ANOTHER fantastic boost for me this year is my official attachment to The De Vere Belfry at Sutton Coldfield, venue for the 2002 Ryder Cup. It’s a rare opportunity to be associated with such a fabulous complex. The Belfry has all the latest technology for practising and analysing my swing and because I have access to that equipment and all three courses there, then I think it will genuinely improve my game.

I’m very grateful to De Vere and my other sponsors for their support and I will be trying hard throughout the year to promote them through some good results.

I’m in Barbados during early February for 10 days’ hard preparation in warmer weather before moving on for several tournaments in South Africa and hopefully, the ANZ Masters on Australia’s Gold Coast.

Then it’s home for a few weeks and out East again for the Thai Ladies Open in Bangkok - where the Tour will be making a substantial donation to the Tsunami relief fund - before the swing through Europe begins in Tenerife in April.

Let’s hope there’s good news to report by then...

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