R AND A SCHOLARS GOLF TOURNEY FINAL TOTALS
TOP RANKED IRISHMAN GREHAN AND EXETER'S EMILY TOY WIN INDIVIDUAL TITLES AT SCHOLARS TOURNAMENT
Ireland's Stuart Grehan and England's Emily Toy won the men's and women's titles respectively at the R and A Foundation Scholars' Tournament over 54 holes at St Andrews, two over the Eden Course and the final round over the Old Course today (Tuesday).
The Scholars tournament is contested by university students who receive financial assistance to meet the expenses of playing competitive amateur golf.
When the first and second in the men's tournament at the start of the final day, John Murphy (Maynooth) and Scottish students' champion Laird Shepherd (stirling) crashed to closing rounds of 78 and 79 respectively, Grehan took full advantage to triumph with rounds of 67, 68 and 72 for a nine-under-par aggregate of 207.
He won by three strokes from joint runners-up, Murphy (68-64-78) and Stirling's Jordan Sondborg (68-67-65).
Grehan was the paper favourite at the start of the annual tournament, being the highest world ranked player in the field at No 55. He was a member of the Ireland team which finished third in the world team championship for the Eisenhower Trophy.
Normally, the Scholars' bonus prize for the victor is a guaranteed place in the Europe team for the Palmer Cup students international match against the United States - but Grehan already secured that before he went to St Andrews.
Emily Toy laid the foundations for her success in the women's tournament with nine-birdie first round of five-under-par 68 over the Eden Course.
She started the final round over the Old Course in second place behind the defending champion Chloe Ryan (University College Dublin) but Ryan, like the overnight men's leaders, failed to resist the last-day pressure. She had rounds of 71, 68 and 77 for a total of 216, good enough to tie with fellow Irish international Sinead Sexton (Stirling) (72-71-73) for second place but not good enough to hold off the last-day surge by Emily Toy who won by two shots with a 10 under par total of 214, made up of rounds of 68, 72 and 74.
The Exeter player's final round was five under the women's CSS at the Old Course.
Emily's bonus prize will be a place in the field at a Ladies European Tour event and she will probably play in one of the overseas women's amateur championships supported by the R and A.
Chloe Goadby (Stirling) was the leading Scot in the women's event, finishing fourth on 217 (75-68-74)
R AND A SCHOLARS' TOURNAMENT
First 2 rounds Eden Course, St Andrews; Third round, Old Course.
MEN'S FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72) CSS 71 71 75
207 S Grehan (Maynooth) 67 68 72.
210 J Sondborg (Stirling) 68 67 75, J Murphy (Maynooth) 68 64 78.
211 C Low (Abertay) 73 65 73.
212 J Yates (UCD) 64 75 73, L Shepherd (Stirling) 64 69 79.
213 M Myers (St Andrews) 72 68 73, R Dawson (Maynooth) 67 70 76.
215 W Russell (Ulster) 70 72 73, J Glen (Durham) 71 71 73, G Burns (St Andrews) 71 70 74, C Rudhag (Durham) 67 71 77.
216 C Woodroofe (Maynooth) 69 72 75, K LeBlanc (Maynooth) 69 71 78.
217 E Griffin (Maynooth) 73 75 69, R Mullarney (Maynooth) 72 73 72, S Flanagan (Maynooth) 75 71 71, J Hood (Maynooth) 74 71 72, S Molumby (Durham) 74 70 73.
218 C Maclean (Stirling) 71 72 75, E Smith Maynooth) 67 75 76, J Du Feu (South Wales) 72 69 77.
219 M Hayes (Northumbria) 71 71 77, G Leon (St Andrews) 68 73 78.
220 G Fitzmaurice (UCD) 72 76 72, T Collins (UCD) 74 71 75, R Dutton (Ulster) 69 70 81.
221 J Blyth (Exeter) 71 75 75, L Gorman (Birmingham) 72 72 77, J Wilson (Stirling) 72 71 78.
224 P Kerr (St Andrews) 75 70 79, K McCarron (Maynooth) 69 75 80.
225 J McDonnell (Maynooth) 72 77 76, D C McCarthy (St Andrews) 71 74 80, J Rooney (Edge Hill) 73 67 85.
226 J Voss (Durham) 75 71 80
227 C Nolan (NUI Galway) 73 77 77, C Butler (Maynooth) 77 72 78, A Wilson (Northumberland) 71 73 83.
229 J Sutherland (Queens) 72 81 76.
230 C Johnston (Newcastle) 78 74 78, R Samson (Duchy) 72 68 80.
232 L Grehan (Maynooth) 76 72 84.
235 J Harling (UHI) 77 81 77.
WOMEN'S FINAL TOTALS
Par 224 (2x74, 1 x 76. CSS 72 72 79
214 E Toy (Exeter) 68 72 74
216 S Sexton (Stirling) 72 71 73, C Ryan (UCD) 71 68 77.
217 C Goadby (Stirling) 75 68 74
221 G Batty (Stirling) 69 76 76.
225 T Mactaggart (Stirling) 74 72 79.
228 M Danielsson (St Andrews) 75 73 80, M Lockett (Birmingham) 74 71 83.
229 Molly Dowling (Maynooth) 72 72 85
238 E Hale (Glasgow Caledonian) 78 71 89, Mary Doyle (Maynooth) 82 77 79.
244 S Burke (Maynooth) 76 82 86.
246 G Galatolo (Liverpool) 78 78 90
250 H Holden (Sheffield) 81 81 77
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| Emily Toy (Exeter University) left and Stuart Grehan (Maynooth University, Ireland) after their individual successes in the annual R and A Foundation Scholars Tournament over the Eden and Old Courses, St Andrews |
Ireland's Stuart Grehan and England's Emily Toy won the men's and women's titles respectively at the R and A Foundation Scholars' Tournament over 54 holes at St Andrews, two over the Eden Course and the final round over the Old Course today (Tuesday).
The Scholars tournament is contested by university students who receive financial assistance to meet the expenses of playing competitive amateur golf.
When the first and second in the men's tournament at the start of the final day, John Murphy (Maynooth) and Scottish students' champion Laird Shepherd (stirling) crashed to closing rounds of 78 and 79 respectively, Grehan took full advantage to triumph with rounds of 67, 68 and 72 for a nine-under-par aggregate of 207.
He won by three strokes from joint runners-up, Murphy (68-64-78) and Stirling's Jordan Sondborg (68-67-65).
Grehan was the paper favourite at the start of the annual tournament, being the highest world ranked player in the field at No 55. He was a member of the Ireland team which finished third in the world team championship for the Eisenhower Trophy.
Normally, the Scholars' bonus prize for the victor is a guaranteed place in the Europe team for the Palmer Cup students international match against the United States - but Grehan already secured that before he went to St Andrews.
Emily Toy laid the foundations for her success in the women's tournament with nine-birdie first round of five-under-par 68 over the Eden Course.
She started the final round over the Old Course in second place behind the defending champion Chloe Ryan (University College Dublin) but Ryan, like the overnight men's leaders, failed to resist the last-day pressure. She had rounds of 71, 68 and 77 for a total of 216, good enough to tie with fellow Irish international Sinead Sexton (Stirling) (72-71-73) for second place but not good enough to hold off the last-day surge by Emily Toy who won by two shots with a 10 under par total of 214, made up of rounds of 68, 72 and 74.
The Exeter player's final round was five under the women's CSS at the Old Course.
Emily's bonus prize will be a place in the field at a Ladies European Tour event and she will probably play in one of the overseas women's amateur championships supported by the R and A.
Chloe Goadby (Stirling) was the leading Scot in the women's event, finishing fourth on 217 (75-68-74)
R AND A SCHOLARS' TOURNAMENT
First 2 rounds Eden Course, St Andrews; Third round, Old Course.
MEN'S FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72) CSS 71 71 75
207 S Grehan (Maynooth) 67 68 72.
210 J Sondborg (Stirling) 68 67 75, J Murphy (Maynooth) 68 64 78.
211 C Low (Abertay) 73 65 73.
212 J Yates (UCD) 64 75 73, L Shepherd (Stirling) 64 69 79.
213 M Myers (St Andrews) 72 68 73, R Dawson (Maynooth) 67 70 76.
215 W Russell (Ulster) 70 72 73, J Glen (Durham) 71 71 73, G Burns (St Andrews) 71 70 74, C Rudhag (Durham) 67 71 77.
216 C Woodroofe (Maynooth) 69 72 75, K LeBlanc (Maynooth) 69 71 78.
217 E Griffin (Maynooth) 73 75 69, R Mullarney (Maynooth) 72 73 72, S Flanagan (Maynooth) 75 71 71, J Hood (Maynooth) 74 71 72, S Molumby (Durham) 74 70 73.
218 C Maclean (Stirling) 71 72 75, E Smith Maynooth) 67 75 76, J Du Feu (South Wales) 72 69 77.
219 M Hayes (Northumbria) 71 71 77, G Leon (St Andrews) 68 73 78.
220 G Fitzmaurice (UCD) 72 76 72, T Collins (UCD) 74 71 75, R Dutton (Ulster) 69 70 81.
221 J Blyth (Exeter) 71 75 75, L Gorman (Birmingham) 72 72 77, J Wilson (Stirling) 72 71 78.
224 P Kerr (St Andrews) 75 70 79, K McCarron (Maynooth) 69 75 80.
225 J McDonnell (Maynooth) 72 77 76, D C McCarthy (St Andrews) 71 74 80, J Rooney (Edge Hill) 73 67 85.
226 J Voss (Durham) 75 71 80
227 C Nolan (NUI Galway) 73 77 77, C Butler (Maynooth) 77 72 78, A Wilson (Northumberland) 71 73 83.
229 J Sutherland (Queens) 72 81 76.
230 C Johnston (Newcastle) 78 74 78, R Samson (Duchy) 72 68 80.
232 L Grehan (Maynooth) 76 72 84.
235 J Harling (UHI) 77 81 77.
WOMEN'S FINAL TOTALS
Par 224 (2x74, 1 x 76. CSS 72 72 79
214 E Toy (Exeter) 68 72 74
216 S Sexton (Stirling) 72 71 73, C Ryan (UCD) 71 68 77.
217 C Goadby (Stirling) 75 68 74
221 G Batty (Stirling) 69 76 76.
225 T Mactaggart (Stirling) 74 72 79.
228 M Danielsson (St Andrews) 75 73 80, M Lockett (Birmingham) 74 71 83.
229 Molly Dowling (Maynooth) 72 72 85
238 E Hale (Glasgow Caledonian) 78 71 89, Mary Doyle (Maynooth) 82 77 79.
244 S Burke (Maynooth) 76 82 86.
246 G Galatolo (Liverpool) 78 78 90
250 H Holden (Sheffield) 81 81 77
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