Wentworth based Annabel Dimmock is amongst a growing number of women who have decided to fine-tune their game on the Gecko Tour in southern Spain.
Wentworth based Annabel Dimmock is amongst a growing number of women who have decided to fine-tune their game on the Gecko Tour in southern Spain.
The tour which is designed to provide an affordable and highly competitive tournament experience to professional players (and low handicap amateurs) from across Europe during the winter months. Annabel's decision to play the tour is part of a growing trend amongst European female professional's to test their skills against their male counterparts.
Last week, in the fourth event of the season held at Marbella Club Golf Resort, Spain's Noemí Jiménez finished fourth, just two shots behind Mark Tullo, a regular on the European Tour and Challenge Tour. Noemí's compatriot Nuria Iturrios, a Balearics golfer based in Madrid who won this year’s Spanish national championship will also be competing at next week's event at Finca Cortesín and San Roque Golf Club. She will be taking advantage of Europe’s premier winter circuit to prepare for the Ladies European Tour Qualifying School in Morocco in December.
Joining her for the tournament will be Norway’s Rachel Raastad, a professional who this year competed in the LET Access Series and who will also be teeing up at the final of the LET Qualifying School in December.
So far this season, in five Gecko Tour events, 14 female golfers have competed alongside the men.
To learn more about the Gecko Tour visit www.thegeckotour.com
