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March 2004 Archive
Wednesday 31st March 2004
US College Golf
University of Arkansas - Little Rock's Fiona Gilbert (Carnoustie)
and Laura Walker (Nairn Dunbar) both contributed to their
team's second place in the Lindsey Collegiate Classic at the
Hurricane CC, Bryant Arizona yesterday.
Fiona finished in joint 6th place with scores of 83, 76, 83
for a 26 over par total of 242 and Laura was 17th with scores
of 86, 85 and 77 for 248. Another Scot, Emily Ogilvie, playing
for Sam Houston State University took 24th position with 89,
80 and 82 for 251.
Annie Mallory of the University of Texas - El Paso won the
tournament with a 12 over 75, 75 and 78 for 228.
El Paso won the team tournament on 958, 12 shots ahead of
UALR. Sam Houston State were 7th on 1008.
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Tuesday 30th March 2004
LGU Elite Squad matches
The LGU Elite Squad played two 14 a-side matches against Cheshire
and Lancashire last weekend
After holding the Cheshire Men's County team to a 3.5 to 3.5
match draw in the Saturday morning foursomes at Heswall, the
ladies flagged in the singles and only took 5.5 points in
the afternoon. The Cheshire Men won by 12 matches to 9.
The Elite Squad went on to play Lancashire Men at Royal Liverpool,
Hoylake, on Sunday morning, but only took 3 points out of
the 14 on offer. The Men won by 11 matches to 3.
Ireland's Claire Coughlan was the best of the Elite Squad,
winning all three of her matches. Vagliano heroine, Danielle
Masters, took 2 points, and Emma Duggleby 1.5. The Selectors
must be scratching their heads wondering who to pick for the
Curtis Cup team. Full
results
You can probably tell that Colin is on holiday!!!
Scottish University Men's Team and Individual Championships
The Scottish University Men's Team and Individual Championships
are being played at The Moray Golf Club, Lossiemouth this
week. They are having communication difficulties in the clubhouse
and there is no internet connection. The format is two leagues,
played on a Round Robin basis, the winners play each other
in the Final on Friday. I'm expecting to relay results on
Thursday and Friday. Hope you can wait!!!
Here is the draw
(Excel file) for the Men's Individual to be held on Wednesday.
Don't fancy the 6:36 start!
Bulletin Board NOW
WORKING!!!
I know it's hard to be the first to do anything... you wait
around to see if others will follow.. and sometimes they do
and sometimes they don't... and if they don't you feel a stupid
fool... but will someone PLEASE try out the Bulletin
Board?
I'm very concious that I'm a one-woman-band here at Kirkwood
Towers. There are going to be times this season when I am
not at my desk, and if you want to read the news you are going
to have to write some of it yourself.
If you do want to use my site to relay news to others, then
there are four ways of doing it..
- Register with
me to become a Hot
News correspondent. All you need is an Internet connection
and a Browser. When I'm not around, this is the route that
Colin Farquharson uses for his reports.
- I'll set up a County
Website for any County that asks. All you need is an
Internet connection and a Browser. It's like HotNews, but
tailored to your County. Tell your County Secretary about
it.
- Try the Bulletin Board.
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Current categories are Counties, General Discussion and
Student Golfers.
Within Counties, each Scottish County has a forum. Click
on your County name to get into your Forum.
If you want to start a new topic, click the New Topic icon,
if you want to reply to a current message, click on the
Post Reply icon.
I don't have a problem with what you want to put up.. it
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else.
In General Discussion I've added Handicaps, a Suggestion
Book and a Whinge Area. It's yours.. try it!!
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- email me
or Colin with
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play golf myself!!!!
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Monday 29th March 2004
Helen Holm - Scottish Ladies Open StrokePlay Championship
Here is the Draw
for the Championship to be held on the weekend of 24-25 April.
The SLGA had 107 entries for the 72 places and the ballot
fell at 3.2. This year there are 9 players coming from Finland
as well as 11 from France and 3 from Sweden, as well as 10
members of the current Curtis Cup squad.
Irish Schools' Championship Final
Draw
for Irish Schools' Championship Final to take place at Milltown
Golf Club on Monday 26 April 2004
  US
College Golf
Three Scots in the top Twelve.
Three Scottish girls finished in the top 12 places in the
Mountain View Collegiate Tournament in Tucson, Arizona yesterday.
Jenna Wilson (San Diego State and Strathaven), pictured left,
took joint second place with a final round of 74 for a total
of 217, to be three strokes behind the winner. Her team-mate
Heather Macrae (Dunblane New), pictured right, matched her
74 and tied for 7th on 221. And Pitreavie's Louise Kenney,
(below right), playing for Iowa State, had a final round of
75 and took joint 12th place on 225.
The tournament was won by Kim Welch of Washington State whose
scores of 70-71-73 gave her the only subpar total of the tournament
(214).
Denver won the team tournament on 894, Iowa State were second,
eight shots further back (902), and San Diego State took joint
4th place on 906.
[Look out Korea... the Scots are coming! - Ed]
 INDIVIDUAL
SCORES
1. Kim Welch, Wash. St. 70-71-73--214 -2
2. Emily Hoeper, Denver 74-72-71--217 +1
2. Jenna Wilson, S.Diego St 72-71-74--217 +1
4. Cassie Castleman, Idaho 71-73-75--219 +3
5. Christine Boucher, Kansas St. 73-75-72--220 +4
5. Kristen Campos, Col. St. 76-69-75--220 +4
7. Heather MacRae, S.Diego St 75-72-74--221 +5
7. Lauren Gray, No Arizona 73-73-75--221 +5
7. Nozomi Hoshino, IPC 71-75-75--221 +5 1
0. Lisa Kajihara, PortlandST 73-72-77--222 +6
11. Katie Tewell, Louisville 75-74-75--224 +8
12. Louise Kenney, Iowa State 74-76-75--225 +9
TEAM SCORES
1. Denver 296-292-306--894 +30
2. Iowa State 297-296-309--902 +38
2. Colorado State 308-292-302--902 +38
4. Int. Pacific College 300-305-301--906 +42
4. San Diego State 296-299-311--906 +42
 Elga
Press Release
 Kerry
Smith (Waterlooville) finished a creditable third in the Sherry
Cup with scores of 71, 76 and 71. Kerry played in the 2002
Curtis Cup and is a current England International player and
previous holder of the English Ladies' Intermediate Championship
and the Hampshire Champion.
The final round was abandoned due to incessant, heavy rain
which robbed Kerry of the chance to catch Tania Elosegui of
Spain, who was declared the winner on 211 and Anghern Nora
of Switzerland with 217.
Kerry said "The Desert Springs training the week prior
to the Spanish Championship has stood me in good stead and
I am very pleased to have shot a couple of rounds 1 under
par during my first championship this year".
The Sherry Cup is played annually at Sotogrande and attracts
a high class field from across Europe both male and female.
The England ladies' team finished fifth in the team event.
Futures Tour
Koreans 1 and 2 in the Futures Tour too [try saying it!
- Ed]
From a Futures Tour report:
OLDSMAR, Fla., March 28, 2004: It was a Korean sweep in women's
golf this final-round Sunday. Jimin Kang of Seoul, Korea won
her first tournament in two years on the FUTURES Golf Tour
at Tampa Bay's Next Generation FUTURES Golf Classic. An hour
after Kang had secured her win, compatriot Grace Park, the
1999 FUTURES Tour Player of the Year, sunk a six-footer to
claim her first major LPGA title at the Kraft Nabisco Championship.
But Kang, like Park, had to earn her victory and had to win
on the final green with a 30-second putt that felt more like
30 hours. While Park drained a six-foot birdie for her one-stroke
win over FUTURES Tour alum Aree Song of Korea, Kang rammed
home a 15-footer to edge Korean rookie Seon-Hwa Lee of Chonan,
Korea, also by a single shot.
Heather Stirling (Bridge of Allan) slipped down the field
to finish tied for 62nd spot and took home $178 in prizemoney.
Fellow-Scot Linzi Morton (Tulliallan) failed ot make the cut.
Top Scores
1 Jimin Kang (Seoul, Korea) 71-67-70 - 208 $9,100
2 Seon-Hwa Lee (Chonan, Korea) 72-67-70 - 209 $6,500
3 Meredith Ward (Crystal Lake, IL) 70-69-71 - 210 $4,804
T4 Courtney Swaim (Duluth, GA) 70-72-71 - 213 $3,471
Emily Bastel (Upper Sandusky, OH) 69-71-73 - 213 $3,471
Other score: T62 Heather Stirling (Stirling, Scotland) 75-76-77
- 228 $178
US College Golf
Pamela Feggans fourth in Unicco Spring Invitational
From the Florida Southern Website:
BRASELTON, GA - The Lady Mocs had the best final round of
the day on Sunday (321), but had to settle for a second place
finish at the Unicco Spring Invitational. They were able to
cut only one stroke off the first-round lead of West Florida
and finished with a team score of 643, 10 strokes behind West
Florida.
Individually for the Lady Mocs, Pamela Feggans shot a second-round
76 to finish in a tie for fourth at 155.
West Florida's Sarah Nicholson maintained her first-round
lead and was the individual winner with a 150.
School Scores 1 West Florida 311-322 633 2 Florida Southern
322-321 643
Individual score [sorry, don't have others- ed] T 4 Pamela
Feggans 79-76 155
Midlothian tie with Borders
Midlothian Ladies' County team played Border Ladies' County
team in a friendly on Sunday at Mortonhall Golf Club. The
teams played greensomes and tied two matches a piece. Four
juniors also played, and also tied with one match apiece.
A good time was had by all. Full results on the Midlothian
website.
US College golf
Kate O'Sullivan had a final round 76 (87+76=163/T52) to help
lead the High Point women's golf team to a 15th place finish
out of 23 teams after the final day of competition at the
William & Mary Invitational on the par 72 Ford's Colony-Marsh
Hawk G.C. in Williamsburg, Va.
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Sunday 28th March 2004
 US
College Golf
Jenna Wilson in second place
Jenna Wilson (Strathaven and San Diego State), pictured right,
is second heading into tomorrow's third and final round of
the Mountain View Collegiate in Tucson, Arizona.
Freshman Jenna led SDSU in the first day of play with a one-under
par 143, two strokes off the lead.
Jenna, who has already won the Lady Aztec Invitational and
finished second at the Heather Farr Memorial, opened with
an even par 72 and shot a one-under 71 in the afternoon. Heather
MacRae (Dunblane New) is in 14th after shooting 75-72 for
a score of 147. Heather has been under 80 in 16 straight rounds
dating back to SDSU's opening tournament, the longest streak
for the Aztecs.
San Diego State sits in third place after two rounds after
posting scores of 296 and 299 for a 19-over par total of 595.
The Aztecs are seven strokes off the pace set by the University
of Denver.
Futures Tour
Heather Stirling scored another 75 to make her second round
total 150, but fell back to 50th place in the $65,000 Tampa
Bay's Next Generation FUTURES Golf Classic at the 6366-yard,
par 36-36 - 72 East Lake Woodlands Golf & Country Club
yesterday. Linzi Morton (Tulliallan) falied to make the cut
by two strokes after adding a 76 to her first round 79. The
tournament is led by Korean Jimin Kang (Seoul, Korea) 71-67
on 138. see www.futurestour.com
US College Golf
Ayrshire's Pamela Feggans shot 78 on Friday and is in 8th
place after the first day of the Unicco Spring Invitational
in Braselton Georgia. Her team, Florida Southern are in third
position.
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Saturday 27th March 2004
Futures Tour
Scot Heather Stirling (Bridge of Allan) was in 34th place
after the first round of the FUTURES Golf Tour's $65,000 Tampa
Bay's Next Generation FUTURES Golf Classic at the 6366-yard,
par 36-36 - 72 East Lake Woodlands Golf & Country Club
yesterday.. Her 75 put her six strokes behind first round
leader Emily Bastel (Upper Sandusky, OH) who had halves of
36 and 33 for a 69. Linzi Morton (Tulliallan) was further
down the field in joint 89th place in 79.
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Friday 26th March 2004
 Kerry
Smith third in the Sherry Cup
Kerry Smith (Waterlooville), pictured right, first reserve
for the Curtis Cup squad, has probably made the GB&I Selectors
sit up and take notice after her third place finish in the
Sherry Cup at Sotogrande, Spain, today. Her third round 71
for 218, was just one stroke behind Nora Angehrn (Switzerland)
whose 67 was the best of the day.. Tania Elosegui (Spain)
romped home by a six stroke margin with a final 68.
Spain won the team prize on 236
Results (How is your Spanish?)
1 ELOSEGUI MAYOR, TANIA (ESPAÑA) 211 (69+74+68)
2 ANGEHRN, NORA (SUIZA) 217 (75+75+67)
3 SMITH, KERRY (INGLATERRA) 218 (71+76+71)
+ STAHLE, LOUISE (SUECIA) 218 (72+73+73)
5 SIMON, DENISE (ALEMANIA) 221 (70+76+75)
6 BARBIER, JUSTINE (BELGICA) 222 (73+75+74)
7 RANDBAEK, METTE (DINAMARCA) 225 (72+73+80)
8 STEINBERGER, EVA (AUSTRIA) 226 (75+76+75)
9 SALONEN, HANNA-LENNA (FINLANDIA) 228 (80+76+72)
+ ALONSO FUENTES, CARMEN (ESPAÑA) 228 (76+78+74)
+ SERRAMIA NEUNDORF, ELISA (ESPAÑA) 228 (75+76+77)
12 RUUTTILA, KAISA (FINLANDIA) 229 (78+77+74)
+ SCHMITT, ANNE-CATRIN (ALEMANIA) 229 (75+76+78)
14 NICOLSON, JO (GALES) 230 (73+78+79)
15 ORUETA PEMARTIN, MARIA (ESPAÑA) 231 (75+77+79)
16 MICHL, STEFANIE (AUSTRIA) 232 (81+77+74)
+ BUUS, METTE (DINAMARCA) 232 (78+75+79)
18 VAN HECKE, VALERIE (BELGICA) 233 (85+77+71)
+ AUGUSTSSON, MADELEINE (SUECIA) 233 (81+77+75)
+ RINGDAHL, MARIA (SUECIA) 233 (73+84+76)
21 TANNO, NATALIA (SUIZA) 234 (80+74+80)
+ ROSSI, ANNA (ITALIA) 234 (77+81+76)
23 GARBUTT, SARA (INGLATERRA) 235 (79+78+78)
24 KAARNALAHTI, MINNA (ESPAÑA) 238 (77+81+80)
+ LEE, SHEILA (SUIZA) 238 (82+79+77)
+ EDWARDS, NAOMI (INGLATERRA) 238 (81+79+78)
+ GARVACCIO, GULIA (ITALIA) 238 (83+81+74)
28 EVANS, STEPHANIE (GALES) 239 (75+80+84)
29 WERDINIG, KATHARINA (AUSTRIA) 242 (80+79+83)
30 GAL, SANDRA (ALEMANIA) 243 (85+77+81)
31 STEFANSEN, VICTORIA (DINAMARCA) 244 (80+85+79)
32 ISAKSSON, NINA (FINLANDIA) 246 (79+82+85)
33 VALVASSORI, VITTORIA (ITALIA) 248 (85+81+82)
34 BIRKS, SAMANTHA (GALES) 249 (75+88+86)
35 BUSSCHOTS, YELENA (BELGICA) 251 (85+84+82)
 Julie
Forbes holds onto fourth in the Pam Golding Invitational Tournament
in South Aftrica.
Julie Forbes (Aboyne), pictured right, finished in fourth
position after the third and final round of the Nedbank Women’s
Golf Tour event at the Glendower Golf Club, South Africa today
(Friday). Her final 71 gave her a three under par total of
216 and she pocketted 17,500 Rand in prizemoney.
In a tussle of the teenagers, 19-year-old Minea Blomqvist
claimed her maiden victory in only her second tournament as
a professional when she held off 14-year-old Ashleigh Simon
to win by a single stroke with a final 69 to the youngster's
70.
Lesley Nicholson (Haddington) claimed 731.25 Rand prizemoney
with a final round of 75 for a total of 232.
Scores
1 Blomqvist, Minea (Fin) 71 73 69 213 -6 R 37,500.00
2 Simon, Ashleigh * 68 76 70 214 -5
3 Holm Sorensen, Lisa (Den) 72 73 70 215 -4 R 27,500.00
4 Kuld, Christina (Den) 73 73 70 216 -3 R 17,500.00
4 Forbes, Julie (Sco) 73 72 71 216 -3 R 17,500.00
6 David, Nathalie (Fra) 75 72 70 217 -2 R 12,000.00
7 Eberl, Martina (Ger) 75 75 68 218 -1 R 10,125.00
8 Larrauri, Mara (Arg) 69 76 74 219 Lvl R 6,625.00
8 Boden, Maria (Swe) 72 74 73 219 Lvl R 6,625.00
8 Hirschhorn, Andrea 75 70 74 219 Lvl R 6,625.00
8 Adamson, Mandy 74 73 72 219 Lvl R 6,625.00
8 Gottmo, Asa (Swe) 71 76 72 219 Lvl R 6,625.00
13 Heath, Sarah (Eng) 73 74 73 220 +1 R 4,625.00
13 Kreutz, Ludivine (Fra) 67 74 79 220 +1 R 4,625.00
15 Becker, Anna (Swe) 69 77 75 221 +2 R 4,300.00
16 Ekelundh, Cecilia (Swe) 73 75 74 222 +3 R 3,750.00
16 Reis, Nina (Swe) 73 75 74 222 +3 R 3,750.00
16 Butler, Carlie (Aus) 75 79 68 222 +3 R 3,750.00
16 Maritz, Laurette 75 70 77 222 +3 R 3,750.00
16 Calzavara, Tullia (Ita) 74 73 75 222 +3 R 3,750.00
16 Schaeffer, Fany (Fra) 76 70 76 222 +3 R 3,750.00
16 James, Nicole (Aus) 71 75 76 222 +3 R 3,750.00
23 Rasmussen, Rikke (Den) 75 76 72 223 +4 R 3,250.00
24 Tybring, Anna (Swe) 75 78 71 224 +5 R 3,000.00
24 Tuutti, Ursula (Fin) 74 76 74 224 +5 R 3,000.00
24 Moltke-Leth, Amanda (Den) 75 72 77 224 +5 R 3,000.00
27 Lundgreen, Cecilie (Nor) 79 71 75 225 +6 R 2,687.50
27 Wessberg, Linda (Swe) 79 77 69 225 +6 R 2,687.50
29 Alterby, Helena (Swe) 76 78 72 226 +7 R 2,375.00
29 Wessels, Annerie 76 73 77 226 +7 R 2,375.00
29 Hauert, Bettina (Ger) 71 81 74 226 +7 R 2,375.00
32 Westerberg, Johanna (Swe) 73 78 76 227 +8 R 2,035.00
32 Jail, Jehanne (Fra) 77 73 77 227 +8 R 2,035.00
32 Hutcherson, Kelly (Eng) 77 73 77 227 +8 R 2,035.00
32 Louw, Caryn 70 76 81 227 +8 R 2,035.00
32 Nocera, Gwladys (Fra) 79 76 72 227 +8 R 2,035.00
37 Smith, Vanessa 74 78 76 228 +9 R 1,787.50
37 Garrett, Nikki * (Aus) 77 71 80 228 +9
37 Moulder, Cherry 73 78 77 228 +9 R 1,787.50
40 Rigon, Margherita (Ita) 72 78 79 229 +10 R 1,637.50
40 Skold, Josefine (Swe) 74 79 76 229 +10 R 1,637.50
42 Bell, Vanessa (Eng) 78 76 76 230 +11 R 1,450.00
42 Zackrisson, Emma (Swe) 77 75 78 230 +11 R 1,450.00
42 Cvitan, Antonella (Swe) 75 80 75 230 +11 R 1,450.00
45 Bjarvall, Eva (Swe) 76 78 77 231 +12 R 1,180.00
45 Beauchet, Virginie (Fra) 77 76 78 231 +12 R 1,180.00
45 Knowles, Kerry (Eng) 76 77 78 231 +12 R 1,180.00
45 Loven, Lotta (Swe) 76 80 75 231 +12 R 1,180.00
45 Hudson, Rebecca (Eng) 79 74 78 231 +12 R 1,180.00
50 Kagonyera, Nora (Uga) 80 77 75 232 +13 R 731.25
50 Clingan, Jo (Eng) 79 74 79 232 +13 R 731.25
50 Jung, Eun Jeong (Kor) 80 74 78 232 +13 R 731.25
50 Nicholson, Lesley (Sco) 79 78 75 232 +13 R 731.25
54 Fisher, Kirsty (Eng) 76 76 81 233 +14
54 Lipscombe, Clare (Eng) 76 79 78 233 +14
56 Venter, Suzette * 78 75 81 234 +15
57 de Vries, Michelle 74 82 79 235 +16
58 Rushworth, Deana (Eng) 81 75 80 236 +17
58 Beliard, Patricia (Fra) 79 78 79 236 +17
60 Robbertze, Morgana 74 81 82 237 +18
61 Tornevall, Lena (Swe) 77 79 82 238 +19
61 Renell, Sofia (Swe) 76 81 81 238 +19
63 Carlborg, Sandra (Swe) 76 81 83 240 +21
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Thursday 25th March 2004
 South
African Tour
Julie Forbes in joint fourth place in Pam Golding Ladies
International
Scotland's Julie Forbes, pictured right, is one of five players
in joint fourth place after Thursday’s second round of the
Nedbank Women’s Golf Tour event at the Glendower Golf Club.
Julie added a one-under 72 to her first round 73 for 145,
and was four strokes behind the leader.
France’s Ludivine Kreutz struggled to a 74 for a total of
five under par 141, but it was still good enough for a three-stroke
lead over Ashleigh Simon and Finland’s Minea Blomqvist on
a day when those near the top of the leaderboard all seemed
to struggle with their games. Simon, one behind Kreutz overnight,
signed for a 76 while Blomqvist, playing in only her second
professional event, posted a 73.
Lesley Nicholson form Haddington just squeezed under the wire
to make the cut on 157 with rounds of 78 and 79.
Collated Scores
141 Kreutz, Ludivine (Fra) 67 74 0
144 Blomqvist, Minea (Fin) 71 73 0 Simon, Ashleigh * 68 76
145 Holm Sorensen, Lisa (Den) 72 73, Maritz, Laurette 75 70,
Hirschhorn, Andrea 75 70, Larrauri, Mara (Arg) 69 76, Forbes,
Julie (Sco) 73 72
146 James, Nicole (Aus) 71 75, Louw, Caryn 70 76 ,Boden, Maria
(Swe) 72 74, Schaeffer, Fany (Fra) 76 70, Becker, Anna (Swe)
69 77, Kuld, Christina (Den) 73 73
147 Heath, Sarah (Eng) 73 74, Moltke-Leth, Amanda (Den) 75
72, Calzavara, Tullia (Ita) 74 73, Adamson, Mandy 74 73, David,
Nathalie (Fra) 75 72, Gottmo, Asa (Swe) 71 76
148 Garrett, Nikki * (Aus) 77 71, Ekelundh, Cecilia (Swe)
73 75, Reis, Nina (Swe) 73 75
149 Wessels, Annerie 76 73
150 Hutcherson, Kelly (Eng) 77 73, Lundgreen, Cecilie (Nor)
79 71, Tuutti, Ursula (Fin) 74 76, Rigon, Margherita (Ita)
72 78, Eberl, Martina (Ger) 75 75, Jail, Jehanne (Fra) 77
73
151 Moulder, Cherry 73 78,, Westerberg, Johanna (Swe) 73 78,
Rasmussen, Rikke (Den) 75 76
152 Fisher, Kirsty (Eng) 76 76, Smith, Vanessa 74 78, Zackrisson,
Emma (Swe) 77 75 , Hauert, Bettina (Ger) 71 81
153 Beauchet, Virginie (Fra) 77 76 , Skold, Josefine (Swe)
74 79 , Tybring, Anna (Swe) 75 78, Knowles, Kerry (Eng) 76
77, Hudson, Rebecca (Eng) 79 74, Venter, Suzette * 78 75 ,
Clingan, Jo (Eng) 79 74
154 Alterby, Helena (Swe) 76 78 , Butler, Carlie (Aus) 75
79, Bell, Vanessa (Eng) 78 76 , Jung, Eun Jeong (Kor) 80 74,
Bjarvall, Eva (Swe) 76 78
155 Robbertze, Morgana 74 81 , Lipscombe, Clare (Eng) 76 79,
Nocera, Gwladys (Fra) 79 76, Cvitan, Antonella (Swe) 75 80
156 Loven, Lotta (Swe) 76 80 , Wessberg, Linda (Swe) 79 77
Tornevall, Lena (Swe) 77 79 , Rushworth, Deana (Eng) 81 75
, de Vries, Michelle 74 82
157 Beliard, Patricia (Fra) 79 78, Renell, Sofia (Swe) 76
81, Carlborg, Sandra (Swe) 76 81 , Kagonyera, Nora (Uga) 80
77, Nicholson, Lesley (Sco) 79 78
 Kerry
Smith currently fifth in the Sherry Cup
England's Kerry Smith (Waterlooville) is lying 5th on 147
after she added a second round 76 to her first round 71 in
the Sherry Cup being played at Sotograne on Spain's Costa
Del Sol. Tanya Elosegui continues to lead the tournament on
143. Spain lead the team tounament on 294.
1.- Tania Elósegui (Spain) 143 (69+74)
2.- Mette Randbaek (Denmark) 145 (72+73)
+.- Louise Stahle (Switzerland) 145 (72+73)
4.- Denise Simon (Germany) 146 (70+76)
5.- Kerry Smith (England) 147 (71+76)
Full scores
(pdf file)
New Look website for ELGA.
Press Release
ELGA are launching a new look website, on the ELGA main website
you will find all the regular features; news, results, complete
list of all clubs affiliated to ELGA, together with their
contact details, a comprehensive links page offering instant
access to a host of other golfing websites, details of handicap
competitions and the latest news of the country’s top
players.
Check out the website on www.englishladiesgolf.org
There are two complementary micro sites;
www.golfgirls.org for younger golfers and www.elgatrust.org
for the ELGA Trust, registered charity. The Golf Girls site
has specially commissioned cartoon characters; Lucy, Trudy
and Gita, they will guide players through the junior golf
elements, including ‘Pathway to Pro’, ‘Competitions’
and a comprehensive ‘Grown up stuff’ section for
all the support documents and details that both players and
parents/guardians may need. The Trust site holds all
the Trust event details including the Rosebud Pro-am, Trust
history and merchandise. The ELGA Trust has a new design rosebud
image, this completes the ELGA re-branding exercise and the
ELGA staff and Executives would like to invite you to view
the new websites.
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Wednesday 24th March 2004
 Vikki
Laing Open Day at Musselburgh
Musselburgh Golf Club, Monktonhall, are holding a Fund-raising
day for member, Vikki Laing, on Saturday 8th May. Vikki, four
times Scottish Girl Champion, Scottish Internaionalsit and
Curtis Cup player, has a Provisional card for the LPGA tour,
and the club are raising funds for travel, subsistence and
entry to tournaments.
The format of the day is a Triam with full handicap allowance.
Teams can be Ladies, Men or Mixed. Maximum Handicap is 36
for Ladies, 24 for Men. The Entry fee is £60 per team
and tee off times are available from 8:30am until 3:30pm.
Team prizes will be awarded If you are unable to enter a team,
single entries ( £20 pp) will be accepted and the committee
will endeavour to make up teams from all single entries.
For anyone unable to play on the day but would like to support
the fundraising donations will be gratefully accepted.
A free social evening will follow this event at 8.00 p.m.
Download an entry form
here (Word format) or get in touch with Fiona
Playfair for further information.
Fiona say that the course is in great condition and that the
clubhouse is sparkling after its recent improvements and they
are looking forward to welcoming lots of visitors. Sounds
a great day out for a very good cause!
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Tuesday 23rd March 2004
Please try out the Bulletin Board,
also found on the top right of this page under New Features.
I've put in a "Counties" Category and each County
as a topic. You can add Club or County results into your county
slot, or indeed anything that takes your fancy. There's also
the opportunity to carry out discussions or provide a forum
for questions and answers. I'll probably add Handicaps, Rules,
Equality Issues etc to the Bulletin Board, so watch this space!
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Monday 22nd March 2004
US College News
Colette Murray helps Jacksonville State to Winners Podium
Dumfrieshire's Colette Murray had rounds of 76 and 83 for
159 to finish in ninth place and help her team to win the
JSU Chris Banister Classic at Silver Lakes G.C. Calhoun Co,
Alabama last week.
There was a tie for top place between Candice Satow of Oral
Roberts and Maggie McGill of Middle Tennessee State, both
on 151. Jacksonville State took the team prize by one stroke
from Oral Roberts.
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Sunday 21st March 2004
What a turnout!
Here are the girls from Monifeith Golf Club at their Winter
League Prizegiving today.
The winners were
Division 1 1st Rebecca Wilson 2nd Andrea Bowie 3rd Laura Falconer/Kirsty
Moss
Division 2 1st Louise Smith 2nd Saphia Matthew
Division 3 1st Gail Wilson 2nd Jemma Chalmers 3rd Alison Pryde
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Saturday 20th March 2004
JULIE TIES FOR NINTH PLACE BEHIND SOUTH AFRICAN WONDER
GIRL AMATEUR
Julie Forbes from Aboyne saved her best until last - a three-under-par
third and final round of 69 for a level par aggregate of 216
lifting her up into a tie for ninth place finish in the Acer
Women's South African Open at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington
Golf Club on Friday.
Miss Forbes, a former winner of the French Open, had earlier
rounds of 74 and 73. She earned 6,458 Rand for her performance
which will give her a big confidence boost for the European
Women's Tour campaign that lies ahead.
 If
Julie's last-day display was very good, what kind of superlatives
apply to the shock winner of the title, 14-year-old South
African amateur Ashleigh Simon who closed with a brilliant,
nine-under-par round of 63 to come from eight shots off the
pace at the start of the day to win with an eight-under-par
total of 208 over her home course.
Ashleigh's earlier scores had been 71 and 74 and she did not
seem a threat to Denmark's Carina Vagner who had a two-shot
lead over the field with one round to go after rounds of 70
and 67.
The Dane matched the par of 72 at the last time of asking
and failed by one shot to equal Miss Simon's clubhouse target
of 208. Miss Vagner finished joint second with the fast-finishing
Swede, Johanna Westerberg - 68 for 209 - and split the first
two pro pay-outs to earn 32,500 Rand apiece.
Ashleigh's 63 equalled the lowest ever round on the South
African Women's Tour. She is also
the first amateur to claim the title and the youngest player.
Miss Simon won the South African women's amateur stroke-play
and match-play titles earlier this month. Not surprising she
is rated the greatest female golf prospect ever to come out
of South Africa.
A few weeks ago she became the first female to play in a men's
pro tournament on the local Sunshine Tour.
"I was aiming for a 68 but this is my best score ever.
I've had a few 67s but never a 63. You need to be at least
18 to turn professional and I won't be 15 until May 11. I
think I'll hold off a few years after that. I still want to
play in and win a few major international amateur tournaments
so I might look at turning pro around the age of 20 or so.
I'm not going to turn pto and go out there and miss cuts,"
said the youngster.
Ashleigh's flawless scorecard for the 5,769yd course contained
birdies at the second, fourth, fifth, eighth, ninth, 11th,
14th, 15th and 17th. So accurate was her approach play that
her longest putt all day was a 20-footer at the 11th.
[NB. We might get to see Ashleigh playing in Scotland if she
enters the R&A Junior Open ar Kilmarnock Barassie in July
just before the Open at Troon -GGK]
Collated scoreboard
ACER WOMEN'S SOUTH AFRICA OPEN
Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC
Leading final totals
208 Ashleigh Simon (SA) (am) 71 74 63.
209 Carina Vagner (Den) 70 67 72, Johanna Westerberg (Swe)
68 73 68.,
212 Cecilia Ekelundh (Swe) 67 72 73.
213 Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 69 72 72, Laurette Maritz (SA) 69
72 72, Virginie Beauchet (Fra) 74 70 69.
214 Mandy Adamson (SA) 875 69 70.
216 Julie Forbes (Sco) 74 73 69, Minea Blomqvist (Swe) 70
75 71, Cecilie Lundgreen (Nor) 73 72 71.
Other totals:
224 Kirsty Fisher (Eng) 74 74 76.
226 Kelly Hutcherson (Eng) 82 73 71.
227 Kerry Knowles (Eng) 82 69 76, Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 76
75 76.
229 Sarah Heath (Eng0 71 79 79, Vanessa Bell (Eng) 71 80 78.
239 Emma Weeks (Eng) 72 83 84.
JUSTIN ROSE WANTS GOLFERS TO HIT THE GREEN FOR MACMILLAN
Want to practice your swing or perfect your putt? Golfers
across the UK will have the perfect opportunity to improve
their golf technique and make a difference to the lives of
people living with cancer this summer by taking part in Macmillan
Cancer Relief's Longest Day Challenge.Championship golfer
Justin Rose, has lent his support to Macmillan to encourage
golfers all over the UK to play 72 holes in one day on or
aroundthe longest day of the year - June 21st, and help raise
over £140,000 fo rthe charity.
Justin says: "Even for me completing four rounds of golf
in one day would be no easy task. I really take my hat off
to anyone hitting the green andhaving a go."
"It's easy to get involved simply encourage your friends,
golf partner or work colleagues to team up and take on the
challenge. The money you raisewill enable Macmillan to support
more people who have cancer from the moment of diagnosis and
right through their cancer journey. Practice your swing and
sign up today for The Longest Day Challenge."
Men, ladies and juniors are eligible to take part in the event
and can play alone, in pairs, three or fourballs, in any combination,
and at any golf course of their choice. Determination and
stamina are all that's required to walk 20 miles, play 72
holes and hit over 300 shots in one day.
For participants entering a team of three golfers there is
also the chance of winning a trip to St Andrews - the home
of golf. The three top scoringteams will be the guests of
the St Andrews Bay Golf Resort and Spa and will compete on
the demanding Torrance course for the Longest Day Challenge
Champion Team 2004.
The money raised by golfers will help Macmillan fund nurses,
doctors, healthcare professionals, cancer care centres, information
services and direct financial help to those who need it most.
For more information or to register, please contact Kerry
Packman on 020 7840 4615 or
events@macmillan.org.uk or online at www.macmillan.org.uk/golf
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Friday 19th March 2004
_jpg.jpg) West
coast Ladies Tour
VIKKI FOURTH AFTER LAST-DAY WOES IN CALIFORNIA
Vikki Laing's bid for her first win as a rookie professional
ended in disappointment. Starting the final round of The International
tournament - the latest event on the West Coast Ladies Tour
- at Yucaipa Valley, California - with a two-stroke lead after
rounds of 69 and 70, the 23-year-old from Musselburgh sagged
to a 77 for a 54-hole total of level par 216. That put her
into a four-way play-off with Joellyn Crooks (Wisconsin),
Dodie Mazzuca (Las Vegas) and Alena Sharp from Hamilton, Ontario.
Vikki's woes continued when she bogeyed the first hole of
the sudden-death play-off. The three other players then decided
to split the 1-2-3 prizemoney rather than continue in fading
light. Miss Laing earned $900 dollars. Joellyn, Dodie and
Alena each pocketed $1,800.
The other Scot in the field, Susie Laing from Troon, finished
outwith the money - only the top 20 and ties earned a cheque.
Susie scored 79, 73 and 75 for 11-over-par 227.
Lisa Meredith-Seary from Reading finished 50th on 236 with
rounds of 78, 76 and 82.
Yeo Jin Kang from Seoul, Korea set a pro record of 68 for
the 6,108yd women's course in the final round. She finished
joint fifth on 217.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS 216 Joellyn Crooks (US) 73 70 73, Dodie
Mazzuca (US) 74 69 73, Alena Sharp (Can) 74 70 72 (tied for
first place), Vikki Laing (Sco) 69 70 77 (placed fourth after
play-off). 217 Lisa Chang (US) 74 73 70, Yeo Jin Kang (Kor)
76 73 68, So Young Park (Kor) 74 72 71, Jamie Stevenson (US)
74 72 71. 218 Becky Lucidi (US) 70 71 77.
Other totals: 227 Susie Laing (Sco) 79 73 75 (tied 28th).
236 Lisa Meredith-Seary (Eng) 78 76 82 (50th).
South African Ladies tour
JULIE FORBES LEADING GB&I PLAYER IN S AFRICA OPEN
Former French Open champion Julie Forbes from Aboyne is tied
for 14th place with one round to go in the Acer Women's South
African Open golf championship at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington
Golf Club. Miss Forbes has had rounds of 74 and 73 over the
5,769yd course for a three-over-par tally of 147. She is the
leading player from Great Britain & Ireland. Julie is 10 shots
off the pole position which has been taken over by Carina
Vagner (Denmark) with a 70 and 67 for seven-under 137.
First-round leader Cecilia Ekelundh (Sweden) followed up her
67 with a 72 to be demoted to second place on 139.
A total of 59 players with totals of 156 and better qualified
to play the final round.
Lesley Nicholson, the former Curtis Cup player from Haddington,
was one of those to miss the cut. The Scot had disappointing
scores of 80 and 79 for 159.
LEADING SCORES 137 Carina Vagner (Den) 70 67. 139 Cecilia
Ekelundh (Swe) 67 72. 141 Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 69 72, Laurette
Maritz (SA) 69 72, Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 68 73. 144 Mandy
Adamson (SA) 75 69, Virginie Beauchet (Fra) 74 70, Antonelia
Cvitan (Swe) 73 71. 145 Cecilie Lundgreen (Nor) 73 72, Minea
Blomqvist (Swe) 709 75, Andrea Hirschhorn (SA) 71 74, Nina
Reis (Swe) 72 73, Ashleigh Simon (SA) (am) 71 74. 147 Helena
Alterby (Swe) 70 77, Julie Forbes (Sco) 74 73. Other scores:
148 Kirsty Fisher (Eng) 74 74. 150 Sarah Heath (Eng) 71 79.
151 Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 76 75, Kerry Knowles (Eng) 82 69,
Vanessa Bell (Eng) 71 80. 155 Kelly Hutcherson (Eng) 82 73,
Emma Weeks (Eng) 72 83.
Non-qualifiers included: 159 Lesley Nicholson (Sco) 80 79,.
160 Deana Rushworth (Eng) 85 75. 161 Yvonne Cassidy (Ire)
81 80.
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Thursday 18th March 2004
 Vikki
heads for first pro win
Former Curtis Cup player Vikki Laing from Musselburgh is poised
to chalk up her first win as a professional. The Scot, who
celebrated her 23rd birthday at the weekend (Sunday), leads
by two strokes with one round to play in The International
tournament at Yucaipa Valley, California. It is one of the
events on the West Coast Ladies Pro Tour on which Miss Laing
is warming up for her debut on the LPGA Tour. Vikki has had
rounds of 69 and 70 for a five-under-par tally of 139. Her
nearest challenger is another rookie pro and one-time big-name
amateur - Becky Lucidi, the 2002 US women's champion from
California. Becky has scored 70 and 71. Susie Laing from Troon
is back in a tie for 32nd place on 152 after scores of 79
and 73 while Lisa Meredith-Seary from Reading is tied for
39th place with 78 and 76 for 154.
SCOREBOARD 139 Vikki Laing (Sco) 69 70. 141 Becky Lucidi (US)
70 71. 143 Dodie Mazzuca (US) 74 69, Joellyn Crooks (US) 73
70. 144 Alena Sharp (Can) 74 70, Shelly Stouffer (Can) 70
74. Other scores: 152 Susie Laing (Sco) 79 73. 154 Lisa Meredith-Seary
(Eng) 78 76.
US College News
HEATHER BLOOMING WITH SECOND PLACE HAWAII FINISH
 Stirling-born
Heather MacRae achieved her highest finish on the 2003-2004
American women's college circuit when she tied for second
place in the Dr Donnis Thompson Invitational tournament over
the Kaneohe Klipper course on Hawaii on Wednesday.
The 20-year-old Dunblane player, a Scotland international
and member of the LGU Elite Squad, had scores of 72, 77 and
72 for a total of five-over-par 221. San Diego State University
team-mate Jenna Wilson from Strathaven dropped down the final
placings after a disappointing last round of 83 for 231 and
joint 16th place. Jenna, 19, had opened the event with promising
scores of 73 and 75. The Scots' efforts helped San Diego State
(918) to finish runners-up to New Mexico in the team event.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS 219 Kim Welch (Washington State) 75 73
71. 221 Heather MacRae (San Diego State) 72 77 72, Kailin
Downs (New Mexico) 74 73 74, Christine Fernandez (New Mexico)
77 68 76, Dale Gammie (Hawaii) 72 75 74. 222 Brooke Tull (Texas
Christian) 72 72 78, Ashley Rollins (New Mexico) 76 75 71.
Other total: 231 Jenna Wilson (San Diego State) 73 75 83.
LEADING TEAMS 889 New Mexico. 918 San Diego State. 924 Washington
State. 926 Pepperdine, Hawaii. 928 Nevada. 930 Texas Christian.
South African Open
JULIE JUST OUTSIDE TOP 20 IN JOHANNESBURG
Julie Forbes from Aboyne was lying joint 21st at the end of
the first round of the Acer Women's South African Open at
Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club. Julie had a score
of two-over-par 74 to be seven shots off the pace being set
by Sweden's Cecilia Ekelundh. Another Swede, Johanna Westerberg,
was in second place overnight after a 68. Lesley Nicholson
from Haddington was tieing for 66th place after an 80.
LEADING SCORES 67 Cecilia Ekelundh (Swe). 68 Johannan Westerberg
(Swe). 69 Gwladys Nocera (Fra), Laurette Maritz (SA). 70 Carina
Vagner (Den), Minea Blomqvist (Swe), Helena Alterby (Swe).
71 Sarah Heath (Eng), Ashleigh Simon (SA) (a), Charlaine Coetzee-Hirst,
Andrea Hirshhorn (SA), Vanessa Bell (Eng), Carlie Butler (Aus).
72 Nina Reis (Swe), Emma Weeks (Eng), Ludivine Kreutz (Fra).
Other scores: 74 Julie Forbes (Sco), Kirsty Fisher (Eng).
76 Rebecca Hudson (Eng). 80 Lesley Nicholson (Sco). 81 Yvonne
Cassidy (Ire). 82 Kerry Knowles (Eng), Kelly Hutcherson (Eng).
WOOD AND WILSON GIVE EURO LINE-UP A TOUCH OF TARTAN
Former Scottish Golf Union president Colin Wood from the Borders
is the Europe team captain and the squad of 12 includes Walker
Cup hero Stuart Wilson from Forfar for the Sir Michael Bonallack
Trophy men's amateur international golf match against Asia-Pacific
at Circolo Golf Club, Rome from April 21 to 23.
The teams are:
EUROPE - Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa), Nigel Edwards (Wal),
Noel Fox (Ire), James Heath (Eng), Brian McElhinney (Ire),
Pablo Martin (Spa), Edoardo Molinari (Ita), Francesco Molinari
(Ita), Hugo Santos (Por), Jan Willem Van Hoof (Net), Stuart
Wilson (Sco), Gary Wolstenholme (Eng). Capt - Colin Wood (Sco).
ASIA-PACIFIC _ Nick Flanagan (Aus), Haruo Fujishima (Jap),
Mathew Holten (NZ), Yuta Ikeda (Jap), Bradley Iles (NZ), Shiv
Kapur (Ind), Shahid Javed Khan (Pak), Kyong-Tae Kim (Kor),
Dong Hwan Lee (Kor), Ben Leong (Mal), James Nitties (Aus),
Juvic Pagunsan (Phi). Capt - Tai Kawata (Jap).
US College News
McINTOSH SEVENTH IN TEXAS
Newmachar Golf Club member Euan McIntosh, a golf scholarship
student at Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, tied for
seventh place in the Texas Intercollegiate tournament at Terra
Verde Golf Club, Arlington. He had rounds of 70 and 74 for
a level par aggregate of 144 - eight shots behind team-mate
and winner Reino Deetlefs who scored 67 and 69 for eight-under
136 to win by five shots.
McIntosh's effort helped Texas Wesleyan (582) finished runners-up
in the team event to Oklahoma Christian (575).
FINAL TOTALS 136 Reino Deetlefs (Texas Wesleyan) 67 69. 141
Rob Morgan (Oklahoma Baptist) 72 69. Other total: 144 Euan
McIntosh (Texas Wesleyan) 70 74.
TEAM TOTALS 575 Oklahoma Christian. 582 Texas Wesleyan. 594
Oklahoma Baptist.
US College News
EMILY SLIPS TO 12TH PLACE IN TEXAS
Sam Houston University, Texas golf scholarship student Emily
Ogilvy from Dunning finished 12th in the Lady Bearkat Invitational
women's college golf tournament at Waterford National course,
Livingston in Texas.
Emily, who had helped the Sam Houston team to win the curtain-raising
event in which she finished runner-up, scored 82, 78 and 82
for a 54-hole total of 242 - 12 shots behind team-mate Raman
Saran who won the title with rounds of 76, 76 and 78 for 230.
Sam Houston University did chalk up their second team win
of the week with a total of 950, four ahead of Texas A&M Corpus
Christi with McNeese State (971) a distant third.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS 230 Raman Saran (Sam Houston) 76 76 78.
231 Casey Cain (Lamar) 79 76 76, Lisa Westman (McNeese State)
76 73 82, Maria Engstrom (McNeese State) 73 78 80. Other total:
242 Emily Ogilvy (Sam Houston) 82 78 82.
LEADING TEAMS 950 Sam Houston. 954 Texas A&M Corpus Christi.
971 McNeese State.
Hobday Golf Seals Deal for Spey Bay
Hobday Golf Company has acquired the prestigious Spey Bay
Golf Links and Hotel operation with the support of equity
investors from the United States and banking from Allied Irish
Bank.
Neil Hobday, Chief Executive, and Alan Watt, Finance Director,
will oversee the management of the resort and the implementation
of exciting plans to restore the links and improve the clubhouse
facilities.
Hobday made his mark in the world of golf by managing some
of Europe's finest golfers with both Mark McCormack's International
Management Group and Carnegie Sports International. Subsequently,
he was involved with two of Scotland's finest golf courses.
He led Lyle Anderson's operational team in the development
of the Loch Lomond Golf Club, including initiating the World
Invitational tournament, and advised on the opening of Kingsbarns
Golf Links. Hobday is now ready to bring this world-class
experience to projects initially in the UK and then overseas.
He commented on the acquisition, "Spey Bay is Hobday Golf's
first venture into this marketplace, acquiring what many golfers
refer to as a hidden gem. The Spey Bay links course was the
inspiration of the Duke of Gordon who, in 1907, asked Ben
Sayers to mark out the course. He created a true links course
with great natural beauty and character, which became a special
retreat of the aristocracy for much of the last century.
"I believe that Hobday Golf's challenge is to remain true
to the designer's ideas whilst improving the condition of
the course and clubhouse in order to re-create a special golfing
experience."
Watt, a chartered accountant with venture capital investment
experience with NVM and Albany Ventures, commented on corporate
development strategy, " Initially, I was fairly sceptical
about golf projects. Although there are many superb golf courses
in Scotland, few produce attractive returns for investors.
I believe, however, that Hobday Golf is different. The unique
business model identifies synergies between quality golf and
luxury residential developments, which have the potential
to reduce the debt requirement and create a more attractive
risk and reward profile."
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Wednesday 17th March 2004
 West
Coast Ladies Golf Tour
VIKKI LAING LEADS PRO EVENT IN CALIFORNIA
Rookie pro Vikki Laing led the field with a three-under-par
round of 69 on the opening day of The International tournament
at Yucaipa Valley, California on Tuesday. The 54-hole event
is part of the West Coast Ladies Pro Tour. First prize is
$3,000 and the former Curtis Cup player from Musselburgh,
who will soon be moving on to the LPGA Tour, has a one-shot
lead from Canadian Shelly Stouffer from British Columbia and
Becky Lucidi, the 2002 United States women's amateur champion
from California. Lisa Meredith-Seary from Reading is tied
for 37th place after a 78 - one shot better than Susie Laing
from Troon. Susie is joint 44th.
See West Coast Ladies Golf
Tour website
LEADING SCORES 69 Vikki Laing (Sco). 70 Shelly Stouffer (Can),
Becky Lucidi (US). 72 Mika Arito (Jap). Other scores: 78 Lisa
Meredith-Seary (Eng). 79 Susie Laing (Sco).
 US
College News
SCOTS IN HAWAII PICTURE
San Diego State University golf team-mates Jenna Wilson, left,
from Strathaven and Heather MacRae, right, _jpg.jpg)
from Dunblane were lying joint sixth and eighth respectively
at the end of the opening day of the Dr Thompson Rainbow women's
college tournament over the Kaneohe Klipper course on Hawaii
on Tuesday.
Jenna shot rounds of 73 and 75 for four-over-par 148 while
Heather had 72 and 77 for 149.
Brook Tull (Texas Christian) led on level par 144 after a
couple of 72s.
San Diego State (601) are lying second to New Mexico (594)
in the team event. There is one round to go.
LEADING INDIVIDUAL SCORES 144 Brooke Tull (Texas Christian)
72 72. 145 Christine Fernandez (New Mexico) 77 68. 146 Alana
Condon (Nevada) 74 72. 147 Kailin Downs (New Mexico) 74 73,
Dale Gammie (Hawaii) 72 75. 148 Jenna Wilson (San Diego State)
73 75, Kim Welch (Washington State) 75 73. 149 Heather MacRae
(San Diego State) 72 77, Eileen Vargas (Pepperdine) 76 73.
LEADING TEAMS 594 New Mexico. 601 San Diego State. 604 Pepperdine.
610 Texas Christian. 611 Nevada. 615 Hawaii.
 HSBC
BECOME TITLE SPONSORS OF
WEE WONDERS CHAMPIONSHIPS
HSBC, the world's second largest bank, has become the major
title sponsor of the Wee Wonders Open Golf Championships,
in association with the Golf Foundation and the Professional
Golf Association. Report
Portuguese Amateur.
 Kirkwoodgolf
invited Liz McKinnon, pictured right, the "Kiwi Scot" who
did so well to reach the final of the Portuguese women's amateur
international championship at Quinta de Cima on Sunday, to
write a few words. Report
and Results
US College Golf
ANOTHER TOP-1O FINISH IN US FOR BOY DAVID
Walker Cup Scot David Inglis chalked up his umpteenth top-10
finish on the American college golf circuit in the Morris
Williams Intercollegiate tournament at Austin Country Club,
Texas (on Tuesday).
The red-haired six-footer from Roslin, Midlothian shot rounds
of 71, 70 and 72 over the 6,906yd, par-72 course to tie for
ninth place on three-under-par 213. Inglis was still two over
par for the final round after bogeying the seventh and ninth
until he birdied the 15th and 17th. Eight of the Scot's 10
birdies over the two days came over the last five holes.
Individual winner was Andrew Dahl (Arkansas) with 64, 68 and
74 for 10-under 206. He won by four shots from Jason Hartwick
(Texas).
Inglis's team-leading effort enabled Tulsa University (865)
to finish fourth behind Brigham Young (858), Texas Christian
(860) and Oklahoma State (861).
LEADING FINAL TOTALS 206 Andrew Dahl (Arkansas) 64 68 74.
210 Jason Hartwick (Texas) 70 71 69. 211 Jeff Bell (Texas)
72 71 68, Will Dodson (Southern Methodist) 72 68 71, Jake
Ellison (Brigham Young) 75 871 75, Anthony Kim (Oklahoma)
70 67 74. Other total: 213 David Inglis (Tulsa) 71 70 72.
LEADING TEAMS 858 Brigham Young. 860 Texas Christian. 861
Oklahoma State. 865 Tulsa. 867 California. 869 Texas.
 US
College Golf
LOUISE FINISHES 20TH IN CALIFORNIA
Louise Kenney from Pitreavie, Dunfermline finished a disappointing
20th in the UC Irvine Anteater Invitational women 's college
golf tournament at the Coto de Caza Golf & Racquet Club, California
on Tuesday.
The Scotland international player, a golf scholarship student
at Iowa State University, had rounds of 75, 77 and 79 for
a 54-hole aggregate of 15-over-par 231 - 15 shots behind the
winner, Kristi Larsen (San Francisco).
San Francisco dominated the team event, winning by 29 shots
from Brigham Young. Iowa State came joint 11th of the 13 teams
with a total of 956.
FINAL TOTALS 216 Kristi Larsen (San Francisco) 72 74 70. 217
Elizabeth Allen (CSU Northridge) 75 72 70. 220 Nikky Jacoby
(San Francisco) 71 74 75. 221 Angela Won (UC Irvine) 73 76
72. Other score: 231 Louise Kenney (Iowa State) 75 77 79.
LEADING TEAMS 883 San Francisco. 912 Brigham Young. 919 UC
Irvine. 920 Michigan. Other score: 956 Iowa State.
RUSSELL SMITH PROMOTED AT GLENEAGLES
Russell Smith has been appointed new head golf professional
of Gleneagles Hotel. The 32-year-old from Kirkcaldy takes
over the post vacated by Sandy Smith who, earlier this year,
moved to Ladybank Golf Club as Martin Gray's successor. Smith
won a Tartan Tour pro-am last year. He has been on the Gleneagles
staff as a teaching pro for more than two years after spells
in England and Germany.
"I'm delighted to have been given the opportunity," said Smith,
who was runner-up in the 1998 Luxembourg Open.
"I'm looking forward to building on the excellent work Sandy
Smith has done over the years at Gleneagles. It's a new challenge
and one I'm very excited about."
US College Golf
EMILY JOINT RUNNER-UP IN TEXAS
Emily Ogilvie from Dunning, Perthshire, a golf scholarship
student at Sam Houston University, finished joint runner-up
in the individual section of the SHSU Spring Match against
Southern University over the Waterford National course at
Livingston, Texas. Emily returned an 80 to tie with three
other players, two shots behind winner Raman Saran (Sam Houston).
Sam Houston beat Southern 328-357 in the match.
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Tuesday 16th March 2004
Elga
Press Release
Record win for Karen Stupples
England's Karen Stupples won the Welchs/Fry Championship in
Tuscon, Arizona, her first LPGA title, in record style. Her
22 under par total of 258 is the lowest four-round total ever
recorded in an LPGA event and left her 5 shots clear of Grace
Park. Karen, from Deal in Kent, was an England international
from 1995 to 1998. She played in the winning GB & I Curtis
Cup team in 1996 and again in 1998, before turning professional.
US College Golf
Play golf and see the world...
Scotland's Jenna Wilson and Heather Macrae are off to Hawaii
this week to play for San Diego State in the Dr Donnis Thomson
Invitational at the Kaneohe Klipper Golf Club.
US College Golf
STEADY DAVID TIEING FOR SIXTH PLACE AT AUSTIN, TEXAS
The ever-consistent David Inglis from Roslin, Midlothian is
lying in a tie for sixth place with one round to go in the
Morris Williams Intercollegiate men's golf tournament at Austin
Country Club, Texas.
Walker Cup hero David has had rounds of 71 and 70 for a 36-hole
tally of two-under-par 142 - good scoring but the leader is
almost out of reach over the final 18 holes. He's Andrew Dahl
(Arkansas) who has shot rounds of 64 and 68 for a 12-under-par
score of 132 and a four-shot lead. Inglis had eight birdies
over his opening two rounds. In the morning 71, he birdied
the seventh, 14th, 15th and 16th to cancel out bogeys at the
third, fifth and ninth in halves of 38 and 33. In the afternoon
70, David again finished strongly with birdies at the 15th,
17th and 18th - after an earlier birdie at the eighth, having
only two bogies, at the third and fourth, in halves of 36
and 34. The 6ft, red-haired Scot is a senior student at the
University of Tulsa who are currently fifth on 579 in the
team event which is being led by Brigham Young (566) and Texas
Christian (567).
LEADING INDIVIDUALS 132 Andrew Dahl (Arkansas) 64 68. 136
Jake Ellison (Brigham Young) 65 71. 137 Anthony Kim (Oklahoma)
70 67. 140 Will Dodson (Southern Methodist) 72 68. Other score:
141 David Inglis 71 70.
LEADING TEAMS 566 Brigham Young. 567 Texas Christian. 571
Oklahoma. 572 Arkansas. 579 Tulsa. 580 Oklahoma. 581 California.
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Monday 15th March 2004
Dunbarton and Argyll launch website
Notice anything different down the Left Hand Side of this
webpage? I've added Dunbartonshire and Argyll (D&A) to
the list of Counties with their own website. D&A have
joined Midlothian and Renfrewshire in providing a County Golf
website for their members. It's address is http://www.dalcga.ik.com/,
but if you forget, you can always find it from the link in
the Left Index of this page. Congratulations to Jean Campbell
who has developed the site.
If other Counties are interested in providing a website for
their members, but don't want the hassle of doing it themselves,
then consider using kirkwoodgolf to host it. Read
more here.
 US
College Golf
KATE REACHES HIGH POINT IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Kate O'Sullivan, a member at Cochrane Castle Golf Club and
a golf scholarship student at High Point University, North
Carolina, was the leading player in the High Point team in
the Shamrock Intercollegiate women's college golf tournament
at Teca Cay golf course, Teca Cay in South Carolina.
Kate, a Scotland girls' international player, finished on
a high with a round of 74 - one of her best since she went
to the United States. Her earlier rounds were 84 and 86 and
she claimed a share of 10th place with a total of 244.
The individual winner by three shots was Ashley Harris (Mercer
University) with scores of 82, 73 and 74 for 229.
High Point (1008) finished seventh in the team event behind
joint winners Coastal Carolina and East Tennessee State on
977.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS Individual 229 Ashley Harris (Mercere)
82 73 74. 232 Lauren Smith (Augusta State) 79 78 75. 235 Jutta
Degerman (Winthrop) 82 79 74. Other total: 244 Kate O'Sullivan
(High Point) 84 86 74.
Teams 997 Coastal Carolina, East Tennessee State. Other total:
1008 High Point (seventh).
 Portuguese
Championship
GILLIAN O'LEARY WINS PORTUGUESE TITLE
GILLIAN O'Leary staked a claim to make her full women's international
debut for Ireland later this year when she won the Portuguese
women's amateur international championship at Quinta de Cima
course on the Eastern Algarve (on Sunday, March 14).
Gillian is 20 years old and a student at University College
Cork as well as a member of Cork and Youghal Golf Clubs. She
has been a member of Ireland's national training panels for
the past couple of years - and this is her big breakthrough
as a tournament winner.
She is studying Food Science and Technology at UCC, having
received a grant from the college in 2002 and 2003.
She reached the semi-finals of the Belgian International Junior
Championship last summer and represented Ireland in Moscow
in the 2002 European Under-21 junior women's team championship.
Miss O'Leary is, by all accounts, a very hard working, dedicated
player so one could say she earned the Portuguese title.
She qualified in third place for the match-play stages behind
former English women's stroke-play champion Sara Garbutt from
Ganton and Irish compatriot Tricia Mangan, the LGU Elite Squad
player from Ennis.
Sara had rounds of 75 and 70 for 145 and and seven shots to
spare over No 2 seed Tricia (77, 75) and Gillian (76 77).
Miss Garbutt, whose rounds helped England (302) to win the
team title from Ireland A (304) and Ireland C (312), failed
to carry on her fine stroke-play form in the match-play. In
the semi-finals, Gillian O'Leary had a fine 2 and 1 win over
Tricia Mangan in the first semi-final.
Former New Zealand junior champion Liz McKinnon, a Nairn Golf
Club member who married a Scot and has lived in the Inverness
area for the past three years, beat Eva Steinberger (Austria)
5 and 4 in the other semi-final.
Although she has won the Scottish Northern Counties individual
title and helped Northern Counties to win the Scottish county
championship finals last year, this has been Mrs McKinnon's
best performance since she came over from New Zealand.
In the 36-hole Portuguese final, however, Gillian O'Leary
was two up after 18 holes and won the tie by 5 and 4. She
was only two or three over par for the 32 holes played.
Collated scoreboard . Leading qualifiers 145 Sara Garbutt
(Eng) 75 70. 152 Tricia Mangan (Ire) 77 75. 153 Gillian O'Leary
(Ire) 76 77. 154 Carolina Catanho (Por) 77 70. 155 Maria Vertechenova
(Russ) 78 77.
Match-play later stages Semi-finals O'Leary beat Mangan 2
and 1, McKinnon beat Eva Steinberger (Aut) 5 and 4. Final
(36 holes) O'Leary beat McKinnon 5 and 4.
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College Golf
SUZIE GOES OFF THE BOIL ON VIRGIN ISLANDS
Suzie Hayes from Dublin started brightly in the St Croix Collegiate
Classic women's tournament over the 6,020yd, par-72 Carambola
course at St Croix on the Virgin Islands but slumped by six
shots on each of the succeeding rounds.
Suzie, a student at Notre Dame University, scored 76, 82 and
88 for a 30-over-par total of 246, which earned her joint
41st place.
The tournament was won by Samantha Richdale (Illinois State)
with a 10-over total of 226, made up of 76, 76 and 74. She
won by one stroke from Kristina Rothengatte (Southern Methodist)
with scores of 73, 75 and 79.
Southern Methodist (916) won the team title by 13 shots from
Baylor. Notre Dame (959) tied for fifth place.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS 226 Samantha Richdale (Illinois State)
76 76 74. 227 Kristina Rothengatte (Southern Methodist) 73
75 79. 228 Anna Rehnhom (Baylor) 79 76 73, Laura Cross (Southern
Methodist) 75 79 74. 230 Alison Walshe (Boston College) 75
78 74. Other total: 246 Suzie Hayes (Notre Dame) 76 82 88.
LEADING TEAMS 916 Southern Methodist. 929 Baylor. 947 Texas
Tech. 958 Illinois State. 959 Notre Dame, Boston College,
Xavier.
US College Golf
SCOTS WELL DOWN CLASSY FIELD AT LAS VEGAS
Augusta State University team-mates Scott Jamieson from Cathkin
Braes and Wallace Booth of Crieff finished tied 32nd and 52nd
respectively in a classy field for the Southern Highlands
Collegiate championship over the Southern Highlands course
at Las Vegas on Sunday.
Jamieson had rounds of 71, 76 and 75 for a creditable six-over-par
total over the 7,440yd, par-72 course. He had 12 birdies over
the three rounds, including three in his final card but cost
himself a much higher finish with a double bogey at the 15th
and a triple bogey at the 16th in an inward half of 41 on
Sunday.
Booth, making his competitive team debut for Augusta State,
scored 77, 77 and 72 for 10-over 226 after the potentially
demolarising start of double bogey, triple bogey to his oening
round. Booth finished with a bag of 12 birdies, boosting his
total on the last day at the ninth, 11th, 14th and 16th but,
like Jamieson, Wallace had a costly late slip, running up
a double-bogey 5 at the short 17th. Over the three days, the
former Scottish Under-16 champion had two double bogeys, one
triple and 15 bogeys.
There were three US Walker Cup team players in the top five
- Bill Haas (Wake Forest), Brock Mackenzie (Washington) and
Matt Hendrix (Clemson) but victory went to Camilo Villegas
(Florida) with 67, 69 and 69 for 11-under-par 205. Haas finished
a shot behind in second place.
Arizona State did not have a player in the top five but still
managed to win the team event with 848, two shots ahead of
Florida with Clemson (859) third. Augusta State (887) were
12th.
LEADING INDIVIDUAL TOTALS 205 Camilo Villegas (Florida) 67
69 69. 206 Bill Haas (Wake Forest) 68 67 71. 207 Ryan Moore
(UNLV) 69 69 69. 208 Brock |Mackenzie (Washington) 70 67 71.
210 Matt Hendrix (Clemson) 71 69 70. Other totals: 222 Scott
Jamieson (Augustua State) 71 76 75. 226 Wallace Booth (Augusta
State) 77 77 72.
LEADING TEAM TOTALS 848 Arizona State. 850 Florida. 859 Clemson.
863 Georgia. 870 Washington. 871 UCLA, Georgia Teach. Other
total: 887 Augusta State (12th).
US College Golf
CALLUM'S COSTLY SECOND ROUND IN ALABAMA
A moderate second round cost Callum Macaulay, 20-year-old
golf scholarship student at the University of Mississippi,
a much higher final placing than 59th in the Conrad Rehling
Alabama Invitational men's college golf tournament over the
Old Colony course at Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Sunday.
Callum, from Dunfermline, had scores of 75, 85 and 77 for
a 54-hole total of 236. The individual winner was John Holmes
(Kentucky) with scores of 69, 69 and 71 for 209. Mississippi
(884) finished fourth in the team event behind winners Alabama
(878).
LEADING INDIVIDUALS 209 John Holmes (Kentucky) 69 68 71. 210
Lars Brovold (Alabama) 68 71 71. Other total: 236 Callum Macaulay
(Mississippi) 75 84 77.
LEADING TEAMS 878 Alabama. 880 Jacksonville State. 881 Kentucky.
884 Mississippi.
 Futures
Tour
HEATHER PICKS UP $641 IN FUTURES TEE OFF
Former Curtis Cup player and past Scottish champion Heather
Stirling from Bridge of Allan picked up $641 dollars for finishing
tied 24th in the opening event of the United States Futures
Tour over the Cleveland Heights course at Lakeland, Florida
on Sunday.
Heather looked as though she was pitching for the $9,100 first
prize when she opened with a five-under-par round of 67 but
she fell away with subsequent scores of 77 and 75 for a final
total of three-over-par 219.
Another former Scottish women's amateur title holder, Linzi
Morton from Alloa, failed by four shots to survive the 36-hole
cut. She had scores of 78 and 76. Rebecca Prout from Surrey
also missed out on the final day action after rounds of 77
and 83.
Canadian Kimberly Adams from Tide Head, New Brunswick won
by four shots with scores of 71, 67 and 67 for 11-under-par
205. Runner-up Seon-Hwa Lee from Chonan Korea, with scores
of 66, 73 and 70 for 209, collected $6,500. There were eight
competitors from Korea in the leading 29 finishers.
LEADING INDIVIDUAL TOTALS 205 Kimberly Adams (Can) 71 67 67.
209 Seon-Hwa Lee (Kor) 66 73 70. 210 Nicole Perrot (Chil)
71 66 73. 211 Jimin Kang (Kor) 70 70 71. 212 Lori Atsedes
(US) 69 72 71, Meredith Ward (US) 73 67 72, Carri Wood (US)
66 71 75. 213 Cortney Reno (US) 72 65 78. Other totals: 219
Heather Stirling (Sco) 67 77 75.
Non-qualifiers included: 154 Linzi Morton (Sco) 78 76. 160
Rebecca Prout (Eng) 77 83.
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Sunday 14th March 2004
 Portuguese
Amateur
LIZ MCKINNON LOSES IN PORTUGUESE FINAL
Nairn Golf Club member Liz McKinnon, a former New Zealand
junior champion who married a Scot and now lives in the Inverness
area, lost by 5 and 4 to Ireland's Gillian O'Leary in the
36-hole final of the Portuguese women's amateur international
golf championship at Quinta de Cima on the Eastern Algarve
today (Sunday).
Gillian, a 20-year-old student at University College Cork,
was two up after the first round and only two or three over
par for the 32 holes of the final.
In the semi-finals, Miss O'Leary, who is studying Food Science
and Technology, beat LGU Elite Squad player and Irish compatriot
Tricia Manga (Ennis) by 2 and 1. Tricia had been the No 2
qualifier and Gillian the No 3 seed from the 36-hole qualifying
test.
Mrs McKinnon, Northern Counties champion in 2002, beat Eva
Steinberger (Austria) by 5 and 4 in the other semi-final.
Top seed Sara Garbutt from Ganton failed to make headway in
the match-play stages. She had scored 75 and 70 in the qualifying
rounds to finish seven shots ahead of Miss Mangan (77 75)
with Gillian O'Leary on 153 (76 77).
PORTUGUESE WOMEN'S AMATEUR INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Quinta de Cima, Algarve
Semi-finals _ G O'Leary (Ireland) beat T Mangan (Ireland)
2 and 1; L McKinnon (Scotland) beat E Steinberger (Austria)
5 and 4.
Final (36 holes) - O'Leary beat McKinnon 5 and 4.
Futures Tour
LAKELAND, Fla., March 13, 2004 – LPGA Tour veteran Carri
Wood maintains a share of the lead going into Sunday’s
final round of the $65,000 Lakeland FUTURES Golf Classic,
posting a one-under-par 71 today. But Wood, a co-leader in
the first round, will have to push past a pair of hungry contenders
if she hopes to earn her first professional title in eight
seasons.
Second-year pros Cortney Reno of Grosse Ile, Mich., and Nicole
Perrot of Vina del Mar, Chile, both played their way into
the lead today with rounds of 65 and 66, respectively at Cleveland
Heights Golf Course.
Scotland's Heaher Stirling will be disappointed with her second
round 77 after being so close to the leaders yesterday. Her
total of 144 puts her in joint 18th place.
Linzi Morton added a 76 to her first round 78 and failed to
qualify for the final rounds by 4 strokes.
US College Golf
SUZIE SLIPS BUT STILL IN TOP 20 ON VIRGIN ISLANDS
Suzie Hayes from Dublin, a golf scholarship student at Notre
Dame University, slipped back with a second-round 82 to be
lying joint 19th with one round to go in the St Croix Collegiate
Classic women's tournament at St Croix on the Virgin Islands
on Saturday.
Suzie, whose scores are not counting for the Notre Dame team,
had been well placed after a 76 on the opening day but almost
all of the players found scoring conditions more difficult
in the second round and Miss Hayes suffered a six-shot slide.
Kristina Rothengatte (Southern Methodist) took over as the
leader on 148 after a 73 and a 75. She leads by three from
Kori Goulet (Boston College) (78 73).
Overnight leader Missy Ryan (Southern Methodist) slumped from
a 73 to an 81 for 154 to be sharing fifth place.
Southern Methodist (606) have opened up a 13-shot lead from
Baylor. Notre Dame (643) are in seventh place.
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
148 Kristina Rothengatte (Southern Methodist) 73 75.
151 Kori Goulet (Boston College) 78 73.
152 Sam Richdale (Illinois State) 76 76, Ashlie Rose (Illinois
State) 76 76.
154 Megan Godfrey (Illinois) 79 75, Missy Ryan (Southern Methodist)
73 81, Jessica Steward (Boston College) 78 76, Laura Cross
(Southern Methodist) 75 79.
Other score:
158 Suzie Hayes (Notre Dame) 76 82.
LEADING TEAMS
607 Southern Methodist.
620 Baylor.
636 Boston College, Illinois State, Xavier.
638 Texas Tech.
643 Notre Dame.
US College Golf
SCOTS PAIR OUT OF CONTENTION AT SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS
Augusta State University team-mates Scott Jamieson from Cathkin
Braes and Wallace Booth from Crieff were in joint 33rd and
67th places respectively with one round to go in the Southern
Highlands Collegiate championship over the Southern Highlands
course, Las Vegas on Saturday.
Jamieson had been tied for 18th at the start of the second
round but fell back with a 76 for three-over-par 143. Scott
did well to keep his nerve after a triple bogey 7 at the first
and a quadruple bogey 9 at the long third. He hit back with
birdies at the fourth, fifth, ninth and 10th before bogeying
the 14th.
Booth repeated his opening-round 77 with eight bogeys over
the 7,440yd par-72 course. Wallace, who started at the 10th,
did birdie the sixth, seventh and ninth to boost his morale
for the last day.
United States Walker Cup player Bill Haas (Wake Forest) leads
on nine-under-par 135 (68, 67) but he is only one shot ahead
of Camilo Villegas (Florida).
Arizona State (555) lead the team event from Florida (558)
with Georgia (570) third.
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
135 Bill Haas (Wake Forest) 68 67.
136 Camilo Villegas (Florida) 67 69.
137 Kevin Kisner (Georgia) 72 65, Chez Reavie (Arizona State)
69 68, Brett Stegmaier (Florida) 68 69, Brock Mackenzie (Washington)
70 67.
Other scores:
147 Scott Jamieson (Augusta State) 71 76.
154 Wallace Booth (Augusta State) 77 77.
LEADING TEAMS
555 Arizona State.
558 Florida.
570 Georgia.
571 Clemson.
Other score:
589 Augusta State (13th).
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Saturday 13th March 2004
 Heather
Stirling lying fourth equal with a 67 in the first Futures
tour event.
LAKELAND, Fla., March 12, 2004 – The FUTURES Golf
Tour kicked off the season with a plethora of sub-par rounds
at the $65,000 Lakeland FUTURES Golf Classic. Thirty-two players
finished under par in the first event of the season at the
Tour’s 400th tournament.
Teenager Seon-Hwa Lee of Chonan, Korea took the early first-round
lead at six-under-par 66 at Cleveland Heights Golf Course.
By afternoon, two other players – Carrie Wood of Palm
Beach Gardens, Fla., and Nicole Dalkas of Palm Desert, Calif.
– had also carded 66s for a share of the lead.
Ex Scottish Champion Heather Stirling, in her second year
of the Futures Tour, was one of three players on 67. Her outward
half of 31 was the best of the entire field.
Another ex Scottish Champion, Linzi Morton from Tulliallan
had a 78 made up of two halves of 39 and is in 109th place.
 BOOTH
BATTLES BACK FROM LAS VEGAS NIGHTMARE
Scotland international player Wallace Booth from Crieff recovered
from a nightmare start to score a five-over-par 77 on his
competitive debut on the American college circuit.
Booth, older brother of "wonder girl" Carly, has
been at Augusta State University since the autumn but, because
he is still a teenager, the golf coach decided he would "save
up" Wallace's four years of golfing eligibility and not
introduce him in the team until now.
Competing in Southern Highlands Collegiate championship over
the 7,440yd, par-72 Southern Highlands course, Las Vegas,
Wallace started at the 10th hole and immediately ran up a
triple bogey 7. At the 11th, he chalked up a double bogey
6 to be five over par after only two holes.
But Booth battled on and birdied the 13th, 16th, 18th, third
and sixth in halves of 40 (for his first nine) and 37. He
bogeyed the first, second, fifth, 15th and 17th apart from
his triple and double bogey.
Wallace is lying joint 61st in a field of 77.
 Augusta
State team-mate Scott Jamieson from Cathkin Braes recaptured
a bit of the form that made him a successful college player
a year or two ago and is lying tied 18th in a quality field
after a one-under-par 71.
Scott birdied the fifth, seventh, ninth and 13th in halves
of 35 (one under) and 36 (level). He bogeyed the first and
sixth.
Henry Liaw (Arizona) is tournament leader with a seven-under-par
round of 65, which gave him a one-shot lead from Jack Ferguson
(Clemson) and Niklas Lemke (Arizona State).
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
65 Henry Liaw (Arizona).
66 Jack Ferguson (Clemson), Niklas Lemke (Arizona State).
67 Camilo Villegas (Florida).
68 Bill Haas (Wake Forest), John Merrick (UCLA), Brett Stegmaier
(Florida), Brendon Tocki (Georgia), Chan Wongluekiet (Georgia
Tech).
Other scores:
71 Scott Jamieson (Augusta State).
77 Wallace Booth (Augusta State).
LEADING TEAMS
277 Florida.
279 Clemson, Arizona State.
282 UCLA.
284 Georgia, Arizona.
289 Washington, Augusta State, UNLV.
 SUSIE
HAYES JOINT SEVENTH IN VIRGIN ISLANDS
Dubliner Susie Hayes top-scored for Notre Dame, despite not
being an official team member, in the first round of the inaugural
St Croix Collegiate Classic women's college golf tournament
on the US Virgin Islands on Friday.
Susie shot a 76 to be lying joint seventh. She is three shots
behind the joint leaders, Missy Ryan and Kristina Rothengatte,
both Southern Methodist University students.
Susie was taken on the trip to play as an individual but,
so far, has been in better form than the other Notre Dame
players whose scores are counting for the team event in which
they are lying third on 316 behind Southern Methodist (296)
and Baylor (306).
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
73 Missy Ryan (SMU), Kristina Rothengatte (SMU).
74 Michaelyn Morgan (Baylor).
75 Ashley Deatherage (SMU), Megan Hull (Texas Tech), Laura
Cross (SMU).
76 Suzie Hayes (Notre Dame), Josefin Svenningson (Baylor),
Samantha Richdale ((Illinois State), Ashlie Rose (Illinois
State), Michelle Caroll (Illinois)
LEADING TEAMS
296 SMU.
306 Baylor.
316 Notre Dame.
317 Texas Tech.
318 Illinois State.
ELGA Press Release
England wins Nations Cup
Sara Garbutt (Ganton, Yorkshire) leads a young team to victory
at the Campeonato Internacional Amador, Portugal. Sara, a
previous English Strokeplay Champion and English International
player was joined by Emma Sheffield (Newark, Nottinghamshire)
16 years old ELGA Elite Potential Girls squad member and Chloe
Rogers (Braintree, Essex) 18 years old. The young English
team beat three Irish teams that included several of the GB
&I Squad players. The best two gross scores each day counted,
the aggregate score being 302, leading the field by two, with
the Irish teams taking second and third place and Portugal
4th. Sara had a round one score of 75 and a round 2 score
of 70, 2 under par. Emma’s 82 counted for day one and
Chloe came back on the second round with an outstanding 75
performance.
Sara said “This has been a great team performance and
it has been good for the younger players who have both contributed
to the success of the English team in an adult championship.
I am sure they will take home valuable experiences”.
Sara as the leading qualifier has now reached the quarterfinals.
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Friday 12th March 2004
 West
Coast Ladies Golf Tour
VIKKI WINS FISTFUL OF DOLLARS ON PRO DEBUT IN CALIFORNIA
A final round of one-under-par 71 - easily her best of the
three days - propelled former Curtis Cup player Vikki Laing
from Musselburgh up the scoreboard into a final placing of
joint seventh in her competitive professional debut in the
Inland Empire Women's Open at Moreno Valley Ranch Golf Club
in California.
Vikki, warming up for the LPGA circuit for which she qualified
at last year's Qualifying School in Florida, had earlier scores
of 75 and 76 and her total of 222 earned her $1,170 US dollars.
 Susie
Laing from Troon had scores of 75, 75 and 78 to finish 14th
on 228 and collect $720. Lisa Meredith-Seary from Reading
scored 76, 81 and 76 top tie for 20th place on 233 and win
$330.
The tournament was won by rookie pro Alena Sharp from Hamilton,
Ontario. She was one of the top-ranked players on the American
women's college circuit last year. Alena had set the first-round
pace with a 70 but dropped back with a second-round 72 before
finishing strongly with a six-birdie 68 (31-37) for a two-stroke
win with a total of 215. Her cash prize was $3,000. There
were two holes in one at the par-3, 153yd fourth hole on the
final day. The first was by Amy Powell from Del Mar, California
and the second from an amateur competitor, C J Kim from Rowland
Heights, California. Both were gifted copies of the flag on
the fourth green.
LEADING TOTALS 215 Alena Sharp (Canada) 70 77 68. 217 Brittney
Bacon (North Dakota) 71 72 74. 218 Angie Rizzo (Arizona) 72
71 75. 219 Christel Tomori (Hawaii) 76 74 69. 220 Dana Ebster
(California) 77 76 68. 222 Vikki Laing (Scotland) 75 76 71,
Leila Chartrand (British Columbia) 77 73 72. Other total:
228 Susie Laing (Scotland) 75 75 78.
SARAH GARBUTT LEADING QUALIFIER BY SEVEN SHOTS IN PORTUGUESE
WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
 Sara
Garbutt from Ganton, a former English women's stroke-play
champion, earned the top seeding for the match-play stages
by seven strokes in the Portuguese women's amateur international
championship at Quinta de Cima on the Eastern Algarve. Sara
had scores of 75 and 70 for a one-over-par total of 145. No
2 qualifier was Ireland's Tricia Mangan from Ennis. Tricia
scored 77 and 75 for 152. Ireland also supplied the No 3 qualifier
in Gillian O'Leary, 76 and 77 for 153. England won the team
event by two shots from Ireland A.
LEADING QUALIFIERS 145 Sara Garbutt (Eng) 75 70. 152 Tricia
Manga (Ire) 77 75. 153 Gillian O'Leary (Ire) 76 77. 154 Carolina
Catanho (Por) 77 70. 155 Maria Vertchenova (Russ) 78 77.
TEAM EVENT 302 England. 304 Ireland A. 312 Ireland C. 316
Portugal.
PORTUGUESE MEN'S AMATEUR INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
England's James Heath, who was playing for Augusta State University
on the American men's college circuit not all that long ago,
was the leading qualifier for the match-play stages of the
Portuguese men's amateur international championship over the
Quinta de Cima course on the Eastern Algarve.
James had scores of 74 and 67 for a three-under-par total
of 141 - two ahead of the Santos brothers from Portugal -
Hugo and Ricardo - and also the first-round leader, Mikko
Korhonen (Finland).
LEADING QUALIFIERS 141 James Heath (Eng) 74 67. 143 Hugo Santos
(Por) 73 70, Ricardo Santos (Por) 73 70, Mikko Korhonen (Fin)
68 75. 144 Erik Stenman (Fin) 73 71, Matthew Cryer (Eng) 72
72.
TEAM EVENT 286 Portugal, England B. 289 England A.
 US
College Golf
INGLIS THIRD IN LOUISIANA CLASSIC
Walker Cup player David Inglis from Glencorse, a student at
the University of Tulsa, finished third in the LouisIana Classic
men's college golf tournament at Oakbourne Country Club, Lafayette.
Inglis had rounds of 73, 71 and 71 for a one-under-par total
of 215 - five behind winner Kevin Ward (Kansas) who scored
72, 72 and 66 over the 7,083yd par-72 course. Will Dodson
(Southern Methodist) was runner-up on 211 with 70, 73 and
68. England's David Skinns from Lincoln and Ross McGowan from
Surrey, both students at the University of Tennessee, finished
joint 20th and joint 24th respectively with totals of 222
(73, 72,77) and 223 (81, 69, 73).
Tulsa (879) finished fourth in the team event behind Southern
Methodist (86), Kansas (866) and Texas Tech (868).
US College Golf
RUSSELL FOURTH IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Russell Knox from Nairn, a student at Jacksonville University,
tied for fourth place in the Winthrop Waterford Invitational
men's college golf tournament at Waterford Golf Club, Rock
Hill in South Carolina. Russell had scores of 72 and 74 for
two-over-par 146 - eight shots behind four-stroke winner,
Ulf Hedlund (Campbell University) who had 71 and 67 for six-under
138.
Jacksonville (610) tied for fourth place in the team event
behind North Carolina Greensboro (594).
 US
College Golf
KATE 12TH IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Former Scottish girl international player Kate O'Sullivan,
pictured left, from Cochrane Castle, a golf scholarship student
at High Point University, tied for 12th place in the Lady
Terrier Intercollegiate tournament at Carolina Country Club,
Spartanburg, South Carolina. Kate had scores of 82 and 85
for 167. Laura Tereby (Radford) won the event by five shots
with scores of 73 and 76 for 149.
 ELTON
JOHN DELAYS ABERDEEN LINKS FINAL
The final of the Aberdeen Links Centenary Championship has
been put back a week to Friday, June 25 because of a clash
with the Elton John concert at Pittodrie Stadium following
this week's announcement that it would be held on Friday,
June 18.
"The committee decided that there would be too much disruption
to the players in the final with people walking across the
course to get to the concert and that the links golf clubs
would be very busy with people before the concert," said Craig
Wheeler, the Links championship secretary.
When Rod Stewart gave a concert at the Aberdeen Football G
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