NEW SOUTH WALES WOMEN'S OPEN

Laura loses it with a final round of 74

Overnight leader and defending champion Laura Davies left the door open for her challengers with a third and final round of 74 in the $100,000 Bing Lee Samsung New South Wales Women's Open.
First through the door was New South Wales player Sarah Oh who turned over seven shots of big Laura (pictured) on the final day with a 67, after earlier rounds of 67 and 73, for a nine-under-par total of 207 to win the title and the $15,000 first prize.
Oh won by a single shot from Queensland's Katherine Hull who had scores of 68, 72 and 68 for 208 to collect the runner-up cheque for $10,250.
Laura Davies and Rebecca Coakley (Team Ireland) were the leading European finishers in joint 10th place on 213. Laura's scores were 69, 70 and 74 for 213; Rebecca 70, 71 72. Both earned $2,008.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72) 5494metres
1 SARAH OH (New South Wales) 67 73 67 207 ($15,000).
2 KATHERINE HULL (Queensland) 68 72 68 208 ($10,250).
3 NIKKI CAMPBELL (Australian Capital Territory) 70 75 64 209 ($6,000).
3 KAREN LUNN (New South Wales) 69 71 69 209 ($6,000).
5 SARAH-JANE SMITH (Queensland) 70 72 68 210 ($3,950).
5 RACHEL L BAILEY (New South Wales) 68 72 70 210 ($3,950).
7 WENDY DOOLAN (New South Wales) 69 72 71 212 ($3,066).
7 CATHRYN BRISTOW (New Zealand) 68 74 70 212 ($3,066).
7 SARAH NICHOLSON (New Zealand) 66 75 71 212 ($3,066).
10 LAURA DAVIES (England) 69 70 74 213 ($2,008).
10 VICKY THOMAS (13th Beach) 70 75 68 213 ($2,008).
10 STEPHANIE NA (South Australia) 70 74 69 213 ($2,008).
10 REBECCA COAKLEY (Team Ireland) 70 71 72 213 ($2,008).
10 JOANNE MILLS (New South Wales) 70 70 73 213 ($2,008).
15 LEANNE BOWDITCH (Queensland) 73 72 69 214 ($1,475).
15 SOPHIE WALKER (England) 70 72 72 214 ($1,475).
17 JESSICA NOH (New South Wales) 73 72 70 215 ($1,275).
17 NIKKI GARRETT (New South Wales) 72 74 69 215 ($1,275).
19 JANE KIM (New South Wales) 74 71 71 216 ($1,093).
19 SARAH KEMP (New South Wales) 73 73 70 216 ($1,093).
19 FRANCES BONDAD (New South Wales) 72 73 71 216 ($1,093).
19 KAREN PEARCE (Queensland) 71 73 72 216 ($1,093).
19 KRISTIE SMITH (Western Australia) 71 70 75 216 ($1,093).
19 DANA LACEY (Western Australia) 70 73 73 216 ($1,1093).
25 TAMARA BECKETT (Queensland) 74 71 72 216 ($930).
25 STACEY TATE (New Zealand) 72 74 71 217 ($930).
27 MELANIE BRYDEN (Victoria) 70 74 74 218 ($814).
27 REBECCA FLOOD (New South Wales) 71 76 71 218 ($814).
27 STACEY KEATING (Victoria) (amateur) 68 78 72 218.
27 KATE COMBES (Victoria) 70 77 71 218 ($814).
27 LEAH HART (Queensland) 74 73 71 218 ($814).
27 BREE ARTHUR (Queensland) 70 74 74 218 ($814).
33 JESSICA SPEECHLEY (Western Australia) (amateur) 72 75 72 219.
33 JEAN CHUA (Malaysia) 72 75 72 219 ($730).
33 ALLYCE WATKINSON (The Lakes) (amateur) 71 79 69 219.
33 ASHLEY ONA (Australia) (amateur) 71 74 74 219.
37 SUSIE MATHEWS (South Australia) 77 74 69 220 ($710).
38 SU-HYUN OH (South Korea) (amateur) 69 80 72 221.
38 ELISSA ORR (Victoria) (amateur) 74 72 75 221.
38 BRONWYN MULLINS (Queensland) 73 75 73 221 ($690).
38 BREANNA ELLIOTT (Victoria) (amateur) 73 73 75 221.
38 ESTHER YOON (Australia) (amateur) 72 76 73 221.
43 COURTNEY MASSEY (Southport GC) (amateur) 73 76 73 222.
43 JODY FLEMING (Victoria) 75 76 71 222 ($670).
43 ELLE SANDAK (New South Wales) (amateur) 77 73 72 222

43 CHANTAL HODSON (New South Wales) (amateur) 76 74 72 222.
47 BREE TURNBULL (Western Australia) 71 80 72 223 ($600).
48 TAMARA HYETT (Victoria) 76 73 75 224 ($553).
48 CLARE CHOI (Victoria) 74 75 75 224 ($553).
48 JOO LEE YEOM (South Korea) 71 79 74 224 ($553).
51 KASEY HENSHAW (New South Wales) 75 76 74 225 ($520).
51 DONNA SOUTHAM (New South Wales) 75 76 74 225 ($520).
51 EBONY HEARD (South Australia) (amateur) 70 78 77 225.
51 HIROMI KAMATA (Japan) 67 77 81 225 ($520).
55 YEON SU CHO (South Korea) (amateur) 76 73 77 226.
55 JASMINE FINLAY (Queensland) (amateur) 75 76 75 226.
55 AMANDA CHIN (Malaysia) (amateur) 74 77 75 226.
55 ALIZAH KENDLER (Monash GC) (amateur) 74 76 76 226.
55 JANE WALL (New South Wales) 73 77 76 226 ($500).
55 SAKI SUZUKI (Japan) (amateur) 76 75 75 226.
61 VIKKI TUTT (New South Wales) 77 74 77 228 ($500).
MISSED THE CUT
CARLY BECK (New South Wales) (amateur) 78 74 152.
CORINNE FURNELL (New South Wales) 77 75 152.
KAREN QUINN (New South Wales) 75 77 152.
CLAUDIA LIM (New South Wales) (amateur) 73 79 152.
HELEN OH (New South Wales) 73 79 152.
POLLY TRAVICA (New South Wales) 75 78 153.
EMMA ASH (South Australia) (amateur) 72 81 153.
SUNNY PARK (New South Wales) 73 80 153.
ANGELA TATT (Victoria) 75 78 153.
CORINNE SWAN (Queensland) (amateur) 77 76 153.
HONEY KAMATA (Japan) 77 76 153.
PHILLIS METI (New Zealand) 78 75 153.
NERIDA GREGORY (New South Wales) (amateur) 74 79 153.
KATY JAROCHOWICZ (New South Wales) 78 76 154.
YEE YEON KIM (South Korea) (amateur) 78 76 154.
JUSTINE LEE (Bankstown GC) (amateur) 76 78 154.
CATHLEEN SANTOSO (New South Wales) (amateur) 75 79 154.
VERITY KNIGHT (South Australia) 74 80 154.
ADRIANA BRENT (The Lakes GC) (amateur) 74 80 154.
SHEREE HASSON (Queensland) (amateur) 77 78 155.
REBECCA GREEN (South Australia) 75 80 155.
SHARON HEMPSTOCK (Queensland) 79 77 156.
MICHELLE COETZEE (Queensland) (amateur) 78 78 156.
BELINDA DIAMOND (South Korea) (amateur) 81 75 156.
WENDY HAWKES (New Zealand) 76 80 156
CARA GUEST (South Australia) (amateur) 80 77 157.

OLIVIA WILSON (New South Wales) (amateur) 78 79 157.

AMY SMITH (New Zealand) (amateur) 78 79 157.

SUZANNE FAIRHURST (New South Wales) (amateur) 77 80 157.

ANGELA HARRIS (Queensland) 80 78 158.

NICKY HENDERSON (New South Wales) 80 78 158.

LAURA HOLDSWORTH (New South Wales) (amateur) 78 80 158
TEGAN SMITH (New South Wales) 77 81 158.

CHRISTABEL GOH (Singapore) 75 83 158.

ANGELA TUNCHON (New South Wales) 75 83 158.

ANGELA HAWKES (New Zealand) 75 84 159.

GILLIAN RAE (New South Wales) 81 78 159.

GRACE LENNON (Victoria) (amateur) 84 77 161.

JOANNE BANNERMAN (New South Wales) 79 82 161

JANA WELSFORD (Australian Capital Territory) (amateur) 82 80 162.

ELLY CHEON (South Korea) (amateur) 74 88 162.

Selected scores:

TAMRA MOORE (Norway) (amateur) 82 82 164.

KATIE DUKE (Canada) 86 81 167.

ASHLEE CLAYDON (Canada) 88 NR.

Jodi Ewart in action for the University of New Mexico on the US women's college circuit.

Blow to GB&I hopes: Jodi Ewart

to turn pro before Curtis Cup

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Great Britain & Ireland's hopes of regaining the Curtis Cup from the grasp of the United States in the June 11 to 13 match at Essex County Club, Manchester by the Sea, Massachusetts have taken a knock with the news that Jodi Ewart will be ineligible for selection.
She has decided to turn professional without delay after she completes her four-year degree course at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
She will also miss the Ladies British open amateur championship at Ganton Golf Club (June 22 to 26) in her home county of Yorkshire over a course she knows well and would have been one of the title contenders.
Miss Ewart (pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency) from Middleham, Yorkshire and a member at Catterick Golf Club, had her 22nd birthday on January 7 this year. She was the English women's stroke-play champion in 2008 and has won several events on the US women's college circuit over the past four years.
Most pundits would have considered her a certainty to be one of the eight-strong Great Britain & Ireland team for this years Curtis Cup match.
Her circumstances changed when, competing as an amateur, she gained playing rights for the 2010 Duramed Futures Tour, America's No 2 ladies pro circuit, at its Qualifying School late last year.
In an E-mail from Albuquerque, Jodi said:
" I have decided to make myself unavailable for Curtis Cup team selection. This was not an easy decision, and one that I have been going back and forth over for the past two months.
" I came to the decision that for my future I need to play in as many Futures Tour events as I can, and playing in the Curtis Cup would make this very difficult.
" I know that there is a huge amount of young talent in Britain at the moment, and what ever GB&I team gets selected they will win. I feel that my experience at St.Andrews (the 2008 Curtis Cup match over the Old Course) is one that can never be topped and it's time to give that experience to someone else.
"It was a decision I needed to make by myself and believe that I made the right one for my future. I know people will be disappointed but I hope they understand my very difficult situation."

Any comments? You can E-mail them to Colin@scottishgolfview.com

St Margaret's School for Girls, Aberdeen head of PE, Georgeana Parker, teaching the introductory golf game of firstclubgolf to pupils (image by Rob Eyton-Jones; click to enlarge).

St Margaret’s on the ball with clubgolf

NEWS RELEASE
Golf loving girls from one of Scotland’s leading independent schools are bringing the game to the fore – thanks to a new partnership with clubgolf.
St Margaret’s School in Aberdeen has become one of the country’s first independent schools to work with clubgolf, an initiative which aims to give all primary five pupils the opportunity to play golf.
The clubgolf programme has already introduced almost 80% of primary 5 years in Aberdeen to the game – St Margaret’s is the first independent school in the city to run a clubgolf programme. Clubgolf, a direct result of Scotland’s successful bid to host the 2014 Ryder Cup, offers a structured programme which can take children from entry levels to the highest stages of achievement. As well as helping children reach their potential, it also allows a large number of youngsters to experience the sport.
Keen to raise the profile of golf among girls at the school, Georgeana Parker, head of PE at St Margaret’s, contacted clubgolf.
“We had a visit from Audra Booth who is the organisation’s regional manager for Grampian and she gave the girls a lesson which was fantastically well received,” she said.
“We have a number of girls who already play regularly but this was a perfect opportunity to introduce a new sport to an entire year group of pupils and they have loved learning how to play.
“Not only is golf a great way to exercise but it can be played by people of all ages which means that the girls can hit the golf course or driving range with friends and family in their spare time. Sport is such an important part of life at St Margaret’s and this underlines the school’s commitment to providing a wide and varied range of activities.”
Audra Booth says she is delighted that St Margaret’s has signed up for the national initiative – and encourages other schools to follow suit.
“St Margaret’s is one of the first independent schools in Scotland to run the clubgolf programme and this underlines the popularity of the introductory game,” she said.
“Eighty eight percent of the region’s schools are giving their children an early introduction to the game and 50 Grampian clubs are on board offering clubgolf programmes where they can develop their skills. This is really opening up the sport to youngsters and encouraging their early development as golfers.”

Rob Eyton-Jones
clubgolf Media Manager
e: rob@eyton-jones.co.uk
website: http://www.clubgolfscotland.com/

James Byrne explains what went

wrong for him on Hawaii

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
James Byrne's first two rounds (84 and 80) in the Hawaii college tournament at the end of last week were so far out of the ordinary for the Banchory student at Arizona State University, that I E-mailed him to see if there was any explanation.
A lot of golfers are very good at talking about their good rounds; not all of them want to speak about their "bad" rounds ... but James is a notable exception.
Here's his reply:

Colin,
This tournament was competed among 22 teams, far too many for a college event, and as a result we played shotgun starts for each of the three rounds.
With severe winds only picking up after about seven holes in the first round, certain players were punished much more so than others. I had to play my last six holes into the wind and played them in +10.
In the second round, I managed to rack up an 8 on a 120yd par 3, as did my team-mate Knut, amongst others. The hole played straight down a strong wind with water short and long and was more of a guessing game than a golf hole.
I played only marginally better in the third round for a two-under-par 70, than I did the first two.
I tied at +18 with Peter Uihlein, who is coming off a phenomenal 09 season and is 5th in WAGR, so I think that tells all.
However, I did not play to my best and will have to make vast improvements.
Cheers,
James Byrne

Laetitia Beck, the Florida-based Israeli girl who won the Verizon Junior Heritage girls' championship today on Hilton Head Island (image by Cal Carson Golf Agency; click on it to enlarge).

Stephanie Meadow finishes joint seventh behind

Laetitia Beck, winner of girls' Verizon Junior title

Curtis Cup team place contender Stephanie Meadow from Northern Ireland faded from contention over the second round of the Verizon Junior Heritage - one of the United States' top Under-19 years tournaments - at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina today.

Stephanie, a student at the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy on the island, was in the picture with a Saturday round of 74 but she required 80 shots for her next round over the Harbour Links.

Her total of 154 saw Stephanie finish joint seventh, seven shots behind the winner of the 36-hole event, Laetitia Beck from Israel, a student at a golf academy in Florida. Laetitia, who is a member of Caesarea Golf Club in Israel, had rounds of 73 and 74 for 147.

She won by two shots from the favourite, 14-year-old Alexis Thompson from Coral Springs, Florida. Alexis had rounds of 73 and 76 for 149.

Last year Alexis beat Laetitia in a play-off for the title.

Miss Beck has committed herself to enrol at Duke University, Durham in North Carolina in the autumn. Duke has been the strongest team on the US women's college circuit in recent years.

FINAL TOTALS

Par 143 (72 + 71)
147 Laetitia Beck (Israel) 73 74.

149 Alexis Thompson 73 76.
150 Sierra Sims 74 76.

153 Portland Rosen 77 76, McKenzie Talbert 75 78, Juliet Vongphoumy 75 78.

154 Collins Bradshaw 76 78, Katherine Perry 75 79, Irene Jung 75 79, Brittany Mai 77 77, Stephanie Meadow 74 80, Monifa Sealy 76 78.

155 Simin Feng 77 78.

156 Jessica Korda 82 74, Alison Emrey 82 74.

158 Ri Hyang Park 75 83, Tanaporn Kongkiatkrai 78 80.

159 Daniela Lendl 80 79, Jackie Chang 80 79.

161 Suzie Lee 76 85, Minami Levonwich 78 83, Anne Marie Covar 79 82.

162 Janie Jackson 77 85.

162 Lauren Salazar 81 82.

164 Jaye Marie Green 82 82, Hally Leadbetter 79 85, Linda Luo 76 88, Joyce Kim 79 85.

168 Noriko Inoue 86 82, Harin Lee 84 84.

169 Katie Rose Higgins 78 91.

170 Yuri Otsuka 87 83.

171 Elizabeth Thompson 80 91.

LEADING BOYS' TOTALS TO COME

Some good news about Tiger at last:

He's been reunited with his family

By NICK ALLEN

Tiger Woods has been reunited with his family for the first time in over a month after leaving a rehabilitation clinic.
The world's troubled number one golfer completed a programme in Hattiesburg, Mississippi from where he was picked up by his wife Elin Nordegren.
Despite earlier reports that the couple intended to divorce they are now said to be spending time alone to work on their marriage and intend to return to their home in Orlando, Florida.
Woods was reunited with his family in time for the first birthday of his son Charlie on Monday. The couple also have a daughter Sam, 2.

Reports that he had completed his course led to immediate speculation that he could return to the golf circuit within weeks.
There are suggestions that he could play in the Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona in a fortnight.
He would have to register by Friday for the tournament which is open to the top 64 players in the world.
However, his return appeared more likely to come in the Arnold Palmer Invitation in Florida, an event he has won six times, and which is played at the end of March, shortly before the Masters.

Laura Davies leads in New South Wales Women's Open

England’s Laura Davies enjoyed the English type weather to take the lead into the final round of the New South Wales Women’s Open in Sydney on Saturday. The former winner of the event took advantage of the better morning conditions to card a 2-under par 70 to finish at 5-under par 139 after 36 holes.
Overcast conditions greeted the morning field, with the wind picking up mid way through their round, while the afternoon players contended with strong gusty winds and squally showers making club selection and scoring difficult.
“Overall I played pretty well but it could have been a lot better than that had the putts gone in but I think the pins were difficult today, moreso than yesterday.” Davies said after the round. Her round included three birdies and one bogey, with her birdies all came on the par 5’s on the front nine, at the 4th, 6th and 8th holes. Her only bogey came on the 17th when she overshot the green for her second shot and couldn’t get up and down.
The former World No. 1 heads a jam-packed leaderboard with 14 players within four shots of the lead, including the three previous winners of the tournament; Davies, Joanne Mills and Sarah Oh.
The New South Wales quartet of Karen Lunn (71), Mills (70), Oh (73) and Rachel Bailey (72) and Queensland’s Katherine Hull (72) are all at four-under par, 140 total. Ireland’s Rebecca Coakley posted a 71 for 141 total, with West Australian Kristie Smith carding a 70, New South Wales Wendy Doolan, 72 and first round leader New Zealand’s Sarah Nicholson shot a 75 to be all at 141 and sharing seventh position.
Davies, will be in search of her second NSW Women’s Open title and with the experience of winning over 70 titles worldwide, she will be hard to beat.
A total of 61 players made the cut including 46 professionals who will compete for their share of the $100,000.
SCOREBOARD LATER

Left to right: Scott Crichton, Jordan McColl and Steven Maxwell.

Three Scots students in New Mexico top 15

Three Scots finished in the top 15 in Saturday's New Mexico Collegiate Cup golf tournament at Sierra de Rico Golf Club in the quaintly named town of Truth or Consequences on Saturday.
Scott Crichton from Dalgety Bay, Fife, a fourth-year student at Western New Mexico University, had rounds of 72 and 73 over the 7,012yd par-72 course for a total of 145 and a share of 10th place.
Dundee's Jordan MColl, a freshman student at New Mexico Junior College, was the first-round leader with a two-under-par 70 but a second-round 77 for 147 pushed him down to joint 12th position.
Steven Maxwell from Glasgow, a third-year student at Western New Mexico, scored 77 and 71 for 148 and a share of 15th place.

Edward Parker (Western New Mexico), a senior student from Sandbach, England, had rounds of 76 and 77 for 153 and a share of 25th place.
Chris Davis (Western New Mexico), a freshman student from London tied for 33rd place with scores of 77 and 80 for 157.

There was a play-off for the individual title between two New Mexico State Univesity students, Ryan Wood (72-69) and Will Holdridge (72-69), who tied at the head of a field of 39 players on 141. Wood won the play-off.

Stephanie Meadow's solid

start with a 74

Northern Ireland's US-based Stephanie Meadow has made a solid start to this week's top junior tournament in America, the Verizon Junior Heritage 36-hole event over the Sea Pines Resort's Ocean Course and the Harbour Town golf Links, both on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

Stephanie, pictured, had a 74 over the par-72 Ocean Course. This put her in joint third place, one shot behind Israel's Laetitia Beck, who attends a golf academy in Florida, and defending champion, 14-year-old Alexis Thompson from Florida.

Stephanie, a member at Royal Portrush Golf Club, Co Antrim and named in the GB&I Curtis Cup team short leet for the June match against the Americans at Essex County Club, Massachusetts, is a resident student at the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy on Hilton Head Island.

FIRST ROUND SCOREBOARD
Ocean Course, Sea Pines Resort

Par 72 for boys and girls

GIRLS

73 Laetitia Beck (Israel), Alexis Thompson
74 Sierra Sims, Stephanie Meadow (Northern Ireland)
75 Irene Jung, McKenzie Talbert, Ri Hyang Park, Katherine Perry, Juliet Vongphoumy
76 Collins Bradshaw, Monifa Sealy, Linda Luo, Suzie Lee
77 Portland Rosen, Janie Jackson, Simin Feng, Brittany Mai
78 Tanaporn Kongkiatkrai, Katie Rose Higgins, Minami Levonwich
79 Anne Marie Covar, Joyce Kim, Hally Leadbetter
80 Elizabeth Thompson, Jackie Chang, Daniela Lendl
81 Lauren Salazar
82 Alison Emrey, Jaye Marie Green, Jessica Korda
84 Harin Lee
86 Noriko Inoue
87 Yuri Otsuka

LEADING BOYS

72 Cody Proveaux.

73 Jim Liu, Andrew Knox.

74 Geoff Vartelas, Damon Postal, Stephen Behr, Nicholas Read.

Jones Cup overnight leader has 81 in second round

Tonight's report and scores from the Jones Cup Invitational on Sea Island, Georgia can be viewed by switching to www.scottishgolfview.com
First-round leader Philip McLean (Peterhead) with a 69, has had a second-round 81 in more difficult conditions.

Jamie Chapman joint fifth at Panama City, Florida

Jamie Chapman from Sussex, a freshman student at Lincoln Memorial College, Tennessee, finished joint fifth in a field of 75 players at the Outback Steakhouse Intercollegiate tournament at Hombre Golf Club, Panama City, Florida earlier this week.
Jamie had rounds of 72 and 75 for a total of three-over-par 147 over the 6,541yd course.
He finished six shots behind the winner, Joel Dahlenburg (Flagler) who had scores of 72 and 69 for 141.
A Flagler student also finished second on 143 - Drew Pressentin with scores of 68 and 75.
Flagler College, not surprisingly, won the team title with a total of 580 - 20 shots ahead of runners-up North Greenville University.
Lincoln Memorial (630) came eighth.

Peterhead's Philip McLean leads stars

with a 69 in Jones Cup Invitational

Peterhead's Philip McLean, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, had the round of his young life - a three-under-par 69 - to lead a star-studded field by two shots at the end of the first round of the Jones Cup Invitational tournament at Ocean Forrest Golf Club, Sea Island in Georgia.

The first round was threatened by inclement weather but play was never suspended. The
field played through rainshowers and heavy winds on the difficult Rees Jones lay-out which measures 7,321yd.

The average score for the 84 player field was 78 with only three players bettering par.

Ross Kellett (Colville Park) had a 79 for a share of 41st place.

James White (Lundin) is in joint 57th place afteer an 81 and Steven McEwan (Caprington) is lying 75th in a field of 83 players after a 75.

FIRST ROUND LEADERBOARD

Par 72. 7,321yd

69 Philip McLean (Scotland).

71 Matt Nagy, Romain Wattel.

72 George Bryan, Henrik Norlander, Patrick Reed.

73 Blayne Barber, Hunter Hamrick.

74 Bud Cauley.

75 Byeong-Hun An, Harris English, Tom Lewis, Bryden McPherson, Nathan Smith, Bobby Wyatt.

Selected scores:

77 Jamie Abbott, James Frazer, Chris Paisley, James Robinson (jt 24th).

78 Victor Dubuisson.

79 Billy Hemstock, Ross Kellett (Scotland), Darren Renwick (jt 41st).

81 James White (Scotland) (jt 57th).

82 Oliver Farr (jt 62nd).

83 Stiggy Hodgson (jt 66th).

85 Steven McEwan (75th of 83).

James Byrne (70) gets under par on Hawaii last day

James Byrne finished his first US college tournament of the year on a high in Hawaii after being 20 over par for the first two rounds of the Amer Ari Invitational event.
On the last day, the Arizona State University third-year student from Banchory showed his true form with a two-under-par 70 over the 6,913yd Mauna Lani North course on the Kohala Coast.
James' first two rounds had been 84 and 80 so his final total of 234 was 18 over par.
He tied for 85th place with a notable such as Peter Uihlein (Oklahoma State), No 5 in the R&A World Amateur Golf Rankings, alongside him on that mark with rounds of 80, 75 and 79.
In his final round, Byrne, starting at the 13th, had birdies at the long 15th, the third, the long seventh and, to cap his "comeback" an eagle 3 at the 10th in halves of 35.
Bobby Hudson (Texas) was the individual winner with scores of 70, 73 and 66 for seven-under-par 209, one shot ahead of Brooks Koepka (Florida State).
Stanford (866) won the team title by three shots from joint runners-up Oregon and Washington.
Arizona State (889) finished joint 10th of 22 competing teams.
SCOREBOARD
Par 216 (3x72)
Leading individual totals
209 Bobby Hudson (Texas) 70 73 66.
210 Brooks Koepka (Florida State)73 72 65.
212 Kevin Tway (Oklahoma State) 72 68 72.
213 Sihwan Kim (Stanford) 72 70 71, Nick Taylor (Washington) 70 71 72.
Selected scores:
218 Jesper Kennegard (Arizona State) 75 75 68 (jt 16th).
223 Sean Einhaus (Oklahoma State) 77 71 75 (jt 44th).
230 Pedro Figueiredo (UCLA) 73 82 75 (jt 68th).
234 James Byrne (Arizona State) 84 80 70, Peter Uihlein (Oklahoma State) 80 75 79 (jt 85th).
Leading team totals
866 Stanford.
869 Oregon, Washington.
870 Texas.
871 Oklahoma State.
877 Georgia Tech.
881 Texas Tech.
Selected score:
889 Arizona State (jt 10th of 22 teams)

Ladies Golf Union

launch new logo

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY LGU
Following the Annual General Meeting in Cardiff at the end of last month which resulted in the modernisation of the LGU’s operations and structure, a new corporate branding has been launched, with a simple logo aimed at projecting a fresh, modern identity while celebrating the organisation’s 117 years of tradition and history.
The new logo, reminiscent of the famous railway posters so familiar to golf fans, will be introduced at the LGU’s championships and matches throughout the season.
Shona Malcolm, CEO of the Ladies Golf Union, explained:
"The old logo has served the LGU well for the last ten years, but modern marketing and promotional activities demand a clean, visual logo with impact, which must be easy to read and readily identifiable. The new logo was developed with these objectives in mind.
"Early feedback on the change has been good, and in the promotional material which is being drafted, it is clear that the new LGU logo will stand out both on and off the golf course."

EGU continue support of Lee Westwood Academies

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH GOLF UNION
Following the success of the inaugural Lee Westwood Golf Academies in 2009 the English Golf Union (EGU) is pleased to announce their continued support to the initiative from one of the EGU’s most successful former players.
Lee Westwood was a member of the EGU’s Coaching Squad and represented England in the Home Internationals in 1993 before turning pro. Since then, Lee has had a victorious career, with 18 European Tour titles to his name, recently winning the Dubai World Championship and ending his season last year as Europe’s number one.
After a successful first year, the Westwood Academies are back with an exciting edition to the programme. There will be 17 three day academies and the chance to attend a five day residential academy which focuses closely on coaching and includes a visit from Lee Westwood.
As in 2009, the Westwood Academy coaching programme will cover every aspect of the game, incorporating ‘off-course’ sessions on etiquette, rules, marking your card, nutrition, fitness and psychology.
There is also a competitive part to the Academy where attendees will play in a series of competitions on and off the course. The overall winner from these competitions from each Academy will win a day’s golf with Lee Westwood at Lindrick Golf Club on August 30, 2010.
Discussing last year’s Academies, Lee Westwood commented, “I was delighted with how my Academies started in 2009 and I am excited about the prospect of expanding and making the experience even more worthwhile for the youngsters that attend. I am very passionate about my Academy and, with the support of the English Golf Union, I am certain they will grow from strength to strength.”
The Co-operative is also continuing their support as title sponsors for the Westwood Academies along with Ping, Titleist, Solar Sport and the British Junior Golf Tour.
Further information regarding the Lee Westwood Golf Academy visit the website www.leewestwoodgolfacademy.co.uk or alternatively contact Activate Sport on 0800 345 7480 or email info@activatesport.co.uk. .
The full list of academy venues are as follows:
JULY
26th-28th July: Rye Hill Golf Club, Banbury, Oxfordshire
26th-30th July: Residential Academy – Rye Hill Golf Club & Bloxham School, Oxfordshire
26th-28th July: The Warwickshire Golf & Country Club, Warwick, Warwickshire
26th-28th July: Bondhay Golf Club, Worksop, Nottinghamshire
26th-28th July: Morley Hayes Golf Club, Morley, Derbyshire
26th-28th July: High Legh Golf Club, High Legh, Cheshire
26th-28th July: Abbey Hill Golf Club, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
AUGUST
2nd-4th August: Brampton Heath Golf Club, Brampton, Northamptonshire
2nd-4th August: Tyneside Golf Club, Ryton, Tyne & Wear
2nd-4th August: Redbourn Golf Club, St Albans, Hertfordshire
2nd-4th August: Farrington Golf & Country Club, Bristol, Somerset
3rd-5th August: Portal Golf Club, Tarporley, Cheshire
4th-6th August: Rudding Park Golf Club, Harrogate, Yorkshire
4th-6th August: Gaudet Luce Golf Club, Droitwich, Worcestershire
9th 11th August: Hoebridge Golf Centre, Old Woking, Surrey
9th-11th August: The Shropshire Golf Centre, Telford, Shropshire
11th-13th August: Hilton Park Golf Club, Milngavie, Glasgow
11th-13th August: Perranporth Golf Club, Perranporth, Cornwall

For further information please contact: Lynne Fraser, EGU Marketing and PR Manager Email: lfraser@englishgolfunion.org

Jones Cup: Friday not Thursday start?

As there are no scores available for the Jones Cup on Golfstat, we can only presume the 54-hole tournament at Sea Island, Georgia does not start until today (Friday) although the championship website itself says the event runs from February 4 to 7.

James Byrne's nightmare on Hawaii

- 20 over par for 36 holes

It must be many moons since Scotland international golfer James Byrne from Banchory, a third-year student at Arizona State University, was 20 over par for 36 consecutive holes of competitive play.
Hard to believe but that's what Golfstat says on its scoreboard for the first two rounds of the Amer Ari Invitational college tournament over the North Course (par 72, 6913yd) at Mauna Lani Resort on Hawaii's Kohala Coast.
Byrne has had rounds of 84 and 80 for a tally of 164 and joint 105th place in a field of 120 players. He is 24 shots behind the leader Kevin Tway (Oklahoma State) who is a shot ahead of a quality field with rounds of 72 and 68 for four-under 140.
In his first round, James, playing the second nine first, required 47 shots to cover holes one to nine. He had a triple bogey 6 at a short hole, a double bogey 5 at a short hole and a double bogey 6 at a par-4 hole. He also had five bogeys ... and one birdie in an amazing nine holes for a player of his calibre.
In his second round, again starting at the ninth, Byrne ran up an 8 at the short 14th and took 42 shots for holes 10 to 18.
LEADERBOARD

Individuals

Par 144 (2x72)
140 Kevin Tway (Oklahoma State) 72 68.
141 Nick Taylor (Washington) 70 71.
142 Sihwan Kim (Stanford) 72 70.
143 Bobby Hudson (Texas) 70 73, Gregor Main (UCLA) 73 70.
Selected score:
164 James Byrne (Arizona State) 84 80 (jt 105th).
Teams

578 Washington.
580 Stanford
581 Oregon
584 Oklahoma State
589 Texas, UCLA.
Selected score:

611 Arizona State (15th of 22 teams)

Suncoast Pro Golf Tour Ladies Series
West Orange Country Club, Florida
FINAL TOTALS
Par 213 (3x71). 6,190yd
209 Stacy Lewis (Texas) 70 69 70 ($2,200).
212 Sandra Gal (Germany) 74 68 70 ($1,200).
216 Naon Min (South Korea) 76 70 70, Christine Song (California) 74 70 72 ($900 each).
218 Cindy Lacrosse (Florida) 70 76 72, Hannah Yun (Florida) 72 71 75, Maria Hjorth (Sweden) 74 68 76 ($700 each).
Selected score:
243 Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie) 76 86 81 (jt 24th).

3rd Hacienda del Alamo Women's & Girls' Festival

Hannah Turland's bad luck: Wrist

injury AND glandular fever

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Hannah Turland, the Wiltshire teenager who should have won the British women's open amateur stroke-play championship as a 15-year-old at Royal Aberdeen GC last season, has had dreadful luck this winter.

The combination of a wrist injury and, potentially more serious, glandular fever.

She has withdrawn from two of the three 3rd Hacienda del Alamo Women's & Girls' Festival events she had entered.

"I will still play with Hayley Davis in the better-ball pairs event on the Saturday, February 13, but I have scratched from the Murcia Ladies Open (36 holes) and the Hacienda del Alamo Ladies Open (54 holes)," Hannah told tournament controller Lee Harrington.
Hannah and Hayley won the scratch section of the better-ball pairs at last year's HDA Festival.

Hannah, pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency, pitching on to the 18th green in the final round of last year's "British," will stay on at the five-star Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort after the better-ball pairs to give herself a bit of a holiday but she won't be hitting balls, only supporting Hayley and her other friends at the Festival.

Hannah, a member at Tidworth and the Wiltshire county champion, was on the verge of a great win at Royal Aberdeen last season when she was the halfway leader in the "British" by three strokes and four shots ahead of the field after three rounds.

Then, during the final round, she lost a ball at the short 11th and ran up a triple bogey 6. Then she had a triple bogey 8 at the long 12th, followed by bogeys at the 13th and 14th.

Northern Ireland's Danielle McVeigh covered the same holes (11th to 14th) in 16 shots to Hannah's 24 and jumped into the lead which she held to the end to win her first British title.

Fingers crossed that Hannah makes a full recovery from her bout of glandular fever.

LATE ENTRIES ARE BEING ACCEPTED

FOR THE FESTIVAL (Feb 13 to 20)

To download an entry form, which gives you all the competition details, go to the to of the left-hand column on the Home Page of this website. Click on the relevant words, and up it will come.

Murcia is the preferred airport for Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort (about 25min away). John Green is handling villa rentals for competitors.

ENTRIES SO FAR

Mary MacLaren: Murcia Ladies Open & Hacienda del Alamo Ladies Open.

Meghan MacLaren: Murcia U-16 Girls Open & HDA U-16 Girls Open.

Hannah Turland: Pairs with Hayley Davis..

Alice Hewson: Pairs with Dominic Hewson, Murcia U-16 Girls Open & HDA U-16 Girls Open.

Dominic Hewson: Pairs with Alice Hewson.

Charlie Douglass: Pairs with Holly Clyburn, Murcia Ladies Open & HDA Ladies Open.

Hayley Davis: Pairs with Hannah Turland, Murcia Ladies Open & HDA Ladies Open.

Georgia Gilling: HDA U-18 Girls Open.

Daisy Dyer: Pairs with Simon Brierley, Murcia Ladies Open & HDA Ladies Open.

Simon Brierley: Pairs with Daisy Dyer.

Nicola Callander: Pairs with Ella Ofstedahl & Murcia U-16 Girls Open.

Ella Ofstedahl: Pairs with Nicola Callander & Murcia U-16 Girls Open.

Holly Clyburn: Pairs with Charlie Douglass & Murcia Ladies Open.

Lucie Walker: Murcia U-18 Girls Open & HDA U-18 Girls Open.

Hannah Barwood: Pairs with Amy Boulden, Murcia Ladies Open & HDA Ladies Open.

Emma Harris: Murcia U-16 Girls Open & HDA U-16 Girls Open.

Emily Taylor: Murcia U-16 Girls Open & HDA U-18 Girls Open.

Amy Boulden: Pairs with Hannah Barwood, Murcia Ladies Open & HDA U-18 Girls Open.

Dulcie Sverdloff: Pairs with Aaron Sverdloff, Murcia U-16 Girls Open & HDA U-16 Girls Open.

Aaron Sverdloff: Pairs with Dulcie Sverdloff.

Kelsey MacDonald: Murcia Ladies Open & HDA Ladies Open.

Linda Marr: Murcia Ladies Open (Seniors) & HDA Ladies Open (Seniors).

Linda Wilson: Murcia Ladies Open (Seniors) & HDA Ladies Open (Seniors).

Gillian Gardiner: Murcia Ladies Open (Seniors) & HDA Ladies Open (Seniors).

Audrey Lee: Murcia Ladies Open (Seniors) & HDA Ladies Open (Seniors).

Becky Gee: Murcia Ladies Open & HDA Ladies Open.

Hollie Vizard: HDA U-16 Girls Open.

Charlotte Humphries: Murcia U-16 Girls Open & HDA U-16 Girls Open.

Katherine Carragher: Murcia U-16 Girls Open & HDA U-16 Girls Open.

Danielle Anderson: HDA Ladies Open.

Amelia Taylor: Pairs with Jenna Birch, Murcia U-16 Girls Open & HDA U-16 Girls Open.

Jenna Birch: Pairs with Amelia Taylor, Murcia Ladies Open & HDA Ladies Open.

Gabriella Cowley: HDA U-16 Girls Open.

Amber Ratcliffe: Murcia U-16 Girls Open & HDA Ladies Open.

Kam Cheema: Pairs with Paul Coopey & HDA Ladies Open (Seniors).

Paul Coopey: Pairs with Kam Cheema.

Dana Greenslade: Murcia Ladies Open & HDA Ladies Open.

Marilynn Pearce: Pairs with Geoff Pearce & Murcia Ladies Open (Seniors), HDA Ladies Open (Seniors).

Geoff Pearce: Pairs with Marilynn Pearce.

Ana Wright: Pairs with Derek Wright & Murcia Ladies Open, HDA Ladies Open.

Derek Wright: Pairs with Ana Wright.

Lydia Johnston: Murcia U-18 Girls' Open & HDA U-18 Girls' Open.

Charlotte Ellis: HDA Ladies Open.

Jess Wilcox: Pairs with Robert Wilcox & Murcia Ladies Open.

Robert Wilcox: Pairs with Jess Wilcox.

Holly Robinson: Murcia U-18 Girls' Open & HDA U-18 Girls' Open.

Sheila Brunton: Pairs with Claire Penman & Murcia Ladies Open (Seniors), HDA Ladies Open (Seniors).

Claire Penman: Pairs with Sheila Brunton & Murcia Ladies Open, HDA Ladies Open.

Hollie Vizard: HDA U-16 Girls' Open.Dawn Hincks: Murcia Ladies Open.

Penny Burrows: Pairs with Ian Burrows & Murcia Ladies Open (Seniors), HDA Ladies Open (Seniors).

Ian Burrows: Pairs with Penny Burrows.

Rebecca MacLaren: Murcia U-16 Girls Open.

Sophie Phillips: Pairs with Sean Stiff & Murcia U-16 Girls' Open.

Sean Stiff: Pairs with Sophie Phillips.

Shula McCarthy: Murcia Ladies Open & HDA Ladies Open.

Gemma McCarthy: Murcia U-16 Girls' Open & HDA U-18 Girls' Open.

Eadaoin Cronin: Murcia U-16 Girls' Open & HDA U-18 Girls' Open.

Rhian Wyn Thomas in action for the winning Wales team at the women's home internationals at Irvine Golf Club last September. Click on the Cal Carson Golf Agency image to enlarge.

Rhian Wyn Thomas leads Spanish pro tour's women's event

Rhian Wyn Thomas, a member of the title-winning Welsh team in the women's home internationals at Irvine GC last September, is now campaigning as a professional.

She is leading the women's section of the Spanish Hi5 Pro Tour's Valle del Este Open in the Murcia region of south-east Spain.

There are only three female competitors and Rhian leads with a 73 from Caroline Martens (Norway) with a 75 and Switzerland's Sabina Imboden with an 84.

Lloyd Saltman leads the men's event - switch over to http://www.scottishgolfview.com/ to see the scores and read the report.

SECOND-ROUND LATEST: Rhian Wyn Thomas now leads the women's field by 11 shots after a 71 for 144.

E-mail from Claire Hargan, SLGA Championship Manager

Entry forms for the Scottish Ladies Golfing Association's tournaments in 2010 are now available on the SLGA website.

Website: www.slga.co.uk
Telephone: 01738 442357