WILSON AND GOADBY WIN STUDENTS' TITLES AT DUNDONALD

Chloe Goadby

After a delayed start due to snow in Ayrshire, the final round of the 11th Dundonald students' golf tournament finished under blue skies with James Wilson (Stirling) taking home the men's title after winning a play-off, and Chloe Goadby (Stirling) claiming the women's crown ahead of the favourite, Gemma Batty, also of Stirling.

The women's competition had been a close affair over the first two days with any of the final grouping of Goadby, Gemma Batty (Stirling), and Emma Hale (GCU) in position to take the title.

However, it was Goadby who took the competition away from the field, adding a 73 to the previous day's 74 to finish at ten over 226, six clear of Batty who signed off with a 79.

Jen Saxton (Stirling) shot a closing 81, which was enough to secure third place on countback from Hale, completing a sweep of the women's podium places for Stirling.

James Wilson

The men's competition was always likely to be a shootout with a host of previous Students' Tour winners queuing up behind overnight leader Colin Edgar (Stirling). The
 day developed into one of the most exciting in recent memory with a four-way tie at the top of the leaderboard at one stage of the back nine. At least eight players were at one point or another within a shot of the lead. title.

Fine back nines from Chris Maclean (Stirling) (who closed with a 76) and James Wilson (Stirling), also 76 for the same 54-hole total produce a tie on 226 and a sudden-death play-off.

One extra  hole was all that was needed as Maclean missed his par putt, leaving Wilson the chance to seal the title, which he did, with Matthew Myers (St Andrews) finishing third, one shot back on 227.

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11th DUNDONALD LINKS TOURNAMENT

FINAL TOTALS

WOMEN

par 216 (3x72)

226 C Goadby (Stirling) 79 74 73.

232 G Batty (Stirling) 72 81 79.

242 J Saxton (Stirling) 75 86 81, E Hale (Glasgow Caledonian) 74 82 86.

243 L Van Veggel (St Andrews) 77 86 80.

244 T Mactaggart (Stirling) 74 84 82

245 S Sexton (Stirling) 77 87 81, N Banovec (Elmwood) 77 86 82.

247 M Patzeltova (Elmwood) 84 80 83.

250 A Hammer (St Andrews) 79 82 89.

253 M Danielsson (St Andrews) 76 87 80.

261 K Reid (Abertay Dundee) 82 84 95.

MEN

par 216 (3x72)

226 J Wilson (Stirling) 76 74 76; C MacLean (Stirling) 71 79 76, (Wilson won play-off at first extra hole).

227 M Myers (St Andrews) 74 76 77.

228 P Kerr (St Andrews) 74 79 75, R Foley (Stirling) 78 75 75, J Glenn (Durham) 74 77 77, C Edgar (Stirling) 70 77 81

229 B Bojesen (St Andrews) 72 77 80.

230 A Wilson (Northumbria) 75 77 78, T Hall (Central Lacs) 75 76 79.

231 C Low (Abertay Dundee) 73 76 82.

232 G Greer (Elmwood) 77 79 76, B Armitage (Bournemouth) 72 80 80, J Rogan (St Andrews) 76 77 79.

233 G Burns (St Andrews) 77 77  79, J Du Feu (South Wales) 74 78 81.

235 M Napier (Stirling) 78 80 77.

236 D Lloyd (Central Lancs) 81 80 75, J Sundborg (Stirling) 78 78 80.

237 A McDougall (Newcastle) 79 78 80, S Alexander (Durham) 77 80 80, J Voss (Durham) 72 82 83.

238 J Stoddart (St Andrews) 78 79 81, C Johnston (Newcastle) 75 82 81

240 M Fitzsimmons (Stirling) 77 83 80, A McDougall (Stirling) 76 80 84.

241 C Franssen (St Andrews) 80 79 82.

242 D Lyon (Bournemouth) 77 83 82, J Neve (Northumbria) 75 83 84

246 J Cornes (Central Lancs) 76 83 87.