Good start by Alasdair Forsythe in America

Freshman Alasdair Forsythe from Glasgow was the top Davis & Elkins College student in the season-opening Senator Shoot-out at The Raven course, Snowshoe Mountain Resort on Sunday.
The freshman Scot finished sixth out in a field of 35 with rounds of 81 and 73 for 10-over-par 154.
Davis & Elkins College shot 342-334 as a team to finish in fifth place. Ohio Valley University won the team title shooting 305-300. Brian Affleck (Potomac State College) won individual honors by winning a sudden death playoff over Paul Raines (Ohio Valley University). Both Affleck and Raines shot a two day total of 147, thus forcing the playoff.
For complete tournament results please click here: http://www.golfstat.com/2008-2009/men/mtourfl08/M5971.htm.

DAVID BOOTH HANGS ON TO TOP
10 POSITION IN WORLD UNI GOLF

Stirling University student David Booth, representing Great Britain), is in joint seventh position with one round to go in the world university men's golf championships at Sun City, South Africa.
David has had rounds of 69, 76 and 78 for a 54-hole tally of 223 - 11 shots behind the all-the-leader, Italy's Leonardo Motta.
GB team-mate Andy Shakespear held on to third place with a 74 for 219.
Paul Betty, another Stirlig student, is down in joint33rd postiion after an 80 for 237.
Great Britain (667) are lying third in the men's team event behind Japan (656) and Italy (665).
Laura Murray (Robert Gordon University) had an 82 for 246 and a share of 28th place. She is 19 shots behind the joint leaders, Marion Ricordeau (France) and Caroline Rominger (Switzerland).
Great Britain (467) are fifth in the women's team event behind Switzerland (451), United States (42), France (455) and Japan (462).

Thursday scoreboard

INDIVIDUAL MEN
212 L Motta (Ita) 68 72 72.
218 S Sonoda (Jap) 74 73 71.
219 A Shakespear (GB) 72 73 74.
Other scores:
223 D Booth (GB) 69 76 78 (jt 7th).
228 A Best (GB) 80 75 73 (jt 18th).
236 P Betty (GB) 77 79 80, B Walton (Ire) 75 79 82 (jt 33rd).
242 K Stack (Ire) 84 81 77 (jt 45th).
249 J Patterson (Ire) 84 88 77 (52nd).
TEAM MEN
656 Japan. 665 Italy. 667 Great Britain. 671 Spain. 679 Canada, United States.
Other total: 720 Ireland (11th).
INDIVIDUAL WOMEN
227 M Ricordeau (Fra) 80 71 76, C Rominger (Swi) 74 73 80.
228 N Tanno (Swi) 73 82 73.
Other scores:
231 A Scott (GB) 78 76 77 (7th).
238 N Kitching (Ire) 77 79 72 (jt 8th).
243 G O'Leary (Ire) 83 79 81 (25th).
246 L Murray (GB) 79 85 82 (jt 28th).
249 L Williams (GB) 85 75 89 (32nd).
261 Danielle McVeigh (Ire) 80 88 83
TEAM WOMEN
451 Switzerland. 452 United States. 455 France. 462 Japan. 467 Great Britain.
Other totals: 475 Ireland (8th).

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Scots senior women beat Swiss

Scotland beat Switzerland 4-1 in Flight 3 European senior women's amateur team golf championship at Wouwse Plantage Golf Club, Holland today
Details (Scots names first):
Foursomes: Mary Smith (Tain) & Margaret Tough (Falkirk) bt Elaine Stockar &Doris Brunner 5 and 4.
Singles: Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) lost to Mimmi Guglielmone 1 hole; Fiona De Vries (St Rule) bt Margrit Wursch-Burki 2 and 1; Jill Harrison (Cruden Bay) bt Irene Meier-Boehm 3 and 1; Fiona Hunter (Baberton) bt Petra Muller-Kronenberg) 2 and 1.
In the championship flight, Spain beat England 4-1 and will play Sweden, who beat France 3-2, in the final. Scroll down for news of the Spain v England match.
Results:
CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
Spain 4, England 1.
Sweden 3, France 2.
FLIGHT 2
IRELAND 5, GERMANY 0
Foursome: Marilyn Henderson & Violet McBride bt Karin Gumpert & Sabine Boeder 2 holes.
Singles: Sheena O'Brien Kenney bt Cornelia Schmidt-Stutlze 2 and 1; Mary Madden bt Edeltraud Jacob 2 holes; Valerie Hassett bt Nicole Eicke-Huth 2 holes; Helen Jones bt Tessa Oldenbourg 3 and 2.
BELGIUM 3.5, ITALY 1.5.
FLIGHT 3
Netherlands 4.5, Denmark 0.5.
Scotland 4, Switzerland 1.
FLIGHT 4
Austria 3, Finland 2.

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Inverness WPC Donna

wins Scottish police title

Donna McLeod from Inverness, winner of the British policewomen's golf championship last year, won the Scottish policewomen's golf title at Murcar Links and Kemnay this week.
Under the handicap format, Donna, who plays off five, had a net 72 at Kemnay and a net 76 at Murcar Links for an aggregate of 148.
She won by three shots from Angela Barr (Strathclyde) (26) on 151 with Linda Allan (Strathclyde) (3) third on 154.
"It's the first time I have won the Scottish police title so I am delighted, specially as I lost the British title at Fairhaven, Lancashire last week," said Donna, who is a Northern constabulary officer.
"I was fourth with a total of 166, two shots behind the pair who tied and had a play-off for the title - Bethan Jones, a former Welsh international who plays off two, beat Jackie Foster from Hertfordshire at the first extra hole.
"But it's been a good season so far. I won the Inverness Golf Club women's championship in July, for the first time since 2000."
The men's Scottish police championship at Kemnay and Murcar Links finished with Eric Jardine (Strathclyde) beating Scott Reid (Lothians and Borders), Ronnie Yule (Grampain) and Alan White (Dumfries & Galloway) in a three-hole play-off after they had all tied on 145 after 36 holes' stroke-play.
+Switch over to www.scottishgolfview.com to read the full list of prizewinners at this week's Scottish Police Golf Association championships.

England crash 4-1 to Spain in Euro
senior women's team semi-finals

PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
England were beaten 4-1 by Spain in the semi-finals of the European seniors’ amateur team championship at Wouwse Plantage in the Netherlands today and will play-off against France for the bronze medal.
"It’s really, really disappointing, but we will pick ourselves up and go for bronze," said captain Cathy Bowerbank, whose team has won the silver medal for the past two years.
"We were very comfortable through the turn and up to about the 14th but Spain just got it together at the end. They were all very tight matches."
England’s foursomes pair, Carolyn Kirk and Christine Stirling, went to the 20th before they lost to a birdie. They had been unfortunate not to win on both the 18th and 19th where decisive putts stubbornly hung on the edge of the hole.
When Janet Collingham and Christine Watson were both beaten on the 18th green the match was over. The final two games were recorded as halves, although both looked to be going comfortably England’s way.
"It wasn’t the result anyone was expecting because we have a very strong team. But it wasn’t meant to be," said Cathy.
Sweden’s 3-2 victory over defending champions, France, was also a surprise. They now play Spain in the final to decide the gold medal
Details:
ENGLAND 1, SPAIN 4
Foursomes
Carolyn Kirk (Ganton) and Christine Stirling (Meon Valley) lost to Marta Estany and Ana Vilella at 20th.
Singles
Janet Collingham (Sherwood Forest) lost to Sharon Regina Rodriguez 1 hole.
Christine Watson (Beaconsfield) lost to Christina Marsans 2 holes.
Barbara Laird (Sandiway) halved with Catalina Castillejo.
Chris Quinn (Hockley) halved with Vicky Pertierra .
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Three girls in Scottish YP Championship

Heather MacRae (Gullane), Katie Thomson (Aspire) and Nicola Melville (Old Course Hotel) are in the draw for the Scottish Young Professionals' championship over four rounds at Muckhart Golf Club, from September 16 to 18.

Three Scots lads at Post University,
Waterbury, New York State

Post University at Waterbury, New York State now has three Scots on its golf scholarship roster.
David McGregor (Helensburgh) and Gavin Wilson (Ladybank) have enrolled as freshmen (first year) students.
Jamie Blake from Arbroath is a junior (third) year student at the college.
There are also two English students in the Post University team - Josh Ralton from London and Lee Wanklyn from Backnell. Both are second-year students.

Fife team for County Finals

The Fife team for the Scottish county finals at Inchmarlo Golf Club & Resort from September 16 to 18 is:
Lorna Bennett (Ladybank).
Jocelyn Carthew (Ladybank).
Lorna Fury (Thornton).
Fiona Hastie (St Regulus).
Susan Jackson (Ladybank).
Louise Kenney (Pitreavie).
Elaine Moffat (St Regulus).
Karin Sharp (Kirkcaldy).
Captain: Joan Blyth.

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