LONDONER LIZI MAKES TOP 10 AND ARKANSAS TECH WIN TITLE

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Londoner Lizi Sweetnam, a final-year student, helped Arkansas Tech win the team title at the Commerical Bank and Trust/UAM Classic - while she herself finished in the top 10 among a field of 48 players at Hurricane Golf and Country Club, Bryant in Arkansas.

Lizi, pictured right, had rounds of 86 and 83 for 169 and a share of ninth place over a par-72 course of 5,919yd.

Freshman team-mate Rebecka Surtevall from Stockholm tied with Whitley Patterson (Southern Arkansas) on 13-over-par 157 - weather must has been bad - and then won a sudden-death play-off for the individual title at the third extra hole.

Rebecka had rounds of 78 and 79, Whitley 79 and 78.

Arkansas Tech (651) won the team title from SW Oklahoma State (676) in a field of eight teams.

LINZI ALLAN JUST OUTSIDE TOP TEN IN DALLAS

 Scot Linzi Allan (Newman University, Wichita, Kansas) finished T11 in a field of 87 players at the DBU Classic, played at the Golf Club of Dallas in Texas.

The Ayrshire student, pictured left, had rounds of 73 and 80 for 153 over the par-72, 5,865yd course.

Team-mate Megan Birdseye from Bedfordshire finished joint 66th on 171 with scores of 83 and 88. Individual winner by a shot was Sarah Hoffman (Grand Valley State) with rounds of 69 and 77 for 146.

Newman University finished T9 in a field of 16 teams with a total of 636 - 20 shots behind the winners, Dallas Baptist.

LOUISE'S TOP-20 FINISH IN NORTH CAROLINA

Another Scot, Louise McGillivray from Banchory, Aberdeenshire, a student at Carson-Newman College in Tennessee, finished joint 20th in a field of 85 players at the Patsy Rendleman Invitational at Country Club of Salisbury, North Carolina.

Louise, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, had rounds of 78 and 81 for 159 - 14 shots behind the winner, Lindsay McGetrick (North Carolina State) who scored 73 and 72 for one-over-par 145 to win by one shot.

Newberry College were the team winners with a total of 601 - 18 ahead of runners-up Carson-Newman in a field of 15 teams.

LIZZI LEADS THE BRITS IN SAINT LEO INVITATIONAL

 
Lizzi Over from Lincolnshire, a senior student at Barry University, Miami, finished joint 34th in a field of 89 players at the Saint Leo Invitational at Lake Jovita Golf Club, Florida.

Lizzi, pictured left, scored 77 and 84 for 161. Jessica Bradley (Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida) from Devon shared 43rd place on 163 with scores of 82 and 81.

Florida Tech freshman Rachael Polson from Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, tied for 62nd place with scores of 88 and 87 for 175.

Individual winner with a birdie at a third play-off hole was Elia Folch Sola (Seminole State) who had tied with Florida Tech's Jessica Hook on 148 over a par-72, 6063yd course. Elia had a pair of 74s, Jessica scored 75-73.

Hosts Saint Leo (609) won the team honours by two shots from Florida Southern with Seminole State (620) third and Barry (623) fourth. Florida Tech (652) tied for 10th place in a field of 14 teams.

Rosie Davies (Indiana), a sophomore student from London, finished joint 39th in a field of 77 players at the Hoosier Fall Invitational at Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel in Indiana.

Over a par-72 course of 6196yd, Rosie scored 81, 81 and 77 for 239. Hannah Lovelock (Missouri) from Surrey shared 57th place on 246, made up of scores of 81, 78 and 87.

Becca Huffer (Notre Dame) was the individual winner by three shots with scores of 76, 73 and 71 for 220.

Eastern Michigan (912) pipped Notre Dame by a single shot for the team title. Indiana (926) were fifth and Missouri (951) ninth in a field of 13 teams.

JODI EWART FINISHES THIRD ON FLORIDA WOMEN'S PRO TOUR

SUNCOAST LADIES SERIES

Grande Pines golf course, Central Florida

FINAL TOTALS

Par 216 (3x72)

1 Benedikte GROTVEDT Nesbru, Norway 68-75-71--214 ($2,000).

2 Jacqui CONCOLINO Orlando, Florida 71-75-70--216 ($1,000).

3 Jodi EWART North Yorkshire, England 71-77-73--221 ($700). pictured right

T4 Cindy Feng Orlando, Florida 75-74-73--222 (amateur)

T4 Veronica FELIBERT Caracas, Venezuela 71-72-79--222 ($600).

T6 Jackie BARENBORG Vero Beach, Florida76-77-72--225 ($487.50).

T6 Courtney HARTER Clearwater, Florida 77-74-74--225 ($487.50).

T8 Ginger HOWARD Bradenton, Florida 79-74-74--227 ($110).

T8 Misun CHO South Korea 72-77-78--227 ($110).

T8 Sara-Maude JUNEAU Quebec, Canada 76-75-76--227 ($110).

T8 Martina GAVIER Cordoba, Argentina 73-73-81--227 ($110).

OUTSIDE THE PRIZEMONEY 

12 Cassandra BLANEY Championsgate, Florida 78-73-79--230

13 Rebecca DURHAM St Simons Island, Georgia 75-81-78--234 

14 Sarah ALMOND Albemarle, North Carolina 76-75-84--235 

T15 Britney HAMILTON Lake Orion, Michigan 82-72-84--238

T15 Iris OCARIZA Pearl City, Hawaii 79-76-83--238

T17 Jillian FRACCOLA Fort Myers, Florida 80-84-76--240 

T17 Lisa MELDRUM Montreal, Canada 82-83-75--240 

T17 Susan MARTIN Norcross, Georgia 84-76-80--240

20 Noriko NAKAZAKI Hanover Park, Illinois 79-82-84--245 

21 Liz Li China 84-82-82--248 (amateur)

22 Minhee PARK Tieton, Washington 82-89-83--254

23 Olivia Crispin Orlando, Florida 84-89-91--264 (amateur)

Withdrew: Alainna STEFAN Dearborn, Michigan 86-79-wd

Withdrew: Rebecca SAMUELSSON Gothenburg, Sweden 78-82-wd

JUDIE LEWIS INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION AT LA MANGA CHALLENGE

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Hampshire golfer Judie Lewis was crowned the individual champion of the hugely successful 2nd English Women’s Golf La Manga Club Challenge in Spain.
The Hockley golfer was recognised at the gala dinner, when the other prizewinners were also honoured. They included Kent’s Linda Berriman and Claire Green of Rochester and Cobham Park who won the four-ball, better-ball competition.
Judie, who plays off seven, won the 36-hole individual Stableford with a total of 63 points after two steady rounds on the North course. She was two points clear of last year’s winner, Carol Duncumb (Rothley Park) and Diane Pickersgill (Shooters Hill), and wins a 500-euro holiday voucher for the La Manga Club.
“I am absolutely thrilled, but winning a prize is just the icing on the cake,” said Judie.
“This week has been fantastic, we’ve had a wonderful time. The girls are all very friendly and it’s lovely to play golf with women like this – you become such good friends straight away.
“There’s a great mix of people and handicaps right across the board and we have had great fun. I can highly recommend it.”
The Challenge, which has attracted women golfers from all over the country, included four days of competition which ended with a four-ball, better-ball. Claire Green repeated her success of last year when, helped by new partner Linda Berriman, she again took first prize.
Earlier in the week, Claire and Linda joined Kent colleagues Kam Cheema and Carole Mathieson to win the team prize – just as they did last year.
The La Manga Club is EWGA’s official overseas partner.
RESULTS
36-hole individual Stableford on the North course
63 Judie Lewis (Hockley) won a 500-euro La Manga Club holiday voucher
61 Carol Duncumb (Rothley Park)ocb, won a Spicers hamper
61 Diane Pickersgill (Shooters Hill) won a set of Levante Lebeche waterproofs
57 Betty Sherwood (West Sussex) won a Volvo car for a weekend
55 Kam Cheema (Redlibbets) won a PING luggage set
54 Carole Mathieson (Redlibbets) ocb, won Titleist ProVI balls and a One Up Golf voucher
54 Margaret Jeffs (Redlibbets) ocb, won a bottle of Piper-Heidsieck Champagne and a One Up Golf voucher

Four-ball, better-ball on South course
42 pts Linda Berriman and Claire Green (Rochester and Cobham Park) each won a pair of MyJoy shoes
40 Ann Hazelwood and Michelle Underwood (Fingle Glen) each won a PING putter
39 Kathy Hunt and Gay Mulvey (The Leicestershire) each won a bottle of Piper-Heidsieck Champagne

Four-ball team event on West course
(Best two scores to count on each hole; all four scores to count on par-3s)
86 Kam Cheema, Carole Mathieson (both Redlibbets), Claire Green, Linda Berriman (Rochester and Cobham Park), each won a Junge jacket from Compass Clothing
84 Ray Grint, Margaret Jeffs, Annie Idle, Elaine Coomber (all Redlibbets), each won a box of Titleist ProVI balls
83 Kay Bone, Frances Payne (both Upminster), Lesley Mifsud, Belinda Martin (both Eaton), each won a EWGA ballmarker set from Surprizeshop


Lyndsey Hewison
Press and PR Officer
ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION

RACHAEL WATTON BEST OF BRITISH/IRISH IN STANFORD TOURNEYT

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Scotland international Rachael Watton, a freshman student at the University of Denver, was the highest-placed British/Irish finisher in the recent Stanford Intercollegiate women's tournament over the Stanford University golf course in California.
Rachael, pictured, had rounds of 73, 70 and 73 over the par-72, 6,147yd course for a three-over-par total of 216, which earned her a share of 30th place.
The Scot was the best of the Denver team with team-mate Sarah Faller from Galway coming next in joint 47th place on 219 with scores of 74, 68 and 77.
Curtis Cup player Sally Watson from Edinburgh, a student at Stanford, started well enough with a one-under-par 70 but three double bogeys over the next 36 holes, including two in a second-round 77, and one in a closing 76, left her well down the final totals in joint 61st place with a total of 10-over-par 223.
England's Raphaela Dyer (Oregon) finished 67th in a field of 90 players with scores of 76, 74 and 75 for a total of 225.
UCLA (942) won the team title ahead of Vanderbilt (845) and Washington (847). Hosts Stanford could do no better than T10 with 874 while Watton and Faller received poor support from the rest of the Denver team, and they finished 15th of 16 with a total of 881.
At the sharp end of the tournament SooBin Kin (Washington) was the winner with three great rounds of 66, 68 and 66 for 12-under-par 200, winning by two shots from UCLA's Stephanie Kono who shot 67, 69 and 66 for 202.

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LOUISE KENNEY SWEEPS TO SLGA ORDER OF MERIT TITLE FOR SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS

Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), who won her first Scottish Ladies’ Championship at Machrihanish in May, has regained the Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association’s Order of Merit title.
The primary school teacher had a terrific season. In addition to the National title, she also won the East of Scotland and Fife County Championships and finished third at the Helen Holm Scottish Open Stroke-play Championship at Troon.
She also made her Great Britain and Ireland debut in the Vagliano Trophy match against the Continent of Europe in Wales in June – and now has her sights set on next year’s Curtis Cup at Nairn.
Kenney, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, won the SLGA Order of Merit title for a first time in 2009 and, this year, she amassed 2,375 points to finish comfortably ahead of second placed Pamela Pretswell (Bohwell Castle).
Pretswell, who missed several events because of university commitments, still gained 1,800 points in what could be her final amateur season. She has entered the Ladies’ European Tour qualifying school early next year.
Eildih Briggs (Kilmacolm), who retained the SLGA’s Girls’ Order of Merit title, finished third on the senior list with 1,647 points. The teenager finished runner-up to Kenney in the Scottish Women’s Championship and made her senior team debut at September’s Home Internationals.
Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), who highlighted her season with a record fourth straight win in the Scottish Junior Open Strokeplay Championship, was defending the Order of Merit title but slipped to eighth with 1,053 points.

2011 SLGA ORDER OF MERIT FINAL POINTS TOTALS
1 Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) 2375
2 Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 1800
3 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 1646.5
4 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 1476
5 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 1459
6 Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 1290
7 Sally Watson (Elie and Earlsferry) 1073
8 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 1053
9 Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 1050
10 Rachael Taylor (Hartl Golf Resort) 895
11 Rebecca Wilson (Grange, Monifieth) 725
12 Martine Pow (Selkirk) 690
13 Susan Wood Drumpellier 690
14 Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies) 632
15 Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) 624
16 Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) 620
17 Alison Davidson (Stirling) 605
18 Susan Jackson (Ladybank) 602
19 Tara MacTaggart Minto 555
20 Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) 551
21 Clara Young (North Berwick) 549
22 Louise MacGregor (Falkirk) 440
23 Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 435
24 Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 410
25 Cara Gruber (Royal Dornnoch) 399
26 Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) 390
27 Sara Bishop (Windyhill) 380
28 Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 354
29 Jordana Graham (Southerness) 350
30 Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Co) 343
31 Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 330
32 Karen Marshall (Baberton) 330
33 Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe) 310
34 Lesley Atkins (Gullane) 290
35 Nichola Ferguson (Clober) 275
36 Laura Murray (Alford) 258
37 Mary Smith (Tain) 250
38 Sammy Vass (Tain) 250
39 Ashley Smith (Monifieth) 240
40 Heather Munro (Monifieth) 233
41 Danielle Ker (The Roxburghe) 225
42 Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey) 224
43 Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 211
44 Lesley Lloyd (Hayston) 200
T45 Andrea Bowie (Monifieth) 175
Claire McGinley (Thornhill) 175
Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) 175
48 Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) 160
T49 Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) 150
Margaret McGregor (Dumfries and Co) 150
51 Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New) 148
52 Stephanie Crolla (Muckhart) 138
53 Jennifer Linklater (Largs) 135
54 Emma Greenlees (Dumfries and Galloway) 125
55 Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 124
56 Eleanor Tunn (Reay) 123
T57 Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) 113
Alison Goodwin (Glenbervie) 113
59 Jenny Potter (Cathkin Braes) 110
T60 Ailsa Bain (Peebles) 100
Jenny Milne (Elgin) 100
Donna Pocock (Murcar Links) 100
Katie Reid (Monifieth) 100
T64 Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride) 75
Claire Penman (Carnoustie Ladies) 75
Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) 75
Keren Ward (The Glen) 75
70 Rachel Polson (Peterculter) 70
T71 Elaine Allison (Stirling) 50
Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) 50
Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) 50
Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse) 50
Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) 50
Angela Devine (Hamilton) 50
Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) 50
Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) 50
Alexis Hutton (Falkirk Tryst) 50
Donna Jackson (Cochrane Castle) 50
Helen Kerr (Dumfries and Galloway) 50
Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 50
Jillian Milne (Craigie Hill) 50
Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) 50
Mary-Lou Renton (Gifford) 50
Anne Ryan (Tain) 50
Anna Telfer (Milngavie) 50
Leanne Wilson (Kelso) 50
89 Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) 48

STEPHANIE MEADOW SCORES FOURTH US COLLEGE TOUR WIN

FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA WOMEN'S GOLF WEBSITEKNOXVILLE, Tennessee - The Alabama women's golf team earned its first victory of the 2011-12 season against one of the nation's most difficult fields with a four-shot win at the Mercedes-Benz SEC/Pac-12 Challenge on Sunday at the par-72, 6,447-yard Holston Hills Country Club.
The Crimson Tide shot one-over-par 865 to edge No. 1 UCLA by four strokes. The Tide carded a final-round 4-over 292 while the Bruins shot 291 to finish at 869. Auburn was third at 879 followed by Tennessee and Southern California tied for fourth at 880.
"I don't think there is any doubt that UCLA is the standard this year," Alabama head coach Mic Potter said. "To beat them is always an accomplishment and an honor. We wanted to make sure we played every shot with confidence and commitment and not worrying about what anyone else is doing. We wanted to take care of ourselves, and we did that today."
Sophomore Stephanie Meadow, from Jordanstown, Northern Ireland, set an Alabama record with the fourth tournament victory of her young career. She shot even-par 72 on Sunday to finish at five-under 211 and edge Vanderbilt's Lauren Stratton by two shots. Meadow won her fourth medalist honour in just her 15th career tournament in crimson and white.
The victory was the first of the 2011-12 season for Meadow, who won three times last spring on her way to SEC Freshman of the Year and first-team All-America honours.
"Steph (Stephanie Meadow) needed to make a couple of changes in her golf swing to be the great player she wants to be, and that is what she has been working on early in the year," Potter said.
"Those little swing changes have really helped her. I have never seen her hit the ball as well as she is right now. Then to be able to put it under pressure and see it hold makes me feel like she has arrived again."
Alabama received solid play throughout its lineup this weekend with four players in the top 24 to help propel the Tide to victory. Junior Jennifer Kirby finished tied for 18th at 2-over-par 218 while sophomore Hannah Collier was tied for 20th at 219 and freshman Johanna Tillström tied for 24th at 220. Senior Brooke Pancake was just to shots behind that at 222 to place tied for 34th.
During Sunday's 4-over-par round of 292 that clinched the win, Meadow and Kirby led the way with even-par rounds of 72 with Tillström shooting 73 and Pancake 75. Collier was UA's drop score with a 76.
The Mercedes-Benz SEC/Pac-12 Challenge was Alabama's final event of the fall schedule. The spring slate kicks off on Feb. 26-28 at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate at English Turn in New Orleans.
Freshman Daniela Lendl also competed as an individual for the Tide, posting a tie for 89th at 234 following rounds of 75, 78 and 81.
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