SUS Championships Event #3
Cardrona Golf Club, Peebles
SUNDAY-MONDAY, MARCH 14-15

This is the third SUS Championship 2009-10.
Check-in will be in the Spike Bar area of the hotel. Please check-in 20 minutes before tee time please.
MEN
54 hole event
36 holes on Sunday with a TWO-TEE START
Cut will be made after leading 30 competitors and ties.
18 Holes on Monday.
Local Rules will be in place and a sheet will be given out on the 1st/8th tee.
All players are reminded they must check-in personally and alert staff of any handicap changes.
Through the green, Preferred Lies will be in operation as well as relief from plugged balls.
R&A Rules of Golf will be in use as will standard SUS/BUCS golf competition rules.
Play will be from the White Tees.
Cardrona Golf Club
Monday will be redrawn to reflect leading scores.

SUNDAY MEN'S TEE TIMES
8.00am 1st Tee 12.45pm 8th Tee William Russell (0) Stirling
8.00am 1st Tee 12.45pm 8th Tee Mark Scanlon (4) Strathclyde
8.00am 1st Tee 12.45pm 8th Tee Gordon Stevenson (+2) St Andrews

8.10am 1st Tee 12.53pm 8th Tee Patrick Spraggs (0) Stirling
8.10am 1st Tee 12.53pm 8th Tee Paul Robinson (2) Strathclyde
8.10am 1st Tee 12.53pm 8th Tee Ben Sloan (+1) Heriot Watt

8.20am 1st Tee 1.01pm 8th Tee Graeme Robertson (1) Stirling
8.20am 1st Tee 1.01pm 8th Tee Steve Scott (1) Abertay
8.20am 1st Tee 1.01pm 8th Tee Matt Wheeler (0) St Andrews

8.30am 1st Tee 1.09pm 8th Tee Kit Holmes (0) Stirling
8.30am 1st Tee 1.09pm 8th Tee Euan Brown (+1) Strathclyde
8.30am 1st Tee 1.09pm 8th Tee Keith Shanks (+3) Aberdeen

8.40am 1st Tee 1.17pm 8th Tee David Booth (+2) Stirling
8.40am 1st Tee 1.17pm 8th Tee Steven Pointin (0) St Andrews
8.40am 1st Tee 1.17pm 8th Tee Alan Ferguson (1) UHI

8.50am 1st Tee 1.25pm 8th Tee John Duff (+1) Aberdeen
8.50am 1st Tee 1.25pm 8th Tee Colin Baird (1) Stirling
8.50am 1st Tee 1.25pm 8th Tee Will Wrisdale (0) St Andrews

9.00am 1st Tee 1.33pm 8th Tee Fraser Moore (0) Stirling
9.00am 1st Tee 1.33pm 8th Tee John Wybar (0) Aberdeen
9.00am 1st Tee 1.33pm 8th Tee Steven Smith (1) Heriot Watt

9.10am 1st Tee 1.41pm 8th Tee Corin Stewart (3) Aberdeen
9.10am 1st Tee 1.41pm 8th Tee Michael Daily (+1) Stirling
9.10am 1st Tee 1.41pm 8th Tee Malcolm Pennycott (0) Heriot Watt

7.24am 8th Tee 12.35pm 1st Tee Christopher Thewlis (0) Napier
7.24am 8th Tee 12.35pm 1st Tee Gavin Forbester (3) Strathclyde
7.24am 8th Tee 12.35pm 1st Tee Ally Leith (5) Glasgow

7.32am 8th Tee 12.45pm 1st Tee Sam Binning (+1) Glasgow
7.32am 8th Tee 12.45pm 1st Tee Duncan Arthur (3) Aberdeen
7.32am 8th Tee 12.45pm 1st Tee Darren Timms (0) Stirling

7.40am 8th Tee 12.55pm 1st Tee Anand Shah (1) Aberdeen
7.40am 8th Tee 12.55pm 1st Tee Joe Lockie (+1) St Andrews
7.40am 8th Tee 12.55pm 1st Tee Ben Herriot (4) Heriot Watt

7.48am 8th Tee 1.05pm 1st Tee Malo Scullion (5) Aberdeen
7.48am 8th Tee 1.05pm 1st Tee Ryan Stirling (5) UHI
7.48am 8th Tee 1.05pm 1st Tee Mike Gray (0) St Andrews

7.56am 8th Tee 1.15pm 1st Tee Nick McAndrew (0) Aberdeen
7.56am 8th Tee 1.15pm 1st Tee Alex Culverwell (0) Stirling
7.56am 8th Tee 1.15pm 1st Tee Callum Marshall (4) Heriot Watt

8.04am 8th Tee 1.25pm 1st Tee Cameron Hay (1) Aberdeen
8.04am 8th Tee 1.25pm 1st Tee Cameron Gray (0) St Andrews
8.04am 8th Tee 1.25pm 1st Tee Rory Whitson (4) Heriot Watt

8.12am 8th Tee 1.35pm 1st Tee Adam Foley (3) Heriot Watt
8.12am 8th Tee 1.35pm 1st Tee Sean Thompson (0) Stirling
8.12am 8th Tee 1.35pm 1st Tee John Corke (+1) St Andrews

8.20am 8th Tee 1.45pm 1st Tee Euan Patterson (1) Heriot Watt
8.20am 8th Tee 1.45pm 1st Tee Michael Howard (0) Stirling
8.20am 8th Tee 1.45pm 1st Tee Ryan Penny (3) UHI

8.28am 8th Tee 1.55pm 1st Tee Jon Skomedal (4) Heriot Watt
8.28am 8th Tee 1.55pm 1st Tee Ally MacDonald (3) Strathclyde
8.28am 8th Tee 1.55pm 1st Tee Andrew Wallace (1) Stirling

8.36am 8th Tee 2.05pm 1st Tee Colin Thomson (1) Stirling
8.36am 8th Tee 2.05pm 1st Tee Jordan Leask (3) Strathclyde
8.36am 8th Tee 2.05pm 1st Tee Douglas Maxwell (1) Aberdeen

8.44am 8th Tee 2.15pm 1st Tee Bobby Rushford (1) Stirling
8.44am 8th Tee 2.15pm 1st Tee Graham MacDougall (0) Strathclyde
8.44am 8th Tee 2.15pm 1st Tee Michael Hunt (0) UHI

WOMEN
54 hole event
18 holes on Sunday. All competitors will start from the first tee.
THERE WILL NOT BE A CUT IN THE WOMEN’S COMPETITION.
36 Holes on Monday.
Local Rules will be in place and a sheet will be given out at 1st tee.
All players are reminded they must check-in personally and alert staff of any handicap changes.
Through the green, Preferred Lies will be in operation as well as relief from plugged balls.
R&A Rules of Golf will be in use as will standard SUS/BUCS golf competition rules.
Play will be from the Red Tees.
Players are reminded that this event will be used to raise money for Barnardo’s Children’s Charity. We have devised a way of raising this money and please take time to read the following sheet so you can let the starters know if you are taking part in the initiative or just making a kind donation
For this event we are aiming to raise money for the Children’s charity Barnardo’s. Whatever money is raised from the golfers, Scottish Universities will match that and present Barnardo’s with a cheque on the conclusion on the tournament.
The proposed idea is that for any bogey made by each individual golfer they donate 10p, for any double bogey 20p is donated and for anything above a double bogey 50 is donated. A small fee which will go to a worthy cause. It is of course at the discretion of the player if they take part in this initiative, a simple donation can be made as well. You will be prompted upon check-in if you want to take part or not.
Should you wish to learn more about Barnardo’s and their work with Universities and Colleges please contact Emma Cairns on 0131 314 6653 or at emma.cairns@barnardos.org.uk. There is also further information about our work on our website which can be found at http://www.barnardos.org.uk/.’

WOMEN'S DRAW FOR SUNDAY
(Monday draw will reflect earlier scores):
9.30am 1st Tee Eleanor Pike (12) St Andrews
9.30am 1st Tee Felicity Lloyd Jones (9) St Andrews
9.30am 1st Tee Harriet Beasley (4) Stirling

9.40am 1st Tee Ashley Smith (6) St Andrews
9.40am 1st Tee Nadia Green (9) St Andrews
9.40am 1st Tee Susan Jackson (1) Edinburgh

9.50am 1st Tee Mikaela Nordblad (5) St Andrews
9.50am 1st Tee Jennifer Linklater (5) St Andrews

10.00am 1st Tee Megan Jones (3) St Andrews
10.00am 1st Tee Jane Turner (+2) RGU
10.00am 1st Tee Alisa Theunis (3) St Andrews

Sally from St Andrews win SULGA Stableford at The Duke's

Sally Richards (St Andrews University) won the latest Scottish Universities Ladies Golf Association Stableford competition over The Duke's Course St Andrews.
Sally, playing off 22 of a handicap, has a very good points score of 41 from the par-71 red tees (SSS 71, CSS 71).
Glasgow University students finished second and third.
Helen Goodwin finished runner-up with 41pt off 22 while Alison Brady finished third with 38pt off 13.

HOW THEY FINISHED:
1 Sally Richards (St Andrews) (22) 41pt.
2 Helen Goodwin (Glasgow) (13) 38.
3 Alison Brady (Glasgow) (28) 34.
4 Rona Agnew (GCU) (25) 33.
5 Suzie McInally (GCU) (25) 32.
6 Isla Craigie (Edinburgh) (6), Nadia Green (St Andrews) (9) 31.
8 Arlene McGarty (Strathclyde) (5), Claire Mulholland (Dundee) (12), Fiona Rentoul (St Andrews) (15) 30.
11 Susan Jackson (Edinburgh) (scr) 29.
12 Harriet Beasley (Stirling) (5), Gillian Arnott (Strathclyde) (6), Emma Bisset (Aberdeen) (7) 28.
15 Rebecca Wilson (Stirling) (2), Rachel Cassidy (Stirling) (2) 27.
17 Katie MacPherson (St Andrews) (15) 26.
18 Eleanor Pike (St Andrews) (10) 23.
19 Nicola Robinson (Edinburgh) (11) 21.
20 Lisa Byrne (Dundee) (15) 5.

Arlene McGarty wins students' Stableford at Troon Portland

Arlene McGarty (Strathclyde University) won the Scottish Universities Ladies Golf Association's Stableford 4 competition over the Troon Portland course on Sunday.
She had 39pt, one ahead of Welsh international Gemma Bradbury (St Andrews) and Suzie McInally (GCU). Gemma's better inward half earned her official second place.
INDIVIDUAL POINTS SCORES
Par 73. SSS 73. CSS N/A
39pt Arlene McGarty (Strathclyde).
38pt Gemma Bradbury (St Andrews), better inward half, Suzie McInally (GCU).
37pt Rebecca Wilson (Stirling), Emma Bisset (Aberdeen).
35pt Nadia Green (St Andrews), Aimee Wickman (Glasgow).
34pt Rona Agnew (GCU).
32pt Alison Brady (Glasgow), Megan Jones (St Andrews), Rachel Cassidy (St8irling).
341pt Eleanor Pike (St Andrews).
29pt Katie MacPherson (St Andrews).
16pt Fiona McKirdy (St Andrews).

TEAM STANDINGS AFTER STABLEFORD 4
242 Glasgow.
236 GCU.
197 St Andrews.
184 Edinburgh.
160 Strathclyde.
136 Dundee.
133 Stirling.
131 Aberdeen.

Attention Students!

Message from Alan Ferguson

Attached are a copy of the Entry Forms for Scottish Universities Event 4 (Word doc) along with an information sheet regarding a Barnardo's fundraising event (Word doc) being run at Cardrona.
Whatever money is raised by the golfers will be matched by Scottish Uni's so please take the time to read the information and pass it on to your team.
This is only for the 3rd SUS Event at Cardrona.

Forms should be submitted to Rob Macpherson electronically on mailto://Rob.Macpherson@thurso.uhi.ac.uk or Alan Fleming on mailto://Alan.Fleming@thurso.uhi.ac.uk.

Scot has no ambition to turn pro before college days in California are over

Sally Watson to stay at university for four years

FROM THE NEW ISSUE OF THE STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA MAGAZINE

Scotland's Sally Watson, 18, freshman golfer. From that simple, roster-like listing flows quite a tale. To start with, Watson's presence at Stanford University is a coup, given that many consider her talented enough to consider turning professional now.

Watson, who made an international impression playing for the Great Britain and Ireland team in the 2008 Curtis Cup over the Old Course, St Andrews, says she wants the full experience of being a student-athlete at Stanford. "It's definitely my plan to stay for the four years."
Moreover, she's being billed a team leader. Stanford gets a fair share of competitively advanced frosh, but leadership is typically reserved to upperclassmen. "She's going to lead by example," says Caroline O'Connor, women's head coach. "She's going to speak her mind and push others to work harder." Not to mention whatever spark she provides just by playing.
Then there's a quality that doesn't always go hand in hand with natural ability at Watson's age: maturity. She talks with notable poise, for instance, about how formidable it would have been to turn pro—about how self-reliant and career-intense she would have needed to be, perhaps even to the point of an oppressive maturity.

"It's just a huge step," she says. "College is the last stage in your life where you don't necessarily have any worries. You still want to get A's, but you also have some freedom to be a little kid."
Watson's talent is a more complex topic. There's an obvious here-and-now to some of her skills, perhaps best demonstrated when she won three of five matches at the Curtis Cup, which pits the United States against Great Britain and Ireland in a competition for amateur girls and women. But her potential generates even more excitement.
That kind of rapid progression is special, says O'Connor. "She's a true student of the game, and she works at it like the best players in the country do."
Watson, a native of Edinburgh, lived in Scotland until she was nine then spent a few years in Orinda, when her father's work took the family to the Bay Area (San Francisc). She returned to Scotland for a while and then attended high school in Florida, where she got golf instruction at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy.

She had grown devoted to basketball until suffering a knee injury at 12; it was only then that she turned to golf in a serious way. Within just a few years she was showing off a swing that suggested a big future. In 2007, at 16, she made the cut at the Women's British Open and tied for 50th.
In Golfweek's preseason analysis of college teams, Watson was named to the third of three top-10 lists for women players, making her the only Stanford representative and just one of four freshmen rated among the top 30 selections in the country.
In her debut with the Stanford University Cardinals, Watson finished a little below the middle of the pack at the end of a rain-shortened, two-round event. But in the second of three fall tourneys, she was in contention to win, ultimately finishing fifth. At the Stanford Intercollegiate in mid-October, she tied for 51st in a field of 81.
As the year concluded, she was focused on her putting. "I think I can hole putts when I need to," she says. "It's the putting I'm doing in between that needs improvement, if that makes sense. I need to hole them more frequently."
Maybe Watson will be a golfer who's at her best when she's most in need of a clutch shot. "She manages stress on the golf course very well," says O'Connor. "When her back is against the wall, she's the one who wants to step up and perform."

US Palmer Cup coach appointed for June match

at Northern Ireland venue

The Golf Coaches Association of America has appointed Chris Zambri to be coach of the United States team for this year's transatlantic international students' match for the Palmer Cup.
The Americans have lost the last two matches.
Zambri (pictured) is head golf coach at the University of South Carolina.
The Europe v United States match will be held at Royal Portrush Golf Club, Co Antrim in Northern Ireland venue from June 24 to 26.
The Americans lost 13-11 last June at Cherry Hills CC, Denver, to a European students' team coached by Dean Robertson.
The last time the Palmer Cup match was held on this side of the Atlantic, Europe won 14-10 at Glasgow Gailes.
The two sides are 6-6-1 in the competition's first 13 years although Europe has a 5-2 record since 2003.

World university championships at Malaga in early June

The world university golf championships will be played at Malaga, Spain from June 7 to 11.
There are plenty of courses in the Malaga region and probably two will be required to stage the men's and women's championships.
We'll keep you posted.
One thing is certain, no Curtis Cup team players from either side of the Atlantic will be competing in the world university championships. The Curtis Cup, hosted by Essex County Club, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, will be played from June 11 to 13.

STUDENTS' 2ND ORDER OF MERIT TOURNAMENT

Malcolm Pennycott and Kelsey MacDonald with their trophies after their victories at Crail.

MALCOLM PENNYCOTT (Heriot Watt) and KELSEY

MacDONALD (Stirling) TOP CLASS AT CRAIL

Heriot Watt University student Malcolm Pennycott and Stirling ’s repeating Scottish Under-21 champion Kelsey MacDonald were the winners at the Scottish Universities’ second Order of Merit stroke-play tournament over 36 holes in inclement weather at the Crail Golfing Society ‘s Craighead Links.
Malcolm had rounds of 72 and 76 for a total of 149, against a CSS of 77 and 76, to head the men’s returns by one stroke from David Booth ( Stirling ), last year’s Scottish youths champion.
Nairn Dunbar GC member Kelsey shot 76 and 81 (CSS 75 and 74) for 157 and won by a single shot in a tight finish from Scotland international team-mate Jane Turner (Robert Gordon University) with Rebecca Wilson (Stirling) a futher shot behind in third place.

MEN’S SCORES
Par 142 (2x71) CSS 77 76
148 Malcolm Pennycott (Heriot Watt) 72 76.
149 David Booth (Stirling) 74 75.
150 Andrew Wallace (Stirling) 80 70, Steven Smith (Heriot Watt) 76 74, John Wybar (Aberdeen ) 75 75.
151 Colin Baird (Stirling) 70 81.
153 Alex Culverwell (Stirling) 76 77.
156 Darren Timms (Strling) 79 77, Alan Ferguson (UHI) 78 78.
157 Roddy Forgie (Edinburgh) 80 77.
158 Stephen Pointon (St Andrews) 81 77, Keith Shanks (Aberdeen) 80 78, Fraser Moore (Stirling) 79 79, Cole Sedgwick (St Andrews) 78 80.
159 William Russell (Stirling ) 79 80, Euan Brown (Strathclyde) 78 81.
160 Matt Wheeler (St Andrews) 80 80, Kit Holmes (Stirling) 78 82.
161 Mik de Picciotto (St Andrews) 84 77.
162 Steven Scott (Abertay Dundee) 86 76, Ben Sloan (Heriot Watt) 85 77, Paul Robinson (Strathclyde) 79 83, Douglas Maxwell (Aberdeen) 77 85.

163 Graeme Robertson (Stirling) 82 81, Patrick Spraggs (Stirling) 80 83.

164 Corin Fitch-Stewart (Aberdeen) 84 80, Gordon Stevenson (St Andrews) 76 88.

165 Mikey Hunt (UHI) 83 82, Mark Scanlan (Strathclyde) 81 84.

166 Neil Gordon (Aberdeen) 89 77.

169 Michael Daily (Stirling) 81 88.

170 Jordan Leask (Strathclyde) 88 82.

172 Tom McPhail (St Andrews) 92 80, Iain McNab (UHI) 86 86.

176 Alistir McDonald (Strathclyde) 91 85, Tom Murdoch (Abertay Dundee) 87 89.

177 Ryan Penny (UHI) 93 84.

No returns: Josh Clarke (Abertay Dundee) 85 NR, Jon Skomedal (Heriot Watt) 90 NR, Iain Lockhart (Abertay Dundee) 891 NR, Jon Corke (St Andrews) NR.

WOMEN’S SCORES
Par 148 (2x74) CSS 75 74
156 Kelsey MacDonald (Stirling) 76 80.
157 Jane Turner (Robert Gordon) 76 81
158 Rebecca Wilson (Stirling) 79 79.
159 Harriet Beasley (Stirling) 80 79.
164 Susan Jackson (Edinburgh) 80 84.
169 Rachel Cassidy (Stirling) 83 86.
170 Jennifer Linklater (St Andrews) 86 84.
172 Gillian Arnott (Strathclyde) 82 90.
175 Jordana Graham (Stirling) 90 85.
177 Alisa Theunis (St Andrews) 88 89.
178 Dorothea Bouck (Strathclyde) 80 88.

University tee times at Crail's Craighead Links on Monday & Tuesday

9.08 & 9.00 - Harriet Beasley (Stirling), Gillian Arnott (Strathclyde).
9.00 & 9.08 - Dorothea Bouck-Standen (Strathclyde), Kelsey MacDonald (Stirling).
9.32 & 9.16 - Jennifier Linklater (St Andrews), Jordana Graham (Stirling), Annelie Hersley (Vellinge).
9.24 & 9.24 - Rebecca Wilson (Stirling), Ailsa Theunis (St Andrews), Maria Alstrom (Vellinge).
9.16 & 9.32 - Susan Jackson (Edinburgh), Rachel Cassidy (Stirling), Jane Turner (Robert Gordon).
10.52 & 9.40 - Jon Skomedal (Heriot Watt), Neil Pirie (guest).
10.44 & 9.48 - Mark Scanlan (Strathclyde), Mathew McWilliam (Robert Gordon).
10.36 & 9.56 - Iain Lockhart (Abertay), Jordan Leask (Strathclyde), Tom McPhail (St Andrews).
10.28 & 10.04 - Sean Thompson (Stirling), Neil Gordon (Aberdeen), Alistair McDonald (Strathclyde).
10.20 & 10.12 - Paul Robinson (Strathclyde), Cole Sedgwick (St Andrews), Darren Timms (Stirling).
10.12 & 10.20 - Matt Wheeler (St Andrews), Mike Daily (Stirling), Gordon Munro (Robert Gordon).
10.04 & 10.28 - David Booth (Stirling), Jon Corke (St Andrews), John Wybar (Aberdeen).
9.56 & 10.36 - Tom Murdoch (Abertay), Niklas Jonsson (Vellinge), William Russell (Stirling).
9.48 & 10.44 - Douglas Maxwell (Aberdeen), Mike Howard (Stirling), Sebastian Nevhage (Vellinge).
9.40 & 10.52 - Kit Holmes (Stirling), Corin Fitch-Stewart (Aberdeen), Iain McNab (UHI).
12.04 & 11.00 - Keith Shanks (Aberdeen), Marcus Ryder (Vellinge), Fraser Moore (Stirling).
11.56 & 11.08 - Graeme MacDougall (Strathclyde), Colin Thomson (Stirling), Alan Ferguson (UHI).
11.48 & 11.16 - Patrick Spraggs (Stirling), Stephen Pointon (St Andrews), Euan Brown (Strathclyde).
11.40 & 11.24 - Roddy Forgie (Edinburgh), Mikey Hunt (UHI), Graeme Robertson (Stirling).
11.32 & 11.32 - Steven Smith (Heriot Watt), Colin Baird (Stirling), Johan Håkansson (Vellinge).
11.24 & 11.40 - Alex Culverwell (Stirling), Ben Sloan (Heriot Watt), Josh Clarke (Abertay).
11.16 & 11.48 - Jesper Henrikson (Vellinge), Ryan Penny (UHI), Bobby Rushford (Stirling).
11.08 & 11.56 - Mik de Picciotto (St Andrews), Andrew Wallace (Stirling), Gordon Stevenson (St Andrews).
11.00 12.04 - James White (Stirling), Steven Scott (Abertay), Malcolm Pennycott (Heriot Watt).

Scottish Universities' Ladies Golf League

gets going at Scotscraig, Dundonald next

By SUZIE McINALLY
The Scottish Universities Ladies Golf League played its first competition of the year at Scotscraig Golf Club, Tayport in Fife on Sunday.
It was a great test of golf for all abilities and fortunately we had a much better day than we had expected weather wise. We were lucky after torrential downpour and 75 mph winds on Saturday night to have no rain at Scotscraig and only a moderate breeze.
The field consisted of 33 players from eight universities with a healthy mix of low, middle and high handicaps, and the results were as mixed as the field!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Scotscraig Golf Club for their assistance, both on Sunday and in the lead-up to the competition. They were fantastic and could not have been more help.
The course was in awesome condition and, quite honestly, a joy to play. The food was great and the bar staff were extremely friendly and helpful.
Extra credit should go to Barrie Liddle, the managing secretary, and Alison Harvey, Barrie's assistant, without whom we would not have been able to play the competition.
I would especially like to thank Susan Jackson from Edinburgh and Eleanor Pike from St Andrews who did a bit of running around for me last week and Katie Marshall from Glasgow who consented to going out last to get the girls started so that I could go first and collate the cards when the rest of the field returned. It's all about teamwork!
I hope that this is the start of a great year for Scottish Universities Ladies Golf, and with our new found alliance with the SLGA, I hope that we can go from strength to strength.
The next Stableford will be held at Dundonald Links on Sunday, November 8 and I require the final entries in by Friday, October 30, so if you have any additional ladies to add please do so as soon as possible.
If you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to contact me either through E-mail, or on my mobile (07917 584063).
STABLEFORD ONE
POINTS SCORES
Par 72. SSS 74. CSS 75
1 Katie Macpherson St Andrews 36 bih
2 Emma Bisset Aberdeen 36
3 Harriet Beasley Stirling 35
4 Jilly McKie Aberdeen 34
5 Gemma Bradbury St Andrews 33
6= Nicola Robinson Edinburgh 30
6= Alison Brady Glasgow 30
6= Susan Jackson Edinburgh 30
9= Suzie McInally GCU 29
9= Hannah Gaunt Stirling 29
9= Isla Craigie Edinburgh 29
12 Rebecca Wilson Stirling 28
13 Catriona Brady St Andrews 27
14= Katie Marshall Glasgow 26
14= Helen Goodwin Glasgow 26
16= Claire Mulholland Dundee 25
16= Marie Stranberg Edinburgh 25
16= Daniella Dudysova Glasgow 25
16= Eleanor Franks Glasgow 25
20= Katie Allan St Andrews 24
20= Vanessa Jones Edinburgh 24
20= Lucy Bannerman Aberdeen 24
23= Eleanor Pike St Andrews 22
23= Nicky Wilson Strathclyde 22
23= Jenny Linklater St Andrews 22
23= Jordana Graham Stirling 22
23= Jenny Henderson Aberdeen 22
28 Jill Meldrum GCU 21
29 Fiona Rentoul St Andrews 20
30 Lisa Byrne Dundee 19
31 Rachel Cassidy Stirling 17
32 Tina Oman Strathclyde 10

Team Standings after Stableford 1
1 Aberdeen 70
2 St Andrews 69
3 Stirling 64
4 Edinburgh 60
5 Glasgow 56
6 GCU 50
7 Dundee 44
8 Strathclyde 32

....................................JAMES WHITE .......................................................SUSAN JACKSON

JAMES WHITE AND SUSAN JACKSON TOP OF THE CLASS AT

LADYBANK STUDENTS' ORDER OF MERIT COMPETITION

James White, Andrew Wallace and Bobby Rushford provided a Stirling University 1-2-3 finish to the men's section while Susan Jackson (Edinburgh University) prevented another Stirling success in the women's category of the Scottish Universities Golf Order of Merit stroke-play event at Ladybank.
Former Scottish boys champion White, a member of Lundin Golf Club, Fife, had two classy rounds of 68 and 66 for an eight-under-par total of 134.
He won by five shots from Andrew Wallace (69-70) with Bobby Rushford (72-69) third on 141.
Susan Jackson, playing over her home Ladybank course, spreadeagled the women's field with a brilliant opening round of two-under-par 69. She cooled off a little with a second-round 77 for 146 but still won by six shots from Stirling University's Irish international player Rachel Cassidy (80-72) with Gemma Bradbury (St Andrews University), who helped Wales retain the women's home internationals title at Irvine last month, in third place with scores of 74 and 81 for 155.
Stirling A won the men's team title by 24 strokes. They were represented by James White, Andrew Wallace, Bobby Rushford and Colin Thomson.
Edinburgh won the women's title title by 10 shots. They were represented by Susan Jackson, Emma Fairnie and Isla Craigie.

LEADING MEN'S SCORES
Par 142 (2x71)
134 James White (Stirling) 68 66.
139 Andrew Wallace (Stirling) 69 70.
141 Bobby Rushford (Stirling) 72 69.
144 Ryan Campbell (Elmwood) 74 70, Alex Main (Edinburgh) 73 71.
146 Alex Culverwell (Stirling) 75 71, Colin Baird (Stirling) 74 71, Steven Scott (Abertay) 73 73, Graeme Robertson (Stirling) 73 73, Mik de Picciotto (St Andrews) 72 74, Patrick Spraggs (Stirling) 72 74.
147 Marc Smith (Elmwood) 76 71, Colin Thomson (Strling) 72 75.
148 Malcolm Pennycott (Heriot Watt) 79 69, Duncan Melville (St Andrews) 73 75, Michael Main (Dundee) 73 75.
149 Ryan Penny (UHI) 75 74, Ben Sloan (Heriot Watt) 74 75.
150 Steven Smith (Heriot Watt) 78 72, Gary Page (Elmwood) 77 73.
151 Fraser Moore (Edinburgh) 80 72, Mike Hunt (UHI) 79 73, Will Wrisdale (St Andrews) 78 74.
Women's scores:
Par 142 (2x71)
146 Susan Jackson (Edinburgh) 69 77.
152 Rachel Cassidy (Stirling) 80 72.
155 Gemma Bradbury (St Andrews) 74 81.
156 Emma Fairnie (Edinburgh) 78 78.
160 Rebecca Wilson (Stirling) 76 84.
163 Megan Jones (St Andrews) 85 78.
164 Ashley Smith (St Andrews) 83 81.
165 Jordana Graham (Stirling) 85 80.
167 Alisa Theunis (St Andrews) 83 84.
168 Eilidh Mackay (Stirling) 84 84.
172 Jennifer Linklater (St Andrews) 88 84.
177 Isla Craigie (Edinburgh) 92 85.
185 Nadia Green (St Andrews) 94 91.

LEADING TEAMS
Men
414 Stirling A: J White, A Wallace, B Rushford, C Thomson.
438 Stirling B: F Moore, G Robertson, C Baird, P Spraggs.
447 Heriot Watt: B Sloan, S Smith, M Pennycott, A Foley.

Other totals:

449 Elmwood.

455 Stirling C.

456 UHI.

457 St Andrews A.

460 St Andrews B.

462 Edinburgh.

467 Dundee.

472 Aberdeen

480 Glasgow Caledonian.

482 Abertay.

Women
302 Edinburgh: S Jackson, E Fairnie, I Craigie.
312 Stirling: R Wilson, R Cassidy, E Mackay.
316 St Andrews A: G Bradbury, M Jones, A Theunis.

Scottish Universities Golf

Calling all Caley Students!!! Your Golf Club Needs You!!!

Are you a student at Glasgow Caledonian University? Do you play Golf?

The Glasgow Caledonian Golf Club is currently recruiting new members in both Mens and Ladies Categories. We cater for all abilities of golfer and organise regular coaching sessions and range trips. We have a fantastic range of courses that we will be playing this year and there are opportunities for bursaries from the sports union for talented golfers too!

The GCU Golf Club also has range of exciting social activities from pub crawls to days away! We have negotiated special student rates at a local course and encourage all out members to play in team events, whether for the first team or in friendlies against other clubs.

If you would be interested in joining the GCU Golf Club drop and email with your contact details to golf@caledonian.ac.uk and we will get in touch with you!

Scottish Universities Golf 2009-10

Ever wondered what's available for students who want to play golf in Scotland?

Suzie McInally, the Scottish development co-ordinator for Scottish Universities Sport Ladies Golf has emailed kirkwoodgolf with information on this season's golf programme.

For scratch players, there are 4 order of merit events this year:

Event 1 Ladybank GC 4-5 October 2009
Event 2 Crail Golfing Society 2-3 November 2009
Event 3 Macdonald Cardrona 14-15 March 2010
Event 4 Moray GC 28-30 March 2010

For the Ladies League (Stableford)

Event 1 Craigielaw Golf Club 25th October 2009
Event 2 Dundonald Links 8th November 2009
Event 3 Scotscraig Golf Club 22nd November 2009
Event 4 TBC 14th February 2010
Event 5 The Dukes Course, St Andrews 28th February 2010
Event 6 TBC 21st March 2010

Ladies Handicap Championships

Windyhill Golf Club 14th-15th April 2010

In addition to this there are 3 tiers of the British Universities League in Scotland and Information on this can be found on the www.bucs.org.uk/golf website. Both men and ladies can play in this scratch league which runs throughout both semesters 1 and 2.

There are representative opportunities for both Scotland and Britain for our Home Internationals Side and the World Student Games.

If you are interested in playing Student Golf, you can contact Suzie McInally at suzie.mcinally@mac.com for more information on the contacts for your relevant University team.

So no excuses that you don't know what is going on... if you are a student and want to play golf get on to Suzie now!

Tight at the top in Boyd Quaich

students' event at St Andrews

It’s a three-way tie for the lead with one round left to play in the Boyd Quaich Memorial students’ international golf tournament.
Will Bowman (North Carolina), Matthew Williams (Aston University) and Gordon Stevenson (University of St Andrews) lead the field at 215 (one over par) with 18 holes on the Old Course to go.
Two rounds were played on Wednesday and at halfway it was Gordon Stevenson who held a six-shot lead after he added a level par 72 on the Old Course to his blistering first round 64 on the par 71 New Course.
However, things went a little awry for Gordon in the third round as he scored 79 which brought him back to the chasing pack. The main damage was done on the ninth hole where a quadruple bogey 7 undid most of his hard work
Williams and Bowman shot 73 and 71 respectively on the New Course and that means that they will be in the final group on Thursday morning’s final round. Last year’s runner-up, Daniel Sommerville, is just 2 shots back on 217 after a fine 72 on the New. His round could have been much better as it included a lost ball on the par 5 eighth. Daniel managed to make an eagle with his second ball so no momentum was lost but it was a case of ‘what might have been’ at the end of the round.
The best rounds of the day came from Aaron O’Callaghan and Marco Cioffrese who both managed one-under 70. They now find themselves part of a six-strong chasing pack four shots adrift of the leaders.

LEADING THIRD-ROUND TOTALS
Par 214 (2x71,1x72)
215 Will Bowman (North Carolina) 70 74 71, Matthew Williams (Aston) 71 71 73, Gordon Stevenson (St Andrews) 64 72 79.
217 Daniel Sommerville (Dundee) 70 75 72, Joshua Clakre (Abertay) 71 73 73.
218 Christo Harms (Pretoria) 75 70 73, Kevin Stack (University College Cork) 73 70 75.
219 Aaron O’Callaghan (Southeastern Louisiana) 77 72 70, Marco Cioffrese (St Gellen) 76 73 70, Joe Campbell (North Carolina) 76 72 71, Philipp Dirkx (Grenoble) 73 74 72, Patrick Brimmer (Loughborough) 73 73 73, Kevin Duncan (Clayton State) 67 75 77.
220 Frazer McKenna (Southeastern Louisiana) 75 73 72, John Wybar (Aberdeen) 75 72 73.
221 Darragh Cochlan (Greensboro) 73 73 75, Wilson Bowen (Stanford) 72 73 76, Gerard Kelly (University College Dublin) 73 70 78.
222 Scott Samuel (Canada) 71 75 76, John Green (University College Dublin) 72 73 77.
223 Ben Wescoe (Yale) 76 73 74.
224 Neil McBride (Clayton State, Georgia) 76 73 75, Stephen Pointon (St Andrews) 74 72 78.

Students' international tournament at St Andrews

Gordon Stevenson sets hot pace with

a 64 over New in 'Boyd Quaich'

First-round leader in the Boyd Quaich Memorial international students' golf tournament at St Andrews is Gordon Stevenson (St Andrews University) who scored a magnificent seven under par 64 on the New Course.
The format for the first two days means that the field of 72 players is split, with half playing the New and half playing the Old Course.
Stevenson's 64 included six birdies and an eagle with just one blemish on the card, courtesy of a bogey at the par 3 ninth hole. Kevin Duncan from Ellon, a student at Clayton State University, Atlanta, Georgia, had the next best score of 67 over the New.
The only other player to get unbder the par of 71 at the New Course was Daniel Sommerville (Dundee University).
The scoring on the Old was considerably higher with the best round of 71 coming from Matthew Williams from Aston University.
Next best was a par 72 from Nick Clark of Toronto.Shot of the day certainly belonged to Brighton's Adam Kyle who holed his second on the par 5 8th hole of the New Course. It was his first albatross.The leading 30 players after Wednesday's second round will qualify for the third and fourth rounds, which will begin in the afternoon.

LEADING SCORES

OLD COURSE Par 72
71 Matthew Williams (Aston).
72 Nick Clark (Toronto).
73 John Greene (University College, Dulbin), Marco Cioffrese (St Gallen).
74 Matthew Fowler (Leeds Metro), Christian Brown (Exeter), Will Bowman (North Carolina), Daniel Pearson (Warwick), Aaron Taylor (Ulster).
75 Oliver Stevens (Cardiff), Christopher Robinson (Cambridge), Alex Room (Edinburgh).
76 Chris Orr (Cardiff), Ben Skeet (Leeds Metro), Brian Cahill (University College Cork).
77 James Binning (Cambridge).
78 Steven Scott (Abertay), Michael Davies (West of England), Daniel Jones (Swansea).
Selected scores:
79 Paul Robinson (Strathclyde).
80 Ross McDonald (Edinburgh).

NEW COURSE (Par 71)
64 Gordon Stevenson (St Andrews).
67 Kevin Duncan (Clayton State, USA).
70 Daniel Sommerville (Dundee).
71 Adam Kyle (Brighton), Scott Samuel (Canada), Joshua Clarke (Abertay).
72 Wilson Bowen (Stanford,USA), Jack Owens (Ulster).
73 Gerard Kelly (University College Dublin), Kevin Stack (University College Cork), Philipp Dirkz (Grenoble), Patrick Brimmer (Loughborough), James Morrison (Stellenbosch, SAf), Darragh Cochlan (Greeensboro, USA).
74 Stephen Pointon (St Andrews), Andrew Myers (Bournemouth), Nicholas Powell (Guelph), Gian Andrea Hild (St Gallen).
75 John Wybar (Aberdeen), Christo Harma (Prfetoria), Frazer McKenna (SE Louisiana, USA).
76 Ben Wescoe (Yale), Joe Campbell (North Carolina), Daniel Farmer (Wales0k John McNally (Warwick), Neil McBride (Clayton State).
Selected Score
77 Fraser Campbell (Strathclyde).
ends

Birmingham University

women's quartet beat

25 men's team to

take world title

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
Four women golfers from Birmingham University are the new world student match-play champions after they dismissed the challenge of 25 men’s teams to take the title.
They are: Lucy Williams, the English mid-amateur champion from Mid-Herts Golf Club, Sian James, pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency, from Bristol & Clifton in Gloucestershire, Charlotte Hope from Wrotham Heath, Kent, and Lauren Spray from Stanton on the Wolds in Nottinghamshire.
They were the only girls’ team in the event at Inglostadt in Munich which was contested by 26 teams from all around the world, including South Africa, the USA, the Netherlands, Sweden and France.
Lucy commented: “It was a massive achievement for Birmingham University as well as English women’s golf considering we were the only girls’ team playing! The girls led from the start. They were top qualifiers after the first day’s stroke-play, finishing three strokes ahead of the University of Manchester team.
In the semi-finals they beat the Warwick men’s team 3-1 and went on to face a German team, Erlangen-Nurnberg, in the foursomes match-play final. Lucy and Charlotte won their match 2 and 1 while Sian and Lauren finished one up.
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer

Steve North honoured by University

of St Andrews as 'Coach of the Year'

Steve North, Braemar Golf’s Academies Director, based at the St Andrews Links Golf
Academy, has been awarded the “Coach of the Year” honour by the University of St
Andrews. The award is in recognition of Steve’s outstanding contribution and service to the
University of St Andrews Golf Clubs.
The award was presented by Stephen Stewart, Director of Sport & Exercise. “Steve has had
an enormous input into the development and promotion of golf at the University of St
Andrews over the last three years. His expertise and knowledge have been invaluable in
taking the Men’s and Ladies’ Golf Clubs forward.
"In addition he has taken the R&A Golf Bursary Scheme to a new level. He has provided a strong mentoring role for individual players and was instrumental in leading the men’s team to victory in the Scottish Universities golf tournament at Lossiemouth.”
Mr Stewart also added “Thanks to the generosity of Braemar Golf and the commitment from
Steve, he has travelled internationally with the team, including a visit to the US to compete in
the Stanford Intercollegiate Golf Tournament. He has offered many hours of his own time to
help drive golf forward for the University of St Andrews to become one of the leading golf
programmes in Europe”.
The honour was part of the Athletic Union’s Blues and Colours Awards Ceremony, which
highlights the outstanding achievement of their sportsmen and women and honour the
commitment and dedication of individuals helping to create the vision of sporting excellence
outlined in the University of St Andrews Strategy for Sport.
Steve North commented “The award was totally unexpected and I am delighted to receive
it.” He went on “Braemar Golf, St Andrews Links Golf Academy and I are delighted to be
working with the University of St Andrews and are committed to continuing the development
of the programmes, teams and players. I would like to thank Stephen and his team for
believing in me and what we are trying to achieve and of course the dedication and results of
the team themselves”.
+++Braemar Golf is an international golf management services company with its headquarters at the Home of Golf in St Andrews. They deliver technical services, management,
construction management and advisory services, and are currently involved in projects in St
Andrews, throughout Europe, the Middle East, Russia and North Africa.

Dean Robertson leads

Europe to victory over

US in Palmer Cup

FROM THE PALMER CUP WEBSITE
Europe stymied a late American rally to claim a 13-11 win at the 2009 Palmer Cup presented by Fisher Capital Partners at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colo.
The victory was the Europeans' second in a row and their fourth in the last six annual contests. They won at Glasgow Gailes in 2008 and this was their second on American soil (they won at Kiawah Island in 2003). The win evened the all-time series, 6-6-1.
After splitting the morning’s foursomes matches - which left Europe needing only 2 1/2 points to retain the Palmer Cup, Europe roared out to big leads in each of the first three singles matches. Team USA briefly cut into Europe’s lead when Mike Van Sickle when he posted the largest singles victory in Palmer Cup history with an 8 and 7 win.
The Europeans quickly responded with a 5 and 4 victory by Stephan Gross and Jorge Campillo downing Bud Cauley, 2 and 1. Tim Sluiter looked poised to close out the matches after building a four-hole lead through four holes against Morgan Hoffmann and leading by the same margin after No. 12.
Hoffmann claimed four of the next five holes to move the match to all square after 17 with the Americans leading or all square in the remaining matches. However, Hoffmann’s tee shot on No. 18 went into the water to the left of the fairway and Sluiter made par to give Europe the team victory.
Cameron Tringale (1-up), Trent Leon (2 and 1) and Adam Mitchell (3 and 2) would claim wins for the U.S. while Italy’s Andrea Pavan and Erik Flores halved the final match for a final team score of 13-11.
“Our team played extremely well this week and had a tough fight today against the U.S.,” said Europe's head coach, Dean Robertson (pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency) from Scotland.
“It was a privilege to play at a course with the history of Cherry Hills and have Arnold Palmer in attendance all week.”
FINAL RESULT
EUROPE 13, UNITED STATES 11
Friday details:
Foursomes (2-2)
European names first
Jorge Campillo & Tim Sluiter bt Bud Cauley & Mike Van Sickle 5 and 4.
Stephan Gross & Chris Paisley lost to Erik Flores & Steve Ziegler 1 hole.
Leonardo Motta & Andrea Pavan bt Trent Leon & Adam Mitchell 3 and 2.
Henrik Norlander & Robin Wingardh lost to Morgan Hoffmann & Cameron Tringale 1 hole.
Singles (3 1/2-4 1/2)
Campillo bt Cauley 2 and 1.
Gross, Europe bt Ziegler 5 and 4.
Sluiter bt Hoffmann 1 hole.
Paisley lost to Tringale 1 hole.
Motta lost to Van Sickle 8 and 7.
Pavan halved with Flores.
Wingardh lost to Leon 2 and 1.
Norlander lost to Mitchell 3 and 2.

Europe leads United States by three

points at halfway in Palmer Cup

FROM THE PALMER CUP WEBSITE
Following a dominant morning four-ball session, Europe rode an early winning streak in afternoon singles matches to hold a 7 1/2-4 1/2 lead at the end of the first day's play in the two-day 2009 Palmer Cup students' international match, presented by Fisher Capital Partners, at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado.
Europe claimed the first three matches of the morning four-ball session. Henrik Norlander and Robin Wingardh gained the first points of the matches when the won five straight holes - including a stretch when the Swedes went eagle-birdie-birdie-birdie - to down Erik Flores and Adam Mitchell.
The pairing of Jorge Campillo and Tim Sluiter and the Italian duo of Leonardo Motto and Andrea Pavan pushed Europe’s lead to 3-0 after each claimed 2-up victories.
Morgan Hoffmann and Cameron Tringale earned the only American points of the opening session - 2-up - in a match it led for all but four holes.
Bud Cauley pulled Team USA to within a point by earning the day’s first singles victory, but the Europeans won three of the next four matches.
Campillo needed seven birdies - including on his last three holes - to edge Mike Van Sickle, 1-up, in a back-in-forth match.
Cameron Tringale led for nine holes before halving with Holland’s Sluiter. Motto grabbed the lead on No. 11 versus Hoffmann before eventually winning 2-up. Stephan Gross recorded the first of seven birdies to win the first hole in his match against Erik Flores and led throughout in a 3 and 1 triumph.
The Americans attempted a late-round rally when Steve Ziegler won four-straight holes - and tallied four birdies in five holes - for a come-from-behind, 2 and 1 victory against Pavan.
Adam Mitchell took advantage of a Chris Paisley bogey on No. 13 and double bogey on No. 14 and followed with a pair of birdie holes for a four-hole run of his own to win 4 and 2.
Norlander dashed Team USA’s hope of pulling any closer when he downed Trent Leon, 3 and 2, to give Europe a 7.5-4.5 lead at the close of the day.
“The four-ball and foursomes in any team sport play a huge part and we got off to a good start with a 3-1 victory,” said Europe head coach Dean Robertson. “The Swedish boys came out hot and we had good performances by Jorge (Campillo) and Tim Sluiter and the Italian boys Leonardo Mott and Andrea Pavan.”
FIRST DAY SCOREBOARD
EUROPE 7 1/2, UNITED STATES 4 1/2
Four-Ball Matches
Europe 3, United States 1
(European names first)
Jorge Campillo & Tim Sluiter bt Bud Cauley & Trent Leon 2 holes.
Henrik Norlander & Robin Wingardh bt Erik Flores & Adam Mitchell 6 and 4.
Leonardo Motta & Andrea Pavan bt Mike Van Sickle & Steve Ziegler 2 holes.
Stephan Gross & Chris Paisley lost to Morgan Hoffmann & Cameron Tringale 2 holes.
Singles
Europe 4 1/2, United States 3 1/2
Wingardh lost to Cauley 4 and 3.
Campillo bt Van Sickle 1 hole.
Sluiter halved with Tringale.
Motta bt Hoffmann 2 holes.
Gross bt Flores 3 and 1.
Pavan lost to Ziegler 2 and 1.
Paisley lost to Mitchell 4 and 2.
Norlander bt Leon 3 and 2.

FRIDAY'S FOURSOMES LINE-UP
Jorge Campillo & Tim Sluiter v Bud Cauley & Mike Van Sickle.
Stephan Gross & Chris Paisley v Erik Flores & Steve Ziegler.
Leonardo Motta & Andrea Pavan v Trent Leon & Adam Mitchell.
Henrik Norlander & Robin Wingardh v Morgan Hoffmann & Cameron Tringale.

Palmer Cup starts today at Cherry Hills

The Palmer Cup international students' two-day match tees off today at Cherry Hills Country, Denver, Colorado.
Here are the opening ties and the complete programme (local times):

UNITED STATES v EUROPE

FOUR-BALLS

7.30am - Bud Cauley (Jacksonville) & Trent Leon (Dallas) v Jorge Campillo (Spain) & Tim Sluiter (Netherlands).

7.44am - Erik Flores (Grass Valley, California) & Adam Mitchell (Chattanooga, Tennessee) v. Henrik Norlander (Sweden) & Robin Wingardh (Sweden).

7.58am - Mike Van Sickle (Wexford, Pennsylvania) & Steve Ziegler (Broomfield, Colorado) v Leonard Motta (Italy) & Andrea Pavan (Italy).

8.12am - Morgan Hoffman (Saddle Brook, New Jersey) & Cameron Tringale (Laguna Nigel, California) v Stephan Gross (Germany) & Chris Paisley (Newcastle, England).

Afternoon matches
Singles
Eight ties at 1:00; 1:14, 1:28, 1:42, 1:56, 2:10, 2:24, 2:38pm.

Friday, June 5
Morning matches
Foursomes
Four groups at 7:30, 7:44, 7:58, 8:12a.m.
Afternoon matches
Singles
Eight ties at 1:00; 1:14, 1:28, 1:42, 1:56, 2:10, 2:24, 2:38pm.
Closing Ceremony – approximately 7pm.

Inaugural UK Intercollegiate Tour

A total of 27 colleges and schools took part in the inaugural UK Intercollegiate Tour.
The UK was split into five areas with each college hosting a one-day stroke-play event for team and individual order of merit points.
The team finals took place at Stonebridge Golf Club. Sussex College, with Dennis Pugh as head coach, won the gross Team Trophy. Filton College, headed by Peter Langford (chairman and co- founder of the ICT) won the net Team Trophy.
A number of international players have played on the inaugural tour which is hoped will be a springboard to higher level golf, similar to the US collegiate system.
More information is available on the website www.CollegeGolf.co.uk
Twenty-seven regional events,m hosted by colleges and schools in the inaugural Intercollegiate Tour, ran an individual Order of Merit with the top 10 from each region being invited to play in the Players' Championships at Collingtree Park.
In windy conditions after the first 18 holes Jackson Ainley (Brockenhurst) was leading the tournament with a two-under-par score. A very windy beginning to the second round saw some players fall away. Brockenhurst team-mate Rob Gowers came through to win by one stroke with an aggregate of 145 (74-71).
The top 10 players of the championship now become the Intercollegiate Tours team for the year with fixtures being sought. David Quin (co-founder of the ICT) said "We are looking to encourage more youngsters to stay in education and pursue their golf with the many new colleges and schools taking golf to a new level. More details on how to get involved on the website www.CollegeGolf.co.uk"

Palmer Cup team named on Scottishgolfview.com

The European team for the Palmer Cup international students' match at Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, Colorado from June 3 to 5 has been named.
Switch over to www.scottishgolfview.com to see who has and who hasn't been chosen.

RUSHFORD LEADING SCOT IN BRITISH

MEN'S UNIVERSITIES CHAMPIONSHIP

Stirling student Bobby Rushford was the leading Scot in sixth place in the British universities men's stroke-play golf championship which ended at Notts Golf Club today. Rushford had rounds of 76, 71, 75 and 74 for a total eight-over-par 296 - eight shots behind the title-winner, Ian Winstanley (Leeds University) who had two shots to spare from runner-up Andrew Palmer (Central Lancashire).
New Scottish universities champion James White (Stirling) came ninth on 299 with scores of 77, 72, 74 and 76.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72). CSS 76 75 76 76
288 Ian Winstanley (Leeds) 73 67 75 73.
290 Andrew Palmer (Cental Lancashire) 70 73 73 73.
292 Andrew Smedley (Birmingham) 70 74 75 73.
293 Kevin Garwood (Bournemouth) 69 71 73 80.
295 Andrew Shakespear (Bournemouth) 71 74 75 72.
296 Bobby Rushford (Stirling) 76 71 75 74, David Corsby (Central Lancashire) 71 73 73 79.
Other Scots scores:
299 James White (Stirling) 77 72 74 76 (9th).
306 Andrew Wallace (Stirling) 76 80 78 74 (jt 13th).
309 Michael Dailly (Stirling) 78 76 76 79, Gordon Stevenson (St Andrews) 79 78 73 79, Ben Sloan (Heriot Watt) 74 77 78 80 (jt 17th).
311 Fraser Moore (Stirling) 75 79 75 82 (jt 21st).
318 John Wybar (Aberdeen) 78 78 79 83 (35th).
324 Graeme Robertson (Stirling) 82 82 81 79 (38th).
NR Colin Thompson (Stirling) 78 NR - 79

Scottish Universities team championship results

Stirling lose men's final to St Andrews;

Stirling beat Edinburgh in women's final

More news filtering out of the final results in the recent Scottish Universities championships at Moray Golf Club, Lossiemouth.
Stirling, the favourites, were beaten by St Andrews in the final of the men's team championship but Stirling did win the women's team championship final by beating Edinburgh.
Details:
MEN'S TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Quarter-finals
Edinburgh 9, Heriot Watt 6.
Stirling 10, Strathclyde 5.
Aberdeen 9 1/2-Abertay Dundee 5 1/2
St Andrews 15, UHI Millennium Institute 0.
Semi-finals
ST ANDREWS 13 1/2, ABERDEEN 1 1/2
Foursomes (4-1)
Tom Noall & Will Wrisdale bt Corin Fitch-Stewart & Anand Shah 1 hole.
Steve Pointon & Elliot Brown bt Jonathon Findlay & Douglas Ibbotson 6 and 5.
Cameron Gray & Michael Gray bt Neil Gordon & John Duff 2 and 1.
Phillipo Okan & Jon Corke bt Blair McKay & Stuart Leslie 5 and 4.
Gordon Stevenson & Joe Lockie lost to Keith Shanks & John Wybar 2 and 1.
Singles (9 1/2-0 1/2)
Brown bt Fitch-Stewart 5 and 4.
Mik de Picciotto bt Keith Spence 3 and 2.
Wrisdale bt Ibbotson 7 and 6.
Okan bt Findlay 6 and 5.
M Gray bt McKay 2 and 1.
Corke bt Gordon 1 hole.
C Gray bt Leslie 5 and 3.
Pointon halved with Duff.
Lockie bt Shanks 3 and 2.
Stevenson bt Wybar 4 and 3.

STIRLING 12 1/2, EDINBURGH 2 1/2
Foursomes (5-0)
Sean Birkmeyer & Darren Timms bt Robert Gallon & Andrew Ponsonby 5 and 4.
Peter Keeling & Fraser Moore bt Ross McDonald & Roddie Forgie 4 and 3.
Neil Howitt & Graeme Robertson bt Ally MacDonald & Jake Halliday 4 and 3.
Andrew Wallace & Colin Thomson bt Iain Finlay & Alex Main 6 and 5.
Michael Dailly & Bobby Rushford bt Mark Dickson & Scott Henderson 7 and 6.
Singles (7 1/2-2 1/2)
Birkmeyer lost to Henderson 2 and 1.
Keeling lost to Robert Gallon 3 and 2.
Timms bt MacDonald 5 and 4.
Howitt halved with Finlay.
Moore bt Forgie 3 and 2.
Robertson bt McDonald 2 and 1.
Wallace bt Dickson 3 and 2.
Dailly bt Main 1 hole.
Thomson bt Ponsonby 5 and 4.
Rushford bt Halliday 5 and 4.

FINAL
STIRLING 5, ST ANDREWS 10
Foursomes (1 1/2-3 1/2)
Birkmeyer & Timms lost to Noall & Wrisdale 1 hole.
Keeling & Moore lost to Pointon & Brown 3 and 2.
Howitt & Robertson lost to Gray & Gray 2 and 1.
Wallace & Thomson bt Okan & Corke 3 and 2.
Dailly & Rushford halved with Stevenson & Lockie.
Singles (3 1/2-6 1/2)
Birkmeyer lost to Brown 7 and 6.
Keeling lost to De Picciotto 1 hole.
Robertson bt Wrisdale 1 hole.
Wallace lost to Okan 3 and 2.
Howitt lost to M Gray 5 and 3.
Moore lost to C Gray 1 hole.
Timms bt Corke 3 and 2.
Dailly lost to Pointon 1 hole.
Thomson bt Lockie 3 and 2.
Rushford halved with Stevenson.

WOMEN'S TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Semi-finals
EDINBURGH 3, ST ANDREWS (No 1 team) 1
Emma Fairnie bt Megan Jones 5 and 3.
Susan Jackson bt Alisa Theunis 6 and 5.
Isla Craigie bt Morag Macpherson 2 holes.
Nicola Robinson lost to Ashley Smith 1 hole.

STIRLING 4, ST ANDREWS (No 2 team) 0
Kelsey MacDonald bt Nadia Green 5 and 4.
Rachel Cassidy bt Katie Macpherson 5 and 4.
Harriet Beasley bt Fiona Rentoul 5 and 3.
Rebecca Wilson bt Eleanor Pike 3 and 2.

FINAL
STIRLING 5 1/2, EDINBURGH 0 1/2
Foursomes (1 1/2-0 1/2)
Beasley & Wilson halved with Craigie & Robinson.
Cassidy & MacDonald bt Fairnie & Jackson 1 hole.
Singles (4-0)
Wilson bt Robinson 1 hole.
Beasley bt Craigie 1 hole.
Cassidy bt Jackson 1 hole.
MacDonald bt Fairnie 3 and 2.

James White and Laura Murray were

winners of Scottish universities' titles

We have been unable to display all the leading scores from the Scottish universities championships over the Moray Golf Club courses at Lossiemouth at the end of March because the organiser, Dr Rob Macpherson, unfortunately was laid low by a series of illnesses immediately after the end of the tournament.
Rob is now on the mend and he has forwarded the final totals:

MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
292 James White (Stirling) 75 75 71 71.
293 Steve Pointon (St Andrews) 72 70 77 74.
294 Mark Hoffman (Humber) 70 73 77 74.
297 Phillipo Okan (St Andrews) 72 74 78 73.
298 John Wybar (Aberdeen) 70 77 78 73.
300 Sam Binning (Glasgow) 74 72 79 75.
301 Colin Thomson (Stirling) 72 80 76 73.
305 Ben Sloan (Heriot Watt) 71 79 76 799.
396 Graeme Robertson (Stirling) 74 75 80 77.
307 Bobby Rushford (Stirling) 72 77 79 79, Fraser Moore (Stirling) 81 75 78 73, Adrian Styles (Robert Goron's 73 82 77 75.
308 Joe Lockie (St Andrews) 83 75 68 82, James Collier (Abertay Dundee) 82 71 77 78, Gordon Stevenson (St Andrews) 78 75 77 78, Will Wrisdale (St Andrews) 74 77 83 74.
309 Keith Shanks (Aberdeen) 77 81 76 75, Michael Gray (St Andrews) 79 80 80 70.
310 Cameron Gray (St Andrews) 72 78 80 80.
311 Michael Dailly (Stirling) 80 76 81 74.
312 Andrew Wallace (Stirling) 81 73 80 78, David Booth (Stirling) 82 80 72 78.
314 John Duff (Aberdeen) 85 73 79 77, Fraser Campbell (Strathclyde) 73 74 84 83.
315 Stuart Leslie (Abeerdeen) 76 75 83 81.
318 Malcolm Pennycott (Heriot Watt)78 80 789 81.
320 Ryan Willoughby (Humber) 83 77 80 80.
321 Roddy Forgie (Edinburgh) 79 78 80 84.
322 Greg Ingram (Robert Gordon's) 82 80 81 79.
324 Blair McKay (Aberdeen) 86 77 81 80, Elliot Brown (St Andrews) 77 82 86 79.
326 Neil Gordon (Abedeen) 78 78 80 90, Douglas Pender (Glasgow) 77 79 92 78.
329 Scott Clark (Glasgow) 83 77 79 90.
332 Adam Foley (Heriot Watt) 80 82 88 82, Jamie Thompson (Heriot Watt) 80 82 87 83.
333 Paul Robinson (Strathclyde) 83 77 80 93, Mik de Picciotto (St Andrews) 80 82 85 86.
335 Robert Gallon (Edinburgh) 83 80 82 90.

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
302 Laura Murray (Robert Gordon's) 77 74 77 74.
312 Megan Briggs (Strathclyde)75 77 81 79.
313 Jane Turner (Robert Gordon's) 78 76 78 81.
322 Kelsey MacDonald (Stirling) 81 80 79 82.
323 Susan Jackson (Edinburgh) 80 79 80 84.
327 Meggie Trainor (Humber) 87 78 80 82.
328 Rachel Cassidy (Stiring) 91 74 79 84.
334 Ailsa Theunis (St Andrews) 91 75 75 93.
341 Shauna Wilde (Humber) 81 85 86 89.
342 Morag Macpherson (St Andrews) 84 82 85 91.
MISSED THE CUT
167 Harriet Beasley (Stirling) 93 74.
169 Isla Craigie (Edinburgh) 87 82.
173 Emma Fairnie (Edinburgh) 85 88.
177 Ashley Smith (St Andrews) 93 84.
179 Rebecca Wilson (Stirling) 94 85.
180 Megan Jones (St Andrews) 95 85.
182 Nicola Robinson (Edinburgh) 94 88.
184 Nadia Green (St Andrews) 99 85.
187 Nikki McAulay (Edinburgh) 104 83.
189 Alex Smeathers (Edinburgh) 106 83.
192 Bev Peel (Humnber) 100 91.
197 Eleanor Pike (St Andrews) 103 94.
215 Jessica McLean (Humbeer) 115 100.

National universities stroke-play championships at Notts

Jane Turner is the best of

British - winner by five

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Craigielaw's Jane Turner, a student at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, has taken the British women's universities stroke-play golf championship trophy home to Scotland after three excellent rounds at Notts Golf Club.
Jane, 19, pictured right, spreadeagled the field with a first-round, six-under-par 69 - a women's record for the 5,864yd, par-75 course - and built on that flying start with subsequent rounds of 73 and 73 for an impressive 10-under-par total of 215 at Notts Golf Club.
The only Scot in the tournament, Turner won by five shots from Gloucestershire's Sian James (Birmingham University), recent winner of the R&A Bursars' women's title after three rounds at St Andrews. Sian was 10 shots adrift of Turner after an opening 79 and she did well to halve the deficit with later rounds of 70 and 71.
Katherine O'Connor of UW Newport edged out another Birmingham student, Lucy Williams, to take third place, with a total of 226.
In the British men's universities stroke-play championship, which still has one day to go, Kevin Garwood from Bournemouth has opened up a two-shot lead with a 54-hole tally of 213.
Stirling students Bobby Rushford and James White are the leading Scots in joint sixth and eighth place respectively on 222 and 223. Rushford has scored 76, 71 and 75; White 77, 72 and 74.

SCOREBOARD AT NOTTS GOLF CLUB

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - Final totals
Par 225 (3x75). CSS 75 74 74
215 Jane Turner (Robert Gordon) 69 73 73.
220 Sian James (Birmingham) 79 70 71.
226 Katherine O'Connor (UW Newport) 76 76 74.
228 Lucy Williams (Birmingham) 76 77 75.
239 Charlotte Hope (Birmingham) 79 81 79.
241 Johanna Rosen (Northumbria) 83 81 77.
248 Lauren Spray (Birmingham) 85 85 78.
251 Lucy Padley (Exeter) 86 77 88.
254 Ashley Smith (St Andrews) 85 86 83.
Withdrew: Chloe Dexter (Birmingham 83 WD

MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Leading third-round totals
Par 216 (3 x 72). CSS 76 75 76
213 Kevin Garwood (Bournemouth) 69 71 73.
215 Ian Winstanley (Leeds) 73 67 75.
217 David Corsby (Central Lancs) 71 73 73, Andrew Palmer (Central Lancs) 70 73 74.
Selected scores:
222 Bobby Rushford (Stirling) 76 71 75 (jt 6th).
223 James White (Stirling) 77 72 74 (jt 8th).
229 Fraser Moore (Stirling) 75 79 75, Ben Sloan (Heriot-Watt) 74 77 78 (jt 15th).
230 Gordon Stevenson (St Andrews) 79 78 73, Michael Dailly (Stirling) 78 76 76 (jt 18th).
232 Andrew Wallace (Stirling) 76 80 76 (jt 21st)
235 John Wybar (Aberdeen) 78 78 79 (jt 28th)
245 Graeme Robertson (Stirling) 82 82 81(43rd).
NR Colin Thompson (Stirling) 78 NR -

R&A Foundation Scholars' Tournament

Sian James on the 18th tee at the Old Course in her final round of the R&A Scholars' tournament today.

TOP OF THE CLASS - Sian James and Paul Betty at St Andrews today.

Paul Betty keeps men's title in Scotland: Sian

James takes women's crown to Birmingham

The men's title stayed in Scotland thanks to a splendid effort from Paul Betty, the women's championship went over the Border to Birmingham with Sian James at the end of the R&A Foundation Scholars' tournament, of which the first two rounds were played over the Eden Course, St Andrews on Monday and the third and final round over the Old Course today.
Stirling University student Paul Betty, a member of the Hayston Golf Club, Glasgow, came from a shot off the pace to finish two shots clear of the international field with a splendid round of 68 over the Old Course. He had scored 73 and 68 at the Eden and had started the final day, trailing Leonard Motta from Milan, overnight leader with scores of 69 and 71 over the Eden course.
Betty, who had finished 12th at the weekend in the Scottish Champion of Champions' 72-hole tournament at Leven Links, showed not the slightest sign of tiredness during his seventh competitive round of links golf in four days on the trot as he made five birdies and only one bogey over the Old Course.
Betty maintains the fine record of Stirling students in the R&A Bursars' tournament. The 2007, 2008 and now 2009 men's title-winners have all been from Stirling University.
Leonard Motta closed with a 71 - a good score over the Old Course at any time - but it left the door open for the challenging Betty ... and he seized the opportunity.
The Milan student's total of 211 gave him second place, two behind Betty and three ahead of third-placed Elmwood student, Scott Stewart-Cation who had rounds of 71 and 72 over the Eden course and a 71 at the Old Course.

Like Betty, Stewart-Cation played all four rounds of the Scottish Champion of Champions tournament on Saturday and Sunday, finishing 25th at Leven.

“The wind was quite strong today,” said Betty, now in his fourth year as an R&A Scholar. “On the way out it was helping, so I just tried to make the most of it on the par-5s and the shorter holes because I knew it would be tough coming back.

“The R&A’s money and support has made a big difference to me,” he added. “It’s really good to get invited to play in this, obviously, but it’s quite expensive to play amateur golf with all the travelling. The money’s really helpful in covering those costs and giving you the chance to play in events that you otherwise can’t play.”

Betty's victory, the best of his career so far, earns him automatic selection to the eight-man European team who will contest the Palmer Cup students' international match against the United States at Cherry Hills Country Club, Colorado later this year.

“It’s going to be brilliant. Gordon Yates and Scott Borrowman [winners of the Scholars Tournament in 2008 and 2009 respectively], with whom I play a lot of golf at Stirling, have played in the Palmer Cup match in the last two years and really enjoyed it, so I’m looking forward to it already!”

University of Birmingham student Sian James from Gloucester and a member of the Bristol & Clifton Golf Club, competing in the R&A Scholars Tournament for the first time, kept hold of her overnight lead to win the women’s title ahead of two French students, Laura Chemarin and Lucie Andre, both from Toulouse.
Sian's brilliant Monday second round of six-under-par 67 at the Eden course, stood her in good stead down the home straight as she came under increasing pressure from the two-pronged French challenge.
A final round of 77, which included an excellent up-and-down from behind the Road Hole bunker on the Old Course's 17th, was to prove vital in the final analysis. It helped the English student finish with a three-under-par, 54-hole total of 219.
Chemarin followed a pair of 73s on the Eden course with a 74 on the Old Course, finishing just one shot behind the winner.

“It was pretty tough; I was struggling a little bit off the tee so I knew I had to be level-par because I know that others would make birdies round this course,” said a delighted Sian James, whose victory has earned her a place in the the field at a Ladies European Tour event.

“I’m ecstatic about that. It was an ambition to win this week and try to get some Ladies European Tour experience, because that's where I want to be eventually. Now I’ve got the chance to try and compete with the European Tour ladies!”

Pamela Pretswell (Glasgow University) finished fourth on 224 with scores of 72 and 75 at the Eden and a closing 77 over the Old Course.
There were three Toulouse University players in the top five with Rosanna Crepiat, winner of the Portuguese women's open amateur title and beaten finalist in the Spanish women's open amateur, finishing fifth with a closing 74 for 225.
Defending champion Laura Murray (Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen) from Alford came sixth on 228 after a closing round of 80 on the Old Course. Last week Laura won the Scottish women's universities title at Lossiemouth.

R&A FOUNDATION SCHOLARS TOURNAMENT
First two rounds over Eden course, third round over Old Course, St Andrews.
FINAL TOTALS
MEN
209 Paul Betty (Stirling) 73 69 68.
211 Leonard Motta (Milan) 69 71 71.
214 Scott Stewart-Cation (Elmwood) 71 72 71.
216 James White (Stirling) 72 70 74.
217 Ian Winstanley (Leeds) 74 71 72.
218 James Patterson (Queens) 71 71 76.
219 Dave Corsby (UCLAN) 77 72 70, Gordon Stevenson (St Andrews) 73 71 75.
220 Bobby Rushford (Stirling) 71 75 74.
221 Daniel Sommerville (Dundee) 71 75 75.
222 David Booth (Stirling) 72 75 75.
223 Jamie Mackay (Kilmarnock College) 77 71 75, Andrew Smedley (Birmingham) 70 76 77.
224 Alexander Main (Edinburgh) 75 75 74, Michael Daily (Stirliong) 74 73 77, Colin Thomson (Stirling) 71 72 81.
225 Jonathan Watt (Stirling) 73 76 76.
226 Niccolo Quintarelli (Venice) 79 73 74, Mike Gray (St Andrews) 76 67 83.
227 Andrew Wallace (Stirling) 73 77 77.
228 Kevin Garwood (Bournemouth) 73 78 77.
229 Darren Timms (Stirlinig) 73 81 75, Adam Best (Teesside) 75 79 75, Fraser Moore (Stirling) 77 72 80, Andrew Shakespear (Bournemouth) 75 74 80, Ross Creowe (Northumbria) 72 75 82.
230 Joshua Clarke (Abertay) 79 76 75, Kelan McDonagh (Maynooth) 77 77 76, Egert Poldma (Myerscough) 74 76 80.
232 Gordon Yates (Stirling) 73 77 82, Ben Sloan (Heriot Watt) 73 77 82.
234 Andrew Palmer (UCLAN) 77 79 78, Craig Cook (Exeteer) 78 76 80, David Corben (Exeter) 77 76 81.
235 Michael Evans (Bournemouth) 77 79 79.
236 John Duff (Aberdeen) 81 76 79, Sandy Kirton (Exeter) 78 78 80.
243 Tonel Neider (UCLAN) 80 77 86.
244 Vincent Kabaso (Elmwood) 84 80 80, Keith Shanks (Aberdeen) 83 74 87.
246 Lloyd Walton (Bournemouth) 85 76 85.
WOMEN
219 Sian James (Birmingham) 75 67 77.
220 Laura Chemarin (Toulouse) 73 73 74.
221 Lucie Andre (Toulouse) 69 78 74.
224 Pamela Pretswell (Glasgow) 72 75 77.
225 Rosanna Crepiat (Tourlouse) 73 78 74.
228 Laura Murray (Robert Gordon) 73 75 80.
229 Marianne Cuasin (Venice) 71 78 80.
231 Rachel Cassidy (Stirling)( 74 73 84.
232 Alessandra de poli de Luigi (Milan) 79 76 77.
233 Lucy Williams (Birmiongham) 75 79 79.
234 Jane Turner (Robert Gordon) 79 73 82, Megan Briggs (Strathclyde) 77 73 84.
238 Kelsey MacDonald (Stirling) 74 79 85.
240 Emma Fairnie (Edinburgh) 76 77 87.
251 Lucy Padley (Exeter) 85 83 83.
254 Chloe Dexter (Birmingham) 85 79 90.
256 Stephanie Farrar (Stirling) 85 87 84.
258 Jo Hodge (Buckinghamshire New) 88 87 83.

The R&A Foundation Scholars Tournament 2009

EDEN COURSE, ST ANDREWS SCORES

FIRST TWO ROUNDS ON MONDAY (Final round over Old Course on Tuesday)

MEN
Par 140 (2 x 70)
SSS 71. CSS 73
140 Leonardo Motta Milan 69 71
141 Paul Betty Stirling 73 68
142 James White Stirling 72 70, James Patterson Queens 71 71.
143 Scott Stewart-Cation Elmwood 71 72, Mike Gray St Andrews 76 67, Colin Thomson Stirling 71 72.
144 Gordon Stevenson St Andrews 73 71.
145 Ian Winstanley Leeds 74 71.
146 Andrew Smedley Birmingham 70 76, Bobby Rushford Stirling 71 75, Daniel Sommerville Dundee 71 75.
147 Michael Daily Stirling 74 73, Ross Crowe Northumbria 72 75, David Booth Stirling 72 75.
148 Jamie Mackay Kilmarnock College 77 71.
149 Dave Corsby UCLAN 77 72, Jonathan Watt Stirling 73 76, Fraser Moore Stirling 77 72, Andrew Shakespear Bournemouth 75 74.
150 Andrew Wallace Stirling 73 77, Gordon Yates Stirling 73 77, Alexander Main Edinburgh 75 75, Ben Sloan Heriot-Watt 73 77, Egert Poldma Myerscough 74 76.
151 Kevin Garwood Bournemouth 73 78.
152 Niccolo Quintarelli Venice 79 73.
153 David Corben Exeter 77 76.
154 Craig Cook Exeter 78 76, Kelan McDonagh Maynooth 77 77, Darren Timms Stirling 73 81, Adam Best Teesside 75 79.
155 Joshua Clarke Abertay 79 76.
156 Michael Evans Bournemouth 77 79, Sandy Kirton Exeter 78 78, Andrew Palmer UCLAN 77 79.
157 Keith Shanks Aberdeen 83 74, John Duff Aberdeen 81 76, Torel Neider UCLAN 80 77.
161 Lloyd Walton Bournemouth 85 76.
164 Vincent Kabaso Elmwood 84 80
Scratched: Mark Dickson Edinburgh

WOMEN
Par 146 (2 x 73) SSS 72. CSS 73
142 Sian James Birmingham 75 67
146 Laura Chemarin Toulouse 73 73.
147 Pamela Pretswell Glasgow 72 75, Rachel Cassidy Stirling 74 73, Lucie Andre Toulouse 69 78.
148 Laura Murray Robert Gordon 73 75.
149 Marianne Causin Venice 71 78.
150 Megan Briggs Strathclyde 77 73.
151 Rosanna Crepiat Toulouse 73 78.
152 Jane Turner Robert Gordon 79 73.
153 Emma Fairnie Edinburgh 76 77, Kelsey MacDonald Stirling 74 79.
154 Lucy Williams Birmingham 75 79.
155 Alessandra de poli de Luigi Milan 79 76.
164 Chloe Dexter Birmingham 85 79.
168 Lucy Padley Exeter 85 83
172 Stephanie Farrar Stirling 85 87
175 Jo Hodge Buckinghamshire New 88 87

R&A Scholars tournament at St Andrews

Sian James leads after 67 over Eden

Course in wind and rain

FROM THE R&A WEBSITE

Birmingham University student Sian James from Gloucestershire leads the women’s side of the R&A Foundation Scholars 54-hole tournament after carding a six under-par second-round 67 over the Eden Course at St Andrews today.

The 20-year-old Bristol & Clifton Golf Club member made five birdies to come back in 31 to complete what was a near faultless performance. Added to her first-round score of 75, James heads the female field with a 36-hole total of 142. The tournament ends with a Tuesday round over the Old Course.

“I just managed to keep it together on the front-nine and then I started putting my irons a bit closer and just couldn’t really miss with the putter. My ambition is to get on the Ladies European Tour so to win the Scholars event and win the prize of a place in the field for an LET event would be brilliant.”

James, who has just started at the University of Birmingham, is in her first year as an R&A Scholar and is already using the grant to play as much competitive golf as possible.

“The funding has been very beneficial in enabling me to play more tournaments. I went to Spain earlier in the year for the Spanish Amateur and without the funding I wouldn’t have been able to play in that. On that occasion I was pipped by one of the French girls who is here, Rosanna Crepiat. Hopefully I might be able to pip her tomorrow but we’ll see.”

On the men’s side of the draw, Milan student Leonardo Motta heads the field by one after two outstanding rounds of golf in testing conditions over 36-holes at the Eden course. Motta produced consistent rounds of 69 and 71 to take the overnight lead on a total of 140.

Three back on 143 is the University of St Andrews’ Mike Gray who posted the lowest men’s round with a three under-par 67. Gray overcame wet and windy conditions in registering four birdies and only one bogey during his second eighteen holes.

“Conditions were hard but fair,” explained the final-year student. “It was windy, but it was fairly consistent through the day until it died a bit late in the second round. It was tough but it wasn’t too bad.”

+Image above of Sian James is by courtesy of leaderboardphotography.com

Laura Murray wins Scottish University Title

Laura Murray from Alford, a student of Robert Gordon's in Aberdeen, has won the Scottish Universities Ladies Championship at the Moray Golf Club, Lossiemouth this week.

The field played the Old, the New twice and then finally the Old again and Laura's four scores of 77, 74, 77, 74 against a par of 76, 72, 72, 76 gave her a six over par total of 302.

Laura had her first ever hole-in-one in the second round at the 125 yard 4th hole on the New, when her punched 9 iron took 2 bounces and dropped into the hole.

Finishing with a birdie 3 on the difficult last hole of the Old course was also a highlight of her championship.

Full scores are not available yet but will be relayed to you as soon as possible.

Oxford v Cambridge

The Ladies’ Golf Varsity Match

The ladies’ golf teams at Oxford and Cambridge enjoy a fantastic fixture list, playing against many prestigious clubs between the start of term in October and the annual varsity match in March, when they finally face each other. This year the 12th match was hosted by Rye Golf Club on Tuesday 24th March. The first match was held in 1998 and, although Oxford dominated the first seven matches, winning six of them, Cambridge are catching up and the tally now stands at 8 matches to 4.

Photo back left :Etta Martin Smith, Kate O’Donnell, Katie Taylor, Louisa Tarn, Leanne Mullen (Cambridge Captain), Amy Bilderbeck (Oxford Captain), Jennifer Hauschild, Gillian Kinnear, Alex Walvis, Front left Alexia Sohet, Angharad Porteous , Jennifer Mc Sloy, Jane Han, Lucy Webb-Wilson.

On paper, Cambridge were the stronger side, having lower handicaps and more experience than the Oxford team, whose 2008 players had all graduated at the end of that year (with the exception of Amy Bilderbeck, who had been the reserve at Royal Liverpool and was promoted straight to the captaincy). With all the matches played off scratch, Oxford knew they had to come out fighting. Amy and her partner, Jennifer Mc Sloy took an early lead with an excellent 3 at the short 2nd in tricky blustery conditions. However, the opposing captain, Leanne Mullen, and her partner, 2-handicapper Louisa Tarn, showed their class as the match progressed and they emerged convincing winners at the 14th. The last match proved to be similarly one-sided, despite tremendously long hitting from the Oxford pair, tidier play around Rye’s immaculate and difficult greens proved the decisive factor. By contrast, the second match was fought to a nail-biting finish, with the Cambridge pair making a good par on the 18th to narrowly take the third point of the morning for the light blues.

Cambridge only needed to win two points from the six afternoon singles but Oxford went out determined to make them fight for every one. The top match was a high quality game between the lowest handicapped players on the two teams, with Louisa eventually getting the upper hand over Oxford’s Gillian Kinnear and closing out the match on the 15th. The match-winning point was secured a short time later on the same green when Kate O’Donnell prevailed over Jennifer Mc Sloy. The remaining matches were played to a conclusion with each player keen to prove their skill and resolve. Jennifer Hauschild put in a gutsy performance against the significantly more experienced Cambridge captain, but hopes of a win against the odds were dismissed at the 17th. When Katie Taylor secured another hard-fought point against the Oxford captain, it was in danger of looking like a white-wash, but the remaining Oxford players had other ideas. In the fifth match, Alex Walvis had struggled to adapt to the links conditions but battled with herself, as well as her opponent, to stay in the match. She managed to get to 1 up going down the 18th but Cambridge’s Etta Martin Smith was not to be denied some reward for her consistent good play and won the hole to secure a half. Her team mate, Alexia Sohet, was not so lucky in the exciting final match; although she fought back from 2 down to square the match after 17, Oxford’s Lucy Webb-Wilson holed a great putt for a birdie to win her game and salvage some honour for the dark blues.

Despite the historic rivalry between the universities and a strong desire to win on both sides, all the matches were played in fantastic spirit. The many spectators who turned out to watch were treated both to fine golf and sincere sportsmanship. Friendships were formed which will last beyond university. Both past and present golfers are invited to become members of the Oxford and Cambridge Ladies’ Golfing Society, which was founded in 1991 to provide competitive golf for alumnae and to promote women’s golf at the two universities. Members of the O&CLGS meet each year at their Spring and Autumn Meetings, a number of matches and the Ladies’ Niblick, a knock-out tournament held just down the road from Rye at Littlestone Golf Club. More information about ladies’ Oxbridge golf can be found at www.oclgs.org.uk.

Results (Cambridge names first)
Foursomes
Leanne Mullen & Louisa Tarn beat Amy Bilderbeck & Jennifer Mc Sloy 5&4
Kate O’Donnell & Katie Taylor beat Gillian Kinnear & Jennifer Hauschild 1 up
Etta Martin Smith & Alexia Sohet beat Alex Walvis and Lucy Webb-Wilson 3&2
Singles
Tarn beat Kinnear 4&3
Mullen beat Hauschild 2&1
O’Donnell beat Mc Sloy 4&3
Taylor beat Bilderbeck 2&1
Martin Smith halved with Walvis
Sohet lost to Webb-Wilson 1 down
Final score: Cambridge 7 ½ Oxford 1 ½
In the match between the reserves, Cambridge’s Angharad Porteous beat Jane Han 5&4.

Thanks to the Cambridge Captain, Leanne Mullen, for the report and photo.