JAMIE LOVEMARK AND STANFORD WIN THE
TITLES AT NCAA DIV 1 CHAMPIONSHIP

Jamie Lovemark (Southern California) won the individual title at the NCAA Division 1 men's championship which ended at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club, Williamsburg in Virginia today.
Lovemark was not in contention with opening rounds of 72 and 71 over the shortish course of 6,803yd (par 70) but he took off over the last two with a pair of 64s for a final total of nine-under-par 271.
Jamie, competing as an individual, won by two shots from Kyle Stanley (Clemson) with Rob Grube (Stanford) third on 274.
Stanford University - alma mater to Tiger Woods and Mhairi McKay - won the team championship by 12 shots from Georgia with Lamar and Charlotte tied for third on 1125.
It was not a first four finish that could have been widely anticipated.
LEADING INDIVIDUALS
Par 280 (4 x 70)
271 Jamie Lovemark (Southern California) 72 71 64 64.
273 Kyle Stanley (Clemson) 70 69 65 69.
274 Rob Grube (Stanford) 64 71 69 70.
European finishers:
286 Niall Turner (Minnesota) 71 71 70 74 (jt 42nd).
288 Pablo Martin (Oklahoma State) 70 72 71 75.
TEAM TOTALS
1109 Stanford.
1121 Georgia.
1125 Lamar, Charlotte.
1128 Coastal Carolina.
1129 Alabama.
1130 UCLA.
1131 Georgia Tech.
1133 Minnesota, Florida.
1136 Texas, South Carolina.
1140 Duke, Florida State.
1142 Oklahoma State.

SCROLL DOWN FOR AN EARLIER STORY OF HOW JORDAN FINDLAY AND THE EAST TENNESSEE TEAM FAILED TO BEAT THE CUT

KENNY AND QUEEN BEAT CUT BUT

IMRIE FAILS BY TWO SHOTS IN

NORTHERN IRELAND OPEN

Kiran Matharu, Curtis Cup player and English women's amateur champion last year, has taken a little time to find her feet as a rookie tour pro.

But here she is now, at the age of 18, leading the field by a shot after two rounds of the Northern Ireland Ladies Open at Hilton Temple Patrick.

Kiran, from Leeds, has had rounds of 72 and 69 for three-under-par 141.

Inverness-based New Zealander Liz McKinnon had a repeat 72 for 144, birdieing the 10th, 14th and 17th to be joint ninth.

Lynn Kenny, pictured above, playing out of Archerfield Links, is lying in joint 36th place on 149 with rounds of 73 and 76. Lynn birdied the long fifth and the long 17th today.

Clare Queen (The Carrick at Cameron House), not firing on all cylinders in this tournament, made the cut with nothing to spare with rounds of 76 and 75. She had only one birdie but, coming at the 16th, it was a vital one to help take her through to the Sunday action.

Sadly, the oldest and most experienced of the three Scots in the field, Kathryn Imrie, failed to beat the cut. She had two rounds of 77 for 154, two shots too many - and she shed them at the sixth with a double bogey.

SCOREBOARD

Par 144 (2 x 72)

141 K Matharu (Eng) 72 69.

141 J Mills (Aus) 72 70, N Gergely (Aut) 74 68.
143 G Nocera (Fra) 75 68, L Smith (US) 71 72, S Beautell (Spa) 72 71, L Fairclough (Eng) 75 69, L Hall (Eng) 74 69.

Other scores:

144 L McKinnon (NZ) 72 72, S Walker (Eng) 75 69, S Head (Eng) 73 71.
149 L Kenny (Sco) 73 76 (jt 36th).

151 C Queen (Sco) 76 75 (jt 56th).

MISSED THE CUT

154 K Imrie (Sco) 77 77.

ST RULE TROPHY LEADER MELISSA

HOT ON TRAIL OF ANOTHER

TITLE IN SCOTLAND

Derby girl Melissa Reid, pictured right, likes her golfing trips to Scotland. In April she came up to Troon to win the Helen Holm Scottish women’s open amateur stroke-play title for the second year in a row.
Today, the Curtis Cup player from Chevin Golf Club shot a six-under-par 69 over the St Andrews New Course to open up a two-stroke lead at the end of the first day in the 54-hole St Rule Trophy, one of the leading women’s amateur stroke-play tournaments in the country.
Her closest rival as the international field moves into two rounds over the Old Course on Sunday is Germany’s Stephanie Doering (71) with Ireland’s Deirdrie Smith (Co Louth) in third place on 72.
Defending champion Krystle Caithness (St Regulus), who was in the same Great Britain team as Melissa Reid that won the Commonwealth tournament in South Africa two or three weeks ago, did not have a good day over one of her home links.
Krystle had a three-over-par 78 which means she is nine shots adrift of the front-running Melissa already.

FIRST ROUND LEADERS (Par 75, CSS 75)
69 M Reid (Chevin).
71 S Doering (Ger).
72 D Smith (Co Louth).
73 B Mullins-Lane (Harefield Place), D Karlsson (Swe), E Ogilvy (Auchterarder), H Brockway (Yeovil).
74 K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), C Booth (Comrie), K Smith (Waterlooville), N Edwards (Ganton).
75 P Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), D Montgomery (Lambourne).
76 N Holleder (Ger), R Bell (Ganton), R Jennings (Izaak Walton), N Podmore (High Leigh Park), Sara Bishop (Cochrane Castle).
77 L Bennett (Brokenhurst Manor), P Halbig (Ger), K Combes (Aus), E Bennett (Aus), C-M Carlton (Stirling Univ), L Murray (Alford), R Flood (Aus), E Givens (Blackwell), S Kirchmayr (Ger), T Delaney (Carlow), K Walker (Buchanan Castle), D Becker (Ger), J Dotten (Can), L Ball (Matfen Hall), B Loucks (Wrexham).
78 J Hodge (Knowle), S Hassan (Vale of Glamoran), M Riordan (Tipperary), H MacRae (Dunblane New), J Wilson (Strathaven), C Lee (West Lancs), K Caithness (St Regulus), J Carthew (Ladybank), S Evans (Vale of Llangollen), C Gruber (Royal Dornoch), T Davies (Holyhead), E Lyons (West Surrey).
79 M Gunhildrud (Nor), K Brotherton (Tulliallan), V Sternebeck (Ger), R Niven (Crieff).
80 R Livingstone (Musselburgh), J Turner (Mortonhall), T Karlsson (Swe), R Watson (Elie & Earlsferry), A Scott (Consett), S Keating (Aus), S Watson (Elie & Earlsferry).
81 C Choi (Aus).
82 T Hoffmneister (Ger), K Hillas (Hor).]
83 L Kenney (Pitreavie).
84 A Ramsay (Kirriemuir), B Arthur (Aus), J Nicolson (Wrexham), E Moffat (St Regulus), A Bushby (Strathmore).
86 K Harper (Inverness), S Ovadia (US), T Von Ruben (SAfr).
87 M Briggs (Kilmacolm).
88 M Thomson (McDonald Ellon).
91 E Cuthill (Lanark).
Withdrew : T McDonnell (Ennis).

VIKKI ONE OVER PAR IN WISCONSIN

Vikki Laing from Musselburgh was in joint 15th place on one-over-par 73 when lightning and storm conditions ended the first day’s play at 6.10pm in the Auroa Health Care Championship, the latest event on the US Futures Tour, at Geneva National Golf Club, Wisconsin.
Vikk was out in 38 and home in 35 over the par-72, 6,406yd Arnold Palmer-designed course.
Polly Willett from London had a 76 (39-37) and Natasha Morgan, an amateur from South Wales and a student at Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida had a 79 (39-40).
Swedish player Caroline Larsson set the pace on 69 (36-33), one ahead of compatriot Sofie Andersson (34-36) and Katrina Leckovic from British Columbia (35-35).

SEASON-ENDING MISSED-CUT BLOW

FOR JORDAN & EAST TENNESSEE

TEAM-MATES

The 2006-2007 American college season ended on a bitterly disappointing note for Fraserburgh’s Jordan Findlay and the rest of the East Tennessee State University golf team, including Edinburgh-born Welsh Walker Cup player Rhys Davies.
From fourth place in the team standings at the beginning of the third day, East Tennessee State plummeted to 18th place and missed the 54-hole cut by three strokes in the NCAA Division 1 men's championship at Golden Horseshoe Golf Club, Williamsburg in Virginia.
Findlay had the best individual third-round score within the team – a two-over-par 70 which gave him a three-round total of 217.
Rhys Davies, pictured right at the conclusion of his third round, playing in his final college event after 10 wins on the US circuit over four years, had a 73 for 211. Although joint 12th in the individual standings, Davies is also eliminated from the fourth and final round because East Tennessee State missed the cut.
Paradoxically, some players with poorer three-round totals than Davies will play the fourth round because their university teams did beat the cut.
The system underlines the fact that in US college golf, TEAM results are paramount. Individual scores are very much a secondary issue. But you would think that in the NCAA Division 1 championship, the season-ending finale, they would allow say the top 50 in the individual standings after three rounds to play the final round. One of them might have won the championship …. but the championship is for TEAMS, not individuals.


LEADING INDIVIDUALS
Par 210 (3 x 70)
204 Rob Grube (Stanford) 64 71 69, Kyle Stanley (Clemson) 70 69 65, Cameron Tringale (Georgia Tech) 67 68 69.
205 Chesson Hadley (Georgia Tech) 72 67 66, Dustin Johnson) Coastal Carolina) 67 68 70, Zach Sucher (UAB) 68 67 70.
Other scores:
212 Niall Turner (Minnesota) 71 71 70.
213 Pablo Martin (Oklahoma State) 70 72 71.

ELIMINATED BECAUSE TEAMS MISSED CUT
210 Gareth Shaw (East Tennessee State) 69 68 73.
211 Rhys Davies (East Tennessee State) 69 69 73.
217 Jordan Findlay (East Tennessee State) 75 70 72.
219 Seamus Power (East Tennessee State) 70 73 76.
220 Tom Sherreard (Georgia State) 75 72 73.
226 Cian McNamara (East Tennessee State) 72 76 78.
236 Lewis Kirton (Louisville) 82 74 80.

LEADING TEAMS
828 Stanford. 830 Coastal Carolina. 838 Charalotte, Alabama Birmingham.
840 Georgia. 843 Georgia Tech.
MISSED CUT
854 East Tennessee State (18th).

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Glenbervie Ladies Open

There are still spaces available in the Glenbervie Ladies Open on Sunday 10 June. As the Scottish Senior Ladies Championship is being held at Glenbervie in September this is the ideal opportunity for ladies to play the course in advance.

Here is a link to the entry form on the Glenbervie web site.

LIZ McKINNON CARRIES ON IMPROVING WITH
72 IN NORTHERN IRELAND LADIES OPEN

Inverness-based New Zealander Liz McKinnon continued her improved from on the Ladies European Tour with a par-matching 72 in the first round of the Northern Ireland Ladies Open today.
Liz birdied the third, fifth and 16th and had bogbeys at the 12th, 15th and 17th in halves of 34 and 38.
Lynn Kenny, playing out of Archerfield Links, had a 73 with birdies at the fourth, fifth, 15th and 16th as well as five bogeys in halves of 37 and 37.
Clare Queen (The Carrick at Cameron House) had a bad day by her high standards. She had a double bogey 6 at the eight and five single bogeys. Birdies at the fourth, ninth and 16th helped a bit but couldn't undo all the damage in halves of 39 and 37.
SCOREBOARD
Par 72
69 Nora Angehrn (Swi).
71 Patricia Beliard (Fra), Leah Hart (Aus), Ashleigh Simon (SAf), Sophie Sandolo (Ita), Sarah Kemp (Aus), Libby Smith (US).
Other Scores:
72 Danielle McVeigh (NIr) (am), Becky Brewerton (Wal), Kristy Taylor (Eng), Liz Mckinnon (NZ).
73 Lynn Kenny (Archerfield Links).
75 Trish Johnson (Eng).
76 Clare Queen (The Carrick at Cameron House).

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CLAIRE PULLS OFF SUNNINGDALE-FRILFORD
HEATH DOUBLE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS
Kent’s Claire Aitken has continued her tremendous winning run in 2007 scratch events with her fourth victory of the season.
This week she pulled off a superb double of South of England 36-hole opens - the Critchley Salver at Sunningdale, quickly followed by the Frilford Heath Scratch Salver. Before that Claire, a member of The London Club won the Hampshire Rose and tied with a professional for the Roehampton Gold Cup.
What’s more, she won her latest title - at Frilford Heath, Oxfordshire - despite suffering a nosebleed before play and feeling unwell.Claire, 21, who plays off plus-two, commented: “I really don’t know what’s making me so successful – but I’m very pleased about it!”
SCOREBOARD
Red Course scores first: Par 73, CSS 74; Green Course: Par 70, CSS 71.

150 Claire Aitken (The London) 79 71.
152 Jane Binning (Frilford Heath) 82 70, Lauren Jupp (Studley Wood) 77 75.
153 Claire Howells (Moor Hall) 77 76.
154 Gina Brown (Mere) 78 76.
155 Rozalyn Adams (Addington Court) 79 76.
157 Fern Grimsahw (Weymouth) 80 76, Hermione Fitzgerald (Newmarket Links) 76 80.
157 Ellie Robinson (Middlesbrough) 76 81.
158 Charlotte Wild (Mere) 81 77, Debbie Warren (Kings Norton) 77 81.
159 Tilly Holder (Oxford Ladies) 84 75, Amanda Mayne (Saltfored) 82 77.
160 Annie Gowing (Frilford Heath) 82 77, Lynda King (Rye Hill) 84 76, Fiona Thompson (Ellesborough) 83 77, Kate Evans (Frilford Heath) 81 79.
161 Dianne Morgans (North Hantgs) 84 77, Helen White (Worfield) 82 79.
162 Pat Bernnett (Reading) 86 76, Jo Hicks-Beach (Newton Abbot) 79 83.
163 Rachel Aistrop (Hallowes) 83 80, Claire Fensome (Collingtree Park) 83 80.
164 Elspeth Cooper (Calcot Park) 85 79.
167 Lin Morton (Bearwood) 85 82.
169 Sarah Arnold (Henley) 85 84.
171 Danielle Wilkinson (Bloxwich) 93 78.
172 Alison Gee (Calndon Regis) 93 78.
173 Lesley Moore (Stockwood Yale) 84 89.
177 Sally Hicks-Beach (Newton Abbot) 91 86.
180 Teresa Taylkor (Reading) 95 84.
183 Liz Moverley (Copt Heath) 95 88.

ANNE LAING PULLS OUT OF ST RULE TROPHY

Three times Scottish champion Anne Laing (Vale of Leven) has had to withdraw from the St Rule Trophy field this weekend.
She has been replaced by Rebecca Watson (Elie & Earlsferry), handicap 3.1, older sister of Sally Watson.
Rebecca will tee off at 1.20pm on Saturday and 9.20am and 2.20pm on Sunday.

QUALITY FIELD FOR ST RULE TROPHY
AT ST ANDREWS THIS WEEKEND

Over the years the St Rule Trophy 54-hole women’s open amateur tournament over the New and Old Courses at St Andrews has acquired a status only a notch below the championships organised by the Ladies Golf Union.
Once again a quality field is line-up for this weekend’s three-round competition. Topping the bill are the five players who recently won the Commonwealth tournament trophy for Britain in South Africa - Krystle Caithness (St Regulus), Kerry Smith (Waterlooville), Breanne Loucks (Wrexham), Melissa Reid (Chevin) and Naomi Edwards (Ganton).
Krystle, 18, pictured right, will be defending the title, the capture of which over her home courses she rated above all her other achievements in 2006.
Melissa Reid won the Helen Holm Scottish women’s open stroke-play at Troon on her last visit over the Border from Derby.
Naomi Edwards, winner of the St Rule Trophy two years ago, beat Melissa Reid in the final of the English women’s closed championship last weekend.
New Scottish champion Jenna Wilson (Strathaven) and Heather MacRae (Dunblane), winner of the Welsh women’s open stroke-play a week or two ago, will also be keen to follow up their successes.
There will be much interest too in the appearance of Sally Watson, 15, and Carly Booth, 14, two of the best prospects Scotland has had for many a long year. Sally, a student at the David Leadbetter Academy in Florida, has not played in this country since last autumn but has been achieving good results against top-class junior opposition in American events.
The first round is over the New Course on Saturday, followed by two rounds over the Old Course on Sunday. There is no cut.

ALEXANDRA BUSHBY NOW IN ST RULE TROPHY FIELD

Ireland's Maura Morrin (The Curragh) has withdrawn from the St Rule Trophy 54-hole event at St Andrews on Saturday and Sunday due to a bereavement.
Perth & Kinross county champion Alexandra Bushby (Strathmore), handicap 2.9, has replaced her in the draw.
Alexandra's tee times are 10.10am on Saturday and 9.30am & 2.20pm on Sunday.

East Team for East v West Girls Match

Mhairi Mackay Trophy

The East of Scotland Girls' Team for the annual match against West of Scotland Girls on Sunday June 3 at 1:30pm at Cathkin Braes Golf Club is :-

Hannah Harvey (St Leonards), Susan Jackson (Elmwood), Cara Easton (Dalmahoy), Camilla Tait (St Regulus), Judy Shields (Dunblane New), Hannah Dalrymple (Glenbervie) , Nikky Taylor (Thornton) and Helen Goodwin (Glenbervie).

Janice Moodie Trophy

Girls Under 21 Open Competition
Windyhill Golf Club
Friday 6th July 2007

Entries are being accepted for the Janice Moodie Trophy competition over Windyhill Golf Club on Friday 6th July 2007. There are three age-group categories - 10-14, 15-17 and 18-21
Pick up an entry form here.

FINDLAY AND KIRTON IMPROVE IN NCAA
DIV ONE TITLE EVENT IN VIRGINIA

North-east teenagers Jordan Findlay from Fraserburgh and Oldmeldrum’s Lewis Kirton both improved on their opening efforts in the second round of the NCAA Division 1 men’s college golf championship at the Golden Horseshore Golf Club, Williamsburg in Virginia.
Findlay, a second-year student at East Tennessee State University, followed up a 75 with a level-par 70 for a 36-hole tally of five-over-par 145 over the 6,803yd, par-70 course. He is in joint 91st place.
Jordan birdied the first, sixth and 17th but dropped shots at the second, fourth and 13th.
Kirton, a first-year student at Louisville University, Kentucky, improved on his first-day 82 with a 74 for 156 and is in 154th place. Lewis, starting at the 10th, had a double bogey 5 at the short second before birdieing the 18th. He had a bad start to his second nine, bogeying he first, third, fourth and fifth before he birdied the sixth.
Australian Bronson LaCassie (Minnesota) leads by two strokes with rounds of 67 and 65 for eight-under-par 132.
Thanks to that 70 by Findlay and also a 68 by Ulsterman Gareth Shaw and a 69 by Edinburgh-born Welsh Walker Cup player Rhys Davies, East Tennessee State have moved up into fourth place in the team event, only seven strokes behind leaders Stanford
LEADING INDIVIDUAL SCORES
Par 140 (2 x 70)
132 B LaCassie (Minnesota) 67 65.
134 J Curran (Vanderbilt) 70 64.
135 R Grube (Stanford) 64 71, D Johnson (Coastal Carolina) 67 68, Z Sucher (Birmingham Alabama) 68 67, C Tringale (Florida State) 67 68.
European students:
137 G Shaw (East Tennessee State) 69 68 (jt 8th).
138 R Davies (East Tennessee State) 69 69 (jt 12th).
141 C Ford (Tennessee) 69 72 (jt 29th).
142 P Martin (Oklahoma State) 70 72 (jt 44th).
143 S Power (East Tennessee State) 70 73 (jt 58th).
145 J Findlay (East Tennessee State) 75 70 (jt 91st).
147 T Sherreard (Georgia State) 75 72 (jt 115th).
148 C McNamara (East Tennessee State) 72 76 (jt 120th).
156 L Kirton (Louisville) 82 74 (154th).
LEADING TEAMS
553 Stanford. 554 Minnesota. 558 Coastal Carolina. 560 East Tennessee State. 562 Charlotte. 563 Georgia Tech, UCLA. 566 Oklahoma State.

MICHELLE AND MICKELSON RETIRE WITH WRIST INJURIES

MICHELLE WIE AND PHIL MICKELSON BOTH RETIRED WITH WRIST INJURIES BEFORE THE END OF THEIR TOURNAMENT ROUNDS TODAY.
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SCOTLAND v ENGLAND SCHOOLS ON
SEPTEMBER 10 BUT VENUE DOUBT

The Scotland v England schools golf international will be played on Monday, September 10 but there is now some doubt about Fairmont St Andrews (formerly St Andrews Bay) being the venue.
The organisers are now looking for a venue where the neighbouring hotel rates would be more in line with the financial budgets of both the Scotland and England schools golf organisations. The international is not sponsored.
Next year’s Scottish schools championships will be played a week later than this year – on Monday, June 16 at Dullatur Golf Club, Cumbernauld.
This year's Scottish schools tournament is at Gullane on Monday, June 11.

GOLF PUNK MAGAZINE SPONSORSHIP

OF LADIES ENGLISH OPEN AGREED

Seminal golf magazine Golf Punk has agreed a sponsorship with the Leaderboard Group for July’s Chart Hills Ladies English Open.
The innovative publication sees ladies’ golf as one of the fastest-growing facets of the sport and is keen to aid its growth by helping to bring it to a new audience.
The Chart Hills Ladies English Open, in association with Golf Punk will be played at the Biddenden course from July 5-7 and former world number one Laura Davies (pictured right) is one of the big names set to appear.
Rod Park, general manager of Chart Hills GC, said: “We’re delighted to announce Golf Punk as an associate sponsor. It’s a distinctive, vibrant brand which fits perfectly with the image we’re trying to promote for ladies’ golf and the LEO.
“Ladies’ golf doesn’t get anywhere near as much exposure as the men’s game which is a shame, as the average amateur golfer, can relate a great deal better to the lady professionals than the top male professionals – and this is our chance, with Golf Punk, to take it to a new audience.”
Those sentiments were echoed by Alexandra Armas, executive director of the Ladies European Tour. She added: “The partnership between Golf Punk and the Ladies English Open is great news. Golf Punk has been a trend-setting magazine and will give the Ladies English Open an ideal vehicle to communicate the message of this fantastic event.”
Golf Punk’s managing director, Allan Harrison, added: “We’re proud to be involved with the Chart Hills Ladies English Open. Every year it is one of the biggest sporting events in the south-east and has showcased some of the continent’s finest talents.
“People don’t give ladies’ golf the credit it deserves, but at Golf Punk we look at things a bit differently and want to help continue the fine work the Leaderboard Group has been involved in the past three years.”
” To find out more about the Chart Hills Ladies English Open, in association with Golf Punk, or to purchase tickets contact Sarah Saunders on 01580 242152 or visit http://www.ladiesenglishopen.co.uk/.
***Former Liverpool and Republic of Ireland international footballer Phil Babb is the proprietor of Golf Punk magazine.

ST RULE TROPHY FIELD CHANGES

Latest changes to the field for this weekend's St Rule Trophy over the New and Old Courses, St Andrews are:

OUT
Rachel Connor (Manchester).
Fiona Lockhart (St Regulus)
Carolin Loehr (Germany)

IN
Elaine Cuthill (Lanark). Starting times: Sat - 12.50. Sun - 7am & 11.50am.
Clare-Marie Carlton (Fereneze). Starting times: Sat - 1pm. Sun - 8.10am & 1.10pm.
Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir). Starting times: Sat - 10.10am. Sun - 9.40am & 2.40pm.

+We'll have the St Rule Trophy first round scores on this website on Saturday evening and the second and third round scores on Sunday evening. If we can find the time to put the second-round scores up on Sunday afternoon, will do so ... but no promises!

CHRISTINE McANDREW IS HIGHLAND VETS' CHAMPION

Christine McAndrew (Nairn Dunbar) has earned herself a place in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Veteran Ladies Golf Association championship at Blairgowrie in the autumn by winning the Highland veterans' title.
Christine, pictured far right receiving the trophy from Highland veterans' captain Iris Wilson (Forres), beat Winnie Ross by 2 and 1 in the final at Inverness Golf Club.
Results:
Semi-finals - Christine McAndrew (Nairn Dunbar) bt Mary Smith (Tain) 2 and 1; Winnie Ross (Elgin) bt Vivien Welsh (Elgin) at 19th.
Final - McAndrew bt Ross 2 and 1.
+Picture by courtesy of Sheilah Ramsay.

SCOTS STUDENTS TRAIL IN NCAA

DIVISION 1 CHAMPIONSHIP

IN VIRGINIA

Fraserburgh’s Jordan Findlay (East Tennessee State University) had a five-over-par 75 and Lewis Kirton (Louisville University) an 82 in the first round of the NCAA Division 1 men’s championship, the tournament that rings down the curtain on the American college golf season for 2006-2007, at the Golden Horseshoe course, Williamsburg in Virginia.
Former British boys champion Findlay, 19, ran up a quadruple bogey 8 at the 13th and got his only birdie at the 17th to be sharing 126th position.
Kirton, 18, coming up to the end of his freshman year, had a nightmare inward half of 10-over-par 45, which included a quadruple bogey 7 at the short 12th, a double bogey 7 at the long 15th and a double bogey 67 at the 17th. He did birdie the sixth and 14th but was last of 156 in the individual standings at the end of the first day.
Rhys Davies, pictured above, the Edinburgh-born Walker Cup player who was brought up in South Wales and is a team-mate of Findlay’s. was in joint 15th position with a 69 in which he bogeyed the second but birdied the sixth and 11th over the par-70-, 6,803yd course.
Davies, winner of 10 events in his four years on the American college circuit, is playing in his final event.
Rob Grube (Stanford) was the surprise leader with a six-under-par 64 in which he reached the turn in five-under-par 30.

LEADING SCORES
Par 70.
64 R Grube (Stanford).
66 T McKenna (Florida).
67 D Johnson (Coastal Carolina), Bronson LaCassie (Minnesota), Matthew Savage (Florida State), Cameron Tringale (Georgia Tech).
Other scores by British-Irish students:
69 R Davies (East Tennessee State), G Shaw (East Tennessee State) (jt 15th).
70 S Power (East Tennessee State) (jt 29th).
72 C McNamara (East Tennessee State) (jt 66th).
75 T Sherreard (Georgia State), J Findlay (East Tennessee State) (jt 126th).
82 L Kirton (Louisville) (156th).

LEADING TEAMS
275 Stanford.
277 Coastal Carolina.
278 Florida, Minnesota, Texas.
279 Charlotte.
280 East Tennessee State.
282 Georgia.

CLAIRE AITKEN WINS CRITCHLEY

SALVER BY FIVE STROKES

AT SUNNINGDALE

Claire Aitken (The London) continued her excellent season by winning the Critchley Salver over 36 holes at Sunningdale Golf Club on Tuesday.
She had an aggregate of five-under-par 143 to win by five strokes from former Curtis Cup player and past British champion Emma Duggleby (Malton & Norton) and Emma Lyons (West Surrey).
This season Claire, pictured right, has already won the Hampshire Rose outright and the Roehampton Gold Cup jointly. Last week she reached the quarter-finals of the English championship before losing to Scottish open stroke-play champion Melissa Reid who went on to lose to Naomi Edwards in the final.
Claire had the second best score of three-under-par 71 (bettered only by Emma Duggleby’s 70) over the Sunningdale Old Course and she had the best score of two-under-par 72 for the New Course.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 148 (2 x 74)
Old Course Par 74, CSS 74; New Course Par 74, CSS 74
Old Course scores given first
143 Claire Aitken (The London) 71 72.
148 Emma Lyons (West Surrey) 72 76, Emma Duggleby (Malton & Norton) 70 78.
149 Lydia Hall (Royal Porthcawl) 74 75, Charlotte Ellis (Minchinhampton) 75 74.
150 Henrietta Brockway (Yeovil) 74 76, Tara Watters (Muswell Hill) 74 76, Kate Whitemore (Sandiway) 77 73.
151 Jenny Pease (Braintree) 77 74
152 Holly Aitchison (Bedfordshire) 75 77.
153 Emma Taylor (Saunton) 76 77, Hannah Ralph (Cowdray Park)78 75.
155 Georgina Dunn (Peterborough Milton) 79 76, Andrew Downer (Bramley) 73 82, Jane Binning (Frilford Heath) 78 77.
156 Lucy Gould (Bargoed) 79 77, Nicole Whitmore (Sandiway) 81 75, Louisa Stirling (Formby Ladies) 76 80, Kerry-Anne Haskell (Broadstone) 80 76.
157 Jackie Gregg (Newmarket) 82 75.
158 Hannah Jenkins (Cradoc) 81 77.
159 Lucy Williams (Mid Herts) 78 81, Katherine Russell (Royal Ashdown Forest) 80 79.
160 Hannah Grant (Enmore Park) 79 81, Sophie Stubbs (Shifnal) 79 81.
161 Irene Brien (Wentworth) 81 80, Tracey Boyes (Meon Valley) 81 80, Fern Grimshaw (Weymouth) 80 81.
162 Clara Leathers (Ellesborough) 76 86, Kirsty Rands (Burhill) 81 81, Donna O’Connell (Burnham & Berrow) 81 81, Gina Brown (Mere) 80 82.
163 Lisa Ball (Matfen Hall) 82 81, Lisa Barton (Coventry) 82 81, Fiona Thompson (Ellesborough)77 86, Rachael Goodall (Heswall) 78 85.
164 Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spar) 89 75, Fiona Smith (Chelmsford) 80 84.
165 Charlotte Wild (Mere) 85 80, Paula Carver (Worthing) 88 77.
166 Amanda Mayne (Saltford) 90 76, Stacey Rodger (West Hove) 80 86, Rozalyn Adams (Addington Court) 81 75.
167 Ellis Keenan (Sunningdale) 79 88, Laura Cutler (Warey Park), Harriet Legg (Ferndown), Jenny Ellis (Notts Ladies) 81 86.
169 Carly Cummins (Parkstone) 81 88, Clare Partridge (Moor Park), 82 87, Sarah Greenall(Newmarket Links) 84 85, Marketa Mann (Broadstone) 86 83.
171 Kennie Leigh Eisenhower (Smokey Mountain) 83 88, Jessica Florey (Goring & Streatley) 89 82, Natasha Gough (Ellesborough) 83 88.
173 Nikki Edwards (West Wilts) 90 83.
174 Rachel Drummond (Beaconsfield) 89 85.
178 Victoria Jones (Sandwell Park) 90 88.
179 Steph Gough (Ellesborough) 94 85.

Scottish Golf Union Press Release

FOUR SCOTLAND BOYS NAMED FOR WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP IN JAPAN

Four young Scots hope to be a big hit in Japan, after being selected to represent Scotland in the forthcoming World Junior Golf Team Championship, hosted at Chukyo Country Club next month.
In the line-up are James Byrne (pictured right) and Michael Stewart, both well seasoned on the international circuit, along with fellow national squad member Shaun McAllister. Completing the quartet is Paul Ferrier, with the exciting prospect of facing some of the best young players on the world stage in Toyota City.
Banchory’s James Byrne and Michael Stewart (Troon Wellbeck), who helped to steer Scotland to a runner up position in the European boys' championship last year – a result which qualified Scotland for this championship – have undoubtedly proven their appetite for overseas action and will be buoyed by their selection for the team.
Byrne was also a key figure in the boys quadrangular title win last year and has proven his recent form by winning his first SGU Junior Tour title at Newmachar last Saturday. Team mate Stewart makes a worthy compatriot as the top scoring Scot at this year’s quadrangular, and was an integral member in the victorious Under-16s Scottish boys' team - the first time Scotland had clinched the title in the event’s nine-year history. The dynamic duo are also currently ranked in the top two in the SGU Boys Order of Merit.
They are joined by Craigielaw ace Shaun McAllister, who stormed to victory at last year’s Scottish boys' stroke-play championship at Alloa and was part of the successful boys' home international team who won the title for the first time in 11 years at Lossiemouth. He has spent a significant part of his winter in New Zealand and Australia, honing his preparations for international competition.
Elsewhere, Baberton’s Paul Ferrier who cut his teeth at the weekend Skandia Junior Open in Sweden - his first taste of international action – will hope to replicate his winning form on display at the Scottish boys' match-play championship in Dunbar earlier this season, when the Lothian star won his first national title.
Commenting on the championship, SGU performance manager Stuart Turner said, “We have a strong team heading out to Japan and I am confident they will provide a strong challenge. Playing against some of the world’s best players will be a great experience for these boys and I am optimistic they will rise to the occasion.”
Byrne who heads for the US later this year to commence a four-year golf scholarship at Arizona State University, said, “I am really looking forward to this event and it will be my first time in Japan. Playing alongside countries like Norway who defeated us last year at the Europeans, we really need to be at the top of our game. But it will be a great opportunity to jostle with the best and hopefully get a good finish.”
Fourteen countries will compete in the 16th staging of the 72-hole world boys' stroke-play event, which takes place from June 19 to 22. Current world champions, Norway – who narrowly beat Scotland to the European boys title last year - will start as hot prospects to retain title, with last year's runners-up Sweden also providing strong opposition.
Scotland will hope to improve on their 10th place finish, when they last competed in the event in 2001.
Scotland finished fourth in Japan in 1993, third in 1996, and ninth in 1999.

BARWELL LAUNCHES GOLF INTERNATIONAL MASTERS

Low handicappers frustrated with a lack of competitive golf in winter months can now look forward to the Golf International Masters.
Golfers, with a handicap of 12 or under, who find they are suffering from the winter blues can jet out to La Manga Club to enjoy competitive golf on one of the resort’s championship courses.
Departing on November 1, five-day packages are available from £435 per person including three rounds of golf on La Manga’s championship courses, bed-and-breakfast accommodation on the resort, welcome reception on arrival, a gala dinner, a driving-range card – entitling you to 10 free baskets – and a dozen Titleist ProV1 golf balls.
The main competition will be a 36-hole strokeplay tournament and the player with the lowest gross score will be crowned the 2007 Golf International Masters champion. There will also be handicap, longest-drive and nearest-the-pin prizes courtesy of Titleist and Footjoy.
Mike Laney, Barwell’s business development manager, said: “Barwell has a good record of hosting competitive events with a very fun and social backdrop and this should be no different.
“It’s a great chance for people to get out on the course in sunnier climes and should be an extremely enjoyable event for all concerned.”

§ For more information, call 020 8786 3010, email groups@barwell.co.uk or visit www.barwellevents.co.uk/golfintmstrs.asp.

SANDRA, MARIA PULL OUT OF BRITISH FIELD

Sandra Gal (Germany) and Maria Hernandez (Spain), two of the top-rated European players on the United States college circuit, have withdrawn from the British women's open amateur championship at Alwoodley Golf Club, Leeds next month.
Irish champion Karen Delaney (Carlow) is No. 2 on the waiting list.

SHIRE LADIES SWITCH FROM HAZLEHEAD TO KEMNAY

Due to financial issues, the Aberdeenshire Ladies County Golf Association Open Meeting at Hazlehead on 12th July has been cancelled and will now be held at Kemnay on the same date. Tee times are 9am - 1pm and the green fee will be £8.
ALCGA are indebted to Kemnay Golf Club for hosting this competition at such short notice and hope that members will support this event.

NEW LOOK FOR KIRKWOODGOLF

Hope you haven't all died of shock!

I've changed Kirkwoodgolf around, so that you see the "HotNews" page first, and the old pink pages are in the background, reached by the Links down the left hand side.

Reasons:
1. I'm going to be away for weeks on end this summer,
2. Quite frankly I can't keep up with Colin's phenomenal output.

There are still going to be some teething troubles.... Let me know if you have any problems reaching or reading these pages, or if there are any links that do not work.

Gill

MURIEL THOMSON WINS SUNDERLAND
AWARD FOR INDIA ORPHANS WORK

Portlethen Golf Club professional Muriel Thomson, one of Scotland’s golfing pioneers, has been awarded the Toby Sunderland Award for her volunteer charitable work in orphans in India.
Muriel, who became the first female head golf club professional in Scotland in early 1990 when she retired from a successful career as a tour pro, was presented with the prestigious award at the BMW PGA championship at Wentworth.
The award recognised her efforts in raising thousands of £s to send orphans to school in the Indian city of Chennai.
The award, presented annually by the famous Scottish golf rainwear manufacturer, recognises outstanding charity work by PGA pros.
Moved by her experiences as a volunteer at the St Joseph’s Social Service Centre 15 months ago, the 52-year-old Portlethen professional has found the time and funds to provide 11 of the children with a full-time education at a nearby English speaking school, an after-school teacher to assist with their studies as well as providing 100 children at the centre with regular health checks.
Thomson returned home determined her association didn’t come to an abrupt end and has raised the cash through a series of talks at golf clubs in the North-east and farther afield about the orphanage and her time there – she made a return visit earlier this year after the initial trip early in 2006.
Muriel has also introduced golf to the children at the school with the assistance of the Golf Foundation and the R&A.
“I had an amazing time and at the end of the month I felt I couldn’t just turn my back on these people,” said Muriel
LIFELINE OUT OF POVERTY
“I agreed to go back and to put one child, a little girl, through the English speaking school and to give her a lifeline out of the poverty level but that has increased to11 already.
“I’ve been a PGA tour and club professional and had a good life but this makes you look at your whole life. It was a life-changing experience and makes you realise how lucky you are.
“A lot of things give you a jolt and make you take stock of life. For me, I lived with them for a month and it gave me a right good shake-up. I feel like I’ve only just started. There’s so much more that can be done.”
Aberdeen-born Muriel Thomson – she is a triplet – was a Murcar Golf Club member during a successful amateur career when she gained Curtis Cup honours. She gave up a possible career in banking to become a professional golfer in 1979 and won nine tournaments on the WPGA Tour as well as heading its Order of Merit in 1981 and 1983.
In early 1990, she decided she had had enough of playing golf out of a suitcase and was appointed its first professional by the fledgling Portlethen Golf Club, near Aberdeen.
“Winning this award is a great honour but, more important to me, it means I will be able to add another £1,000 to the fund for helping the kids in India.”

TOP US COLLEGE AWARD WINNERS FOR
2006-2007 SEASON

The United States National Golf Coaches Association announced its 2006-07 student-athlete and coaches awards for Division I women’s college golf at Daytona Beach, Florida.
Winners were recognized at a banquet held after Duke University won the team title and Stacy Lewis of Arkansas won medalist honours at LPGA International.

PING NGCA Division I Player of the Year
Amanda Blumenherst, Duke
Division I Freshman of the Year
Anna Nordqvist, Arizona State
Division I Kim Moore Spirit Award
Jennifer Shipley, Fresno State
Golfstat Cup
Amanda Blumenherst, Duke
Dinah Shore Trophy Award
Stacy Lewis, Arkansas
Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award
Marci Turner, Tennessee
Division I National Coach of the Year
Dan Brooks, Duke
Division I Regional Coaches of the Year
East Region:
Dan Brooks, Duke
Central Region:
Jeanne Sutherland, Texas A&M
West Region:
Melissa Luellen, Arizona State
Duramed FUTURES Tour NGCA Division I All-American Teams
1st Team
Amanda Blumenherst, Duke
Jacqui Concolino, Vanderbilt
Sandra Gal, Florida
Maria Hernandez, Purdue
Taylor Leon, Georgia
Stacy Lewis, Arkansas
Pernilla Lindberg, Oklahoma State
Paola Moreno, Southern California
Anna Nordqvist, Arizona State
Jennifer Osborn, Arizona State
Alison Walshe, Arizona
Caroline Westrup, Florida State
2nd Team
Christel Boeljon, Purdue
Misun Cho, Pepperdine
Mari Chun, Stanford
Jodi Ewart, New Mexico
Anna Grzebien, Duke
Kay Hoey, Long Beach State
Tiffany Joh, UCLA
Ashley Knoll, Texas A&M
Jennie Lee, Duke
Azahara Munoz, Arizona State
Rachel Newren, BYU
Stephanie Sherlock, Denver
Leah Wigger, Virginia
Honourable Mention
Amanda Goins, Wake Forest
Nicole Hage, Auburn
Hannah Jun, UCLA
Catherine Matranga, Texas Christian
Belen Mozo, Southern California
Nicole Smith, Tennessee
Jenny Suh, Alabama
Lauren Todd, Stanford
Marci Turner, Tennessee
Whitney Wade, Georgia

NESS OPEN PRIZEWINNERS AT INVERNESS

We now have the the list of prizewinners at Sunday's Ness Open 36-hole SLGA Order of Merit event at Inverness Golf Club.
It was not available when our Sunday report was compiled.
Here it is now.
SCRATCH
143 Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) 72 71.
144 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 74 70.
146 Roseanne Niven (Crieff) 76 70 (better second round than Megan Briggs, Kilmacolm, 74-72).

HANDICAP
Class 1 (0-7)
140 Annabel Niven (Crieff) (7) 68 72.
146 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) (scr) 74 72 (better second round).
146 Sammy Vass (Tain) (5) 72 74.
Class 2 (8-20)
148 Gemma Dryburgh (Beaconsfield) (18) 78 70.
150 Samantha Leslie (Westhill) (8) 78 72.

SCRATCH TROPHY WINNER - Michele Thomson.
HANDICAP TROPHY WINNER - Annabel Niven.

+STILL HOPING TO GET SOME PICTURES FROM THE PRIZEGIVING.

SALLY WATSON FINISHES JOINT 11th
AT SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA

Sally Watson from South Queensferry finished joint 11th in a field of 36 top juniors for the girls’ section of the Thunderbird Junior International tournament over 54 holes on the Grayhawk Golf Club’s Raptor course at Scottsdale, Arizona.
Sally, 15, a student at David Leadbetter Golf Academy, Bradenton in Florida, had rounds of 75, 73 and 72 for a five-over-par total of 221.
She finished 15 shots behind the runaway winner, Kimberly Kim, the Hawaiian who won the US women’s amateur title as a 14-year-old last summer. Kim had rounds of 67, 72 and 67 for a 10-ujnder-par total of 206. She won by eight shots from American runner-up Vicky Hunt.
Miss Watson had birdies at the sixth, eighth, 11th and 16th in her final round which also included bogeys at the ninth, 10th, 12th and 15.
Former tennis ace Ivan Lendl’s golf-playing daughters Marika and Isabelle finished on 223 and 227 respectively.
The boys’ event, also over three rounds, was won by Arnond Vongvanij from Bradenton, Florida. He scored 66, 67 and 75 for eight-under-par 208 and won by two shots.
Matthew Haines (Rochester & Cobham) was the highest-placed English finishers. He came joint 17th on220.
Jack Hiluta finished joint 24th on 222, British boys champion Matthew Nixon (Ashton under Lyne) 28th equal of 224 while Darren Wright (Rowlands Castle) totalled 237 in joint 38th position.

FINAL TOTALS
Boys Par 216 (3 x 72)
208 A Vongvanij (US) 66 67 75.#
210 P Francis (US) 71 71 68, B Cauley (US) 69 71 70.
English boys’ totals:
220 M Haines (Rochester & Cobham) 75 71 74 (jt 17th)
222 J Hiluta (Chelmsford) 72 72 78 (jt 24th).
224 M Nixon (Ashton under Lyne) 75 72 77 (jt 28th).
237 D Wright (Rowlands Castle) 80 81 78 (jt 38th).
Girls Par 216 (3 x 72)
206 K Kim (Hawaii) 67 72 67.
214 V Hunt (US) 70 74 70.
Other scores
221 S Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) 75 73 73 (jt 11th).
223 M Lendl (US) 72 75 76 (jt 15th).
227 Isabelle Lendl (US) 78 75 74 (jt 20thy).

THREE OF TOP FIVE US COLLEGE PLAYERS
WILL BE IN "BRITISH" FIELD NEXT MONTH

Three of the top five rated players on the American women's college circuit will be playing in the British women's open amateur championship at Alwoodley Golf Club, near Leeds next month.
They are No 2 Anna Nordqvist (Arizona State), pictured right, from Eskilstuna, Sweden - a former British girls' champion and beaten by Spain's Belen Mozo in last year's British women's final at Royal County Down; No 3 Caroline Westrup (Florida State), who also comes from Sweden, and No 5 Sandra Gal (Florida) from Germany.
In all, 11 of the top 50 will be in the field at Alwoodley, including Belen Mozo, the defending champion.
Jodi Ewart (New Mexico) from Yorkshire is the top-ranked British and Irish player in the No 20 spot at the end of her freshman year.
Tara Delaney (Kent State) from Carlow is ranked 44th.
In the following list, those who have entered the "British" are highlighted in red print:

GOLFWEEK/SAGARIN US WOMEN’S COLLEGE
FINAL RANKINGS FOR 2006-2007 SEASON

1 Amanda Blumenherst Duke 69.43
2 Anna Nordqvist Arizona St 70.43
3 Caroline Westrup Florida St 70.77
4 Jacqui Concolino Vanderbilt 71.24
5 Sandra Gal Florida 71.30
6 Taylor Leon Georgia 71.32
7 Paola Moreno USC 71.41
8 Stacy Lewis Arkansas 71.49
9 Jennifer Osborn Arizona St 71.60
10 Jennie Lee Duke 71.68
11 Tiffany Joh UCLA 71.76
12 Maria Hernandez Purdue 71.79
13 Pernilla Lindberg Oklahoma. St. 71.79
14 Leah Wigger Virginia 71.82
15 Alison Walshe Arizona 71.83
16 Ashley Knoll Texas A&M 71.93
17 Misun Cho Pepperdine 71.99
18 Mari Chun Stanford 72.06
19 Azahara Munoz Arizona St 72.16
20 Jodi Ewart New Mexico 72.18
21 Marci Turner Tennessee 72.33
22 Christina Boeljon Purdue 72.36
23 Rachel Newren Brigham Young 72.37
24 Anna Grzebien Duke 72.43
25 Kay Hoey Long Beach 72.48
26 Stephanie Sherlock Denver 72.49
27 Lauren Todd Stanford 72.50
28 Belen Mozo USC 72.50
29 Nicole Hage Auburn 72.53
30 Amanda Goins Wake. Forest 72.69
31 Whitney Wade Georgia 72.73
32 Hannah Jun UCLA 72.77
33 Jenny Suh Alabama 72.88
34 Catherine Matranga Texas Christian 73.09
35 Eileen Vargas Pepperdine 73.14
36 Juliana Murcia Arizona St 73.17
37 Nicole Smith Tennessee 73.18
38 Selanee' Henderson UC Irvine 73.20
39 J. Tangtiphaiboontana Stanford 73.23
40 Jennifer Pandolfi Duke 73.25
41 Dewi Schreefel USC 73.26
42 Candace Schepperle Auburn 73.27
43 Mary Jacobs Arizona 73.27
44 Tara Delaney Kent State 73.40
45 Gerina Mendoza Texas El Paso 73.40
46 Alison Whitaker Duke 73.42
47 Angela Oh Tennessee 73.46
48 Jayvie Agojo Pepperdine 73.50
49 Da Sol Chung UNLV 73.53
50 Araceli Felgueroso Coastal. Carolina 73.55

PLAY-OFFS DRAMA IN NICK FALDO SERIES
AT THE CARRICK AT CAMERON HOUSE

John Henry, younger brother of Scott Henry, who defends the Scottish men’s open amateur stroke-play title at Royal Dornoch this weekend, survived a play-off at The Carrick at Cameron House today (Monday) to qualify for the regional final at The Roxburghe Golf Club, Kelso on August 23 in the Nick Faldo Junior Series.
Henry, a member of Clydebank & District Golf Club beat Jack Scott (Deeside) after they had tied on 157 for the last of four places in theUnder-15 boys’ section.
Jamie Neilson (Dunbar) beat Jamie Mackay (Barassie) in a play-off for the last qualifying place in the Under-21 section.
And there was a three-way play-off for two places in the Under-16s. The contestants were all from the North-east - Nick MacAndrew (Cullen), Kyle Godsman (Hopeman) and Chris Robb from Inchmarlo, Banchory. They all tied on 156. Robb was the one eliminated.
The first Scottish round of the Nick Faldo Junior Series was played a month or two ago at Blairgowrie. The top four from each age group and the girls section, based on the aggregate totals from Blairgowrie and The Carrick at Cameron House go forward to the regional final.

Today’s scores and qualifiers:

UNDER-21 – 74 T Hayes (West Byfleet). 75 J Housby (Penrith). 76 S Bordon (Carnwath). 78 A Culverwell (Dunbar). 79 J Gardiner (Montrose Mercantile), S Maxwell (Windyhill). 80 R Carson (Marriott Dalmahoy). 81 J Neilson (Dunbar). 82 J Mackay (Barassie). 83 J Clarke (Montrose Mercantile).
Qualifiers – 145 T Hayes. 149 J Housby. 150 A Culverwell. 155 J Neilson (beat J Mackay in play-off). Other totals: 157 J Gardiner, R Carson. 158 S Bordon, S Maxwell. 162 J Clarke.
UNDER-18 – 72 N Henderson (The Glen). 73 M Pennycott (Whiting Bay). 74 A Wallace (Glenbervie). 75 E Brown (Barassie). 76 F Fotheringham (Nairn), M Cunningham (Longniddry). 78 M Daily (Erskine), A Cappi (Loretto School). 87 S Barras (Helensburgh).
Qualifiers – 148 A Wallace. 149 E Brown. 150 N Henderson, M Daily. Other totals: 152 A Cappi. 153 F Fotheringham. 154 M Pennycott. 156 M Cunningham. 174 S Barras.
UNDER-17 – 74 A Lauder (Paisley). 75 S Fraser (Royal Aberdeen). 78 F McKenna (Balmore). 80 P Scanlan (Hamilton). 81 K McClung (Wigtownshire Co), M Dickson (Gullane), D Fitzpatrick (Greenock). 82 A Dunton (McDonald Ellon), R Penny (Portlethen). 84 J Hendrick (Pollock).
Qualifiers – 153 A Lauder, S Fraser. 154 F McKenna. 158 A Dunton. Other totals: 159 P Scanlan. 161 K McClung. 162 M Dickson. 164 J Hendrick. 170 R Penny. 171 D Fitzpatrick.
UNDER-16 – 75 N MacAndrew (Cullen). 77 J Binning (Ranfurly Castle), K Godsman (Hopeman). 78 D Law (Hazlehead. 79 L Smith (Brassie). 81 M Reid (Downfield). 82 C Robb (Inchmarlo). 86 F Clarke (Westhill). 88 R McKenna (Cathkin Braes), P Ramsay (Elgin). 90 J White (St Andrews New).
Qualifiers – 151 D Law (Hazlehead). 155 J Binning.. 156 N McAndrew, K Godsman (C Robb lost play-off). Other totals: 165 M Reid (Downfield). 167 J White. 169 R McKenna. 171 L Smith (Barassie). 173 F Clarke. 174 P Ramsay.
UNDER-15 – 76 P McPhee (King James VI). 77 J Scott (Deeside), J Henry (Clydebank & Dist). 78 A McLachlan (Eastwood). 80 I Redford (King James VI). 83 N Beattie (St Andrews). 85 J Thorburn (Forrester Park). 86 P O’Neil (Pollok). 88 C Stewart (Brora). 80 C O’Neil (Pollock).
Qualifiers – 154 P McPhee. 155 A McLachlan. 156 I Redford (King James VI). 157 J Henry (bt J Scott in play-off). Other totals: 165 N Beattie. 168 C Stewart. 173 J Thorburn. 180 P O'Neil. 181 C O'Neil.
GIRLS – 78 J Meldrum (Dullatur). 79 G Simpson (Baberton). 84 C Easton (Dalmahoy). 86 J Sneddon (Alyth). 88 G Scanlan (Hamilton).
Qualifiers – 163 J Meldrum. 168 C Easton. 170 G Simpson 173 J Sneddon. Other total: 176 G Scanlan.

FUTURES TOUR QUOTE FROM VIKKI LAING

This week's Duramed United States Futures Tour News Letter has the following as its "Quote of the Week:"

"It's real exciting, but I don't know if they're nice to anybody."

- Tour member Vikki Laing of Musselburgh when asked how she feels about this year's Women's British Open going to St Andrews and how she thinks the male membership will welcome women professionals into the R&A clubhouse.

TITLE-HOLDERS ALLOA AND BRAEHEAD SERVE
UP BOYS’ LEAGUE THRILLER AT SCHAWPARK

By HUGH HUNTER

The Clackmannanshire County Junior League started on Sunday with the usual inter-club matches. It is played six-a-side (three scratch matches and three handicap matches) on a home-and-away basis.
Title holders Alloa took on Braehead at Schawpark and the match proved to be a thriller, ending in a 3-3 draw with several close games.
At Dollar, the home team had a fairly easy win over Tillicoultry, after taking the first four ties.
The third match between Alva and Tulliallan did not take place unfortunately due to the present lack of junior players at Tulliallan. Hopefully this will be remedied during the season.
Details:
ALLOA 3, BRAEHEAD 3
(Alloa names first)
Andre Scotland lost to John McPherson 1 hole , Grant Dowie bt Scott Clark 2 and1 ; John Salmond bt Darren Clark 7 and 6 ; Brian McAdam lost to Michael Barrett 1 hole; Grant Ross bt Jamie Pollock 4 and 3 ; Callum Graham lost to Ross Finlay 2 and 1.
DOLLAR 4 ½, TILLICOULTRY 1 ½
(Dollar names first)
Steven Macpherson bt Callum Carberry 5 and 4; Gary Chalmers bt Scott Hunter 1 hole; Tom Hogarth bt Scott Baird 5 and 4; David Devlin bt Jonathan Imrie 7 and 6; Ben Smith lost to Steven Watson 2 and 1; Patrick Macdonald halved with David Kinnaird.

FIVE-YEAR WAIT FOR FIRST LPGA WIN
OVER FOR SOUTH KOREAN YOUNG KIM

FROM THE LPGA WEBSITE:

The road one takes to her first victory on the LPGA Tour is not always an easy one, but in the case of five-year veteran Young Kim, it was definitely worth the wait.
South Korea's Kim (68-64-68-68=268) claimed a three-stroke victory over fellow South Korean Mi Hyun Kim (68-67-66-70=271) and California's Paula Creamer (66-68-66-71=271) today at the LPGA Corning Classic in Corning, New York State, becoming the LPGA Tour's fifth Rolex First-Time Winner this season.
Kim's first victory was something that she had long waited for, but when the moment finally arrived, she was so overcome by emotion that she was blind to her fellow South Korean players who were sneaking up behind her with congratulatory showers of soda.
“I was crying at the time, so I couldn't see them,” Kim said. “If I saw them I will run out.”
However, running wasn't something Kim could do from M.H. Kim and playing partners Creamer and Beth Bader (65-66-69-72=272), who battled for the $195,000 winner's check all day long. Kim, Creamer and Bader entered Sunday's finale at the Corning Country Club in a three-way tie for the lead, with both Kim and Bader seeking their first wins on Tour.
M.H. Kim crossed the $7 million mark ($7,020,401) in career earnings with her runner-up paycheck.
Janice Moodie collected $14,725 for a joint 19th finish on 278.
Top British players were Laura Davies and Becky Morgan, sharing 11th place on 276.
LEADING TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
268 Young Kim (South Korea) 68 64 68 68 (£195,000).
271 Mi Hyun Kim (South Korea) 68 67 77 70, Paula Creamer (US) 66 68 66 71 ($102,000 each).
272 In-Kyung Kim (South Korea) 67 69 68 68, Beth Bader (US) 65, 66 69 72 ($60,269 each).
Other totals:
276 Laura Davies (Eng) 69 69 69 69, Becky Morgan (Wal) 69 66 70 71 ($21,514 each) (jt 11th).
278 Janice Moodie (Sco) 72 67 70, Johanna Head (Eng) 68 72 68 70 ($14,725 each).

SALLY WATSON IMPROVES SCORE IN
ARIZONA BUT DROPS A PLACE

South Queensferry exile Sally Watson improved her first-round score by two shots with a 73 for 148 but actually dropped down one place to joint 13th in the 36-hole standings.
That gives an indication of how high the standard of play is in the Thunderbird Junior International golf tournament over the Raptor Course at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Sally, a student at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy in Bradenton, Florida, deviated from par only three times in her second round – bogeys at the first and fourth and a birdie at the the 11th.
Leading the field is the Hawaiian wondergirl golfer – no, not Michelle Wie – Kimberly Kim who, at the age of 14, beat Katharina Schallengberg (Germany) in the 36-hole final of the US women’s amateur championship last summer.
In this event Kimberly, pictured above, has cruised four shots clear with rounds of 67 and 72 for five-under-par 139. Her nearest challenger is Joanne Lee from San Carlos, California.
Former tennis ace Ivan Lendl has two golfing daughters in the field.
Marika Lendl is lying 10th equal on 147 (72-75) and Isabelle Lendl has shot 78 and 75 for 153 and a share of 28th place. Both are based at Bradenton, Florida as is Sally Watson.
In the Thunderbird Junior International boys’ event, also over 54 holes, Arnond Vonvanij, another competitor from Bradenton, Florida, has gone seven shots clear of the field with an 11-under-par tally of 133, made up of rounds of 66 and 67.
His closest rivals are Bud Vauley from Jacksonville, Florida (69-71) and Scott Langley (St Louis, Missouri) (67-71.
Professional’s son Kevin Tway, the 2005 US junior champion, is on 142 with scores of 72 and 69.
There are four English boys in the field. Best placed is Jack Hiluta from Chelmsford in joint 14th place on 144.
Matthew Haines (Rochester & Cobham) is 20th equal on 146 with scores of 75 and 71 while Matthew Nixon (Ashton-under-Lyne), winner of the British boys’ championship at Royal Aberdeen last summer, is joint 24th on 147 with scores of 75 and 72.
Darren Wright from Rowlands Castle is joint 41st on 161 with scores of 80 and 81.

SCOREBOARD
Boys. Par 144 (2 x 72)
Players from US unless stated.
133 Arnond Vongvanij 66 67.
140 Bud Cauley 69 71, Scott Langley 69 71.]
141 Kevin Tway 72 69, Wesley Graham 70 71, Peter Uihlein 71 70.
Other scores:
144 Jack Hiluta (Chelmsford) 72 72 (jt 14th).
146 Matthew Haines (Rochester & Cobham) 75 71 (jt 20th).
147 Matthew Nixon (Ashton-under-Lyne) 75 72 (jt 24th).
161 Darren Wright (Rowlands Castle) 80 80 (jt 41st).
Girls. Par 144 (2 x 72)
139 Kimberly Kim 67 72.
143 Joanne Lee 72 71.
144 Vicky Hurst 70 74.
Other scores:
147 Marika Lendl 72 75 (jt 10th).
148 Sally Watson (Elie & Earlsferry) 75 73 (jt 13t5h).
153 Isabelle Lendl 78 75 (jt 28th).

MICHELE THOMSON WINS NESS

OPEN FOR FIRST TIME

AT INVERNESS

Aberdeenshire county champion Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) followed up her semi-final appearance in the recent Scottish women’s amateur golf championship at Barassie, by winning the Ness Open SLGA Order of Merit 36-hole event for the first time in perfect golfing conditions at Inverness Golf Club today (Sunday).
Michele, 19, who has also held the North of Scotland women’s title for the past two years, had rounds of 72 and 71 for an aggregate of 143, one under par and two under the CSS aggregate for the two rounds.
Miss Thomson had eight birdies over the two rounds - at the fifth, 14th, 17th and 18th in her first round and at the second, fourth, 14th and 15th in the afternoon.
"I hit the ball well and kept it in play which is very important at Invernesss which can be quite a tricky course to score on if you are not on the fairway," said Michele.
Kelsey MacDonald, 16-year-old Nairn Dunbar player who missed the “Scottish” because of school studies, finished one shot behind Michele with scores of 74 and 70 for 144.
Roseanne Niven (Crieff), just back from her first five months at the University of California Berkleye, finished joint third with 16-year-old repeating Renfrewshire women’s county champion, Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm).
Roseanne had scores of 76 and 70 while Megan had 74 and 72.
Defending champion Laura Murray (Alford) finished seventh on 152 with a pair of 76s.
+Picture of Michele Thomson with the Ness Open trophy by courtesy of Sheilah Ramsay.

FINAL TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72). CSS 73 72
143 M Thomson (McDonald Ellon) 72 71.
144 K MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar0 74 70.
146 R Niven (Crieff) 76 70, M Briggs (Kilmacolm) 74 72.
148 C Gruber (Royal Dornoch) 77 71.
151 L Hendry (Routenburn) 76 75.
152 L Murray (Alford) 76 76.
154 E Fairnie (Dunbar) 80 74, K Harper (Inverness) 79 75, A Niven (Inverness) 75 79.
155 A Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 81 74.
156 J Carthew (Ladybank) 81 74, S Vass (Tain) 77 79.
158 A Ryan (Tain) 80 78, E Lowery-Gold (Eaton) 79 79.
160 J Turner (Mortonhall) 83 77, C McAndrew (Nairn Dunbar0 81 79.
163 K Walker (Buchanan Castle0 80 83, E Briggs (Kilmacolm) 78 85.
166 S Leslie (Westhill) 86 80.
167 M Howieson (Inverness) 85 82, S Jackson (Ladybank) 82 85.
168 S Wood (Drumpellier) 79 89.
179 T Fraser (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) 83 93.
182 F Fullerton (Huntly) 90 92.
184 G Dryburgh (Beaconsfield0 96 88.
185 J Vass (Tain) 95 90.
189 S MacDonell (Inverness) 96 93.
192 C MacLeaod (Nairn Dunbar) 94 98.
199 R Bannerman (Strathpeffer Spa) 99 100.

CARLY STRUGGLES OVER FINAL NINE HOLES
TO FINISH SIXTH IN SKANDIA GIRLS' OPEN

Comrie kid Carly Booth, 15 next month, finished best of the Scots who made it to the final day of the Skandia Junior Opens in Sweden on Sunday – but she would have been very disappointed with her joint sixth finish in the girls’ 54-hole event at Bastad Golf Club.
Carly started the final round in joint third position after two creditable rounds of 74.
The +2 handicap youngster then slumped to a closing nine-over-par 80, including an inward half of 42 in which she had threee double bogeys, for a total of 228.
The consolation for Miss Booth is that the event was a qualifier for the European Junior Solheim Cup team to play the United States over the same course from September 10 to 12 and even sixth place will earn her some points.
Sweden’s Caroline Hedwall outclassed the field to win the girls’ title by NINE strokes with scores of 74, 67 and 71 for one-under-par 212.
Nathalie Manson from near Stockholm was runner-up with 70, 76 and 75 for 221.
Guila Moninaro, the Italian girl, who was a member of the European Junior Ryder Cup team at Celtic Manor alongwith Carly Booth last autumn, finished on the same 15-over-par mark as the Scot. Guila scored 70, 81 and 77.
In the boys’ 54-hole competition at Falkenberg Golf Club, near Gothenburg, Paul Shields from Kirkhill Golf Club, Cambuslang finished joint 12th on four-over-par 220. He had rounds of 70, 76 and 74. Paul; had three birdies in his final round but also five bogeys.
Andrew Campbell (Dumbarton), the only other Scots boy to survive the 36-hole cut, had rounds of 82, 75 and 81 for joint 65th position on 238. Andrew had a triple bogey 78 at the third and a double bogey 67 at the 13th in his closing round.
Boys’ champion was Norway’s Anders Kristiansen with scores of 72, 70 and 69 for an impressive five-under-par total of 211. He won by a shot from Sweden’s Daniel Jennevret with 73, 70 and 69.
The top English boy was Andrew Johnston (North Middlesex) in joint fifth place on level par 216 with scores of 70, 72 and 74, despite a double bogey 7 at the first and a bogey 5 at the second. Andrew birdied the 17th and 18th in his final round.

SKANDIA JUNIOR OPENS
Boys: Falkenberg GC, Par 216 (3 x 72)
Leading final totals
211 Anders Kristiansen (Norway) 72 70 69.
212 Daniel Jennevret (Sweden) 73 70 69.
214 Daniel Lokke (Denmark) 73 73 68.
Other totals:
216 Andrew Johnston (North Middleseec 70 72 74 (jt 5th).
218 Henry Smart (Walton Heath) 80 72 66 (jt 9th).
220 Paul Shields (Kirkhill) 70 76 74 (jt 12th).
223 Billy Britton (Pedham Place) 73 75 75 (jt 20th).
238 Andrew Campbell (Dumbarton) 82 75 81 (jt 65th).
Missed cut
160 Paul Ferrier (Baberton) 79 81.
162 William Bremner (Edzell) 83 79.

Girls: Bastad GC, Par 213 (3 x 71)
Leading final totals
212 Caroline Hedwall (Sweden) 74 67 71.
221 Nathalie Manson (Sweden) 70 76 75.
225 Charlotte Lorentzen (Sweden) 70 72 77.
Other totals:
228 Carly Booth (Comrie) 74 74 80, G Molinaro (Italy) 70 81 77.

JANICE EIGHT BEHIND LEADERS GOING INTO
FINAL ROUND OF CORNING CLASSIC

Janice Moodie goes into the final round of the LPGA Corning Classic at Corning, New York State in a tie for 17th place, eight strokes behind the three joint leaders.
Four of the top seven on the leaderboard are from Korea.
Janice has had scores of 69, 72 and 67 for eight-under-par 208.
The leading British player is Becky Morgan from Wales. She is sharing sixth place on 205 after scores of 69, 66 and 70.
Laura Davies is tied for 13th place on 207 with a hat-trick of 69s.
LEADERBOARD
Par 216 (3 x 72)
206 Paula Creamer (US) 66 68 66, Beth Bader 65 66 69, Young Kim (Kor) 68 64 68.
201 Mi Hyun Kim (Kor) 68 67 66.
204 In-Kyung Kim (Kor) 67 69 68.
205 Na-On Min (Kor) 70 67 68, Becky Morgan (Wal) 69 66 70.
Other scores:
207 Laura Davies (Eng) 69 6969 (jt 13th).
208 Janice Moodie (Sco) 69 72 67 (jt 17th).
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