FILE PHOTO: Pernilla Lindberg of Sweden tees off at the fourth hole during the final round of the Dubai Ladies Masters European Tour at the Emirates golf club in Dubai December 17, 2011. REUTERS/Jumana El Heloueh
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Major-winning Swedish golfer Pernilla Lindberg is looking forward to the "incredible challenge" of competing as the lone woman at the New Zealand Open where she will tee off with two-time World Rugby Player of the Year Beauden Barrett.
The 33-year-old Lindberg will be the first woman to play in the event, with the 101st edition to be staged at the Millbrook Resort and The Hills in Queenstown from Feb. 27 to March 1.
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