KEY PERFORMANCE BY NORTH STUDENT AT WEXFORD, USA

                                          Kyle Godsman in action at Wexford Golf Club.

KYLE GODSMAN FROM HOPEMAN 

FINISHES 3rd, HELPS USC AIKEN WIN

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It was University of South Carolina-Aiken's consistency in the face of drastic changes in weather conditions on Monday that allowed the Pacers to bolt to a six-stroke lead over Charleston Southern after the first round of the ninth annual Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate golf tournament at Wexford Golf Club.
That same consistency on Tuesday carried USC Aiken to a one-shot victory over late-charging Presbyterian on a gorgeous afternoon on Hilton Head Island.
The Pacers, led by third-place finisher Kyle Godsman, a senior-year student from Hopeman, Morayshire in Scotland, followed up Monday's rounds of 297 and 296 with a 295. 
That was just enough to hold off the Blue Hose, who shot a tournament-best even-par 288.
"Anytime you can win, that's great," USC Aiken coach Michael Carlisle said. 
"Especially on this golf course. This is a great golf course. There's a lot of good teams here, too. It gives us a lot of confidence. And you can always use more confidence in this game."
The victory was the second of the season for USC Aiken. The Pacers also won the Firestone Invitational in October at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.
Godsman had rounds of 74, 72 and 71 for a 54-hole total of one-over-par 217 to finish third individually, five shots behind the winner, and all five USCA golfers finished 22nd or better in the 90-player field.
"We were pretty consistent. It was a real team event," Carlisle said. "Everybody contributed something. If a team goes out there and three of the guys feel like they've got to carry all of the weight, it's hard on them. It's a lot of pressure on them.
"But everybody contributed, everybody shot a score that counted. That's real important in team golf."
First-round leader Davis Parker's 2-under-par 70 led PC's final-round charge, but his two-day total of 71-72-70--213 was only good for second individually, as well.
That's because Virginia Commonwealth University's Adam Ball shot a course-record 66 on Tuesday to seize the individual medalist honours. The sophomore from Richmond, Virginia, who was playing the course for the first time, broke the mark of the 2013 individual champion, Troy Valentine of South Florida, by two strokes.
"Everything (was working)," Ball said. "I hit the ball really well and I made a few putts early to start everything off and I never looked back. I was confident. I hit the ball really well (Monday). I made 10 birdies. ... I just made too many mistakes. But today, I kept the mistakes to a minimum."
Ball, who made six birdies and no bogeys Tuesday, enjoyed the Wexford layout. And the weather.
"This is my kind of golf course -- short and tight and tough greens," Ball said.
 "It suited my eye really well and it showed. I love it down here. It's nice to get out of the snow for a little while."
Notes: USC Aiken previously won the tournament in 2006 and 2009. ... USC Aiken's Brandon Robinson-Thompson is a a junior from Totland Bay, England. He finished T9 on 223 (71-75-77) VCU's Steffen Harm, a sophomore from Gerlingen, Germany, had a hole-in-one on the 180-yard third hole.
Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate
Monday-Tuesday at Wexford Golf Club
Final Round
Team scores
1. USC Aiken 297-296-295--888
2. Presbyterian 300-301-288--889
3. Charleston Southern 299-300-295--894
4. Virginia Commonwealth 300-305-290--895
T5. Radford 306-296-296--898
T5. Austin Peay 298-309-291--898
T7. Francis Marion 304-302-294--900
T7. Elon 294-307-299--900
9. Wofford 308-300-295--903
10. DePaul 307-302-302--911
11. Campbell 308-317-292--917
12. William and Mary 306-301-316--923
13. Cleveland State 303-316-321--940
14. Richmond 306-309-326--941
15. Dayton 315-320-311--946
16. Ohio 316-316-316--948
17. High Point 324-313-313--950
Individual Top 10 and Ties
1. Adam Ball, Virginia Commonwealth 73-73-66--212
2. Davis Parker, Presbyterian 71-72-70--213
3. Kyle Godsman, USC Aiken 74-72-71--217
T4. Will DiLanni, Elon 71-79-71--221
T4. Marco Iten, Austin Peay 72-78-71--221
T6. Craig Hornberger, Campbell 77-74-71--222
T6. Alex Hicks, William and Mary 75-72-75--222
T6. Jarrett Swan, Charleston Southern 76-72-74--222
T9. Callum Tarren, Radford 75-74-74--223
T9. Ross Thomson, Charleston Southern 73-75-75--223
T9. Brandon Robinson-Thompson, USC Aiken 71-75-777--223
T9. Andrew Nowak, Wofford 77-75-71--223
T9. David Deninger, Charleston Southern 75-74-74--223
T9. Carter Davis, Presbyterian 74-74-75--223
T9. Amanjyot SR, Campbell 71-79-71--223
T9. Jonathan DiLanni, Elon 76-73-74--223

Read more here: http://www.islandpacket.com/2014/02/18/2956854/usc-aiken-wins-wexford-intecollegiate.html#storylink=cpy

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EMILY AIRD MAKES TOP 30 IN LADY

 RATTLER INVITATIONAL IN TEXAS

Perth's Emily Aird, a freshman student at Newman University, Wichitaw in Kansas, finished T29 in a field of 93 players at the Lady Rattler Invitational college tournament at Dominion Country Club, San Antonio in Texas.
Emily, pictured, had rounds of 83 and 78 for 161.
Team-mate Alex Patton, a freshman from Chippenham, shot 84-82 for 166.
Winner by a staggering nine shots after a brilliant second-round 64 (13 shots better than her first round) was Haley Haught (St Edwards University).
St Edwards (599) won the team title ahead of Tarleton State (618). Newman finished 12th on 657

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PERTH STUDENT MAKES TOP 30 IN TEXAS

Emily Aird from Perth, a freshman student at Newman University,  Wichita, Kansas, finished joint 29th in a field of 93 players at the Lady Rattler Invitational women's college golf tournament at Dominion Country Club, San Antonio, Texas on Tuesday.

Emily had rounds of 83 and 78 for 161 and finished 20 shots behind the winner by nine, Haley Haught (St Edwards) (77-64).

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SOUTHEND STUDENT'S BEST YET ON US COLLEGE CIRCUIT

Dulcie Sverdloff, from Southend, in action for Kennesaw State University

DULCIE SVERDLOFF FINISHES THIRD 
 
Kennesaw State University student Dulcie Sverdloff, a 19-year-old freshman from Southend, produced her best performance so far on the American women's college circuit with a third-place finish in the JU Amelia Island Collegiate 54-hole tournament at Amelia National Golf Club, Fernandina Beach, Florida.
Dulcie had rounds of 73, 69 and 70 for a total of four-under-par 212 - four shots behind the title play-off participants, Tiffany Chan (Daytona State) (71-66-71) and Camila Serrano (Florida International) (67-66-75), who had tied on eight-under 208.
Serrano, a freshman from Bogota, Colombia, won the sudden-death play-off.
Sverdloff overtook two other English players on the final day when she had birdies at the sixth, eighth, 10th, 14th and 16th in halves of 35. On the downside, Dulcie had a double bogey 6 at the 13th.
Irish stroke-play champion Meghan MacLaren (Florida International) finished fourth on 215 with scores of 69, 71 and 75.
Meghan birdied the fourth and long 15th
Team-mate Sophie Godley from Worksop, Nottinghamshire had deteriorating rounds of 67, 71 and 78 for fifth place on 216. She had no birdies in her final round which included double bogey 6s at the first and fourth. Bogeys at the 16th and 18th cost her fourth place.A fourth English player in the field of 78 players, Nicola Haynes (James Madison University), a freshman from Newcastle, finished 22nd on 226 with scores of 70, 77 and 79. She too had no birdies in her final round and had a double bogey 6 at the 14th, covering her last eight holes in five over par.
Consolation for MacLaren and Godley was Florida International's runaway win in the team event, contested by 14 squads.
Florida International (859) won by 12 shots from Kennesaw State (871) with Daytona State (890) third, Jacksonille (894) fourth, Winthrop (895) fifth and James Madison (904) sixth.

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          Stephanie Meadow ... in final year at Alabama University


STEPHANIE MEADOW WINS FOR NINTH 

TIME ON US COLLEGE CIRCUIT
 
Former British champion Stephanie Meadow, a student at Alabama University, hit peak form with a second, four-under-par 68 in a row - covering a half in only 31 shots - to finish joint individual winner of the Lady Puerto Rico Classic college tournament at Rio Mar Country Club, San Juan.
The 22-year-old from Jordanstown, Northern Ireland has spent most of the last decade in America.
A final-year student at Alabama, the Curtis Cup player  shot rounds of 75, 68 and 68 for a total of five-under-par 211 to tie with overnight leader Aurora Kim (Purdue) who had scores of 71, 68 and 72. There was no play-off.
Meadow had 13 birdies in all and has now won nine times on the US college circuit, three times more than any other player in Alabama University women's golf history.
After a slow start - by her standards - to the 54 hole tournament, she covered the last two rounds in eight under par and the final 51 holes of the competition in nine under.
She played the second nine first in her final round and covered the half in a bogey-free 31 shots with five birdies.
Carnoustie's Jess Meek (Missouri University), who had a second-round 70 after an opening 79, slipped back again with a closing 78 for a share of 34th place on 227.
Meek started at the 13th and bogeyed the 14th, 16th, 18th and first holes before she had her only birdie, at the long fourth.
Her woes returned with a bogey at the fifth and a double bogey 7 at the long eighth.
Scots-born Rachael Taylor (North Carolina State) never got into the mix with rounds of 81, 79 and 78 for 238 and a share of 68th place in a field of 81 players. Rachael had two double bogeys and three birdies in a span of eight holes in her closing round.
Arkansas University, with three players in the leading six finishers, won the team title by a big margin. They totalled 867 to head a field of 15 teams from GRU Augusta (881), Northwestern (886), Auburn (891), Georgia (892) and three teams on 893 - Alabama, Purdue and NC State.

HACIENDA DEL ALAMO FEBRUARY FESTIVAL

MURCIA OPEN (36 holes) FINAL SCORES

 

Two very enjoyable days despite the low numbers, with the weather reasonably kind, although overcast and a little chilly. However, bearing in mind the UK winter, many of the girls felt it was almost tropical!!!
Scroll down past prizewinners to view all the scores

 

List of Prizewinners:-

U-16 Net Winner – Elisa Corcoran (14) from Grange G.C.

U-16 Net Runner-Up – Megan Graham (13) from La Grande Mare

U-16 Scratch Winner – Georgia Oboh (4) from Bury

U-16 Scratch Runner-Up – Rachel Thompson (8) from Cork

Ladies Scratch Winner – Ailish Thompson (5) from Cork

Ladies Net Winner – Liz Corcoran (23) from Grange G.C.

 

Seniors Winner – Mary Maclaren (5) from Welligborough

Seniors Runner-Up – Di Hudson (9) from Royal Guernsey

Seniors 3^rd Place – Irene Campbell (23) from Hacienda

 Seniors 4^th Place – Karen Dawson (24) from Fleetwood

Seniors 5^th Place – Gill Gardiner (27) from Fleetwood

All the best from sunny Spain !

LEE HARRINGTON

ALL THE MURCIA OPEN SCORES                                                            
UNDER 16 CATEGORY    HCP    HOME CLUB    R1 GR    R1 NET    R2 GR    R2 NET    TOT GR    TOT NET
OBOH, GEORGIA    4    BURY    82    78    79    75    161    153
CORCORAN, ELISA    14    GRANGE G.C.    79    65    86    72    165    137
THOMPSON, RACHEL    8    CORK    91    83    83    75    174    158
BALLAY, STEPHANIE    7    ROYAL GUERNSEY    88    81    86    79    174    160
GRAHAM, MEGAN    13    LA GRANDE MARE    92    79    92    79    184    158
MACLAREN, REBECCA    14    WELLINGBOROUGH    97    83    100    86    197    169
                               
                               
LADIES CATEGORY    HCP    HOME CLUB    R1 GR    R1 NET    R2 GR    R2 NET    TOT GR    TOT NET
 
THOMPSON, AILISH    5    CORK    78    73    76    71    154    144
TAYLOR, AMELIA    6    ST ANNES OLD LINKS    92    86    94    88    186    174
CORCORAN, LIZ    23    GRANGE G.C.    98    75    94    71    192    146
                               
                               
SENIORS CATEGORY    HCP    HOME CLUB    R1 PTS    R2 PTS    TOT PTS           
MACLAREN, MARY    5    WELLINGBOROUGH    25    32    57           
HUDSON, DIANA    9    ROYAL GUERNSEY    21    30    51           
CAMPBELL, IRENE    23    HACIENDA DEL ALAMO    26    25    51           
DAWSON, KAREN    24    FLEETWOOD    26    23    49           
GARDINER, GILL    27    FLEETWOOD    22    26    48           
CULLEN, ANNE    15    OMAGH    23    25    48           
HARDIE, GINNY    25    FLEETWOOD    19    25    44           
ANDERSON, SUSAN    15    OMAGH    27    17    44           
LEE, AUDREY    21    FLEETWOOD    19    24    43           
FORREST, SUSAN    20    FLEETWOOD    18    23    41           
BICHARD, JOAN    11    ROYAL GUERNSEY    23    17    40           
FAULKNER, CHRISTINE    19    HACIENDA DEL ALAMO    15    20    35           
MARR, LINDA    23    FLEETWOOD    17    15    32