SUSAN WOOD FIGHTS BACK FROM FOUR DOWN - LOSES TO A BIRDIE

 Leading Lanarkshire prizewinners: L to R - Dorothy Loudon, Kirsten Brown, Susan Wood, Jenny Potter and Francis McCaughey. Picture by Jean Macintyre.

 

JENNY POTTER IS NEW  LANARKSHIRE 

COUNTY CHAMPION AT STRATHAVEN


Jenny Potter (Cathkin Braes), playing in her second Lanarkshire county final - she lost her first at Bothwell Castle in 2012, got her hands on the trophy today by beating former champion Susan Wood (Drumpellier) by one hole in the final at Strathaven GC.

The final was played in torrential rain but Potter got off to a flying start with wins at the first, second, fifth and sixth to be four up before Wood rallied to square the match by winning the 10th, 12th (birdie), 13th and 15th.
Jenny Potter, pictured above with the trophy by Jean Macintyre, regained the lead with a birdie at the par-5 16th - her second of the round - and the last two holes were halved.
Jenny beat the No 1 seed, Emma Caddow, earlier in the match-play. She was the No 8 qualifier while Susan Wood was the No 10 qualifier.
Wood was also beaten in last year's final
Potter was a one-hole winner over Kirsten Brown (Strathaven), at No 5 the highest surviving seed, in the morning semi-finals.
In the other tie, Wood scored a 7 and 5 victory over the 1985 champion Pat Hutton (Lanark).
Potter and Wood teamed up to win the 2012 Scottish women's foursomes title. 
Today's results:
SEMI-FINALS
 Jenny Potter (Cathkin Braes) bt Kirsten Brown (Strathaven) 1 hole.
Susan Wood (Drumpellier) bt Pat Hutton (Lanark) 7 and 5.
FINAL
Potter bt Wood 1 hole.

The Bronze Trophy was won by Mary Francis McCaughley (Drumpellier)
She beat Dorothy Loudon (Strathaven) by 3 and 1 in the final.

US COLLEGE TOURNAMENT NEWS ROUND-UP

BRADLEY SHARES FOURTH PLACE IN
  
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CH/SHIP

Coatbridge's former Scottish boy international golfer Eamon Bradley, pictured, a second-year student at Southeastern Louisiana University, finished joint

fourth in a field of 60 players at the Southland Conference Championship at Stonebridge Ranch Country Club, McKinney in Texas.

He had scores of 73, 70 and 75 for a two-over-par total of 218 over the long 7,346yd par 72 course. He finished eight shots behind the winner by one, Zach Cabra (Sam Houston State) (69-69-72 for six-under 210)..

Bradley's Scottish team-mate, Lawrence Allan from Alva finished joint 31st on 233 with scores of 78, 77 and 78.
Sam Houston State (878) won the team title ahead of SE Louisiana (884) in a field of 12 teams.
+Bradley scored his first win on the US college circuit about 13 months ago.

DAVID BOOTE MAKES TOP 20 IN PAC 12

David Boote (Stanford University), a second-year student from Surrey, finished T16 in a field of 70 players at the four-round Pac 12 Men's Championship at Marana, Arizona.
Over a par-72 course of 7,349yd, David, pictured left, had rounds of 72, 75, 74 and 73 for a total of 11-over 294 - 13 shots behind the winner by two, team-mate Patrick Rodgers (71-65-73-72 for seven-under 281).
Stanford (1438) won the team title ahead of Washington (1453) and California (1467) in a field of 12 teams.

TOMACZ FROM HERTS FINISHES THIRD

IN OHIO VALLEY CHAMPIONSHIP

In the Ohio Valley Conference Championship at The Shoals, Alabama, Tomasz Anderson (Jacksonville State), a junior from Hertfordshire, finished third in a field of 55 players over the par-72, 7,187yd course.
Tomasz, pictured above, scored 70-69 for a total of 139, only three shots behind the winner, Marco Iten (Austin Peay State) who had a pair of 68s for eight-under 136.
He won by one shot from one of Anderson's team-mates, Camilo Aguado (68-69 for 137)
Jacksonville State (567) won the team title ahead of Austin Peay State (573) in a field of 11 teams.

GRAY TIES FIFTH IN SUN BELT CH/SHIP

 

Jonathan (J J) Grey (Georgia State), a 6ft 5in sophomore student from Gravesend, Kent, finished joint fifth in a field of 50 players at the Sun Belt Conference Championship at Grand Bear Country Club, Saucier, Missouri.
Grey, pictured above, scored 71, 70 and 72 for a threeunder-par total of 213 over the par-72, 7,072yd courese.
The winner, by three shots, was Stuart Smallwood (Texas State) with rounds of 68, 68 and 72 for eight-under 208.
Georgia State (863) headed a field of 10 teams.

BEN TAYLOR BEST OF BRITS IN SEC

CHAMPIONSHIP AT SEA ISLAND

Five British students in the field of 70 players at the SEC Men's Championship at Sea Island Golf Club, Georgia - and they all finished behind the winner by seven shots, Bobby Wyatt (Alabama) who had three great rounds, 65, 61 and 66 over a par-70 course of 7,005yd. His total was professional standard - 18 under par 192.
Ben Taylor (Louisiana State), pictured, a third-year student from Leatherhead, Surry, finished T13 on 208 with scores of 68, 72 and 68.
Ben Stow (Kentucky), a junior from Salisbury) finished T26 on 211 (71-71-69).
Scot Euan Walker (Missouri), a freshman from Troon, finished T36 on 214 with scores of 74,70 and 71.
Tom Brown (Mississippi), a senior from Hertfordshire) finished T60 on 221 with rounds of 74, 75 and 72.
Harrison Greenberry (Kentucky), a sophomore from Devon, finished 62nd on 222 with scores of 73, 79 and 70.
Alabama (806) won the team title comfortably from Louisiana State (822) with Auburn (829) third.
Missouri (842) finished T6 in a field of 14 with Kentucky (844) eight. Mississippi (875) finished last/

JUNIOR HIGHLIGHT AT LANCASHIRE VENUE THIS WEEKEND

                            

England Golf fielding four strong teams in  FAIRHAVEN NATIONS CUP  England Golf has named four strong teams, each comprising two boys and a girl, including internationals, to compete for the Nations Cup at the Fairhaven Trophies at Fairhaven Golf Club, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, from May 2 to 4. Team One will include Sophie Keech (Parkstone, Dorset), Marco Penge (Goodwood, Sussex) and Bradley Moore (Kedleston Park, Derbyshire). Team Two will be Sophie Lamb (Clitheroe, Lancashire), Matty Lamb (Hexham, Northumberland) and Jack Storey (Alnmouth, Northumberland).  Team Three will comprise Eloise Healey (West Lancs), Jonathan Thomson (Lindrick, Yorkshire) and Billy Spooner (Boston, Lincolnshire) while Team Four will combine Hollie Muse (West Lancs), Jamie Li (Bath, Somerset) and Oliver Farrell (Evesham, Worcestershire). In Team One: Sophie Keech, 17, (image © Leaderboard Photography) won the 2013 English girls’ championship, to add to her English schools' and South West girls’ titles. She was a member of England’s winning team at the Girls’ Home Internationals.  Penge, 15, will be the defending champion at Fairhaven after beating Scotland’s Bradley Neil in a four-hole play-off for the title last year. So far this year Penge has finished runner-up in the Darwin Salver and tied third in the McEvoy Trophy while he is the reigning English under 15 and under 16 champion. Moore, 16, finished runner-up in the recent McEvoy Trophy while in 2013 he won the European Young Masters, was runner-up to Penge in the under 16 championship and reached the semi-finals of the British Boys. In Team Two: Sophie Lamb, 16, is the defending girls’ champion at Fairhaven. She was leading points scorer in England’s winning team at the 2013 Girls’ Home Internationals and represented GB and I in the junior Vagliano Trophy. Matty Lamb, 16, is an under 16 international who won the Scottish under 14 title in 2012 and finished runner-up in the English version. He won the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters last year and finished fifth in the recent McEvoy Trophy. Storey, 18, another under 16 cap, was England under 16 champion in 2012 and stepped up to boy international last year. Finished equal sixth in this year’s McEvoy Trophy. In Team Three: Eloise Healey, 16, won the 2013 English schools’ U16 girls’ title and had top five finishes in last season’s Scottish U16 girls’ and the Fairhaven Trophies. Thomson, 18, has also been capped at under 16 level and finished third in last year’s Fairhaven Trophy. He is a past North of England under 16 champion and tied third in the recent Darwin Salver. Spooner, 16, is also an under 16 cap, having finished tied second to Penge in last year’s English Under 16 Championship, runner-up in the Canadian Junior Challenge and fourth in the North of England Under 16 Championship. In Team Four: Hollie Muse, 14, won the 2013 Royal Birkdale ladies’ scratch trophy and the girls’ U14 title at the North of England U16 championship. She was the 2012 English U13 girls’ champion.  Li, 17, who lost a playoff for last year’s English Under 18 Championship, is also an under 16 cap. He finished equal fourth in the 2013 Daily Telegraph Junior Championship and tied sixth in the recent McEvoy Trophy. Farrell, 17, has finished fifth and third in the past two Junior County Champions Tournament and was tied eighth in this year’s McEvoy Trophy. The Nations Cup is contested over the first two rounds of the 72-hole Fairhaven Trophies with all three scores to count on each day. England are past winners of the Nations Cup but finished third behind winners Scotland last year. Press Office England Golf pr@englandgolf.org 01526 354500

SMALL FIELD SO FAR FOR MURCAR LINKS NEXT WEDNESDAY

LATE ENTRIES ACCEPTED FOR PAUL 

LAWRIE LADIES TARTAN TOUR EVENT

Late entries are being accepted from lady professionals and single-figure handicap amateurs for the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre Ladies' Tartan Tour 36-hole event at Murcar Links GC next week (May 8-9).

The PGA in Scotland number to call to file a late entry is: 01767 661840
Saltire Energy, through its supremo, Aberdeen man Mike Loggie, are the tournament's major sponsors. 

The total prize fund is £6,000 with the winner receiving £2,500 unless she is an amateur, in which case her prize, under the Rules of Amateur Status, would be limited to a voucher with a maximum value of £500.
Approximately, the top 10 aggregates will win money or prize vouchers.

There is a £25,000 special prize, put up by the Atholl Hotel, Aberdeen management, for the first player, pro or amateur, to hole her tee shot at Murcar Links' short fifth hole over the two days of the competition.
Bill Hogg of the sponsors stresses that there will be TWO prizes of £100 for nearest-the-pin tee shots at the short fifth in both the first and second rounds. 
Entries so far: 
Jane Turner           Craigielaw GC

Karyn Burns	kbgolf Indoor Golf Academies
Emma Fairnie	Gullane Golf Club
Nicola Ferguson (am)	Milngavie Golf Club
Jorden Ferrie	Kirkintilloch Golf Club
Katy McNicoll	Carnoustie Golf Links
Laura Murray	Paul Lawrie Golf Centre
Martine Pow	Selkirk Golf Club
Georgina Snow	Turnberry Hotel
Heather Stirling	Unattached
Emilee Taylor	Holmhall
Michele Thomson	Scotland
Lauren Watson (am)	Deeside
Jess Wilcox	Blankney Golf Club