Ladies doing it for themselves

PADRAIG HARRINGTON is all for it; Greg Norman, Ernie Els and Colin Montgomerie are all against it.

The topic this week is whether sponsors should be allowed to invite lady golfers to compete in their tournaments. Norman claims it is being done as a "gimmick", Els says it's "a publicity stunt", Montgomerie wants to know "where it's all going to end."

Harrington, on the other hand, insists: "it's good for the game". And now the fun starts all over again this week with the participation of the one-time great English player Laura Davies in the ANZ tournament in Australia.