KirkwoodGolf: TOURNAMENT NEWS FROM US COLLEGE CIRCUIT

Friday, September 26, 2003

TOURNAMENT NEWS FROM US COLLEGE CIRCUIT

HEATHER AND JENNA TOIL ON DEBUTS FOR SAN DIEGO STATE

Heather MacRae and Jenna Wilson were struggling to make an impact on their debuts for San Diego State in the Dick McGuire women's college tournament over a par-73 course measuring just over 6,000yd at Albuquerque, New Mexico.
They were sharing 66th place on the 160 mark after two rounds.
Heather had a 77 and 83; Jenna an 81 and a 79.
Heather's second-round card had a double bogey at the short second and then a nightmare sequence of five successive bogeys to reach the turn in seven-over 47.
Heather dropped further shots at ther 11th, 15th, 16th and 17th with only a birdie at the 13th to relieve the gloom in an inward 39.
Jenna had two double bogeys in her first round and another one poppued up the long seventh in her second round. Prior to that the Strathaven player, winner of the Scottish Under-21 girls open title at Kilmacolm this past summer, had bogeyed the first, second and third. She did get one bogey, at the eighth, in 42 (five over par) to the turn.
Jenna shed further shots at the 10th and 13th but did finish on a high with a bogey 4 at the long 18th in an inward 37.
English girl Danielle Roseberry (New Mexico State) was back in a tie for 74th place after scores of 80 and 83 for 163.
Suzie Fisher (Tulsa) was the leader in the clubhouse at two-under-par 144 after rounds of 78 and a sizzling 66 but, barring late disasters, she was looking like filling third place at the end of the day.
Overnight leaders Kalin Downs (New Mexico) and Sweden's Karin Sjodin (Oklahoma State) were both heading for four-under-par 69s with only three holes to complete their second rounds. Both were four under par on the day standing on the 16th tee.
Kalin had a 70 in the first round; Kard a 71.