CLARE QUEEN QUALIFIES FOR LAST DAY
DOWN UNDER BUT LYNN KENNY IS OUT

FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Last week’s MFS Women’s Australian Open champion Karrie Webb put herself in the perfect position to claim her seventh ANZ Ladies Masters with a gritty five-under-par 67 at Royal Pines Resort in Queensland today.
The seven time major champion rolled in a 16 foot birdie putt at the last hole to share the lead with fellow Australian Tamie Durdin and South Korean Hyun Ju Shin on eight-under-par 136. Webb, 33, from Ayr in Australia, struggled with her driver throughout her round but she said: “I’m obviously very pleased to shoot five under today and be tied for the lead going into the final day.“I do feel good around this course and to be able to manufacture eight under and not feel like I’ve hit it extremely well bodes well if I can get things going tomorrow.”
Webb carded five birdies in her third round, with three on the front and two on the back nine. Yet with 12 players within two shots of the lead heading into Sunday’s final round, she said she was changing her plan of attack. “You are going to have to shoot a low score,” she said.
“That’s the three rounds worth as opposed to the four. For that many people to shoot really low two days in a row is a lot to ask but you can probably see ten of those 20 shoot low tomorrow if the weather allows for it. You can’t go out there and play defensive. It’s definitely a course you have to attack.”
Tamie DurdinDurdin, who bases herself on the Japanese LPGA Tour, set the pace early in Saturday’s second round with her five-under-par 67. The 30-year-old from Adelaide, who lives in Brisbane, shares the same coach as Webb in Ian Triggs. Known as a great ball striker, Durdin has been a professional for eight years but won her sole professional tournament on the US Futures Tour in 2000, at the Lucent Technologies Hewlett-Packard FUTURES Classic. Webb spoke for many when she said: “I think Tamie is probably the biggest under achiever, Australian player wise. I think she has got more talent in her little toe than 90 percent of the players in the field this week.
“I would see her feeling pretty confident tomorrow. I think this course would probably suit her game. She hits the ball a mile so all the par fives would probably be reachable for her. She is probably someone to watch.”
Durdin’s round was only blemished by a double bogey at the par four, sixth-hole where she hit her tee shot into the trees and had to take a drop. She then hit her third shot into a bunker and lipped out for bogey.
She then fired off four birdies in five holes to make the turn in three under and added two further birdies over the last three holes. Durdin conceded that she had hoped for better results since turning professional.
“I probably should have won the Bridgestone Open with seven under the first round because seven under actually won it,” she said. “I had another really good chance to win over there and just didn’t get it done. I think with how I’m feeling now, another year on, I feel a lot more confidence that the first win will come this year.
“It is very frustrating because in terms of ball striking, I’m in the top five in the world. That’s what Ian tells me anyway. I think I’ve got all the tools there I think it’s really just a matter of trusting myself and putting it on the line.”
Shin, 28, who is not related to the better known Ji-Yai, won two tournaments in Japan last year. She scored 68 for the second day in succession and said through an interpreter: “I can play just as well as Ji-Yai so please keep on watching the tournament!”
Shin in playing at Royal Pines for the first time and said that her strength lay in her short game.
Clare Queen made it through to Sunday´s last round with ease after rounds of 72 and 70 to be in joint 39th position.
But Lynn Kenny, saddled with a first'round 77, failed to beat the cut at level par 144 despite an excellent Saturday round of 69 for 146.

SECOND ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72)
136 Tamie Durdin (Aus) 69 67, Hyun Ju Shin (Kor) 68 68, Karrie Webb (Aus) 69 67
137 Ya-Ni Tseng (Tpe) 68 69, Lisa Hall (Eng) 68 69
138 Virada Nirapathpongporn (Tha) 69 69, Louise Stahle (Swe) 71 67, Tania Elosegui (Spa) 68 70, Anna Tybring (Swe) 70 68, Carri Wood (USA) 69 69, Diana D'Alessio (USA) 69 69, Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 69 69
139 Kiran Matharu (Eng) 69 70, Karin Sjodin (Swe) 72 67, Sophie Sandolo (Ita) 70 69, Laura Davies (Eng) 70 69, Ji-Yai Shin (Kor) 70 69, Ai Miyazato (Jpn) 70 69, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 70 69, Michelle Ellis (Aus) 72 67
140 Hee-Kyung Seo (Kor) 71 69, Sophie Giquel (Fra) 69 71, Felicity Johnson (Eng) 70 70, Nikki Garrett (Aus) 67 73, Amy Yang (Kor) 69 71, Nikki Campbell (Aus) 70 70, Johanna Head (Eng) 68 72, Diana Luna (Ita) 71 69, Leah Hart (Aus) 68 72
141 Linda Wessberg (Swe) 72 69, Stephanie Na (Aus) 68 73, Karen-Margrethe Juul (Den) 73 68, Rachel Bailey (Aus) 72 69, Mi-Jung Hur (Kor) 72 69, Sakura Yokomine (Jpn) 70 71, Shani Waugh (Aus) 68 73, Ran Hong (Kor) 69 72, Ludivine Kreutz (Fra) 71 70
142 Jade Schaeffer (Fra) 74 68, Clare Queen (Sco) 72 70, Carlie Butler (Aus) 73 69, Min-Gee Song (Kor) 74 68, Stacy Lee Bregman (Rsa) 71 71, Rachel Hetherington (Aus) 69 73, Joanne Mills (Aus) 70 72, Kristie Smith (Aus) 68 74, Melissa Reid (Eng) 72 70, Katherine Hull (Aus) 72 70, Sarah Kemp (Aus) 74 68, Jill McGill (USA) 73 69
143 Stefanie Michl (Aut) 72 71, Frances Bondad (Aus) 73 70, So-Hee Kim (Kor) 71 72, Martina Eberl (Ger) 75 68, Rebecca Stevenson (Aus) 72 71, Emma Cabrera-Bello (Spa) 73 70, Rebecca Coakley (Irl) 71 72, Kirsty S Taylor (Eng) 69 74, Yuki Sakurai (Jpn) 73 70, Marta Prieto (Spa) 70 73, Haeji Kang (Kor) 69 74, Ji-Yae Yeo (Kor) 75 68
144 Anja Monke (Ger) 73 71, Ji-Na Lim (Kor) 75 69, Minea Blomqvist (Fin) 71 73, Sarah Nicholson (Nzl) 69 75, Bree Arthur (Aus) 73 71, Karen Lunn (Aus) 74 70, Nina Reis (Swe) 74 70
MISSED THE CUT
145 Rosemary MacDonald (Aus) 74 71, Nathalie David-Mila (Fra) 75 70, Danielle Masters (Eng) 72 73, Amanda Moltke-Leth (Den) 72 73, Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 72 73, Tamara Hyett (Aus) 72 73, Miho Mori (Jpn) 74 71, Lynn Brooky (Nzl) 73 72, Ha-Neul Kim (Kor) 73 72, Lydia Hall (Wal) 74 71
146 Tamara Beckett (Aus) 76 70, Danielle Montgomery (Eng) 75 71, Bobea Park (Kor) 74 72, Bettina Hauert (Ger) 74 72, Vicky Thomas (Aus) 68 78, Dana Lacey (Aus) 70 76, Bree Turnbull (Aus) 72 74, Lynn Kenny (Sco) 77 69, Beatriz Recari (Spa) 71 75
147 Bronwyn Mullins-Lane (Aus) 75 72, Titiya Plucksataporn (Tha) 76 71, Carmen Railton (Aus) 71 76, Sarah Oh (Aus) 71 76, Samantha Head (Eng) 75 72, Stephanie Arricau (Fra) 72 75, Susie Mathews (Aus) 73 74
148 Loraine Lambert (Aus) 78 70, Jenny Sevil (Aus) 73 75, Rachel Duncan (Aus) 75 73, Cherie Byrnes (Aus) 73 75, Vittoria Valvassori (Ita) 77 71, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 75 73, Mayumi Shimomura (Jpn) 71 77, Paula Marti (Spa) 75 73, Laurette Maritz (Rsa) 76 72
149 Helen Oh (Aus) 74 75, Kristie Newton (Aus) 74 75, Marousa Polias (Aus) 77 72, Rebecca Flood (Aus) 73 76, Anne Norman Hansen (Den) 75 74, Marjet van der Graaff (Ned) 76 73
150 Katy Jarochowicz (Aus) 76 74, Cecilia Nha (Aus) 77 73, Lill Kristin Saether (Nor) 72 78, Sarah-Jane Kenyon (Aus) 72 78, Nancy Harvey (Can) 77 73, Belinda Kerr (Aus) 74 76
151 Cassandra Kirkland (Fra) 75 76, Elizabeth McKinnon (Nzl) 77 74, Mianne Bagger (Den) 78 73, Eva Steinberger (Aut) 80 71, Riko Higashio (Jpn) 77 74, Whitney Hillier (Aus) 76 75, Cecilia Ekelundh (Swe) 74 77, Sunny Park (Aus) 77 74, Sophie Walker (Eng) 76 75
152 Ashleigh Simon (Rsa) 78 74, Corinne Furnell (Aus) 74 78, Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (Fra) 75 77, Elisabeth Esterl (Ger) 75 77
153 Melodie Bourdy (Fra) 78 75, Anna Rossi (Ita) 79 74, Heidi McCulkin (Aus) 82 71
154 Kate Combes (Aus) 80 74, Jane Suckling (Aus) 79 75, Ellie Na (Kor) 77 77, Rui Yokomine (Jpn) 80 74
155 Karen Pearce (Aus) 80 75, Courtney Massey (Aus) 81 74, Karen Quinn (Aus) 81 74, Vikki Tutt (Aus) 75 80, Torie O'Connor (Aus) 82 73
156 Angela Harris (Aus) 78 78, Jan Stephenson (Aus) 79 77
157 Suzie Fisher (Aus) 81 76
159 Geraldine Brown (Aus) 84 75
Retired: Georgina Simpson (Eng) 77, Lisa Jean (Aus) 78

NORMAL SERVICE RESUMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
Colin Farquharson will be "out of the game" all day Friday as he travels to Spain to organise the the inaugural Hacienda del Alamo Women's Winter Golf Festival. Until he gets to grips with the communications service over there, updates will necessarily be restricted.

ENGLISH STUDENT WINS FLORIDA EVENT

England's Craig Isabel from Stanford-Le Hope, a student at Webber International College, won the Titan Winter Invitational college tournament by five strokes at Sun Tree Country Club, Melbourne in Florida.
It was Isabel's first event after the mid-winter break and he had rounds of 72, 67 and 74 for a three-under-par total of 213 over the par-72, 6,953yd course.
Darton (878) won the team event from Brevard (892), Johnston & Wales Florida (896) and Webber International (997) in a field of 12 teams.

EGWA Press Release

ENGLAND UNDER-18 GIRLS HEAD FOR
SPANISH WARM WEATHER TRAINING

Seven of England’s most talented teenage golfers will fly to Spain to prepare for the 2008 season with warm weather training. The players are all members of the English Women’s Golf Association’s Under 18 Squad.
They are: Hannah Barwood from Gloucestershire, Holly Clyburn from Lincolnshire, Raffi Dyer and Katie Mundy from Hampshire, Alex Peters from Nottinghamshire, Kelly Tidy from Lancashire and Sarah Tyson from Kent.
They will spend a week from at the La Cala resort, near Marbella, from Saturday, February 16. They will work with EWGA’s national junior coach Pat Smillie, physiotherapist Julie Sparrow and psychologist Brian Hemmings.
Hannah Barwood, 17, is from Knowle Golf Club. She is the English schools’ U-18 champion and has won this title three times in the last four years. Hannah is a past English U-15 champion and an England girl international.Holly Clyburn, 17, belongs to Woodhall Spa Golf Club. She is the English U-18 strokeplay champion and she also holds the Lincolnshire county title.
Holly Clyburn represented England in the 2007 girls’ international matches.
Raffi Dyer, 16, plays at Hayling Island Golf Club and also represented England in the girls’ international matches. Raffi is a past winner of the English schools U-16 championship and has played for England schools against Wales.
Katie Mundy, 17, is from Dunwood Manor Golf Club and was also a member of England’s team at the 2007 girls’ international matches. She is a past winner of the Hampshire girls’ title and, like Raffi, was in the Hampshire team at last year’s County Finals.
Alex Peters, 14, is a member at Notts’ Ladies Golf Club. She won the English girls’ U-13 championship in 2006 and followed up last year by capturing the Midland ladies’ and the North of England girls’ U16 and U14 titles. She represented England in the European Youn g Masters and helped to win the team silver medal.
Kelly Tidy, 16, plays at Manchester Golf Club. She is an England girl international and won the Welsh U-21 strokeplay title in 2007 while finishing runner-up in the British girls’, English girls’ U-15, and Scottish girls’ U-16 championships. She has previously held the English girls’ U-13 and U-15 titles.
Sarah Tyson, 17, plays at Redlibbets Golf Club. She won all the major south-east titles in 2006 and also became Kent girls’ champion. She followed up in 2007 by reducing her handicap to scratch and playing alongside the professionals in the Ladies’ English Open.
Visit our web site at www.englishwomensgolf.org

There are two Scots - Neil Howitt from Nairn and Stirling's Graeme Robertson - in the Davis & Elgins golf squad at Elkins, West Virginia. A Nairn reader informs us that Neil Howitt is NOT in the above picture. What about Graeme? If you know if he is in the picture or not, let me know at colin@scottishgolfview.com. Click on the image to enlarge it.

Here's a message to his squad from the golf coach at an American college, which gives a fascinating, behind-the-scenes insight of the regime and how things work for student golfers in the States.

A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES AT HOW ONE

AMERICAN COLLEGE CRANKS UP FOR

THE SECOND HALF OF GOLF SEASON

By SCOTT D GODDARD
Golf Coach, Davis & Elkins College, West Virginia
I hope everyone is surviving the up and down temperatures and getting the second semester off on the right foot. That being said, we really need to start focusing on the spring run of tournaments and prepare accordingly.

Due to the weather we won’t be able to head out to the course on a regular basis quite yet (it’s pretty soggy out there). We will need to get into the fitness center to do some “weight work” and also do some “cardio work” by either running or swimming. Please e-mail me your class schedules so we can get moving in the right direction.

We will also start having sessions in the Memorial Gym hitting into the nets. Speaking of which, here’s a “simulator update.” I had no idea that these units were going to be so expensive:
Full Swing Golf: http://www.fullswinggolf.com/ Top of the line simulator, new they retail in the $50,000 range. A used one can be purchased around $25,000 from the company. There is actually a used one for sale in Buckhannon, WV at Jerry's Sporting Goods.

Jerry says he has $51,000 in his unit and would be willing to sell it for $35,000. Does anyone know Jerry? Would it be worth a shot to see if he would donate it to the College for tax relief?
Par T Golf: http://www.partgolf.com/ Top of the line simulator, this company would love to work with us. I’ve talked with them the most. New systems are $35,000. Tom Bowerman with the company has a “like new” unit that he is willing to sell for $25,000 with a five-year warranty.
EBay: A used Par T system is currently on there for $11,500.
Sport Netting: http://www.sportnetting.com/simulator.htm?src=adwords&gclid=CJ_B35OFsJECFQKHPAodZifXgQ The most cost effective/basic simulator it comes in at $2,390 and then we would need to round up a computer and a projector both of which can be easily found. That being said I think it might meet our needs. Please review.
Please remember that with our championship season moving to the fall the NCAA mandates that we have 24 practices/competitions in a 45 consecutive day window in the spring. Thus we need to be smart about our “official” practice schedule. You are always welcome to go on your own to the gym, fitness center, range, course, etc.
Please find our spring run of activities/tournaments once again here:
Spring Season:
3/13/2008 Glenville State College Spring Invitational (Belpre, OH, Oxbow Golf and Country Club)
3/14/2008 Glenville State College Spring Invitational (Belpre, OH, Oxbow Golf and Country Club)
3/15/08-3/21/08 Spring Break Golf Trip to Pinehurst, NC-Travel Party will consist of Cory Dillinger, Scott Goddard, Neil Howitt, and Graeme Robertson.
Saturday, March 15, 2008-Travel day, arrive at the Radisson in Research Triangle Park, NC for “D&E Live” in The Triangle
Sunday, March 16, 2008-Play 18 holes either in the Research Triangle Park area or Pinehurst/Southern Pines area
Monday, March 17, 2008-Play 18 holes at Mid Pines (Tee time 1:50 p.m.)
Tuesday, March 18, 2008-Play 18 holes at Pine Needles (Tee time 1:30 p.m.)
Wednesday, March 19, 2008-Play 36 holes at the Pinehurst Resort
Thursday, March 20, 2008-Play 18 holes at the Pinehurst Resort
Friday, March 21, 2008- Travel day, arrive in Elkins, WV late afternoon-early evening
This trip will be $500 per person. Like in years past. the fee for the trip can be charged to your student account. We can look at fund=raising options to help offset the cost of the trip if you wish. I would be open to doing another golf-a-thon this spring. Paul Stirrup and Tim Geier would you please give me a call?

I have a few thoughts/questions concerning “D&E Live” in The Triangle and spring break in Pinehurst, NC to run by the two of you.

4/6/2008 W.V.I.A.C. Northern Tournament (Wheeling, WV, Oglebay S.P., - http://www.oglebay-resort.com/golf/speidel.cfm)
4/7/2008 W.V.I.A.C. Northern Tournament (Wheeling, WV, Oglebay S.P.)
4/11/2008 W.V. Wesleyan College Invitational (Clarksburg, WV, Bel Meadow, - http://www.belmeadow.com/enter.html)
4/12/2008 W.V. Wesleyan College Invitational (Clarksburg, WV (Bel Meadow)
4/21/2008 W.V.I.A.C. Invitational (Berkeley Springs, WV, Cacapon S.P., - http://www.cacaponresort.com/golf.htm)
4/22/2008 W.V.I.A.C. Invitational (Berkeley Springs, WV, Cacapon S.P.)

Time management will be import this semester so please get organised in your classes and don’t fall behind. We will be missing a number of class days in April due to the tournament schedule. Please stay on top of things.

Special thanks to Greg Lecker for his support of the Golf Program. Greg has graciously outfitted the team in Ralph Lauren Golf polos. Greg your support is truly appreciated! Greg, please drop me a line to discuss the Ping bag idea when you have a spare second.

Just F.Y.I., Amy, Ellyse, and I will be going to visit my parents in Cape Coral, Florida from Sunday, February 17, 2008-Saturday, February 23, 2008. Thus I will be out of the office/off campus for a few days.

In closing, please let me know what time will work for you as far as work-outs are concerned. I hope to hear from you soon, please contact me by the means below if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Scott D. Goddard

Assistant Dean of Students & Golf Coach
Davis & Elkins College (http://www.davisandelkins.edu/)
100 Campus Drive
Elkins, WV 26241

3/13/2008 Glenville State College Spring Invitational (Belpre, OH, Oxbow Golf and Country Club)
3/14/2008 Glenville State College Spring Invitational (Belpre, OH, Oxbow Golf and Country Club)

3/15/08-3/21/08 Spring Break Golf Trip to Pinehurst, NC-Travel Party will consist of Cory Dillinger, Scott Goddard, Neil Howitt, and Graeme Robertson
Saturday, March 15, 2008-Travel day, arrive at the Radisson in Research Triangle Park, NC for “D&E Live” in The Triangle
Sunday, March 16, 2008-Play 18 holes either in the Research Triangle Park area or Pinehurst/Southern Pines area
Monday, March 17, 2008-Play 18 holes at Mid Pines (Tee time 1:50 p.m.)
Tuesday, March 18, 2008-Play 18 holes at Pine Needles (Tee time 1:30 p.m.)
Wednesday, March 19, 2008-Play 36 holes at the Pinehurst Resort
Thursday, March 20, 2008-Play 18 holes at the Pinehurst Resort
Friday, March 21, 2008- Travel day, arrive in Elkins, WV late afternoon-early evening

This trip will be $500 per person. Like in year’s past the fee for the trip can be charged to your student account. We can look at fundraising options to help offset the cost of the trip if you wish. I would be open to doing another golf-a-thon this spring. Paul Stirrup and Tim Geier would you please give me a call? I have a few thoughts/questions concerning “D&E Live” in The Triangle and spring break in Pinehurst, NC to run by the two of you.

4/6/2008 W.V.I.A.C. Northern Tournament (Wheeling, WV, Oglebay S.P., - http://www.oglebay-resort.com/golf/speidel.cfm)
4/7/2008 W.V.I.A.C. Northern Tournament (Wheeling, WV, Oglebay S.P.)
4/11/2008 W.V. Wesleyan College Invitational (Clarksburg, WV, Bel Meadow, - http://www.belmeadow.com/enter.html)
4/12/2008 W.V. Wesleyan College Invitational (Clarksburg, WV (Bel Meadow)
4/21/2008 W.V.I.A.C. Invitational (Berkeley Springs, WV, Cacapon S.P., - http://www.cacaponresort.com/golf.htm)
4/22/2008 W.V.I.A.C. Invitational (Berkeley Springs, WV, Cacapon S.P.)

Time management will be import this semester so please get organized in your classes and don’t fall behind. We will be missing a number of class days in April due to the tournament schedule. Please stay on top of things.

Special thanks to Greg Lecker for his support of the Golf Program. Greg has graciously outfitted the team in Ralph Lauren Golf polos. See the pictures attached. Greg your support is truly appreciated! Greg, please drop me a line to discuss the Ping bag idea when you have a spare second.

Just F.Y.I., Amy, Ellyse, and I will be going to visit my parents in Cape Coral, Florida from Sunday, February 17, 2008-Saturday, February 23, 2008. Thus I will be out of the office/off campus for a few days.

In closing, please let me know what time will work for you as far as workouts are concerned. I hope to hear from you soon, please contact me by the means below if you have any questions or concerns.

Kelly Brotherton returns home to be with ailing father

GOLF DIGEST PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON
COACH COLETTE MURRAY

FROM THE GOLF DIGEST WEBSITE:
By RYAN HERRINGTON
In the amateur spotlight section of this week's Golf World, I wrote about the latest "mid-major" men's programmme to contend on the national level: the 14th-ranked Tennessee-Chattanooga squad.
As impressive as the Mocs have looked through the first half of the 2007-08, however, you could make the argument the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga women's programme actually has had the better season after winning their first three tournaments of the fall with a roster of three sophomores and two freshmen, and climbing to 49th in the Golfstat women's ranking.
Making the feat all the more remarkable is the fact that this is the first season the school has fielded a women's team in 23 years.
Credit 26-year-old Scot Colette Murray, pictured above, for ignoring the conventional wisdom that first-year programmes have to crawl before they walk.
Hired in February 2006 after working as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Jacksonville State, Murray worked overtime in the months between arriving at Chattanooga and the team's first tournament.
She played in dozens of amateur events in the Tennessee area, hoping to run into a few home-grown players to help field her first squad, eventually attracting Katie Taylor and Kayla Stewart.
INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS
Her international connections helped her to recruit Christine Wolf from Austraia, Emma de Groot (Australia) and Kelly Brotherton (from Scotland although she was actually a student at Colorado State University) to campus.
"I knew I had some [good players] coming in," Murray said. "Did I think we could win three tournaments? Yes, I did. … I've got a great bunch of girls here with a huge amount of talent and even a greater amount of heart. You put those two things together and I believe great things can happen."
The challenge now is to maintain their success, a tougher task with recent news that Brotherton, who had the team’s second best scoring average, a individual victory and two top-10s in the fall, has returned home to be with her ailing father.
Down to four on her roster, Murray recently held an open call for players on campus and has Finland's Milla Junnie, the starting goalkeeper on the UTC women's soccer team set to play this spring to fill in before three solid recruits arrive next fall.
"She mentioned that she's never been more than a Sunday golfer," said Murray, noting Junni's handicap was around a 10, "but right now she's practisng every day with the girls and she’s come just so far in a few weeks.
"It's a real shame the way things worked out [with Kelly Brotherton], but It's working out well for us," Murray continued. "We've got a tremendous attitude on the team. We're not letting any of that hold us back in any fashion."
The Lady Mocs open their spring season at the Lady Gator Invitational on February 22.

ANZ LADIES MASTERS REDUCED TO
THREE ROUNDS IN QUEENSLAND
Water, water everywhere ... that's the sad story from the Royal Pines Resort in Queensland after every days bring more rain.
The condition of the course is so waterlogged that Thursday's first round in the ANZ Ladies Masters has been cancelled and the tournament reduced to three rounds, starting on Friday with a 36-hole cu after Saturday's play reducing the field to the top 65 and ties.
That's if it ever stops raining in Australia.
Two inches of rain fell in one hour at Royal Pines Resort on Wednesday, taking the total for the last seven days to nine inches.

DANIEL HELPS CLAYTON STATE GET
ANOTHER TOP 10 FINISH IN USA

Daniel Sommerville from St Andrews had scores of 82 and 75 for a final total of 157 as his university team, Clayton State from Atlanta, finished fourth of 16 teams in the Outback Steakhouse Intercollegiate at Panama City, Florida.
It was Clayton State's fourth top 10 finished of the 2007-2008 college golf season.
St Edwards were team champions with a total of 578. Clayton State score 592.
Chris Wolfe of Armstrong Atlantic won the individual honours with 71 and 68 for three-under-par 139.

Press Release

ISSUED BY UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING, DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS STUDIES, INTERNATIONAL SPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAMME

SUNSHINE OF SMILES AS
STIRLING STUDENT GOLFERS
CAP SOUTH AFRICAN TRIP
BY BEATING CHAMPIONS

By RALPH GOWRIE
Sports Performance Manager
The University of Stirling’s men’s golf team, the current British Universities’ champions, returned recently from a 10-day golf tour in South Africa that culminated in victory over Tshwane University, the reigning South African student champions. The 14-a-side match played over two days on Pretoria courses Woodhill and Wingate Park ended 15-13 in Stirling’s favour.
The Stirling team, made up of all plus-figure handicap golfers, included Scotland representatives Gavin Dear, Gordon Yates and James White. Yates, a fourth year Sports Studies student and European Palmer Cup player, gained the plaudits in winning all 3 of his matches, never having to go beyond the 15th hole.
Stirling’s captain, 3rd year Sports Studies student Bobby Rushford, commented on his side’s victory:
‘The match proved to be extremely competitive and the standard of golf played throughout was exceptionally high. In defeating the South African champions, Stirling has, once again, proved its worth as a leading institution for golf.”
Stirling’s Head Golf Coach, Gordon Niven, outlined some of the reasons for his team’s success:
“The University of Stirling provides considerable investment into its golf programme. It boasts excellent on-campus practice facilities, supports a critical mass of talented players and provides them with numerous opportunities to compete at home and abroad.”
Stirling now looks forward to an intensive period of competitive golf including the British Universities’ team stroke-play and match-play championships throughout February and March and the week-long Scottish Universities’ event at Lossiemouth in early April.

Additional notes:
*The University of Stirling has offered a golf scholarship programme since 1981.
*Stirling has awarded more than 200 golf scholarships in the past 26 years.
*Former Stirling students include Richie Ramsay (2006 US Amateur champion), Solheim Cup players Catriona Matthew and Maria Hjorth and 2007 Walker Cup captain, Colin Dalgleish.
*Stirling’s golf scholarship programme is supported by the R&A that invests more than £320,000 annually into student golf across the world.

Press Release

R&A ANNOUNCE RECORD NUMBER
OF 91 INDIVIDUAL BURSARS

The R&A has announced that a record number of 91 students will, this year, receive Foundation Bursary funding. Individual bursaries range in size from £500 to £3,000.
Students from Belgium, Iceland, Italy, New Zealand and Zambia are amongst those awarded bursaries, which are intended to enable golfers to combine their studies with competitive play.
The R&A’s total annual spend on university golf currently exceeds £320,000 and includes grants to support golf programmes at 12 universities in Great Britain and Ireland.
The Old and Eden Courses in St Andrews will provide the venues for The R&A bursars’ tournament in April. For the first time, World Amateur Golf Ranking points are at stake in this event and the winning male student will gain an automatic place in Europe’s 2008 Palmer Cup team to play against the United States of America at Glasgow Gailes at the end of June. In the women’s event, the winner will be offered a place in the field at one of the LET’s tournaments this season.

LIST OF BURSARS
Name-Place of Study-Home Golf Club

Helena Arnadottir-Iceland-Reykjavik, Iceland.
Allessandra Averna-Universata Bocconni-Molinetto, Italy.
Adam Best-Teesside-Cleveland.
Paul Betty-Stirling-Hayston.
David Booth-Stirling-Rotherham.
Megan Briggs-Strathclyde-Kilmacolm.
Euan Brown-Strathclyde-Kilmarnock (Barassie).
Holly Calvert-Stirling-Silloth.
Rachel Cassidy-Stirling-The Island, Dublin.
Louise Coffey-Ulster-Warrenpoint.
Federico Colombo-Milan-Brianza, Italy.
Sarah Cunningham-Maynooth-Ennis, Ireland.
Cian Curley-Maynooth-Newlands.
Lucinda Davies-Birmingham-Peterborough Milton.
Matthew Davies-Birmingham-Kington.
Mark Davies-Exeter-Coventry Hearsall.
Gavin Dear-Stirling-Murrayshall.
Mark Dickson-Edinburgh-Alwoodley.
John Duff-Aberdeen-Newmachar.
Daniel Elder-Dundee-Carnoustie.
Emma Fairnie-Edinburgh-Dunbar.
Stephanie Farrar-Stirling-Sandiway.
Nick Feinberg-St Andrews-Troy, USA.
Sam Foster-Exeter-Coventry Hearsall.
Kevin Garwood-Bournemouth-Surrey National.
James Gill-St Andrews-Hamilton, New Zealand.
Cameron Gray-St Andrews-West Kilbride.
Iwan Griffiths-Swansea Aberdare.
Carwyn Hammond-Northumbria-Pontardawe.
Chris Harkins-Glasgow-Ayr Belleisle.
Sean Heads-Northumbria-Hexham.
Joanne Hodge-Buckinghamshire Chilterns-Knowle.
Steven Hume-Abertay-Murrayshall.
Nikki Hunter-Northumbria-Gosforth.
Vincent Kabaso-Bridgwater College-Roan Antelope, Zambia.
Mark Kerr-Napier, Edinburgh-Craigmillar Park.
Niamh Kitching-Limerick-Claremorris.
Grant Little-St Andrews-Brampton.
Alexander Main-Edinburgh-Thornton.
Alex McCloy-Ulster -Ballymena.
Anne McCormack-Maynooth-Roscommon.
Kelan McDonagh-Maynooth-Athlone.
Jarred McKnight-Loughborough Whittington Heath
Naoimh McMahon Limerick Shannon
Louise Mernagh-Maynooth-Woodenbridge
James Monaghan-Maynooth-The Island, Dublin.
Gillian Monteith-Strathclyde-Portpatrick
Fraser Moore-Stirling-Falkirk Tryst
David Morrison-North Highland College, Dornoch-Duff House Royal
Alex Morton-Birmingham-Shifnal
Alan Murdoch-Stirling-Stranraer
Aedin Murphy-Maynooth-Carlow
Laura Murray-Robert Gordon, Aberdeen-Alford
Torel Neider-Myerscough-Tallinn, Estonia
Ciaran O’Connor-Dublin-Athlone
Philippe Okan-St Andrews-Meerbusch, Germany
Gillian O’Leary-Dublin-Cork
Christopher O’Neill-Cardiff-Radyr
Edward Parker-Birmingham-Crewe
James Patterson-Queens, Belfast-Royal Portrush
Christina Petersson-Northumbria-Gavle, Sweden
Euan Polson-Stirling-Inverness
Pamela Pretswell-Glasgow-Bothwell Castle
Pierre Relecom-Brussels-Royal Waterloo, Belgium
Darren Renwick-Chichester College-Worthing
Samuel Riddell-Birmingham-Chipping Sodbury
Andrea Romano-Bologna-Modena, Italy
Anna Roscio-Turin-Turin, Italy
Alexander Rule-Loughborough Hartley-Wintney
Bobby Rushford-Stirling-Grangemouth
Elliot Shaw-Cardiff-The Herefordshire
Karl Shepherd-Stirling-Renishaw Park
James Smedley-Sheffield Hallam-Hallowes
Andrew Smedley-Birmingham-Notts
Gordon Stevenson-St Andrews-Whitecraigs
Ami Storey Northumbria Ponteland
Colin Thomson Stirling East Renfrewshire
Catherine Tucker Limerick Limerick
Graham Turner Stirling West Linton
Andrew Wallace Stirling Glenbervie
Brendan Walton Maynooth The Island
Simon Ward Ulster Co Louth
Jonathan Watt Stirling Brokenhurst Manor
James White Stirling Lundin
Jon White Plymouth Saunton
Craig Wilkinson Northumbria Blyth
Lucy Williams Birmingham Mid Herts
Jonathan Williams Cardiff Vale of Glamorgan
Richard Williams Cardiff Vale of Glamorgan
Ian Winstanley Leeds Formby
Gordon Yates Stirling Hilton Park

VERY LATE ENTRIES ACCEPTED
FOR HACIENDA DEL ALAMO
WOMEN'S FESTIVAL IN SPAIN

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Festival Organiser
We have "lost" several players over the past two weeks which means
that spaces have become available for very late entries to the inaugural Hacienda del Alamo Women's Winter Golf Festival at the five-star golf resort in the south-eastern Spanish province of Murcia.
There are six competitions (2 x 36 holes, 4 x 18 holes), open to lady professionals (who have their own cash prize lists) and lady amateurs (playing off a maximum handicap of 20 even if they have a higher handicap) over two weeks (February 11 to 23).
You can go for one week, you can go for two. You can even straddle both weeks by flying out and back in midweek when flights are sometimes cheaper.
If you want to drop everything and go or know anybody - lady amateur (play off a maximum handicap of 20) or lady professional - who might jump at the chance to go Spain at the last minute or who might be in the Murcia region and could play in any or all of the six events, tell them to E-mail colin@scottishgolfview.com or call HDA Director of Golf Billy Sim (mobile 0034 69029 5650).
The mid-February temperatures in the Murcia Region are reputed to be the warmest in the whole of Spain at that time of the year.
This is your chance to escape the Scottish winter ... if only for a week or two!

Some of the Torrance House Junior Academy pupils with their trophies (Rob Eyton-Jones image).

POPULAR TORRANCE HOUSE JUNIOR

ACADEMY SET TO GROWN THIS YEAR

By ROB EYTON JONES

clubgolf MEDIA MANAGER
Torrance House Junior Golf Academy has completed a highly successful first year with 150 local children graduating from its coaching programme before Christmas.
So popular was the inaugural 2007 coaching that, with the start of the 2008 golf season just weeks away, plans are in place to open it up to even more children this year.
The East Kilbride club launched its Academy in partnership with the national junior golf strategy, clubgolf and South Lanarkshire Leisure in the spring of 2007.

The programme is delivered by 15 PGA Level 1 qualified volunteer coaches, all Torrance House members, with expert coaching from PGA professionals, John Mulgrew and Ricky Gray. A five- year framework will take students from absolute beginner through to youth membership. Its objectives are to provide the core coaching program of skills, learning, practice, and competition days for junior boys and girls.
By taking in nine-year-olds, who have been introduced to the game at school through clubgolf’s introductory game, the programme is structured to develop and support both the competitive and talented junior golfers as well as the juniors who join the game for fun and recreation.
In addition to coaching, the Academy organises weekly competitions, held on Torrance House’s 18-hole course and the nine-hole at nearby clubgolf Development Centre, Brancumhall.
The 2007 competitions culminated in an end of season championships with 90 students, aged between nine and 15-years-old, competing over two days, in the inaugural event. The event was marked by holes in one from Stuart Forbes and Andrew McFarlane and individual course records from Stuart Forbes, Mark Webster and Ryan Hamilton.
Craig Ronald, a past Torrance House Junior Champion and former European Tour player with over 65 victories on the Scottish Tartan Tour, was invited as guest speaker at the graduation event.
The Academy’s success stories include East Kilbride 15-year-old Alan Welsh who is a member of the Lanarkshire team and competes for the club’s men's team. His coaches believe he has the talent to reach international level.
East Kilbride’s Greig Mitchell, who started as a novice in 2005 and had been progressing through the coaching programme, was the Academy member to play a team match for Torrance House Juniors in the Lanarkshire Junior League.
Gordon Bruce, chairman of the Torrance House Junior Academy, said: ‘The high calibre of motivated coaches attached to the club has been the cornerstone to the enormous success of our Academy.
“This has made it a rewarding experience for all of the students in the programme. The parent feedback has been fantastic, so we know we have a great structure to build on in 2008. The support we have had from Colin Girvan and his team at South Lanarkshire Leisure and the PGA has made this an outstanding partnership.”
This year Torrance House is hoping to invite an additional 50 children into the Academy and is looking at ways to increase the number of girls playing. Anyone interested in joining should ask for an application form from their local primary school.
Although the 2008 Academy is due to start in the spring, specialised PGA professional coaching for six of clubgolf Level 3 students has continued through the winter under PGA professional Ricky Gray, who has provided opportunities to play at several high quality golf courses as well as access to professional club fitting services. The Academy organised fun competitions at Troon for its clubgolf Level 1 students.

J D Welsh, head coach of Torrance House Junior Academy, added:“The coaching programme, coupled with the competition events throughout the year, means that junior golfers of all skill levels develop their full potential. The introduction of team events, individual merits and games, were all designed to be fun. The fantastic turn-out, in all weathers, told us the students thought so.
“It has been a pleasure to see all of our students reaching personal best targets, but more importantly, developing an enthusiasm and enjoyment for the great game of golf.”
List of Academy events and successes in 2007:
Torrance House Junior Academy - clubgolf Team Winners
Scott Lennox, Daniel Miller, Rebecca Marshall, Mark Hamilton, Callum Purden, Jack Cann, Andrew Scott, Mathew Lafferty, Duncan Forbes, Ryan Hamilton, Cameron Wright, Mark Webster, Robbie Halleron, Hannah Davidson, Brendan Sweeney, Jacob Kent, Jamie McNicholl, Stuart Thomson, Graeme Hayes, Mathew Roddy, Jack O'Shea, Callum Clayton, Martin Herman, Callum Dewar
Torrance House Junior Academy - clubgolf YEAR 1 Medal Winners
Scott Lennox , Euan Ramsay, Cameron Wright, Thomas Lemon, Jack O'Shea, Jordan Sherwood, Duncan Forbes, David Montgomery, Stuart Forbes.
Torrance House Junior Academy - clubgolf YEAR 2 Medal Winners
Kirsten Brown, Chris Lang, Gareth Samson, Callum Purden, Matthew Lafferty, Andrew Scott, Gareth Samson, Alexander Wilson, Daniel McCauley
Torrance House Junior Academy - clubgolf YEAR 3 Medal Winners
Brendan Sweeney, Stuart McDonald, Ryan Hamilton, Stuart McDonald
Torrance House Junior Academy - clubgolf OPEN Championship YEAR 1 & 2 (Saturday)
Winner: David Hawthorne
Runners-up: Jacob Kent, Mathew Roddy, Jamie McNichol, Graeme Hayes
Torrance House Junior Academy - clubgolf OPEN Championship YEAR 1 & 2 (Sunday)
Winner: Stuart Forbes
Runners-up: Mark Webster, Duncan Forbes, Alexander Wilson, David Montgomery
Torrance House Junior Academy - clubgolf OPEN Championship YEAR 3
Winner: Mark Hamilton
Runners-up: Ryan Hamilton, Stuart McDonald
Torrance House Junior Academy - clubgolf OPEN Girls Championship
Winner: Kirsten Brown
Runners-up: Hannah Davidson, Rebecca Marshall
Torrance House Junior Academy - LEVEL 1 Order of Merit
Winner: Stuart Forbes
Runners-up: Duncan Forbes, Jack O'Shea, David Montgomery, Scott Lennox
Torrance House Junior Academy - LEVEL 2 Order of Merit
Winner: Gareth Samson
Runners-up: Alexander Wilson, Mark Webster, Kirsten Brown, Andrew Scott
Torrance House Junior Academy LEVEL 3 Order of Merit
Winner: Ryan Hamilton
Runners-up: Mark Hamilton, Stuart McDonald
Torrance House Junior Academy Girls Order of Merit
Winner: Kirsten Brown
Runners-up: Hannah Davidson, Rebecca Marshall
Torrance House Junior Academy – Boys Championship
Winner: Cameron Boomer
Runner-up: Stuart McDonald
Best Scratch : Greg Mitchell
Torrance House Junior Academy – Girls Championship
Winner: Emily Glencorse
Runner-up: Julie Glencorse
Torrance House Junior Academy Coach Awards
Jacob Dolan, Carly Frame, Mitchell McKintyre, Rachael Barrowman, Katie Scott, Jamie, McNichol, Greg Archiebald, Katie Park, Euan Slevin, Emily Glencorse, Jack Barnett

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Press Release

LADIES GOLF UNION APPOINT
SHONA MALCOLM INTERIM
CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Shona Malcolm will take the reins at the Ladies’ Golf Union in St Andrews as Interim Chief Executive Officer until 30 September 2008.
Ms Malcolm, pictured right, a Chartered Accountant, has been a Scottish Councillor on the LGU for the last year, and will take charge on a part time consultancy basis, taking responsibility at a crucial time in the implementation of the LGU Business Plan.
Her immediate priority will be to develop a project plan for, and drive the delivery of, the Business Plan, with specific early emphasis on governance and staffing structures.
Shona, an R&A qualified referee, has been involved in golf administration for many years, having served as Honorary Treasurer of the Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association (“SLGA”) for the five years to 2001 and more recently as Chair of the SLGA’s Business Development Group and the Scottish “One Plan for Golf” steering group. She is also involved in Scotland’s junior golf strategy as a Clubgolf board member.
Shona said, “I am delighted to take on this challenging role at what is a particularly exciting time for the LGU. I look forward to working with all the staff at St. Andrews to move the LGU forward in line with the approved Business Plan and to maintain and indeed strengthen the collective voice for women and girls golf.”

ANZ LADIES MASTERS IN DOUBT AFTER
EIGHT INCHES OF RAIN AT ROYAL
PINES RESORT COURSE

Stop mumping about the weather in Britain - it's no better in Australia.
News from Down Under today that the venue for this week's ANZ Ladies Masters - Royal Pines Resort on Queensland's Golf Coast - is distinctly soggery.
In fact the course and all practise facilities except the putting green are closed to players until further notice.
Tournament officials will be conducting a course inspection on Tuesday at 8am local time to make a decision regarding the commencement of practise on Tuesday.
There have been eight inches of rainfall on the course over the last two days, addedto the heavy rainfall which has persisted since December.

MICHELE BOOSTS HER CURTIS

CUP HOPES WITH THIRD-PLACE

FINISH IN PORTUGAL

Aberdeenshire champion Michele Thomson boosted her Curtis Cup selection hopes by finishing third – ahead of two other Ladies Golf Union Elite Squad players – in the Portuguese women’s open amateur golf championship at Benamor Golf Club on the eastern Algarve today.
In very windy conditions, 17-year-old Spanish ace Carlota Ciganda from the bull-run city of Pamplona won the title with a closing 74 for an eight-under-par total of 276.
Ciganda, who has a handicap of +5 and spreadeagled the field with an eight-under-par course record 63 on Saturday, won in the end by eight shots from Germany-based 18-year-old Florentyna Parker (73-284) with Thomson, pictured right, two shots back in third place with a 72 for 286.
Welsh Curtis Cup hopefuls Breanne Loucks and Sahra Hassan finished joint fourth on 289.
Michele Thomson had a brave run at reducing Ciganda’s nine-shot overnight lead. The 19-year-old from Ellon slashed the deficit to four by reaching the turn in one-under 35 to the Spanish girl’s 40. Michele birdied the fourth and seventh and bogeyed the eighth.
The turning point for Thomson came at the short 10th. She had a 10ft putt for a birdie 2 – but missed it and never holed another putt of any length after that. Having lost her momentum and bogeyed the 16th, Michele knew she needed a birdie 3 at the last to take second place from Florentyna Parker but she charged the first putt past and finished up taking three putts for a bogey 6.

Parker, who plays off +4 and whose father is a club pro in Germany, birdied the third but dropped shots at the fifth, eighth and 12th and, at that point, looked like losing second place to Thomson.

But Florentyna rallied with a birdie at the 13th. She dropped a shot at the 15th but was able to par the last three holes to hold on to second place, no mean feat in the swirling wind.
The Great Britain & Ireland selectors meet in early March to select the team of eight for the Curtis Cup match against the United States over the Old Course, St Andrews at the end of May. There is only one more winter tournament - the Spanish women's open amateur championship at the end of February - for the LGU Elite Squad players to impress.
Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle), the only other Scot in the field, slipped down the final placings to joint seventh place with a 79 for 294 after a pair of 70s in the second and third rounds had given her a chance of a higher finish.
Kylie dropped five strokes over the last five holes with a bogey at the 14th and double boge3ys at the 16th and 17th for an inward 41.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4 x 71)
276 C Ciganda (Spa) 69 70 63 74.
284 F Parker (Eng) 71 67 73 73.
286 M Thomson (Sco) 73 72 69 72.
289 B Loucks (Wal) 72 71 71 75, S Hassan (Wal) 70 70 74 75.
291 B Genuini (Fra) 71 74 71 75.
294 A Goyos Ball (Spa) 76 74 71 73, K Walker (Sco) 75 70 70 79.
295 H Aitchison (Eng) 71 77 69 78, I Boineau (Fra) 75 75 75 70.
Other totals:
299 L Whittaker (Ger) 72 80 73 74, T Davies (Wal) 76 74 75 74.
300 R W Thomas (Wal) 79 75 74 72.
302 G O’Leary (Ire) 79 75 73 75, C Douglass (Eng) 78 74 74 76.
306 N Kitching (Ire) 79 75 77 75.
308 S James (Eng) 76 80 76 76.

KARRIE WEBB RETAINS

AUSSIE OPEN TITLE

AFTER PLAY-OFF

FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
By BETHAN CUTLER
Australia’s Karrie Webb retained the MFS Women’s Australian Open at Kingston Heath Golf Club, Melbourne today with a birdie at the second hole of a sudden death play-off.
Webb (pictured with trophy, from LET website), defeated Ji-Yai Shin from South Korea after both players finished tied on eight-under-par 284 in regulation.
Webb rolled in a 12ft birdie putt at the par-4 18th hole to take her fourth national title. She previously won the event in 2000, 2002 and 2007. Both Shin and Webb carded six-under-par 67s in the final round of the championship, scores which tied for the lowest of the week.
Webb admitted that she hadn’t expected to have to shoot 67 to win the tournament, but she came from two strokes behind Shin with three holes to play to tie for the lead. She birdied the 16th and 17th holes, before giving herself a chance to take the championship with a 12ft birdie putt at the 72nd hole. The ball rolled past the left lip of the cup, denying Webb the victory in regulation, but it did help her to read the line of the putt when it came to the second hole in the play-off.
“The first time I played the 18th in regulation I hit it (the putt) actually where I thought and it broke so much more,” Webb explained. “On the second play-off hole I couldn’t see the break so I just had to trust it.”
When Webb saw that Shin, playing in the penultimate group, was leading by two shots, the Australian admitted that she had to step up. “When I got to the 15th green I hadn’t seen a leaderboard for quite a while so it was quite surprising to see that I was two shots behind and I had to put myself in another gear,” said the 33-year-old winner of 45 tournaments around the world, including seven major championships.
“I knew Shin wasn’t going to make any mistakes coming in and I needed to birdie at least two of the last three holes, which I managed to do. I guess the old girl still has plenty of petrol in the tank.”
Webb, who in 2005 was the youngest player to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, recorded seven birdies and one bogey in her final round, as did the runner-up, 19-year-old Shin. Webb and Shin began the day at two-under-par, a stroke behind the overnight leader Australian Lindsey Wright.
Shin shared the lead with Webb after nine holes, but fired four birdies in six holes from the 10th on the back nine to reach eight-under-par. The Korean World No.7 thought that she might have secured the championship when she returned to the scorer’s hut, but watched on the television as Webb mounted a fight back.
“Because I was two ahead I thought I might have won but because there was a lot of golf left, I wasn’t sure,” Shin said through an interpreter, adding that she would have increased confidence for next week’s ANZ Ladies Masters in Queensland.
English rookie Melissa Reid finished in outright third position on four-under-par 288 after a final round of three-under-par 70, which was a superb effort in her first tournament of the year. The Derbyshire 20-year-old remained in contention throughout the final round, carding three birdies, two bogeys and an eagle, at the par-5 eighth hole.
Melissa held a one-stroke lead momentarily after her birdie at the ninth hole, but could not continue the momentum on the back nine. “I played okay,” said Reid, who takes the early lead on the LET’s 2008 New Star Money List. She won 20,915 Euros today (winner Webb collected 44,819 Euros).
“I made a mistake on two. It was a bit of a mental error really. I wasn’t quite sure of the club and then a stupid bogey on ten was a missed club. I had so many putts that lipped and could have gone in today. I’m quite happy but I’m here to win. I’m not here to finish third.”
South Korean teenager Amy Yang, the 2006 ANZ Ladies Masters champion, finished in fourth place on two under par after a final round of 70, with five players on one-under-par in a share of fifth place.
They included Australians Lindsey Wright, the overnight leader who carded a 75, the leading amateur and second round leader Kristie Smith, who had a 73, as well as the 2007 S4C Wales Ladies championship winner Joanne Mills, who had a superb 68. Also on one-under-par were Japan’s Yuki Sakurai and South Korean Na Yeon Choi, who both had 69s.
Lynn Kenny (Archerfield Links) came joint 27th with a 74 foir 297 and a cheque for 2,772 Euros while Clare Queen (The Carrick at Cameron House) saved her best round until last - a 71 for 300 - to finished joint 40th for a 1,557 Euros reward.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 292 (4 x 73)
284 K Webb (Australia) 72 72 73 67, Ji-Yai Shin (South Korea) 72 71 74 67 (Webb won sudden-death play-off).
288 M Reid (England) 73 76 69 70.
290 A Yang (South Korea) 75 73 72 70.
291 J Mills (Australia) 74 79 70 68, Na Yeon Choi (South Kore4a) 78 73 71 69, Yuki Sakurai (Japan) 80 73 69 69, K Smith (Australia) (amateur) 72 69 77 73, L Wright (Australia) 72 72 72 75.
293 Ha-Neul Kim (Kor) 76 74 73 70, Carri Wood (USA) 75 70 77 71, Rebecca Flood (Aus) 75 77 70 71, Rui Yokomine (Jpn) 78 72 71 72
294 Samantha Head (Eng) 83 71 71 69, Birdie Kim (Kor) 75 72 75 72, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 78 71 73 72
295 Clare Choi (Aus) 74 75 76 70, Lisa Hall (Eng) 78 74 73 70, Ashleigh Simon (Rsa) 75 73 75 72, Katherine Hull (Aus) 71 75 75 74
296 Bobea Park (Kor) 80 69 77 70, Rebecca Stevenson (Aus) 77 75 73 71, Virginie Lagoutte-Clement (Fra) 74 78 72 72, Sarah Oh (Aus) 73 76 74 73, Hee Young Park (Kor) 71 73 78 74, Hee-Kyung Seo (Kor) 78 72 72 74
297 Anna Tybring (Swe) 79 75 72 71, Sarah Nicholson (Nzl) 71 75 77 74, Ayako Uehara (Jpn) 77 73 73 74, Lynn Kenny (Sco) 80 74 69 74, Kirsty S Taylor (Eng) 77 68 76 76
298 Ji-Yae Yeo (Kor) 77 73 76 72 2,367.96, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 70 82 74 72, Martina Eberl (Ger) 79 72 74 73, Stephanie Arricau (Fra) 76 75 72 75
299 Emma Bennett (Aus) 74 74 78 73, Minea Blomqvist (Fin) 73 75 77 74, Tiffany Joh (USA) USA 74 75 76 74, Frances Bondad (Aus)72 77 73 77
300 Vicky Thomas (Aus) 77 75 77 71, Clare Queen (Sco) 75 78 76 71, Anne Norman Hansen (Den) 80 73 76 71, Cherie Byrnes (Aus)75 75 78 72, Michelle Ellis (Aus) 72 76 79 73, Paula Marti (Spa) 78 75 73 74, Tamie Durdin (Aus) 78 75 72 75, Felicity Johnson (Eng) 74 79 72 75, Mi-Jung Hur (Kor) 75 75 73 77
301 Sophie Walker (Eng) 77 72 78 74, Lotta Wahlin (Swe) 74 79 74 74
302 Laura Davies (Eng) 74 75 79 74, Sakura Yokomine (Jpn) 77 77 74 74, Ji-Na Lim (Kor) 79 74 74 75, Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 75 74 76 77
303 Alison Whitaker (Aus) 73 74 83 73, Helen Oh (Aus) 74 78 76 75, Nikki Garrett (Aus)76 78 74 75, Amanda Moltke-Leth (Den) 75 77 75 76, Karin Sjodin (Swe) 74 76 75 78
304 Jill McGill (USA) 75 73 80 76
305 Laurette Maritz (Rsa) 75 77 80 73, Kate Combes (Aus)Sportgrass, 77 73 81 74, Marta Prieto (Spa) 79 72 79 75, Tamara Beckett (Aus) 77 75 77 76, Cecilia Ekelundh (Swe) 83 71 75 76, Emma Cabrera-Bello (Spa) 75 79 72 79, 306 Cecilia Nha (Aus) 80 72 78 76, 309 Kiran Matharu (Eng) 80 74 79 76, Rosemary MacDonald (Aus) 77 77 74 81
310 Karen Lunn (Aus) 80 74 78 78
311 Linda Wessberg (Swe) 74 78 85 74, Danielle Masters (Eng) 75 76 77 83