Laurette Maritz organised the event which was won by Trish Johnson and Scottish professional snooker player Stephen Hendry.