Glitch Tended To In First British Open Battle of Sexes

Following publication this morning of the entry form for the 2006 Open Championship, a clash of dates has come to light which will affect the availability of women eligible to play in Regional Qualifying, originally planned for July3.The final day's play in the 2006 US Women's Open at Newport CC, Newport, Rhode Island is scheduled for July 2 and it is clearly anticipated that the majority of women golfers eligible to enter Regional Qualifying will be competing at this event.Accordingly, The R&A will adjust the dates of the 2006 Regional Qualifying Competition to allow eligible women golfers to compete.The R&A apologises for this oversight and an announcement of adjusted Regional Qualifying dates will be made as soon as possible.