A more comfortable airplane seat was the first of what are likely to be many benefits accruing from a career-changing fortnight for young English golfer Annabell Fuller.
The 22-year-old treated herself to an upgrade after fully capitalising on forcing her way into the PIF Saudi Ladies International last week. Once there, she was beaten only by world number four Jeeno Thitikul, of Thailand, and South Korea’s Somi Lee.
Of all the tournaments on the Ladies European Tour to do well in, this is the one. Worth a total of £3.9m it towers over the rest of the schedule on a circuit where making ends meet is the main priority.
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It is little wonder that Fuller asked for a sponsor invitation into the field, but unlike last year it was not forthcoming.
So the previous week’s Lalla Meryem Cup, worth less than £375,000, suddenly acquired considerable value. “In Morocco I said to my caddie (Neal Herman) ‘it’s fine, we’ll just get a top 10’,” Fuller told BBC Sport.
A finish of such magnitude in Morocco was the only remaining route into the Riyadh tournament. And she was true to her word, finishing in sixth place.
