Wie worry as Coughlan faces US starlet in opener

IRELAND'S Curtis Cup rookie Claire Coughlan will have plenty to cope with today on the opening day of the event at Formby when she plays against American teen starlet Michelle Wie.

Coughlan, from Cork Golf Club, has been paired with Scotland's Anne Laing and the duo will face the 14-year-old phenomenon Wie and Brittany Lang in the first day foursomes.

The big galleries expected to follow the match will add to the increased pressure Laing and Coughlan will face.