Ex Scottish Internationalist Lindsay Anderson, the current Scottish Girls Team Captain, was presented with the Gullane Ladies' Championship Trophy at their prizegiving today.

COLIN FARQUHARSON REPORTS (IN THE EARLY HOURS OF SATURDAY MORNING).

HEATHER GAINS US FUTURES TOUR CARD BUT LINZI FAILS

The reason for the long delay in publishing the scores from the final day of the United States Futures Tour at Lakeland, Florida eventually became apparent.
There was a nine-player play-off, involving those who finished with totals of 305, for the last four places among the precise figure of 38 (no ties) who gained full playing rights for the 2003 season on America's No 2 female professional golf circuit which will have roughly 19 events worth a total of 1.3 million dollars.
More of that later.
The good news for followers of Scottish golf is that our native women's amateur champion, Heather Stirling from Bridge of Allan, made it with ease among the top 38, finishing in joint 16th place after a final round of 76 for 300. Heather played in the tournament as an amateur and did not receive any prize money so technically she is still an amateur but expect her now to commit herself to a tour pro golf career.
Also on 300 was an English player ... not Rebecca Hudson but Rebecca Prout from Sussex, playing as an amateur. Rebecca signed off with a 75
Rebecca Hudson from Wheatley, Doncaster earned a place on the Futures Tour next season - if she wants it - by finishing joint 26th on 303 after her best round of the week, a 73. Committed as a pro after signing a contract with I M G, Miss Hudson's management company should be able to gain her sufficient tournament opportunities in Europe next year to make it more worthwhile for her to campaign on this side of the Atlantic rather than in the much less publicised Futures Tour, which also offers less money to be won.
Rebecca's golfing buddy, Kirsty Fisher from Lancashire matched Miss Hudson's closing 73 but her total of 310 gained her only Priority 2 status which puts her well down the pecking order for entry opportunities next year when one considers that the leading 90 players on this year's Futures Tour rank ahead of the leading 38 Tour School qualifiers and then comes the Priority 2 players.
Linzi Morton, last year's Scottish women's amateur champion, faces a bleak future next season, having relinquished her amateur status and now will have to hunt around for a mini-tour to keep her eye until the qualifying schools come around next year.
Linzi had a closing round of 79 for a total of 311.
[I've edited this. Pick up the rest of this story on the main News page - GGK]

Well, midnight has come and gone and I still cannot keep my promise to give you the end of play news from the final day of the United States Futures Tour Qualifying School at Lakeland, Florida.
The Futures Tour website service which has been so good over the first three days is just not functioning. The tournament must have been over for hours and they still have not updated the "old news" they had about the third round.
It cannot be a case of bad weather wiping out play because I've already obtained news from the US PGA Tour Qualifying School Stage 2 events in Florida and the US PGA Champions (formerley Seniors) Tour regional qualifying events, also in Florida, and also played Friday.
I'm going to give it until 1a.m. our time. If I have no news to tell you at that time, I'm off to bed and I'll try again at 8.30am Saturday when I should be able to tell you if Heather Stirling and Linzi Morton have made it among the 38 leaders and ties who were guaranteed full playing rights for the 2003 US Futures Tour.
Sorry to disappoint you.
Colin Farquharson.

COLIN FARQUHARSON reports on the final round of the United States
Futures Tour at Lakeland, Florida at around midnight Friday. He will give
you the names and scores of all 38 qualifiers (and ties) who will
automatically gain full player status for America's No. 2 female pro
circuit next season. Will they include past and present Scottish
champions Heather Stirling and Linzi Morton. Call up around midnight
tonight to find out? Remember where you saw it first.

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