Ainee O'Connor seems to be having a great time in the USA. As you may remember Ainee qualified for the Faldo Series final by winning an event in fine style at Holinwell Golf Club a couple of months ago. There are 83 players from 20 countries competing for the trophies at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia this week, but there is so much more to this event for the competitors. Ainee has multiple seminars that she can attend that are designed to help young golfers develop, along with a gala dinner. This is a great opportunity for her and I know that as usual, Ainee is determined to make the most of it. As you can see from the couple of photo's that I have been sent, that Sir Nick and Fanny Sunneson have touched base with her already. I'll have a full report on the week in my next newsletter.

Finals Day took place a couple of weeks ago, so there is now a list of all the winners of Knockout Competitions which I have included below.

Frank Ward - Alex Yazdani & John Collett
Cecil Leitch 5-Club - Paul Greenwood
Cecil Leitch 5-Club - Jo Eldridge
Pritt Cups - Christine McGarry & Dewanne Puddick
Autumn Knockout - Shirley Beglinger
Dora Clarkson Winter Bowl - Jo Eldridge
Todd Trophy - Andrew Guyton
Wallis Cups - Nicholas Coole & Joshua Sacks
Reg Holden Cup - Peter Young
Horsfield Trophy - Ray Reilly
Over 70's Handicap Cup - David Fyfe
Spring Challenge Cup - Chris Frost
Pritt Plates - Kim Morris & Julie Richardson
Dora Clarkson Summer Bowl - Jo Eldridge
Silver Rabbit - Elaine Lopategui
Dunn Trophy - Michael Lawrence & Rachel Martin
Holden Trophy (+ to 9) - Huw Evans
Andrew Claret Jug (10 -18) - John Spruell
Longs' Vase (19 +) - Julia Wright
Ron Cox Vets Scratch Cup - Bill Leo
Darlington Scratch Trophy - Kim Morris
Ron Cox Men's Scratch Cup - Michael Lawrence

Saturday saw the next round of International Matches with 64 Golfers playing in the four country event- with Ireland playing the Rest of the World and England playing Scotland. The Ireland v Rest of the World match finished 4-4 and England beat The Auld Enemy 5-3.

After the Game the 4 team Captains were accompanied into the Dining Room by the sounds of the Scottish Piper who then duly addressed the Haggis, and after the Golfers had had their Roast Beef, speeches were made by the 4 Team Captains and the Firkin Urn was paraded around the room by the Scottish Captain Charles Andrew and presented to the England Captain Kevin Turner. The Trophy for the ROW v Ireland was jointly lifted by the Irish Captain Tom Pearce and Rest of the World Captain Dhan Sharma.

The European Tour travels to Australia this week for the ISPS HANDA Perth International at Lake Karrinyup Country Club. Jin Jeong of South Korea is the defending champion.

A good field has assembled for this event with many big name players making the journey to Western Australia. Charl Schwartzel will be joined on the start sheet by fellow Major champions, Jason Dufner and Geoff Ogilvy.

French Ryder Cup star Victor Dubuisson will tee it up, as will Steven Bowditch of Australia - winner of the 2014 Valero Texas Open on the PGA Tour.

This is the final event of the regular 2014 European Tour season. At the conclusion of the tournament the top 110 players on the Race to Dubai will retain their playing privileges for 2015. This will be a nervous week for many, as players look to move up the list or to secure their spot in the top 110.

Right on the bubble in 110th spot is Lee Slattery of England who moved up with a good showing in last week's Hong Kong Open. But, he's less than €5,000 ahead of his countryman Matthew Nixon who lies 111th. With over €200,000 going to the winner of this event and, with a target of roughly €230,000 required to earn a card for 2015, it's clearly all to play for in Perth.

This tournament is something of a newcomer to the European Tour schedule. It first appeared as a fixture on the circuit in 2012 when Bo Van Pelt of the USA was the winner.

Last year, South Korea's Jin Jeong overcame Ross Fisher at the first hole of a sudden-death playoff to take the title. With the victory, Jeong avoided a trip to European Tour Q School. Many in the field will be looking to emulate that feat this week.

There could be showers in Perth on Thursday but the forecast looks reasonable after that. This is a course that has witnessed low scoring in the past. Back in 2003, Ernie Els won the Johnnie Walker Classic at Lake Karrinyup with a four-round total of 29-under-par - a European Tour scoring record.

Player Watch:

Marcus Fraser - Twice a winner on the European tour, Fraser has been off the circuit in 2014. But he showed excellent form in the Hong Kong Open last week and could have contended for the title had it not been for a disappointing final round - in the end he was tied fifth. He finished in the top-20 in this event last year.

Raphael Jacquelin - He's enjoyed some good form over the last month, most recently a tie for ninth last week in Hong Kong. He was in with a shout at the Dunhill Links before a poor final round.

Thorbjorn Olesen - The Dane will be looking to move into the top-60 on the Race to Dubai with a good result here. His form on the European Tour has been solid if not spectacular, but his last round at the Portugal Masters was an excellent 64.

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