Women's Tour: Laura Davies ended her longest drought on the European Tour with a convincing five and four win over Janice Moodie in an all-British final at the WPGA International Matchplay at Gleneagles.
Davies had won the semi-final in bizarre circumstances when top seed Sophie Gustafson lost at the 19th courtesy of a penalty.
The Swede's American caddie, Chuck Hersch, had infringed a tour rule by taking a ride on a buggy between the 18th green and the first tee after he had stopped off for a toilet break. The penalty was loss of hole.
Davies was upset by the incident, but put it all behind her as she stormed into a four-hole lead over Moodie after just six holes of the final.
She did lose the 11th, but won the 13th with a 15-foot birdie putt and the contest for the €110,000 winner's cheque ended at the next when Moodie three-putted.
Park became the LPGA's third first-time winner in as many weeks with a one-stroke triumph over Donna Andrews at the inaugural Williams Championship on Sunday after a six-under-par 64 at the Tulsa Country Club gave her a winning 54-hole total of nine-under 201.
After a lacklustre display on Saturday, Park stormed to victory with a round that included eight birdies, including clutch putts at the 16th and 17th holes to stay ahead of Andrews.
One day after matching the lowest LPGA score on a par-70 layout with a 62, Andrews carded her second 70 of the week and remained winless since 1998.
The runner-up finish, however, was her best since losing in a playoff to Annika Sorenstam 39 months ago at the Michelob Light Classic.
RYDER CUP: Nick Faldo will form part of the Sky Sports commentary team for this month's Ryder Cup clash at the Belfry. Faldo played in 11 consecutive matches from 1977 and holds the records for most matches played (46) and points won (25).
The recently-married veteran joins fellow pundits Howard Clark and Ronan Rafferty, while Chip Beck provides an American insight into the three-day contest, where the European team will attempt to wrest the trophy back following the controversial defeat in Brookline two years ago.
GOLF MEMORABILIA: The starter's box at the St Andrews Old Course, one of the world's most famous golf courses, has been sold to a Californian man for almost £60,000 sterling ($87,970).
The 1920s brick and slate hut was put up for auction on the Internet three weeks ago when officials decided it had to be moved to make way for a larger practice putting green at the historic course, known as the "Home of Golf".
Bidding, which closed at noon yesterday, stood at £31,000 on Monday morning, but a showdown between a Dane and the ultimate winner in the closing minutes pushed the final price to £59,000.
"We were so over-excited watching all these e-mails come in this morning," said St Andrews Links Trust spokeswoman Carolyn Nurse.
She expected to release details of the winner later in the week.
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