US COLLEGE GOLF NEWS

Paul Ferrier finishes jt 35th

in The Gopher Invitational


Charlotte University student Paul Ferrier, the 2007 Scottish boys' match-play champion and Baberton Golf Club member, finished joint 35th in a field of 72 players at The Gopher Invitational over a par-72, 7,020yd course at Spring Hill Golf Club.
Ferrier, pictured right, shot rounds of 78, 72 and 75 for a total of nine-over-par 225.
The winner, Kelly Kraft (Southern Methodist), turned in an astonishing performance to win by eight strokes.
He had rounds of 67, 70 and eight-under-par 64 which blew away his challengers, for a 15-under-par total of 201
Ben Pisani (Minnesota) was runner-up on 209 with scores of 65, 71 and 73.
SMU (855) won the team title from Arkansas (865), Minnesota (870) and Charlotte (875) in a field of 12.

Scotland's schoolboy line-up at Westerwood. BACK: L-R Grant Forrest, Scott Gibson, Stuart Boyle, Tom Blennerhasset, Graeme Duncan, Jamie Arthur, Paul McPhee, Simon Fairburn FRONT L- R Liam Johnston, Calum Stewart, Neil Beattie, Calum McLean (Image by courtesy of Hugh Hunter).

Scotland's golfing schoolgirls (left to right) Gabrielle Macdonald, Lesley Atkins, Alyson McKechin, Eilidh Briggs, Ailsa Summers, Rachael Watton (image by courtesy of Hugh Hunter).

SCOTLAND SCHOOLGIRLS DRAW, SCOTLAND SCHOOLBOYS

LOSE THRILLER TO ENGLAND AT WESTERWOOD

Scotland’s golfing schoolgirls drew 4 ½-4 ½ with their England counterparts but England’s schoolboys beat the Scots boys 10-8 in the annual schools international golf match, hosted this year by the Scots at Westerwood Hotel’s golf course, Cumbernauld today.
Scotland’s schoolgirls trailed 2-1 after the morning foursomes but singles wins by Rachael Watton (Firrhill High, Edinburgh), Lesley Atkins (Loretto School ), and Gabrielle Macdonald (Trinity Academy, Edinburgh ) plus a halved match by Eilidh Briggs (Gryffe High, Johnstone) enabled them to share the honours at the end of the day.
The situation was reversed in the boys’ match with the Scots leading 3 ½-2 ½ after the foursomes.
England made up the one-point deficit and some by taking the singles 7 ½- 4 ½
The contest did go to the last green in the last match. Jamie Arthur (Kinross High) needed to beat Matt Birch from Leicestershire for a 9-9 finish but in a tension-packed finish the English boy won by one hole to produce the 10-8 scoreline in favour of his country.
Collated results:
SCOTLAND SCHOOLBOYS 8, ENGLAND SCHOOLBOYS 10
Foursomes (3 ½-2 ½)
Grant Forrest (Stewart’s Melville Coll) & Calum Stewart (Golspie High) lost to Gavin Samuels (Essex) & Patrick Spraggs ( Suffolk ) 1 hole.
Scott Gibson (Dumfries Acad) & Liam Johnston ( St Joseph ’s Coll, Dumfries ) bt Tom Anderson (Hertfordshire) & Ross Dickson (Middlesex) 1 hole.
Paul McPhee (Perth Acad) & Jamie Arthur (Kinross High) bt James Burnett ( Lincolnshire ) & Patrick Kelly ( Lincolnshire ) 2 and 1.
Tom Blennerhasset (Balerno High) & Stuart Boyle (West Calder High) halved with Paul Howard (Lancashire) & Sean Towndrow ( Lancashire ).
Graeme Duncan (Calderhead High) & Simon Fairburn (Galashiels Acad) bt Levi Desmond ( Lincolnshire ) & Kit Holmes ( Norfolk ) 4 and 3.
Neil Beattie (Madras Coll) & Calum McLean (Hillpark Secondary, Glasgow) lost to Matt Kippen ( Somerset ) & Matthew Birch (Leicestershire) 6 and 5.
Singles (4 ½ - 7 ½)
Gibson halved with Samuels.
McPhee lost to Dickson 1 hole.
Stewart bt Anderson 4 and 2.
Blennerhasset bt Spraggs 4 and 3.
Forrest lost to Burnett 6 and 5.
Johnston lost to Kelly 3 and 2.
Boyle bt Howard 2 and 1.
Fairburn lost to Towndrow 2 and 1.
Beattie lost to Desmond 2 holes.
McLean bt Holmes 1 hole.
Duncan lost to Kippen 4 and 3.
Arthur lost to Birch 1 hole.

SCOTLAND SCHOOLGIRLS 4½, ENGLAND SCHOOLGIRLS 4½
Foursomes (1-2)
Rachael Watton (Firrhill High) & Eilidh Briggs (Gryffe High) lost to Raffi Dyer (Hampshire) & Bethany Garton ( Lancashire ) 5 and 3.
Lesley Atkins (Loretto School ) & Alyson McKechin (Trinity High, Renfrew) lost to Ashley Cramond (Leicestershire) & Kirsty Condon ( Lincolnshire ) 3 and 2.
Ailsa Summers (Dundee High) & Gabrielle Macdonald (Trinity Acad, Edinburgh) bt Katie Thompson (Hampshire) & Melissa McMahon ( Somerset ) 3 and 2.
Singles (3½-2½)
Watton bt Dyer 2 and 1.
McKechin lost to Cramond 3 and 2.
Briggs halved with Garton.
Atkins bt Condon 7 and 5.
Macdonald bt McMahon 2 holes.
Summers lost to Thompson 1 hole.

Lincolnshire, Gloucestershire

score wins at County Finals

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
English women's county finals 2009 began with wins for Lincolnshire and Gloucestershire on the opening day of the tournament at Pleasington.

In the day’s other match there was nothing to separate the hosts, Lancashire, and Hertfordshire, who halved.

Six teams, each representing one of the regions of the English Women’s Golf Association, are battling it out in the round robin competition for the title of England’s champion county.

The first day was marked by excellent golf all round – the players include a number of England internationals – and a notable start for Lincolnshire. It’s 20 years since they last played at County Finals and, after they beat Surrey, team captain Linda Davey remarked:

“This is a new experience for everyone and needless to say we are delighted.”

Her players got off to a good start, winning two of the three morning foursomes, but Surrey came back strongly in the singles. Lincolnshire champion Helen Hewlett confidently secured her point but it was nip and tuck in the other matches.

“It was very, very close and after nine holes it looked as if it could go either way. Then Jessica Schiele and Sophie Beardsall pulled off two great wins and that did it,” said Linda.

Gloucestershire took their point with a 6-3 win over Warwickshire. They won all three foursomes and followed up with convincing singles victories from three of their top players: Charlotte Ellis (pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency), Linda Carruthers and Sian James.

Team captain Susan Reeve remarked: “We had a very strong start in the foursomes and this proved to be the difference. We are thrilled with this result from the first day, which was very much a team effort. Now, we shall just take each day as it comes.”

Lancashire and Hertfordshire were locked in a close battle all day. They shared the foursomes points and went on to also halve the singles. “It was a very fair result,” said Lancashire captain Linda Wilson.

“It was a good day with good matches played in the true spirit of the game.”

The afternoon session was particularly exciting as Lancashire got off to a quick start and were soon up in five of the six singles. But Hertfordshire turned it around and secured three wins, to the delight of their captain Jackie Foster, who said: “I am really proud of my girls.”

Tomorrow’s order of play is:

Gloucestershire v Hertfordshire

Surrey v Warwickshire

Lancashire v Lincolnshire.

DAY ONE RESULTS

LINCOLNSHIRE 5 1/2, SURREY 3½

(Lincolnshire names first)

Foursomes

Helen Hewlett & Holly Clyburn bt Lisa McGowan & Nicola Taylor 6 and 5.

Sophie Beardsall & Emilee Taylor lost to Katie Shepherd & Janine Snodgrass 3 and 1.

Jessica Wilcox & Jessica Schiele bt Katie Laud & Jo Stocks 5 and 3.

Singles

Hewlett bt McGowan 4 and 3.

Clyburn halved with Shepherd.

Taylor lost to Taylor 2 and 1.

Schiele bt Julia Brook 3 and 2.

Beardsall bt Snodgrass 3 and 1.

Wilcox lost to Laud 4 and 2.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE 6, WARWICKSHIRE 3

(Gloucestershire names first)

Foursomes

Hannah Barwood & Charlotte Ellis bt Lisa Barton & Charlotte Taylor 4 and 3.

Linda Carruthers & Alison Kelly bt Claire Howells & Elizabeth Haycock 4 and 2.

Sian James & Jo Hodge bt Charlotte Dalton & Hannah McLoughlin 2 and 1.

Singles

Ellis bt Dalton 5 and 4.

Hodge lost to Barton 3 and 2.

Shelby Smart lost to Howells 2 and 1.

Bethan Popel lost to Haycock 3 and 2.

Carruthers bt Taylor 4 and 3.

James bt McLoughlin 6 and 4.

HERTFORDSHIRE 4 1/2, LANCASHIRE 4 1/2

(Hertfordshire names first)

Foursomes

Charlie Douglass & Lucy Williams halved with Emily Taylor & Corisande Lee

Alison Franklin & Harriet Key lost to Sarah Walton & Catherine Roberts 5 and 4.

Charlotte Field & Tina Jeary bt Nikki Foster & Brogan Townend 2 holes.

Singles

Douglass lost to Lee 5 and 4.

Williams beat Foster 4 and 2.

Key bt Taylor 1 hole.

Field lost to Nicola Rawlinson 5 and 4.

Steph McEvoy bt Walton 3 and 2.

Franklin lost to Roberts 3 and 2.

***Follow the matches via the EWGA Tournament information Centre: www.englishwomensgolf.org
Lyndsey Hewison

Press & PR Officer

US COLLEGE NEWS

Linzi Allan from Ayrshire is one of Newman University's

three newcomers to Wichita from United Kingdom

NEWS RELEASE FROM NEWMAN UNIVERSITY, WICHITA
Newman University in Wichita, Kansas,USA is pleased to announce the arrival of its three newest players. Linzi Allan, Megan Birdsey and Alyssa Balding all arrived on campus last week. All three girls hail from the UK.
Women's Golf Coach Don Farquhar said “All three girls will be able to have an immediate impact on our team. They are all very dedicated to their school work and their golf games. We should be much stronger this season.”
Linzi (a member at West Kilbride, where she has been women's club champion, and Kilbirnie Place) comes from Ayshire Scotland. She is a tall, smooth swinger who drives the ball very well. Her strongest part of the game is her long game. Coach Farquhar says that with a little work on her short game she will be “a force to be reckoned with.”
Megan, from Caddington Golf Club, Luton, is another smooth swinger with a contagious personality. She is also going to be a regular in the line-up. She is the kind of player every coach dreams of having on a team.
Alyssa cojms from Parklands, Northumberland in the North of England. She has a very sound technical swing. There are very few weak spots in her game. A little more seasoning is all she needs. She has a strong work ethic that will bode her well the rest of her life.
Newman University is very lucky to have all three young ladies on the Women’s Golf team. NU competes in the NCAA Division II in the Heartland conference. Their season starts on Sept 14th with their first tournament in Dallas Texas. Keep an eye out for these three ladies as they make their splash into NCAA golf!

BELL’S EFFORTS RING TRUE AT FALDO

SERIES UK CHAMPIONSHIP

NEWS RELEASE
Eighteen-year-old Jonathan Bell clinched the Faldo Series UK Championship at Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club after finding some second-round form with the putter to finish on level par.
With a second-round 71, Bell from London won on a count-back, having finished equal on 144 with boys’ under-21 winner James Watts from Hertfordshire.
Watts, 21, and Bell were equally delighted however as both have earned themselves a place at the Faldo Series Grand Final in Brazil.
Bell commented after his win: “Solid putting made the difference from yesterday; I didn’t really miss any putts at all today. I’m delighted to be in the Grand Final. Playing in Brazil will be a wonderful experience and I’m really excited about meeting Nick.”
Supported by The R&A, the PGA and the European Tour, the 13th Grand Final will include all five age-category winners from Royal Ashdown Forest. The event will be hosted by Nick Faldo at the Itanhanga Golf Club in Rio de Janeiro from October 28 to 30, when more than 80 finalists from around the world will compete for a chance to follow in the footsteps of European Tour winners Nick Dougherty and Rory McIlroy.
Winners from Royal Ashdown Forest (all qualify for the Faldo Series Grand Final in Brazil):
Boys U21
James Watts 21 East Herts Haultwick +3.5 144 Par
Boys U18
Jonathan Bell 18 Royal Blackheath London +3.0 144 Par
Boys U16
Thomas Clements 16 Royal Norwich Norwich +0.1 149 +5
Girls U21
Chelsea Masters 18 Highwoods St Leonard’s on Sea 4.0 162 +16
Girls U16
Georgina Mundy 15 Dunwood Manor Eastleigh 4.7 153 +7

SCOTLAND v ENGLAND SCHOOLS

Westerwood Hotel & Golf Course, Cumbernauld nr Glasgow SCOTLAND SCHOOLGIRLS v ENGLAND SCHOOLGIRLS Foursomes (1-2) Rachael Watton (Firrhill High) & Eilidh Briggs (Gryffe High) lost to Raffi Dyer (Peter Symonds Coll) & Bettany Garton (Baines Coll) 5 and 3. Lesley Atkins (Loretto School) & Alyson McKechin (Trinity High) lost to Ashley Cramond (Myton Coll) & Kirsty Condon (Sleaford High) 3 and 2. Ailsa Summers (Dundee High) & Gabrielle Macdonald (Trinity Acad) bt Katie Thompson (Peter Symonds College) & Melissa McMahon (Millfield) 3 and 2. Results from singles to come. SCOTLAND SCHOOLBOYS v ENGLAND SCHOOLBOYS Foursomes (3 ½-2 ½) Grant Forrest (Stewart's Melville Coll) & Calum Stewart (Golspie High) lost to Gavin Samuels (Redbridge Coll) & Patrick Spraggs (Framlingham Coll) 1 hole. Scott Gibson (Dumfries Acad) & Liam Johnston (St Joseph's Coll, Dumfries) bt Tom Anderson (John Henry Newman) & Ross Dickson (Enfield) 1 hole. Paul McPhee (Perth Acad) & Jamie Arthur (Kinross High) bt James Burnett (St George's Coll) & Patrick Kelly (Spalding Grammar) 2 and 1. Tom Blennerhasset (Balerno High) & Stuart Boyle (West Calder High) halved with Paul Howard (Rainford Tech) & Sean Towndrow (King George V Coll). Graeme Duncan (Calderhead High) & Simon Fairburn (Galashiels Acad) bt Levi Desmond (St Hugh's) & Kit Holmes (King Edward VII) 4 and 3. Neil Beattie (Madras Coll) & Calum McLean (Hillpark Secondary) lost to Matt Kippen (Bridgwater Coll) & Matthew Birch (Grove Coll) 6 and 5. Results from singles to come.