SCOTS BEAT ITALIANS TO FINISH THIRD IN ROME

Defending champions Scotland finished third in the boys' quadrangular contest by beating Italy 5 1/2-3 1/2 in their final match at Parco di Roma Golf club today.The other match, between the two teams with 100 % records after two days, Sweden and France, ended in a 4 1/2-4 1/2 draw.
Sweden were declared the overall winners on the grounds that they had gained 17 1/2pt from their three matches, compared to France's 14 1/2pt.
The Scots won the foursomes 2-1 and the singles 3 1/2-2 1/2 against Italy.

Final day results:
SCOTLAND 5 1/2, ITALY 3 1/2
Foursomes: J Byrne & C Gray lost to M Manassero & G Heinrich 8 and 7; S McLaren & T Spencer bt C Terragni & A Chiapuzzo 7 and 5; K Smith & M Stewart bt N Quintarelli & V Dall'Arche 3 and 2 (2-1).
Singles: Byrne lost to Chiapuzzo 2 and 1, Gray bt Manassero 4 and 3, McLaren bt Heinrich 2 and 1, Stewart bt Quintarelli 3 and 1, Smith halved with Dall'Arche, Spencer lost to Terragni 1 hole (3 1/2-2 1/2).

SWEDEN 4 1/2, FRANCE 4 1/2.

FINAL POINTS TOTALS
1 Sweden 2 1/2pt, game points won 17 1/2.
2 France 2 1/2pt, game points won 14 1/2.
3 Scotland 1pt.
4 Italy 0 pt.

AUCHTERARDER STUDENT STUART GETS AN
OUTING IN TREASURE COAST CLASSIC

Stuart Burns from Auchterarder, a freshman student at Evansville University, Indiana, finished joint 57th in a field of 70 for the Treasure Coast Classic college tournament at Indian Hills Golf Club, Fort Pierce, Florida this week.
Stuart, a former pupil of Dollar Academy and the 2004 Perth & Kinross boys' match-play champion, scored 79, 73 and 71 for 223. Now if it had been a four-round tournament he was on course to break 70!
It's tough for Stuart in his first year at Evansville University because they have a massive golf squad roster of 14 players, four of whom are seniors, i.e. in their fourth and final year. Only five get to play for a team in the university tournaments but the college golf coach can send extra players to events to compete as individuals.
This is what happened to Stuart in the Treasure Classic this week, so obviously the Evansville University coach is nurturing the young Scot for a regular place in the team, perhaps starting in the 2007-2008 college golf season.
Winner of the Treasure Coast Classic, by the way, was Keegan Bradley (St John's University) with some fantastic scoring - 63, 65 and 64 for a 21-under-par total of 192. Not surprisingly, Keegan won by eight shots.
Evansville University (832) finished third of the 11 competing colleges. St John's (812) won the team title from Florida Atlantic (821).

CLARE FADES IN FINAL ROUND AS
SPRINGBOK AMATEUR WINS
Clare Queen’s hopes of following up her joint sixth in the ANZ Ladies Masters with another top-10 finish in the Women’s South African Open disappeared over the third and final round at Durban Country Club today (Saturday).
Starting the day in joint seventh place, the 23-year-old Drumpellier player went down rather than up the leaderboard with a closing round of four-over-par 77 for a final total of two-over-par 221.
That gave her a share of 19th place and earned her 3,687 South African Rand.
Victory by five strokes went to the 17-year-old South African wonder girl amateur, Ashleigh Simon. Winner of the title as a 14-year-old, Ashleigh did it again in style, posting a closing round of 72 for a brilliant 14-under-par total of 205.
Runner-up and winner of the first pro prize of 37,500 Rand was compatriot Stacy Bregman with a 69 for 210.
South Africans filled the first four places with another amateur, Kelli Shean in fourth place.
Simon, Bregman (who turned pro later) won the world women’s amateur team championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy in South Africa at the end of last year.
“I am going to turn professional some day but not quite yet,” said Ashleigh Simon.
Defending champion Rebecca Hudson from Wheatley, Doncaster faded from an overnight second place to fifth spot on 215 with a findl round of 215.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 219 (3 x 73)
Players from South Africa unless stated.
205 Ashleigh Simon (am) 69 64 72.
210 Stacy Bregman 72 69 69.
211 Laurette Maritz 73 60 68.
213 Kelli Shean (am) 72 71 70.
215 Rebecca Hudson (Eng) 71 69 75.
216 Sophie Walker (Eng) 74 70 72, Morgana Robbertze 68 75 73, Tania Elosegui (Spa) 69 76 71.
217 Antonella Cvitan (Swe) 70 75 72.
218 Johanna Westerberg (Swe) 74 74 70, Marianne Skarpnord (Nor) 76 71 71, Eleanor Pilgrim (Wal) 76 68 74, Nora Angehrn (Swi) 75 70 73.
219 Ana Larraneta (Spa) 74 74 71.
220 Lena Tornevall (Swe) 75 70 75, Margherita Rigon (Ita) 73 71 76, Amanda Moltke-Leth (Den) 72 76 72, Lisa Jean (Aus) 73 71 76.
221 Clare Queen (Sco) 73 71 77, Julie Tvede (Den) 74 75 72, Karen Margrethe Juul (Den) 74 72 75, Anna Becker (Swe) 76 71 74.
222 Sarah Heath (Eng) 74 74 74, Mette Buus (Den) 77 71 74.
223 Kirsty Fisher (Eng) 75 72 76, Vicki Traut (am) 76 74 73, Frederique Seeholzer (Swi)73 76 74, Lee-Anne Pace 74 73 76, Elin Ohlsson (Swe) 74 71 78.
Other totals:
225 Felicity Johnson) 75 76 74, Jo Clingan (Eng) 75 73 77.
230 Claire Coughlan (Ire) 76 76 78.

BECKY SEVENTH IN TREASURE COAST CLASSIC

Becky Dowell from Thornecombe, a sophomore student at Bethune-Cookman College, Florida, finished joint seventh in the Treasure Coast Women's Classic college tournament at Indian Hills Golf Club, Fort Pierce in Florida.
Becky, pictured right, had rounds of 78, 77 and 72 over the 5,922yd, par-71 course for a total fo 227.
Lauren Darnell (Stetson) won the title with 70, 71 and 71 for one-under-par 212.
Bethune-Cookman College (905) finished third in the team event won by Stetson University) (887) with St John's University (905) third.

DANIELLE OPENS WITH AN 80 IN TEXAS

Danielle McVeigh, from Kilkeel, Northern Ireland, a freshman student at the University of Texas A&M, had a first-round score of eight-over-par 80 in the Texas A&M Memorial women's college tournament over the 6,272yd Traditions Golf Club course at Bryan, Texas.
Danielle ran up a quadruple bogey 8 at the first hole in halves of 42 and 38.
Hannah Jun (UCLA) leads the field by two shots with a 70.
LEADING FIRST-ROUND SCORES
Par 72
70 Hannah Jun (UCLA).
72 Ashley Knoll (Texas A&M), Pernilla Lindberg (Oklahoma State).
73 Anna Nordqvist (Arizona State).
Other scores:
76 Belen Mozo (Southern Californi), Azahara Munoz (Arizona State) (jt 9th).
80 Danielle McVeigh (Texas A&M) (jt 34th).
LEADING TEAMS
303 Arizona State. 304 UCLA. 306 Texas A&M. 307 Oklahoma State, Southern California.


KEENAN LYING 53rd AT LAS VEGAS

Farren Keenan from Middlesex, a senior year student at the University of Texas, was sharing 53rd place on four-over-par 76 for the long Southern Highlands course (7,510yd) at the end of the first round of the Southern Highlands College Championship near Las Vegas, Nevada.
Keenan had double bogeys at the ninth and 10th and a single bogey at the first in halves of 38. His only birdie came at the third.
Martin Piller (Texas A&M) leads the field with a 67 - one ahead of Kevin Chappell (UCLA), Chris Kirk (Georgia) and Brendon Todd (Georgia).
UCLA (282) lead the team event from Georgia (285) and Georgia Tech (286). Texas are 13th of 15 on 298.

ENGLISH GIRLS HELP BAYLOR TAKE
BIG EARLY LEAD AT RIO VERDE

English girls Sian Reddick from Folkestone and Hannah Burke from Hertfordshire helped Baylor University, Texas to open up a nine-stroke lead after the first round of the Rio Verde Invitational women's college tournament over the 6,277yd, par-72 Quail Run course at Rio Verde, Arizona.
Junior year student Sian, pictured far right, was lying fourth in the individual scoreboard after a 72 which had birdies at the third and eighth but bogeys at the 10th and 14th in halves of 34 and 38.
Hannah, left of two pictures, finished the day in joint 25th place on 76 after being up with the leaders, having reached the turn in two under par 34 with birdies at the third, sixth and seventh and one bogey, at the fourth.
But she lost her way after the turn, double-bogeying the 13th and short 16th, also shedding single shots to par at the 11th, 15th and 17th with only one compensating birdie, at the 12th, in an inward six-over 42.
Also on the 76 mark is Sally Hinton, a senior Missouri State University student from Bridgnorth, Shropshire. Sally had birdies at the sixth and ninth and with only one bogey, at the second, she was going well with 35 to the turn.
Then she bogeyed five holes out of six in a row from the 10th to take 41 shots to come home.
Sharing 60th place on 79 is another Missouri State student, freshman Stacey Rodger from Mile Oak, Sussex.
Stacey reached the turn in 40 with shots dropped at the second, third, fourth and fifth. She dropped further strokes at the 11th, 14th, 17th and 18th and had only one birdie all day, at the short 16th.
Allison Martin (Baylor) and Anita Ojeda (Arkansas-Little Rock) lead the field on 69, two ahead of Kim Kester (Toledo).
Baylor (289) lead the team event from Toledo and Arkansas-Little Rock, both on 298, with Texas Tech next on 300. Missouri State are lying eighth of 18 on 305.

O'HARA IN JT 4TH POSITION IN AUSTRALIA

Paul O'Hara was leading the Scottish challenge in joint fourth place at the halfway stage of the prestigious Riversdale Cup at Riversdale Golf Club, Melbourne in Australia.
The Colville Park Golf Club, Motherwell player has had rounds of 69 and 71 to be four shots behind the leaders, Australians Andrew Dodt (Queensland) and Tim Stewart (New South Wales).
Walker Cup Scot Lloyd Saltman (Craigielaw) is on 142 with scores of 72 and 70.
Scott Henry (Cardross) has scored 73 and 71 for 144.
Scottish amateur match-play champion Kevin McAlpine (Alyth) is back on 151 after scores of 78 and 73.
LEADING 36-HOLE TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72)
136 Andrew Dodt (Queensland) 67 69, Tim Stewart (New South Wales) 70 66.
138 Michael Foster (West Australia) 68 70.
140 Paul O'Hara (Scotland) 69 71, Rohan Blizard (New South Wales) 69 71, Matthew Griffin(Victoria) 71 69, Aaron Pike (Queensland) 70 70, Troy Ropiha (New Zealand) 69 71, Scott Smith (Pacific) 72 68.
Other scores:
142 Lloyd Saltman (Scotland) 72 70.
144 Scott Henry (Scotland) 73 71.
148 Stephen Lewton (England) 74 74.
149 Jason Palmer (England) 73 76.
151 Kevin McAlpine (Scotland) 78 73.

VIKKI OPENS FUTURES TOUR WITH A 75

Musselburgh's Vikki Laing, Londoner Polly Willett and Lisa Hall from Stoke were all lying joint 53rd in a field of 144 on the three-over-par 75 mark at the end of the first round in the opening event of the United States Futures Tour at Lakeland, Florida.
Vikki had halves of 39 and 36, Polly 37-38 and Lisa 36-39.Four players shared the lead on three-under-par 69 over the 6,258yd Cleveland Heights course - Meredith Ward (Illinois), Noon Huachai (Bangkok), Sarah-Jane Kenyon (Queensland) and Lori Atsedes (New York).