PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES PHOTO: DAME LAURA DAVIES TO MAKE HISTORY IN DENMARK AT SHIPCO MASTERS PRESENTED BY SIMON’S GOLF CLUB Four-time Women’s Major Champion Dame Laura Davies will “It will not be the first time that Dame Laura will have played a become the first woman in history to participate in a European tournament at our golf club,” said Simonsen. “We had the Senior Tour event at next year’s Shipco Masters promoted by pleasure of welcoming Laura and her LET colleagues in 2008 Simon’s Golf Club, Denmark. at the Nykredit Masters. Davies, Britain’s most successful female golfer in the modern “Laura is a great player and has a wonderful personality, and era, will be an official entrant to the inaugural Shipco Masters we look forward to welcoming her back to Simon’s Golf Club from June 1-3, 2018 competing alongside the legends of the for the Shipco Masters.” Senior Tour. As an official entrant, Davies will be playing from Ian Woosnam has also confirmed his participation in next the same tees as her male counterparts. year’s tournament, and will be joined by a number of fellow The 53 year old former Women’s World Number One has 45 former Ryder Cup players. Ladies European Tour wins and 20 LPGA victories to her “Dame Laura and Ian are just two of a number of stars who will name and has represented Europe in the Solheim Cup on 12 be teeing it up next year, and we hope to make further player occasions, winning four times. announcements in the coming months,” said Simonsen. “My golfing career has been played in parallel with a number of David MacLaren, Head of the European Senior Tour, said: players who are currently on the Senior Tour, so I’m really looking “Dame Laura’s participation in this event is an honour for the forward to testing my wits against them,” said Davies. European Senior Tour. “It is a privilege to have been invited back to Simon’s Golf Club “She has been one of my golfing heroes since 1996 and by Arne and his team, and I’m looking forward to making this is another example of the European Tour and European history on the Senior Tour.” Senior Tour being prepared to innovate and look to attract The Senior Tour returns to Denmark for the first time since a wider audience to the game of golf.” 2007, and Arne Simonsen, founder of Simon’s Golf Club, which celebrates its 25th anniversary next year, is determined to make next year’s tournament a memorable one. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT SIMONSGOLF.DK/SHIPCOMASTERS.