Women's Golf Gaining Popularity All Over The World
By James Kon

Bandar Seri Begawan - Golf is becoming a popular sport among women all over the world, including in Brunei.

This phenomenon is indicated by the' rise in the number of young women taking up golfing lessons, said two visiting women professional golfers from Japan, Mika Adaniya and Shiho Katano.

Adaniya and Katano are in Brunei to take part in the Mitsubishi Corporation 2006 golf championship, schedule to tee off this weekend at the Empire Hotel and Country Club. The two women will only compete in the "nearest to the pin" at hole 10. Being in Brunei gave them the chance to experience golf on the greens of the Empire Hotel and Country Club.

Katano, 27, began playing golf when she was only five-years-old, and has been a professional golfer since 1998. Her achievements include winning the Japan Ladies Golf Association title in 1998, and finishing fourth in the Toikai Classic Golf Tournament. Katano also played in the USLPGA Tour in 2002 and 2003.

Meanwhile, Adaniya took up the game at 18 years of age, and turned professional in 1998. Her best achievement thus far is finishing tenth in the Pro Miss Ladies Golf Tournament in Japan.

Both golfers are delighted to be able to participate in the Mitsubishi Corporation 2006 golf championship. Brunei can boost ladies golf, they said, by first introducing golf to girls at an early age, and follow up by providing them with facilities to enjoy the game.

Opening a golf school for ladies in the country is also a good idea, said the Japanese, as that would give local women the chance to learn more about golfing. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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