The PGA has announced the five-player team which will represent Great Britian & Ireland at the 2024 Women’s PGA Cup, which is taking place at Sunriver Resort in Oregon, USA from October 3-5.
Led by captain Cathy Panton-Lewis, the GB&I team includes four players who earned their places through the 2023/24 Women’s PGA Professional Championship and WPGA Series, with the fifth spot being a captain’s pick.
Holly Morgan and Heather MacRae secured the first two spots after the Women’s PGA Professional Championship, while Ali Gray and Marie Martindale claimed the next two after the final qualifying event earlier this week.
Suzanne Dickens was then selected to complete a strong line-up.
WHAT IS THE FORMAT?
This third staging of the event sees teams of five PGA Members compete against their PGA Professional counterparts from the United States, Canada, Sweden, South Africa and Australia over three days. Every team member will play 18 holes each day, with the lowest three out of five scores counting for the team. The team with the lowest 54-hole aggregate scores wins.
Panton-Lewis was delighted with a team that contains the experience and talent that she hopes will secure victory.
“I’ve got the best five players, and it’s really exciting,” she said. “Marie and Holly are debuting, but they both bring valuable experience from their time at American colleges. Heather, Alison and Suzanne are seasoned players.
‘My focus is on helping the players perform their best while keeping it fun – it’s an important competition, but I don’t want them to feel nervous. I want them to enjoy the experience.”
The 2024 Women’s PGA Cup team
Suzanne Dickens (Thorpe Wood Golf Course, Cambridgeshire) – PGA in England & Wales (East)
Alison Gray (Ormskirk Golf Club, Lancashire) – PGA in England & Wales (North)
Heather MacRae (The Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland) – PGA in Scotland
Marie Martindale (Hampstead Golf Club, London) – PGA in England & Wales (East)
Holly Morgan (Lindrick Golf Club, Yorkshire) – PGA in England & Wales (North)