Catriona Matthew sets sights on fifth women's major

The Masters will gain major status in 2013, giving enough time for the course to undergo a total revamp and make it a tougher test for the world's best women players.

"Having five majors will be a bit different," said Matthew, who became the first Scot to win one of the women's elite events at the Ricoh Women's British Open two years ago. "In this day and age, anything that can be done to try and get more focus on women's golf the better.

"They are going to redesign the course and do all that is needed to make it into a major, so that can only be good. I haven't ever done really well here, but I've had a good season so far, so maybe this time could be better and it would be nice to do well before the Women's British Open at Carnoustie next week."

Two years ago at Evian, Matthew and her husband, Graeme, had to flee from a fire in their hotel on the eve of the tournament. Undaunted, they are back in the same room at the Pavillons du Golfe.

"Last year we went somewhere else, but it wasn't so handy," said Matthew. "The room has had had a lick of paint and they've now got a fire alarm. Apparently it was a disgruntled ex-employee who threw a petrol bomb from the roof. Hopefully this time everything will be OK."

Matthew is the lone Scot in the 81-strong field with South Korea's Jiyai Shin, a former world No?1, the defending champion.