Three-round event over The Duke's Course, St Andrews

Chalmers and Batty set the pace in Stirling 

international college tournament

By ROB MACPHERSON

Current British University squad members Craig Chalmers (Strathclyde; Cawder) - who finished ninth in the recent World University Games in Gwangu, Korea - and Gemma Batty (Stirling; Powfoot) continued their good form from the summer into the first Scottish Student Sport Student Tour competition of the new academic year at a still but cold Duke's course, St Andrews as part of the 5th University of Stirling International golf tournament.

With top student and collegiate players from 19 different countries taking part (with the exception of double defending champion Coramc Sharvin (Stirling; Ardglass) and Jack Macdonald (Stirling; Kilmarnock Barassie) who are involved in this weekend's Walker Cup at Royal Lytham and St Annes), Chalmers raced to the turn in 33 (-3) against a field which contained current team champions, the Scottish Golf Union Select (Craig Ross, Calum Fyfe, Jamie Savage, Scott Gibson, Ryan Campbell and Daniel Young), current European university champions Stirling (Mathias Eggenberger, Marco Iten, Craig Howie, Chris MacLean, Andrew Davidson and Henry Tomlinson) - who defend their title in St Gallen, Switzerland, next week and local university St Andrews (Gonzalo Leon, Cameron Franssen, David Mclellan, Tom Beasley, George Burns and Lukas Michel).

Chalmers maintained his form on the trickier back nine to post a 68 total (-3) to lead from a trio of pursuers, Marco Iten (Stirling, Switzerland), Craig Ross (SGU) and Calum Fyfe (SGU).

In the women's event, Batty played brilliant and consistent golf for a level par 73 to head current Slovenian Junior Ladies Champion Nastja Banovec (Abertay Dundee, Slovenia). 

The 54 hole event continuesThursday  and concludes with a final 18 holes after a cut, on Friday.
LEADING SCORES
 

1st Craig Chalmers(-2)  Strathclyde University	68
2nd Marco Iten(-4)  Stirling University [Stirling I]	70
3rd Craig Ross(-3)  SGU Select	70
4th Calum Fyfe(-4)  SGU Select	70
5th Angus Carrick(-1)  Stirling University [Stirling II]	72
6th Kyle McCarron(-1)  Maynooth University	72
7th Neil McKinstry(-1)  Ulster University	72
8th Rikky Alexander(1)  Stirling University [Stirling IV]	73
9th Richard Johnston(2)  Strathclyde University	73
10th Mathias Eggenberger(-4)  Stirling University [Stirling I]	73
11th Craig Howie(-4)  Stirling University [Stirling I]	73
12th Ross Steedman(-1)  Maynooth University	73
13th Grant Price(-4)  Durham University	73
14th Daniel Young(-4)  SGU Select	73
15th Harry McHugh(1)  Trinity College Dublin	74
16th Colin Edgar(-1)  Stirling University [Stirling II]	74
17th Lukas Michel(-3)  St Andrews University [St Andrews I]	74
18th George Burns(-2)  St Andrews University [St Andrews I]	74
19th Tom Spencer(-1)  Aberdeen University	75
20th Andrew Davidson(-2)  Stirling University [Stirling I]	75
21st Alastair McQuillan(2)  Ulster University	75
22nd Jack McDonnell(1)  Maynooth University	75

1st Gemma Batty(-1)  Stirling University [Stirling I]	73
2nd Hannah Holden(1)  Sheffield University	75
3rd Nastja Banovec(-2)  Abertay Dundee University	75
4th Sinead Sexton(0)  Stirling University [Stirling I]	77
5th Marie Danielsson(1)  St Andrews University [St Andrews I]	79
6th Tara Mactaggart(1)  Stirling University [Stirling I]	79
7th Molly Haslam(1)  Exeter University	81
8th Jen Saxton(2)  Stirling University	81
9th Miranda Brain(0)  St Andrews University [St Andrews I]	82
10th Amy Chambers(2)  St Andrews University [St Andrews I]	83
11th Lieve Van Veggel(3)  St Andrews University [St Andrews II]	83
12th Alexa Hammer(3)  St Andrews University [St Andrews II]	84