Victory puts Davies back on level par

Laura Davies today revealed how her first title of the year has stopped her taking a temporary break from tournament golf.

Britain's most successful women's player celebrated her three-shot win in the Rochester International in New York by claiming: "That is probably the most important victory of my entire career.

It was the former world No 1's 20th career triumph, and it comes after a desperate run of five missed cuts in seven starts.

Davies said: "When you don't feel like things are going right for you and your confidence is gone, it is really hard. But now I feel like I'm looking forward to next week and maybe have a chance to win again."

Colin Montgomerie, whose back injury forced him out of the English Open, won by Peter O'Malley at the Forest of Arden yesterday, has decided to put his back to the test at this week's U.S. Open at Southern Hills, Oklahoma.