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Thursday, October 01, 2009

US COLLEGE NEWS

Carley Warrington sixth in

Tusculum Fall Classic

Belmont Abbey College, North Carolina senior student Carley Warrington from Bradwell, England finished a creditable sixth in a field of 62 players for the Tusculum Fall Classic at Links Hill Country Club, Greenville in Tennessee.
She had scores of 75 and 79 for a total of 154 over a par-72 course of 5,805yd.
Carley, pictured above, finished eight shots behind her Malaysian-born team-mate, Michele Low who shot 76 and 70 for a five-stroke victory with a total of two-over-par 146.
Scot Lucy McNulty from Oban, a sophomore student at Brevard College, also in North Carolina, had rounds of 88 and 85 to finish joint 45th on 173.
The efforts of Michele Low and Carley Warrington helped Belmont Abbey College win the team event by 13 shots from North Carolina Pembroke with Wingate Universtiy another five shots back in third place in a field of 12 teams.
Meanwhile Andrea Downer (Murray State) shared 38th place in a field of 80 for the Cincinnati Fall Classic at Elks Run Golf Club, Batavia in Ohio.
Over a par-72 course of 6,186 yd, Andrea had rounds of 83, 84 and 78 for 245 - 22 shots behind winner Marisa Kamelgarn (Morehead State, Kentucky) with scores of 75, 78 and 70.
Murray State (949) finished fifth behind Cincinnati and Morehead State, both totalling 937.
Welsh international Anna Carling (Arkansas State) tied for 12th place in a field of 80 for the MSU Payne Stewart Memorial tournament at Rivercut golf course, Springfield.
Anna had rounds of 77, 78 and 75 for 230 - 11 shots behind the two players who tied for victory. A Carling team-mate, Jennifer Welch (72-71-76 for 219) beat Breanne Neufeld (Bradley University) (75-72-72 for 219) at the second extra hole of a sudden-death play-off for individual honours.
There were several other British students in the big field.
Stacey Rodger from West Hove, Sussex played her part in Missouri State winning the team title. Senior-year student Stacey had ever-improving rounds of 83, 79 and 73 for 235 and a share of 29th place individually as Missouri State (901) won the team title ahead of Arkansas State (912).
Also a student at Missouri State University but playing as an individual in this competition was Emma Clegg, a freshman from Blackburn. Emma scored 80, 79 and 79 for 238.
Third placed Central Arkansas (916) had Gemma Hardie, a sophomore student from Scunthorpe, in their line-up. Gemma scored 79, 82 and 76 for 237 and joint 36th place.
Oklahoma City University tied for eighth place with 941. In their team was Laura Jones, a member of the Royal Liverpool club. Laura scored 83, 71 and 78 for joint 17th position with a total of 232.
Hannah Coles from Birmingham, a junior student at Radford University, Virgina, came 49th with rounds of 84, 81 and 82 for a total of 247 in the UNCG Starmount Fall Classic at Starmount Forest Golf Cub, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Scott Crighton from Fife comes 13th at San Antonio

On the US men's college circuit, Scott Crighton (Western New Mexico) came 13th in a field of close on 90 for the Bruce Williams Memorial Invitational at Dominion Country Club, San Antonio in Texas.
Crighton, from Delgaty Bay, Fife, had tidy rounds of 72, 75 and 72 for a three-over-par total of 219.
Western New Mexico team-mates Steven Maxwell from Glasgow, and Chris Davis from London finished joint 49th and joint 81st respectively. Maxwell scored 76, 79 and 77 for 232, while Davis had rounds of 84, 78 and 83 for 245.
The winner with a seven-under-par total of 209 was Donald Constable (Texas University) with scores of 68, 73 and 68.
Western New Mexico finished 10th of 17 behind team winners St Mary's University, Texas.

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