Harder Hall Women's Invitational tees off Thursday

WATSON SISTERS IN FIELD FOR

START OF ORANGE BLOSSOM

TOUR IN FLORIDA

The Orange Blossom Tour for women amateurs tees off later this week with the 53rd Harder Hall Women's Invitational.

It's a four-round stroke-play tournament from Thursday to Sunday at Harder Hall Country Club, Sebring in Florida.

America's Curtis Cup captain and career amateur legend Carole Semple Thompson is the chairman of the championship committee.

The Watson sisters from South Queensferry - Rebecca and Sally - are among the entrants. Sally was a strong-finishing fourth last year when American Leah Wigger was the winner. Both Rebecca, pictured above, and Sally are now based in the States, Rebecca as a first-year student at the University of Tennessee and Sally at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy, Bradenton in Florida.

The Watson girls are the only British or Irish players in the field.

The Stirling University squad of golfing girls and some of the Ladies Golf Union Elite Squad will join the Orange Blossom Tour at the second event - the "Sally" (South Atlantic Ladies Amateur).

Harder Hall Women's Invitational list of entries:

Marina Alex, Elizabeth Alger, Christie Appleton, Clate Aydlett.

Lila Barton, Mallory Blackwelder, Jill Blackwood, Alexandra Bodemann, Meghan Bolger, Taffy Brower, Ginny Brown, Heather Burgner.

Denise Callahan, Rachel Carpenter, Laura Carson, Meghan Chapman, Tonya Choate, Eleana L Collins, Jacqui Concolino, Jordan Craig, Sydney Crane.

Jan DeMarco, Melissa Doorlag, Lauren Doughtie.

Erin Fitzpatrick, Paula Fitzpatrick, Leslie Folsom, Brenda Frye.

Meghan Gockel, Megan Grehan, Virginia Derby Grimes, Cindel Gwyn.

Peggy S Hall, Mary Jane Hiestand, Mary Hill, Nanette Hill, Pat Hughes-Gelardi, Lauren Hunt.

Sandra Jackson, Brittany Johnston.

Taylore Karle, Anne Kirlis.

Diane Lang, Isabelle Lendl, Marika Lendl, Daniela Lendl, Jen Lochhead, Judy Lynn-Craig.

Barbara Magie, Kristy McLaughlin, Natalie McNicholas, Tyrette Metzendorf, Sandra Miller, Sarah Mooney, Jean Mowry.

Whitney Neuhauser, Lucy Nunn.

Karen Oldham, Ginny Orthwein.

Barbara Pagana, Tiffany Phelps, Garrett Phillips.

Joanie Roberts, Marcella Rose, Hunter Ross.

Julie Saleeby, Joanna Saleeby, Abigale Schepperle, Candace Schepperle, Alex Schulte, Natalie Sheary, Kristen Simpson, Mayura Skowronski, Nancy Smith, Ashley Smith, Karen Smith, Amy St John, Alicia Stauffacher, Judy Stewart, Erica Still, DeAnne Stolarik, Emily Street.

Jenna Taylor, Meredith Taylor, Carol S Thompson, Marci Turner.

Jessie Vincent, Kristin Vincent.

Alison Walshe, Mary Wannamaker, Sally Watson, Rebecca Watson, Katie Wilburn, Jessica Williams, Meredith Wolf.

Jessica Yadloczky, Carlie Yadloczky, Dianne Yelovich.

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