SOMMERVILLE JOINT 8TH IN NORTH CAROLINA
Two Clayton State University, Atlanta students, Daniel Sommerville from St Andrews and Glasgow's Neil McBridge finished joint eighth and joint 41st respectively in the Richard Rendelman Invitational at Country Club of Salisbury, North Carolina.
Freshman Sommerville had scores of 75 and 71 for a total of 146 over the par 71 course.
McBride scored 77 and 76 for 153.
USC-Aiken provided both the individual winner, Jeff Goff, and the team winners.
Goff scored 70 and 66 for six-under-par 136. USC-Alken won the team title with a total of 580. Clayton State (598) finished sixth.
DAWN MARIE 41st AT PINEHURST
Dawn Marie Conaty (Memphis) from Dublin finished tied for 41st place in a field of 90 for the Pinehurst Challenge women's college tournament over the Pinehurst No 8 course in North Carolina.
Dawn Marie had scores of 80 and 81 for 161 over a par-72 course measuring 5,978 yards.
Two Scandinavians tied for individual victory - Lene Krog (East Carolina) from Norway and Sweden's Sara Wikstrom (Arkansas-Little Rock), on 149 with scores of 75 and 74 each.
There was also a dead-heat in the team event with East Carolina and North Carolina State both totalling 613 - six shots ahead of the College of Charleston. Memphis (644) finished 12th of 17.
Dawn Marie Conaty (Memphis) from Dublin finished tied for 41st place in a field of 90 for the Pinehurst Challenge women's college tournament over the Pinehurst No 8 course in North Carolina.
Dawn Marie had scores of 80 and 81 for 161 over a par-72 course measuring 5,978 yards.
Two Scandinavians tied for individual victory - Lene Krog (East Carolina) from Norway and Sweden's Sara Wikstrom (Arkansas-Little Rock), on 149 with scores of 75 and 74 each.
There was also a dead-heat in the team event with East Carolina and North Carolina State both totalling 613 - six shots ahead of the College of Charleston. Memphis (644) finished 12th of 17.
JODI FINISHES 15th BUT GEMMA
FADES TO 27th IN FLORIDA
Yorkshire girl Jodi Ewart (New Mexico University) finished joint 15th and Glasgow's Gemma Webster (Ohio State University) came joint 27th in a field of 73 players for the UCF Challenge women's college tournament at Grand Cypress Golf Club, Orlando in Florida.
Jodi scored 76, 75 and 74 for a total of 225. Her final round was made up of 15 pars, a birdie at the second, a double bogey (her third of the tournament) at the third and a single bogey at the sixth.
Gemma scored 76, 74 and 78 for 228. She had three birdies in her final round at the eighth, 14th and 18th but had a double-bogey 6 at the 15th and dropped single shots at seven other holes.
US Curtis Cup player Amanda Blumenherst (Duke) outclassed the field with an 11-under-par 205 performance, made up of three sub-par rounds round the 6,223yd, par 72 course, of 70, 65 and 70. Amanda won by a staggering 12 shots while her university won the team event by a yawning 26 shots from Georgia.
LEADING INDIVIDUAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
205 Amanda Blumenherst (Duke) 70 65 70.
217 Jacqui Concolino (Vanderbilt) 72 75 70.
218 Alina Lee (Georgia) 73 72 73.
Other totals:
225 Jodi Ewart (New Mexico) 76 75 74 (jt 15th).
228 Gemma Webster (Ohio State) 76 74 78 (jt 27th).
LEADING TEAM TOTALS
860 Duke. 886 Georgia. 898 Pepperdine, Vanderbilt, 907 Florida. Also: 922 New Mexico (8th). 937 Ohio State (11th).
FADES TO 27th IN FLORIDA
Yorkshire girl Jodi Ewart (New Mexico University) finished joint 15th and Glasgow's Gemma Webster (Ohio State University) came joint 27th in a field of 73 players for the UCF Challenge women's college tournament at Grand Cypress Golf Club, Orlando in Florida.
Jodi scored 76, 75 and 74 for a total of 225. Her final round was made up of 15 pars, a birdie at the second, a double bogey (her third of the tournament) at the third and a single bogey at the sixth.
Gemma scored 76, 74 and 78 for 228. She had three birdies in her final round at the eighth, 14th and 18th but had a double-bogey 6 at the 15th and dropped single shots at seven other holes.
US Curtis Cup player Amanda Blumenherst (Duke) outclassed the field with an 11-under-par 205 performance, made up of three sub-par rounds round the 6,223yd, par 72 course, of 70, 65 and 70. Amanda won by a staggering 12 shots while her university won the team event by a yawning 26 shots from Georgia.
LEADING INDIVIDUAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
205 Amanda Blumenherst (Duke) 70 65 70.
217 Jacqui Concolino (Vanderbilt) 72 75 70.
218 Alina Lee (Georgia) 73 72 73.
Other totals:
225 Jodi Ewart (New Mexico) 76 75 74 (jt 15th).
228 Gemma Webster (Ohio State) 76 74 78 (jt 27th).
LEADING TEAM TOTALS
860 Duke. 886 Georgia. 898 Pepperdine, Vanderbilt, 907 Florida. Also: 922 New Mexico (8th). 937 Ohio State (11th).
NINTH US COLLEGE WIN FOR RHYS DAVIES
Edinburgh-born Rhys Davies, the Walker Cup player from Bridgend, Wales, won his ninth tournament on the United States college golf circuit at Tallahassee, Florida today.
Davies, a final-year student at East Tennessee State University, shot rounds of 73, 68 and 69 for a six-under-par total of 210 to win the Seminole Intercollegiate title by two shots at Golden Eagle Country Club.
Rhys birdied the third, seventh, eighth, 15th and 17th in his final halves of 33-36 to clinch victory. He had 15 birdies over the three rounds to compensate for two double bogeys at short holes in his first round.
Gareth Shaw (East Tennessee State) from Lisburn score 77, 75 and 70 to finish joint 23rd on 222 – a shot ahead of young team-mate Seamus Power from Waterford. Freshman Seamus had rounds of 70, 80 and 73 for joint 29th place.
Banchory’s Scott Larkin (College of Charleston) had scores of 73, 75 and 77 to finish joint 41st on 225.
Callum Macaulay (Mississippi) from Tulliallan dropped from 18th to a share of 46th place in the final standings after a disastrous final round of eight-over-par 80 (38-42).
Callum had a triple bogey 6 at the short 12th and a double-bogey 5 at the short 17th in his final round in which he birdied the second, 10th and 15th.
Ciaran McAleavey (Toledo) from Banbridge, Ireland finished on the same mark as Macaulay with rounds of 72, 76 and 78. McAleavey had a 9 at the par-5 15th in his last circuit.
Cian McNamara (East Tennessee State) from Limerick finished equal 58th with scores of 82, 69 and 77.
Jordan Findlay from Fraserburgh helped East Tennessee State to finish fourth equal in the team event by returning a one-over-par 73 over the 7,041yd course. Findlay, disqualified as an individual for a scorecard error in the first round, was able to continue playing as a team member.
Auburn (865) won the team title by five shots from North Carolina in a field of 15 colleges.
LEADING INDIVIDUAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
210 Rhys Davies (East Tennessee State) 73 69 69.
212 Zach Sucher (UAB) 69 74 69.
213 Patton Kizzire (Auburn) 72 70 71, Glenn Northcutt (Auburn) 73 74 66, Chris Rogers (Mississippi) 70 73 70.
Other final totals:
222 Gareth Shaw (East Tennessee State) 77 75 70 (jt 23rd).
223 Seamus Power (East Tennessee State) 70 80 73 (jt 29th).
225 Scott Larkin (College of Charleston) 73 75 77 (jt 41st).
226 Callum Macaulay (Mississippi) 74 72 80, Ciaran McAleavey (Toledo) 72 76 78 (jt 46th).
228 Cian McNamara (East Tennessee State) 86 69 77.
Team score only: Jordan Findlay (East Tennessee State) Disq 79 73.
LEADING TEAM TOTALS
865 Auburn. 870 North Carolina. 875 Florida State. 878 East Tennessee State, University of Alabama Birmingham. 880 Virgina. 885 Mississipi (7th). Other total: 896 College of Charleston (13th of 15).
Edinburgh-born Rhys Davies, the Walker Cup player from Bridgend, Wales, won his ninth tournament on the United States college golf circuit at Tallahassee, Florida today.
Davies, a final-year student at East Tennessee State University, shot rounds of 73, 68 and 69 for a six-under-par total of 210 to win the Seminole Intercollegiate title by two shots at Golden Eagle Country Club.
Rhys birdied the third, seventh, eighth, 15th and 17th in his final halves of 33-36 to clinch victory. He had 15 birdies over the three rounds to compensate for two double bogeys at short holes in his first round.
Gareth Shaw (East Tennessee State) from Lisburn score 77, 75 and 70 to finish joint 23rd on 222 – a shot ahead of young team-mate Seamus Power from Waterford. Freshman Seamus had rounds of 70, 80 and 73 for joint 29th place.
Banchory’s Scott Larkin (College of Charleston) had scores of 73, 75 and 77 to finish joint 41st on 225.
Callum Macaulay (Mississippi) from Tulliallan dropped from 18th to a share of 46th place in the final standings after a disastrous final round of eight-over-par 80 (38-42).
Callum had a triple bogey 6 at the short 12th and a double-bogey 5 at the short 17th in his final round in which he birdied the second, 10th and 15th.
Ciaran McAleavey (Toledo) from Banbridge, Ireland finished on the same mark as Macaulay with rounds of 72, 76 and 78. McAleavey had a 9 at the par-5 15th in his last circuit.
Cian McNamara (East Tennessee State) from Limerick finished equal 58th with scores of 82, 69 and 77.
Jordan Findlay from Fraserburgh helped East Tennessee State to finish fourth equal in the team event by returning a one-over-par 73 over the 7,041yd course. Findlay, disqualified as an individual for a scorecard error in the first round, was able to continue playing as a team member.
Auburn (865) won the team title by five shots from North Carolina in a field of 15 colleges.
LEADING INDIVIDUAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
210 Rhys Davies (East Tennessee State) 73 69 69.
212 Zach Sucher (UAB) 69 74 69.
213 Patton Kizzire (Auburn) 72 70 71, Glenn Northcutt (Auburn) 73 74 66, Chris Rogers (Mississippi) 70 73 70.
Other final totals:
222 Gareth Shaw (East Tennessee State) 77 75 70 (jt 23rd).
223 Seamus Power (East Tennessee State) 70 80 73 (jt 29th).
225 Scott Larkin (College of Charleston) 73 75 77 (jt 41st).
226 Callum Macaulay (Mississippi) 74 72 80, Ciaran McAleavey (Toledo) 72 76 78 (jt 46th).
228 Cian McNamara (East Tennessee State) 86 69 77.
Team score only: Jordan Findlay (East Tennessee State) Disq 79 73.
LEADING TEAM TOTALS
865 Auburn. 870 North Carolina. 875 Florida State. 878 East Tennessee State, University of Alabama Birmingham. 880 Virgina. 885 Mississipi (7th). Other total: 896 College of Charleston (13th of 15).
BULLSEYE FOR BYRNE IN ROME PRACTICE
James Byrne from Banchory achieved his first ever hole in one with a seven-iron at the par-3 second hole at Parco di Roma Golf Club today in his first practice round for Scotland's quadrangular boys' international against Italy, Sweden and France, beginning on Thursday.
James Byrne from Banchory achieved his first ever hole in one with a seven-iron at the par-3 second hole at Parco di Roma Golf Club today in his first practice round for Scotland's quadrangular boys' international against Italy, Sweden and France, beginning on Thursday.
SCOTS OUTSIDE TOP 20 IN NORTH CAROLINA
Daniel Somerville from St Andrews and Glasgow's Neil McBride, both students at Clayton State University, Atlanta, were lying 21st and 40th at the end of the first round of the Richard Rendelman Invitational college tournament at Country Club of Salisbury, North Carolina.
Somerville had a 75 - six shots behind the joint leaders - and McBride a 77.
Clayton State (302) were sharing eighth place behind USC-Aiken (291) in the team event.
Daniel Somerville from St Andrews and Glasgow's Neil McBride, both students at Clayton State University, Atlanta, were lying 21st and 40th at the end of the first round of the Richard Rendelman Invitational college tournament at Country Club of Salisbury, North Carolina.
Somerville had a 75 - six shots behind the joint leaders - and McBride a 77.
Clayton State (302) were sharing eighth place behind USC-Aiken (291) in the team event.
GERMANY'S NICOLA IS NEW LEADER OF
EGA'S WOMEN'S AMATEUR RANKINGS
Nicola Roessler (Germany), beaten in the final of the Spanish women's open amateur championship on Sunday, is the new leader of the European Golf Association's women's amateur rankings for 207.
She has 130pt to her credit and leads by 30pt from the player who beat her in Sunday's final at Sherry Golf, compatriot Katharina Schallenberg.
Portuguese women's open amateur title-winner Holly Aitchison from England drops down from first to a share of seventh place.
The new top 20 placings are:
1 Nicola Roessler (Ger) 130.
2 Katharina Schallenberg (Ger) 100.
3 Azahara Munoz (Spa) 91.
4 Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 77.
5 Carolina Masson (Ger) 74.39.
6 Nina Holleder (Ger) 62.50.
7 Dewi-Claire Schreefel (Net) 60.
7 Holly Aitchison (Eng) 60.
9 Sandra Gal (Ger) 51.
9 Pernilla Lindberg (Swe) 51.
11 Carlota Ciganda (Spa) 47.50.
11 Emilie Alonso (Fra) 47.50.
11 Anna Dahlberg (Swe) 47.50.
11 Stephanie Doering (Ger) 47.50.
15 Ines Lescudier (Fra) 42.50.
15 Ana Santos Melo (Por) 42.50
17 Mireia Prat (Spa) 37.38.
17 Ana Urchegui (Spa) 37.38.
19 Adriana Zwanck (Spa) 35.00.
20 Belen Mozo (Spa) 29.83.
+Points totals are based on performances in the Portuguese and Spanish open amateur championships in recent weeks plus a restricted amount of US college tournaments.
EGA'S WOMEN'S AMATEUR RANKINGS
Nicola Roessler (Germany), beaten in the final of the Spanish women's open amateur championship on Sunday, is the new leader of the European Golf Association's women's amateur rankings for 207.
She has 130pt to her credit and leads by 30pt from the player who beat her in Sunday's final at Sherry Golf, compatriot Katharina Schallenberg.
Portuguese women's open amateur title-winner Holly Aitchison from England drops down from first to a share of seventh place.
The new top 20 placings are:
1 Nicola Roessler (Ger) 130.
2 Katharina Schallenberg (Ger) 100.
3 Azahara Munoz (Spa) 91.
4 Anna Nordqvist (Swe) 77.
5 Carolina Masson (Ger) 74.39.
6 Nina Holleder (Ger) 62.50.
7 Dewi-Claire Schreefel (Net) 60.
7 Holly Aitchison (Eng) 60.
9 Sandra Gal (Ger) 51.
9 Pernilla Lindberg (Swe) 51.
11 Carlota Ciganda (Spa) 47.50.
11 Emilie Alonso (Fra) 47.50.
11 Anna Dahlberg (Swe) 47.50.
11 Stephanie Doering (Ger) 47.50.
15 Ines Lescudier (Fra) 42.50.
15 Ana Santos Melo (Por) 42.50
17 Mireia Prat (Spa) 37.38.
17 Ana Urchegui (Spa) 37.38.
19 Adriana Zwanck (Spa) 35.00.
20 Belen Mozo (Spa) 29.83.
+Points totals are based on performances in the Portuguese and Spanish open amateur championships in recent weeks plus a restricted amount of US college tournaments.
ROSEANNE SETTLES TO PRODUCE HER
BEST AMERICAN COLLEGE SCORES
Scottish girls golf champion Roseanne Niven found her feet on the American women's college golf circuit in her third tournament since she enrolled at the University of California Berkeley earlier this year.
The Crieff girl, only just turned 18, produced her two lowest scores so far - a 77 and a 74 - over a 6,121,yd, par-72 course to be in 19th position on 151 with one round to go in the Spartan Invitational tournament at Almaden Country Club, San Jose in southern California.
Jenelle Gomez (San Jose State University) has a three-shot lead with scores of 70 and 68 for 138.
California (595) are lying third in the team event behind San Jose State (581) and Colorado (592) in a field of 14 teams.
BEST AMERICAN COLLEGE SCORES
Scottish girls golf champion Roseanne Niven found her feet on the American women's college golf circuit in her third tournament since she enrolled at the University of California Berkeley earlier this year.
The Crieff girl, only just turned 18, produced her two lowest scores so far - a 77 and a 74 - over a 6,121,yd, par-72 course to be in 19th position on 151 with one round to go in the Spartan Invitational tournament at Almaden Country Club, San Jose in southern California.
Jenelle Gomez (San Jose State University) has a three-shot lead with scores of 70 and 68 for 138.
California (595) are lying third in the team event behind San Jose State (581) and Colorado (592) in a field of 14 teams.
CONSISTENT WILLETT TIES FOR FIFTH
PLACE AT LAKE JOVITA
Daniel Willett, pictured right, from Sheffield, a sophomore student at Jacksonville State University, Alabama, followed up his third place in the All-American Classic by finishing joint fifth in a field of 90 for the Ron Smith/USF Invitational at Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club, Dade City in Florida.
The consistent Willett – it was his fourth top-five finish in six 2006-2007 competitions – had rounds of 74, 73 and 69 for level par 216.
Winner was Mike Van Sickle (Marquette University) with a three-under-par total of 213.
Middle Tennessee State (869) won the team event from Jacksonville State (881) and Columbus State (883) in a field of 17 colleges.
PLACE AT LAKE JOVITA
Daniel Willett, pictured right, from Sheffield, a sophomore student at Jacksonville State University, Alabama, followed up his third place in the All-American Classic by finishing joint fifth in a field of 90 for the Ron Smith/USF Invitational at Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club, Dade City in Florida.
The consistent Willett – it was his fourth top-five finish in six 2006-2007 competitions – had rounds of 74, 73 and 69 for level par 216.
Winner was Mike Van Sickle (Marquette University) with a three-under-par total of 213.
Middle Tennessee State (869) won the team event from Jacksonville State (881) and Columbus State (883) in a field of 17 colleges.
£200million OPEN DRIVES HOME OF GOLF PROMOTION
The R&A and three public sector agencies are to continue using The Open Championship to promote Scotland as the worldwide home of golf, Patricia Ferguson announced today.
EventScotland, VisitScotland and Scottish Enterprise have agreed to extend the partnership with the R&A till 2010.
The R&A is predicting a £200 million boost for the Scottish economy from The Open Championship, which will be staged in Scotland three times between 2007 and 2010.
The Open Championship will be played at Carnoustie in 2007, Turnberry in 2009 and returns to St Andrews in 2010.
Speaking at the inaugural National Events Conference at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow, the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport said:
“In July, The Open will once again return to Scotland, a country where golf tourism is lucrative to our economy.
“I am delighted that Open Championship organiser The R&A, has agreed until 2010 to extend its partnership agreement with EventScotland, Scottish Enterprise and VisitScotland.
“It enables The Open to be harnessed as a means to promote Scotland as the home of golf and a world-class tourist destination.”
Peter Dawson, Chief Executive of The R&A, commented:
“Scotland plays host to The Open three times in the next four years and we know from a detailed economic impact study that the event will bring £100m of new money to the Scottish economy over that period and deliver a promotional legacy benefit to Scotland’s tourism industry of £100m more. The R&A is pleased to support Scotland in building its worldwide reputation as the home of golf.”
David Williams, CEO of EventScotland; “The R&A’s decision to continue its partnership with EventScotland, Scottish Enterprise and VisitScotland, is terrific news for golf tourism in this country and an example of how such a high profile event can provide leverage to effectively showcase the best of Scotland to the world.”
Williams added: “The events industry is a major success story in this country. Since 2003, EventScotland has helped stage 162 international events, subsequently generating over £315m for the national economy. The whole of Scotland is now engaged in the events industry with EventScotland directly supporting events in 26 out of Scotland’s 32 local authorities.
“Today’s announcement by the Minister and our hosting of this conference is further evidence of our commitment to engage a host of partners across the sports and cultural spectrum about the economic and social value of events and realise a vision of establishing Scotland as one of the world’s premier events destinations by 2015.”
The R&A and three public sector agencies are to continue using The Open Championship to promote Scotland as the worldwide home of golf, Patricia Ferguson announced today.
EventScotland, VisitScotland and Scottish Enterprise have agreed to extend the partnership with the R&A till 2010.
The R&A is predicting a £200 million boost for the Scottish economy from The Open Championship, which will be staged in Scotland three times between 2007 and 2010.
The Open Championship will be played at Carnoustie in 2007, Turnberry in 2009 and returns to St Andrews in 2010.
Speaking at the inaugural National Events Conference at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow, the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport said:
“In July, The Open will once again return to Scotland, a country where golf tourism is lucrative to our economy.
“I am delighted that Open Championship organiser The R&A, has agreed until 2010 to extend its partnership agreement with EventScotland, Scottish Enterprise and VisitScotland.
“It enables The Open to be harnessed as a means to promote Scotland as the home of golf and a world-class tourist destination.”
Peter Dawson, Chief Executive of The R&A, commented:
“Scotland plays host to The Open three times in the next four years and we know from a detailed economic impact study that the event will bring £100m of new money to the Scottish economy over that period and deliver a promotional legacy benefit to Scotland’s tourism industry of £100m more. The R&A is pleased to support Scotland in building its worldwide reputation as the home of golf.”
David Williams, CEO of EventScotland; “The R&A’s decision to continue its partnership with EventScotland, Scottish Enterprise and VisitScotland, is terrific news for golf tourism in this country and an example of how such a high profile event can provide leverage to effectively showcase the best of Scotland to the world.”
Williams added: “The events industry is a major success story in this country. Since 2003, EventScotland has helped stage 162 international events, subsequently generating over £315m for the national economy. The whole of Scotland is now engaged in the events industry with EventScotland directly supporting events in 26 out of Scotland’s 32 local authorities.
“Today’s announcement by the Minister and our hosting of this conference is further evidence of our commitment to engage a host of partners across the sports and cultural spectrum about the economic and social value of events and realise a vision of establishing Scotland as one of the world’s premier events destinations by 2015.”