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Schaeffer sisters are French toast at Binhai

French sisters Fany and Jade Schaeffer are planning a strategy that they hope could land them a title on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour. Fany, 28 and Jade, eight years younger, claimed that game planning works on a golf course and it could get them a win too.

How well Fany and Jade, who play on the Ladies European Tour, have planned for the positives, will be known when they make their charge at LAGT's season finale, the USD230,000 Asia Miles-Binhai Ladies Open beginning on Wednesday. The event is tri-sanctioned with Korean LPGA and the China Golf Association.

The sisters had their first 'taste' on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour by taking part in the Thailand Ladies Open two weekends ago. They missed the cut but Fany charged back at last week's Women's Indian Open with a top 10 finish.

Binhai is looking more like home for the sisters, as their mother is a Vietnamese while their father is a Frenchman. "Mum is a Buddhist and she prepares spicy Vietnamese dishes which are quite similar to the Chinese food. We eat with chopsticks and we feel very much at home over here," Fany told LAGT Media.

Jade, the 2005 European Amateur champion, has the comfort of her boyfriend Francois Calmels, who plays on the European Tour, to guide her in raising her level of play.

"I want to achieve something. The Asia Miles-Binhai Ladies Open is the biggest on LAGT. I want to achieve something big here. Winning in Binhai will also get me recognized internationally," said Fany with Jade echoing the same sentiments.

Jade added that she had won big tournaments as an amateur. "It's time to grow big in this tournament. "I know Fany too is out to crown herself over here, but this is sport and we are out to outdo each other. So, you'll be able to see a sister-act this week at the Binhai Golf Club," she said.

Fany only has golf in mind. "It's the way I'm going to approach it. I would like to believe that I'm mentally strong to topple the powerful Korean girls who are tagged as the favourites," she said.

Fany's absolutely right. The Koreans have sent 40 professionals to make their charge at the title.

"We know their depth and they have the cutting edge over the rest of the field here, but with the right application and game-plan, I think we can humble the Korean challenge," Fany said.

March 20, 2007