Solheim Cup star to tee up on Women’s Tartan Tour

Trish Johnson, a winner 18 times on the Ladies European Tour and three times on the USLPGA Tour in her years as a professional, has given the profile of the Paul Lawrie Ladies' Tartan Tour a boost by being one of the early entries for the first of five 36-hole events on its schedule.

It will be a debut appearance on the Tour which is now under the auspices of the PGA in Scotland.

The former Solheim Cup and Curtis Cup teams player, is the biggest name so far to enter the  tournament, which is being staged over the Torrance Course at Fairmont St Andrews on April 14-15. Another past Solheim Cup and Curtis Cup player, Becky Brewerton from Wales, has also got her entry in well before the deadline of April 3.

Other entries include former Scottish women's amateur champions Laura Murray (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) and Heather Stirling (Dairsie, Fife), who also gained Curtis Cup honours, West Kilbride-based former England amateur champion Lisa Shervill, and Amy Boulden, a past Welsh amateur champion who helped GB & I win the Curtis Cup at Nairn in June 2012,

Each tournament has a guaranteed prize fund of £6,000 with a top prize of £2,500 for the winner. Entry is open to all female professionals and to female amateurs with single-figure handicaps.

The Ladies Tartan Tour is supported by the PGA in Scotland, the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre and the R&A as well as sponsors of individual tournaments.

Order of Merit points are at stake in each of the five events. The professional with the most points at the conclusion of the Tour Championship at Marriott Dalmahoy in September will win free flights to and accommodation at the Ladies European Tour School in Morocco.

There will also be a prize, within the Rules of Amateur Status, for the leading amateur in the final Order of Merit table.

PGA Professionals can enter through the PGA in Scotland website up to the deadline of April 3
- http://pgagbi.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/pgagbi14/schedule/scotlandladies/index.htm

All other players can enter by phoning the PGA in Scotland office on 01764 661840