Texas A&M beat Arkansas in NCAA final

How Texas A&M won the NCAA Championship's match-play stages.
INVERNESS GOLF CLUB, TOLEDO, OHIO
7,225yd course. Par 71.
FINAL
(7) Texas A&M bt (4) Arkansas 3-2
Bronson Burgoon (A&M) bt Andrew Landry 1 hole.
Andrea Pavan (A&M) bt David Lingmerth 7 and 6.
John Hurley (A&M) bt Ethan Tracy 6 and 4.
Jason Cuthbertson (Arkansas) bt Matt Van Zandt 3 and 1.
Jamie Marshall (Arkansas) bt Conrad Shindler 3 and 2

SEMI-FINALS
(4) Arkansas bt (8) Georgia, 3 1/2-1 1/2
Brian Harman (UGA) halved with Andrew Landry
David Lingmerth (Ark.) bt Hudson Swafford 3 and 2
Russell Henley (UGA) bt Ethan Tracy 2 and 1
Jason Cuthbertson (Ark) bt Harris English 2 and 1
Jamie Marshall (Ark.) bt Adam Mitchell 1 hole

(7) Texas A&M bt (6) Michigan, 3-1-1
Bronson Burgoon (A&M) def. Lion Kim 4 and 3
Adrea Pavan (A&M) def. Alexander Sitompul 8 and 7
John Hurley (A&M) halved with Matt Thompson
Matt Van Zandt (A&M) bt Bill Rankin 1 hole
Nick Pumford (Mich.) bt Conrad Shindler 2 and 1

QUARTER-FINALS
(8) Georgia def. (1) Oklahoma State, 3-2
Brian Harman (UGA) bt Rickie Fowler 1 hole.
Morgan Hoffmann (OSU) bt Hudson Swafford 4 and 3.
Russell Henley (UGA) bt Trent Leon 2 holes.
Peter Uihlein (OSU) bt Harris English 4 and 3
Adam Mitchell (UGA) bt Kevin Tway 5 and 3

(4) Arkansas def. (5) Washington, 3-2
Nick Taylor (UW) bt Andrew Landry 4 and 3.
David Lingmerth (Ark.) bt Richard Lee 3 and 1.
Darren Wallace (UW) bt Ethan Tracy 6 and 5
Jason Cuthbertson (Ark.) bt Chris Kilmer 3 and 2
Jamie Marshall (Ark.) bt Tze Huang Choo 3 and 2

(7) Texas A&M def. (2) Arizona State 3 1/2-1 1/2
Bronson Burgoon (A&M) bt Knut Borsheim 5 and 4
Stephan Gross (ASU) bt Andrea Pavan 4 and 3
John Hurley (A&M) bt Chan Kim 3 and 2
Jesper Kennegard (ASU) halved with Matt Van Zandt
Conrad Shindler (A&M) bt Scott Pickney 2 and 1

(6) Michigan def. (3) Southern California, 3-2
Lion Kim (Mich.) bt Matthew Giles 2 and 1
Alexander Sitompul (Mich.) bt Tim Sluiter 5 and 3
Matt Thompson (Mich.) bt Tom Glissmeyer 4 and 3
Steve Lim (USC) bt Bill Rankin 4 and 3
Ryan Linton (USC) bt Nick Pumford 3 and 2

Amelia Taylor wins Under-14

US Kids' title by nine shots

Harwood and St Anne’s Old Links Junior, Amelia Taylor, won the under 14 year old girls US Kids European Championship at Gullane.
She won the scratch event over three rounds with gross scores of 82-82-84 (total 248) on Gullane number 2 course.
American Jacqueline Eleey finished second nine shots back.
By becoming the European Champion, Amelia, pictured right with her trophy, qualified to play for Europe in the Van Horn Cup against the international team, played on Gullane number 1 course.
This was a Ryder Cup style event with 2 players from each age group representing either Europe or the Internationals.
Amelia halved the match with her European playing partner Danielle Ferry from Gilford to help the European team gain victory over the International Team 6 ½ - 4 ½.
Each member of the winning European team received a Quaker bowl as a memento of the event.
The actual Van Horn Trophy will remain with the European Captain, Alasdair Good, professional at Gullane Golf Club.

St Rule Trophy First Round Scores & Report

Tilly Holder leads by two with a 75

By ALMA ROBERTSON
A blustery wind, unusually from the south-east, led to high scores on the New Course St Andrews in the first round of the St Rule Trophy.
Best score of the day (and the only score under par) came from Tilly Holder, Woburn, who carded a 73 with five birdies.
Lying in joint second place with 75 were Rebecca Watson (Holston Hills, USA) and Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder).
Defending Champion Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle) was disappointed with her round of 76
which included 4 birdies and 2 double bogeys.
Ann Ramsay of Kirriemuir, called up as reserve, putted like a dream for a 77, the same score as Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) and Tara Davies (Holyhead Bay).
Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), recently crowned Scottish Champion, scored 78. She found the windy conditions tricky especially on the inward half. Others on 78 were
Laura Murray (Alford) who pitched in at the last for a 78, Gillian O'Leary (Cork) with an eagle 2 at the 4th and Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies).
Scotland, represented by Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), Pamela Pretswell and Kylie Walker lead with 153 in the team event.
FIRST ROUND SCORES
New Course, St Andrews. Par 75. CSS 78
73 Tilly Holder (Woburn).
75 Rebecca Watson (Holston Hills, USA), Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder).
76 Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle)
77 Tara Davies (Holyhead Bay), Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir), Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle).
78 Gillian O`Leary (Cork), Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), Laura Murray (Alford), Alexandra
Peters (Notts Ladies).
79 Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), Elaine Moffat (St Regulus), Charlotte Wild (Mere), Stacey Keating (Victoria, Australia), Carly Booth (Comrie).
80 Nikki Foster (Pleasington), Jerry Lawrence (Rochester Cobham), Lisa Ball (Matfen Hall), Cara Gruber (Royal Dornoch), Niamh Kitching (Claremorris), Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies), Rhian Wyn Thomas (Vale of Glamorgan), Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar).
81 Susan Jackson (Ladybank), Lauren Taylor (Woburn), Danielle McVeigh (Royal Co Down), Rachel Connor (The Manchester).
82 Julia Boland (Pennant Hills, Australia), Jane Turner (Craigielaw), Whitney Hillier (Joondalup, Australia), Rachel Jennings (Izaak Walton).
83 Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies), Emma Fairnie (Dunbar), Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale), Roseanne Niven (Crieff), Charlotte Ellis (Minchinhampton).
84 Claire Hargan (Mortonhall), Lesley Atkins (Minto), Rebecca Flood (Pennant Hills, Australia).
85 Caroline Bon (Northland, New Zealand), Anne Laing (Vale of Leven), Sian James (Bristol & Clifton).
86 Clare-Marie Carlton (Fereneze), Joëlle van Baarle (Cleydael, Belgium), Karen Delaney (Carlow), Samantha Birks (Wolstanton).
87 Rozalyn Adams (Addington Court Ladies), Natalie Lowe (Prestbury), Claire MacDonald (Gullane), Manon de Roey (Rinkven, Belgium), Katy McNicoll (Carnoustie Ladies).
89 Susan Wood (Drumpellier), Elaine Cuthill (Lanark).
91 Carmen Simpson (La Costa, USA), Alexandra Bushby (Strathmore).
94 Ashleigh Wilton (Ladybank).
98 Sammy Vass (Tain).

BILLINGHAM VICTORIOUS AT WEST LANCS

NEWS RELEASE
The Faldo Series continued its 2009 season with the third Faldo Series UK Championship, held at West Lancs Golf Club.
James Billingham, 18, from Leicester, was the overall winner of the tournament after carding a 36-hole total of four-over-par 148. Billingham held off the challenge from Andrew Palmer, a finalist last year, to win his age category and the tournament by one stroke.
As a result, Billingham has earned himself an invite to the Faldo Series Grand Final in Brazil later this year along with all of the age category winners at West Lancs.
Also remarkable were the efforts of 16 year-old Oliver Carr, who produced the low round of the tournament with a second round three under par 69, enough to guarantee his a seat on the plane to Brazil.
Billingham commented after his win: “I’m thrilled to be going to the Grand Final. Nick Faldo is a hero for me so I’m really looking forward to meeting him. I am extremely pleased with the consistency I have shown over the last two days. West Lancs was a tough test.”
Winners from West Lancs (who qualify for the Faldo Series Grand Final):

Boys U21
James Billingham 18 Cosby Leicester 2.9 148
Boys U18
Michael Howard 17 Royal Birkdale Ormskirk 0.9 152
Boys U16
Oliver Carr 16 Heswall Prenton 0.7 151
Girls U21
Emma Goddard 18 Vale Royal Millennium Liverpool 1.1 159
Girls U16
Sophie Myles 15 Ilkley Skipton 5.5 177

For information on the Faldo Series visit www.nickfaldo.com

Northern Counties team for Royal Dornoch

Northern Counties team for the North Division women's inter-county team championship at Royal Dornoch Golf Club from June 27 to 29 is:

Alison Bartlett, Royal Dornoch
Cara Gruber, Royal Dornoch
Kelsey MacDonald, Nairn Dunbar
Pam Mackay, Royal Dornoch
Jenny Milne, Elgin
Mary Smith, Tain
Julie Vass, Tain
Sammy Vass, Tain
Reserves:
Eileen Manson, Thurso
Hannah McCook, Abernethy

Kim and Charlotte wear England colours at "Irish"

Leicestershire’s Kym Larratt and Cheshire’s Charlotte Wild will represent England in the Nations Cup event at the Irish women’s open stroke-play championship. The event takes place at Douglas Golf Club, Cork, on June 20 and 21.
Both Kym and Charlotte put in impressive performances at this month’s English amateur championship at Lindrick. Kym (Kibworth) was the top qualifier for the match-play stages of the tournament.
Charlotte (Mere) reached the quarter-finals and provided one of the upsets of the event when she knocked out England international Rachel Jennings in the first round.
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer

GB&I Vagliano Trophy team to play

in LET's AIB Ladies Irish Open

FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Twenty Eleven, the Promoters of the AIB Ladies Irish Open and The 2011 Solheim Cup at Killeen Castle, in association with the Ladies European Tour and the Ladies Golf Union have completed a unique arrangement that will enable the top nine female amateur golfers from Great Britain and Ireland to play in the 2009 AIB Ladies Irish Open, supported by Fáilte Ireland at Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links from 26th - 28th June, 2009.
All nine members of the team selected for the Vagliano Trophy will be invited to play in the AIB Ladies Irish Open as part of the team’s preparation for the matches against the Continent of Europe in July, under the watchful eye and guidance of Team Captain, Mary McKenna.
The announcement is significant from an Irish point of view as there is a possibility that several Irish amateurs could qualify for the Vagliano Team. These would include Lisa and Leona Maguire and Danielle McVeigh who have been showing good form recently. In addition, the Promoters confirmed they had previously extended an invitation to Stephanie Meadow, the 17 year old amateur star from County Antrim, who is now based in the USA.
Shona Malcolm, CEO of the LGU commented: “This really does present the Promoters, the LET and the Ladies' Golf Union with an excellent opportunity to promote partnership working between the amateur and professional ranks in golf, and can only be beneficial to building pathways between the two disciplines of the game. It is a win win situation”.
Mary McKenna commented:“I am delighted that my team will be together and have the experience of testing themselves against the best players in the game. This opportunity will also allow us to get together for a dedicated team day at Killeen Castle which will be of great help in our preparations for the matches in July.”
Speaking at today’s announcement of the 2009 AIB Ladies Irish Open Mr. Billy Andrews, General Manager of AIB, said:“We are delighted with this development as it embraces the amateur game in Ireland by giving some of our talented young players the chance of playing against the professionals and gain invaluable experience for their futures.”

Matt Hill wins NCAA Division 1 men's title

Matt Hill of North Carolina State University was the individual winner of the NCAA Division 1 men's championship at Inverness Golf Club, Toledo in the state of Ohio.
The team section is now down to match-play, contested by the eight teams who were the leading qualifiers in the stroke-play. Oklahoma State and Arizona State are the Nos 1 and 2 seeds.
INDIVIDUAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72)
207 Matt Hill (North Carolina State) 69 69 69.
209 Kyle Stanley (Clemson) 72 71 66.
210 Rickie Fowler (Oklahoma State) 72 70 68, Tom Glissmeyer (Southern California) 74 70 66, Tom Hoge (Texas Christian) 70 70 70.
Selected British scores:
220 Chris Paisley (Tennessee) 75 73 72 (jt 48th).
221 Darren Renwick (Tennessee) 76 73 72 (jt 55tth).
235 Garrick Porteous (Tennessee) 77 82 74 (jt 146th).
Field of 156 players.
TEAM MATCH-PLAY QUALIFIERS
849 Oklahoma State.
862 Arizona State.
865 Southern California, Arkansas, Washington.
868 Michigan.
869 Texas A&M, Georgia.
Field of 30 teams.

Tournament at Newmachar Golf Club

NORTH OF SCOTLAND CHAMPIONSHIP

ENTRIES CLOSE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 6

Saturday, June 6 is the closing date for entries to the North of Scotland women's championship over Newmachar Golf Club's Hawkshill course on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, July 6, 7 and 8.
Entry forms are available from Aberdeenshire secretary Karen Stalker at karen@fairways.eclipse.co.uk
A ceilidh/party night will be held in the Newmachar clubhouse on Tuesday, July 7 to celebrate the centenary of Scottish County Golf.
Entry to the championship, which has a stroke-play qualifying round followed by match-play, is restricted to members of golf clubs within the Northern Division, i.e. Northern Counties, Aberdeenshire, Angus and Perth & Kinross.

Samantha and Amelia star in

US Kids' Golf in East Lothian

FROM THE EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS WEBSITE

By MARTIN DEMPSTER
A British girl and a boy from America produced the two outstanding performances on the second day of the US Kids Golf European Championships in East Lothian.
Playing in the girls' Under-9 years event, over the back nine at Kilspindie, Samantha Fuller shot a superb 29, an effort which, combined with an opening 38, gave her a ten-shot lead going into the final day.
Over at Luffness New, Frank Olav Garber, from Washington State, conjured up a 67 – 10 shots better than his first round – to open up a 10-shot lead in the boys' Under-13 years section.
Calum Hill from North Berwick was lying ninth in that event after a second-round 77 – four shots fewer than his opening effort. Still in the Under-13 group, Callum Cochrane was seven shots behind Hill on 165, with Duncan McLean a further three shots adrift.
English competitor Amelia Taylor, pictured above, looked to have the girls' Under-14 title in the bag, a second consecutive 82 over Gullane No 2 earning her a 10-shot lead with a round to go.
By contrast, the race for the boys' Under-14 title is a lot closer. Navjosh Dhallu, also from the England, leads by one from Jake Shearpoint, with first-round leader Aaron Rai a further shot back.
Reflecting the cosmopolitan entry, players from Thailand, Guatemala, Italy and the Phillipines were leading some of the other categories.

Katherine O'Connor wins Frilford

Heath Scratch Salver by NINE

Welsh international player Katherine O'Connor "blew away" the field to win the Frilford Heath Scratch Salver by the runaway margin of NINE strokes.
Katherine, a Tadmarton Heath Golf Club member with +1 of a handicap, returned a six-under par total over the par 73 Red Course with rounds of 69 and 71. The CSS was 74 and 73 for the 36-hole tournament.
Runner-ups on 149 were Danielle Gibb (Rochester & Cobham) with rounds of 77 and 72 and host club player Jane Binning with 75 and 74.
Hannah Barwood (Knowle), last year's English champion, was fourth on 150 with a pair of 75s.
SCOREBOARD
Par 146 (2 x 73) CSS 74 74
140 Katherine O'Connor (Tadmarton Heath) 69 71.
149 Danielle Gibb (Rochester & Cobham Park) 77 72, Jane Binning (Frilford Heath) 75 74.
150 Hannah Barwood (Knowle) 75 75.
151 Charlotte Hope (Wrotham Heath) 75 76, Tilly Holder (Woburn) 75 76.
152 Charlotte Dalton (Ladbrook Park) 78 74.
153 Fiona Thompson (Ellesborough) 80 73, Nicola Smith (Walton Heath) 79 74.
154 Fern Grimshaw (Weymouth) 77 77.
158 Claire Fensome (Collingtree Park) 81 77.
160 Anne Bridges (Newbury & Crookham) 84 78.
165 Chloe Rogers (Braintree) 84 81.
166 Tana Churchill (Surrey Downs) 87 79, Avril Schmidt (Reading) 87 79.
167 Nicole Shaw (West Essex) 84 83.
168 Annabel Silk (Corhampton) 86 82, Lucinda Mileham (Aldwickbury Park) 84 84, Pat Bennett (Reading) 84 84.
169 Annie Gowing (Frilford Heath) 88 91, Elaine Barrow (Brokenhurst Manor) 87 82, Alison Gee (Clandon Regis) 85 84.
170 Jemma Aldridge (Sundridge Park) 89 81, Fiona Briggs (Lakeside) 81 89.
176 Jo Hodge (Knowle) 91 85.
177 Harriewt Beasley (Woburn) 89 88.
178 Susan Gilmore-Kettler (Mentmore) 85 93.
180 Jaki White (Wipsnade Park) 89 91.
186 Lynn Griffiths (Reading) 93 93.
195 Susan Lee (Mentmore) 95 100.

England name three for British team championship

NEWS RELEASE BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
International Jodi Ewart (Catterick) will captain England’s Nations Cup team at the ladies’ British amateur championship at Royal St Davids from June 9-13.
Jodi is the English stroke-play champion. She will be joined by fellow international Rachel Jennings (Izaak Walton) and English champion Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall).
The reserve is Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa), the French Open Under-18 champion.
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer
Visit the EWGA web site at www.englishwomensgolf.org

New website for Midland Vets

Midland Vets have created a new website midlandvets.blogspot.com
I've added a link in the Veteran/Seniors heading in the menu on the left.
Well done girls! I hope you get lots of hits!
Gill

NCAA Division 1 Men's Championship Scoreboard
INVERNESS GOLF CLUB, TOLEDO, OHIO
SECOND ROUND
(scores incomplete due to five-hour rain delay)
Par 144 (2 x 72). Yardage: 7,255.
138 Russell Henley (eorgia) 71 67, Matt Hill (North Carolina State) 69 69.
139 Bronson Burgoon (Texas A&M) 72 67.
140 Scott Pinckley (Arizona State) 73 67, Nick Taylor (Washington) 70 70.
141 Morgan Hoffman (Oklahoma State) 72 69, David Holmes (Tennessee) 70 71, Jesper Kennegard (Arizona State) 72 69, Trent Leon (Oklahoma State) 71 70, Cameron Tringale (George Tech) 74 67.
Selected scores:
148 Chris Paisley (Tennessee) 75 73.
149 Darren Renwick (Tennessee) 76 73.
Field of 156 players.
LEADING TEAMS
(scores incomplete)
568 Oklahoma State.
573 Georgia
574 Texas A&M
575 Arizona State.
579 Washington

Aaron and Lena lead the way in US

Kids' Golf at Lothians' venues

FROM THE EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS WEBSITE
By MARTIN DEMPSTER
Aaron Rai and Lena Gautier took pride of place on the opening day of the US Kids Golf European Championships in East Lothian.
In testing conditions, UK competitor Rai shot a best-of-the-day 74 at Luffness New, while Gautier from France was the top girl after a 77 over Gullane No 2.
Rai held a two-shot lead over Jake Shearpoint in the boys' Under-14 event, while Gautier's effort earned her a one-shot cushion in the girls' under-13 section over Aimee Wilson.
In the girls' Under-14 event, Amelia Taylor, representing the UK, shot an 82 to lead by two shots from US challenger Jacquelyn Eleey.
At Craigielaw, the best score of the day was a splendid 72 from the UK's Martin Maxwell in the boys' Under-11s. Calum Hill, a member at Tantallon, was the leading Lothians competitor at the end of the first day after an 81 in the boys' Under-13 event at Luffness New.
Alexander Wilson from Edinburgh shot an 82 over the same course, one better than Duncan McLean and William Kerr.
In the girls' events, Lara Frostwick from Gullane had a 99 in the Under-14s section, while, over nine holes at Kilspindie, Charlotte Munro shot 46. Seher Kaur Atwal had a hole-in-one at the 162-yard 15th on Gullane No.3.

Invitation from United States Golf Association

Laura Davies accepts special

exemption to US Women’s Open

NEWS RELEASE FROM THE UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION

May 27, 2009. Far Hills, New Jersey – Laura Davies, the 1987 U.S. Women’s Open champion, has accepted a special exemption from qualifying for the 2009 championship, to be contested July 9-12 on Saucon Valley Country Club’s Old Course in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

The exemption was offered by the United States Golf Association, which conducts the championship. The USGA reserves the right to offer additional special exemptions until the beginning of sectional qualifying on June 11.

“Laura is a champion who has truly earned an exemption into this year’s Women’s Open,” said Barbara Douglas, chairman of the USGA Women’s Committee. “Her stellar career makes her one of the top female professionals in the world, and we are thrilled to have her in the championship field for a 24th consecutive year.”

Davies won the 1987 U.S. Women's Open at Plainfield Country Club, New Jersey in an 18-hole play-off with Ayako Okamoto and JoAnne Carner. It was the English golfer’s first professional victory in the United States.

Davies has played in every U.S. Women’s Open since 1986, recording eight top-15 finishes.“The U.S. Women’s Open is one of the highlights of the year for me, so to be given an exemption into this year’s championship means a lot to me,” said Davies.

“I’m really looking forward to the week at Saucon Valley in July and I’m sure it will be as memorable as the past 23 U.S. Women’s Opens have been for me.”

In addition to her triumph at the 1987 U.S. Women’s Open, Davies has won 19 professional tournaments in the United States. In 1994, she finished first on the LPGA money list after recording three victories, including the McDonald’s LPGA Championship. She added two more major titles in 1996, the McDonald’s LPGA Championship and the du Maurier Classic, en route to Rolex Player of the Year honors.

Davies, 45, also owns 52 international victories, including the 2009 Women’s Australian Open, and has been the top-ranked European player seven times, most recently in 2006.

Laura has also played on every European Solheim Cup team since the start of the event in 1990 and has a 21-16-4 overall record. She is the only player from either team in Solheim Cup history to play in every event.

NCAA Division 1 men's championship

Inverness USA where the weather was

just as bad as at Inverness, Scotland

It could not have been any colder, wetter or windier at the REAL Inverness Golf Club as it was at the Toledo, Ohio version of Inverness Golf Club, the venue for the college-season-ending climax, the NCAA Division 1 men's championship.
Jonathan Bowers (Northwestern), Scott Langley (Illinois) and North Carolina State's Matt Hill shot two-under-par 69s to share the lead three ways in the individual title race.
Oklahoma State and Georgia are the front-running pair after the first round of the team event.
"It was very tough out there today," Georgia coach Chris Haack said. "With the wind picking up and the severity of the golf course, it's just survival. Judging by the scores that you see some of these teams shooting -- and you have to remember they are very good teams -- it just lets you know that at any given time (the course) can up and bite you."
Bowers battled showers while shooting his 69 in the morning, while Langley and Hill fought through winds and chilly temperatures in the afternoon at the 7,255yd lay-out.
"On holes six through nine it was coming down pretty good," said Bowers, a left-handed junior who had four birdies and two bogeys. "We had our umbrellas and rain gear on. And then it softened. It didn't rain nearly as hard after that."
It didn't rain in the afternoon, although the early precipitation made the high, deep rough even harder to extricate an errant shot. Then the wind picked up and the mercury fell.
"I played great to shoot the score I did," said Langley, a sophomore who offset a double and two bogeys with six birdies. "It's a tough course anyway, then with the conditions -- it was kind of cold and windy."
Hill, a contender for national player of the year, was pleased that he persevered even though he three-putted the final hole for a bogey.
"I feel like I put myself in really good position," he said. "I have a lot of confidence going into tomorrow."
Texas Christian's Tom Hoge was four under par on the 18th but had an almost unplayable lie in a greenside bunker. Twice his ball rolled back to his feet. His triple-bogey finish left him at 70 along with Alex Ching (San Diego), Philip Francis (UCLA), Tennessee's David Holmes and Nick Taylor (Washington). Only eight players in the 156-man field broke par.
"This is a long golf tournament, so one hole is not going to kill you," Hoge said. "It's a little bit frustrating to leave some shots out there on the last hole, but I know we have a lot of work left."
Top-seeded Oklahoma State, led by Trent Leon's 71, totalled four-over 288 and were joined in the pole position by Georgia, led by 71s from Russell Henley and Brian Harman.
The Cowboys didn't count the 74 of Kevin Tway, playing on the same course where his father Bob holed a bunker shot on the 72nd hole to stun Greg Norman and win the 1986 US PGA Championship.
This is the first year the tournament is being played under a combination medal and match-play format. All 30 qualifying teams and the six individual players will compete in three days of medal play. Those 54 holes will determine the medallist and will cut the field to a final eight teams for match-play. The teams will then play quarter-final and semi-final matches on Friday, with the championship match set to start for Saturday.
Chattanooga was a surprising third with 292 strokes, followed by Washington and San Diego with 293; Arizona State, Ohio State and Tennessee with 294; Michigan with 296; and Arkansas and Duke with 297.
WEATHER NOTE: It wasn't any better today (Wednesday) at Inverness Golf Club, Toledo in the state of Ohio. Coming up to noon local time, play still had not begun in the second round because of rain.

INDIVIDUAL SCOREBOARD
Par 72. Yardage: 7,225.
69 Matt Hill (Carolina State), Scott Langley (Illinois).
70 Nick Taylor (Wasington), Alex Ching (San Diego), Tom Hoge (Texas Christian), David Holmes (Tennessee), Philip Francis (UCLA).
71 Russell Henley (Georgia), Trent Leon (Oklahoma State), Corey Nagy (Charlotte), Fredrik Qvicker (Chattanooga), Simon Ward (UCF), Brian Harman (Georgia).
72 Morgan Hoffman (Oklahoma State), Jesper Kennegard (Arizona State), Bronson Burgoon (Texas A&M), Rickie Fowler (Oklahoma State), Lion Kim (Michigan), Darren Wallace (Washington), Clark Klassen (Duke), Alexander Sitompul (Michigan), Brad Wright (Ohio State), Hugues Joannes (Lamar), Kyle Stanley (Clemson).
British/Irish scores:
75 Chris Paisley (Tennessee) (jt 105th).
76 Darren Wright (Tennessee) (jt 119th).
77 Garrick Porteous (Tennessee) (jt 152nd).

Charlotte Wild wins Critchley

Salver by four strokes

Charlotte Wild (Mere) won Tuesday's Critchley Salver over Sunningdale Golf Club's Old and New courses with four shots to spare.

Charlotte, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency at the "Helen Holm," shot a two-under-par 72 over the Old Course and a level par 74 over the New for a total of two-under 148.

Runner-up on 150 was Tracey Boyes from Meon Valley with 77 and 73 for 150.

Two players tied on 151 - Ellie Robinson (Middlesbrough) with 72 and 79, and Hannah Ralph (Cowdrey Park) with 73 and 78.

One-round prizes went to Laura Collin (John O'Gaunt) with a 73 over the Old Course and to Kate Whitmore (Sandiway) with a 71 over the New.

SCOREBOARD

Par 148 (2 x 74) CSS Old 74, New 74

Totals given with Old score first.

146 Charlotte Wild (Mere) 72 74.

150 Tracey Boyes (Meon Valley) 77 73.

151 Ellie Robinson (Middlesbrough) 72 79, Hannah Ralph (Cowdrey Park) 73 78.

152 Lucy Gould (Bargoed) 78 74.

153 Laura Collin (John O'Gaunt) 73 80, Natalie Lowe (Prestbury) 80 73, Rachel Goodall (Heswall) 77 76.

154 Hannah Grant (Enmore Park) 77 77, Laura Jones (Royal Liverpool) 79 75.

155 Harriet Key (South Herts) 74 81.

156 Lisa Ball (Matfen Hall) 78 78, Kate Whitmore (Sandiway) 85 71, Hermione Fitzgerald (Newmarket) 79 77, Ellis Keenan (Sunningdale) 77 79.

157 Tilly Holder (Woburn 74 83, Abbey Gittings (Walmley) 81 76, Rachel Drummond (Beaconsfield) 74 83, Jane Binning (Frilford Heath) 79 78.

158 Kirsty Rands (Burhill) 75 83, Amy Boulden (Maesdu) 79 79, Charley Hull (Kettering) 76 82.

159 Charlotte Ellis (Minchinhampton) 79 80.

160 Paul Carver (Worthing) 79 81, Rachel Harrison (Royal Mid Surrey) 78 82, Sarah Attwood (Gog Magog) 79 81.

161 Chloe Court (Bognor Regis) 75 86.

163 Anne Wheble (Dartford) 81 82, Katherine Russell (Royal Ashdown Forest) 85 78.

165 Nikki Dunn (Harrogate) 86 79, Claire Starkie (Silsden) 80 85, Daisy Dyer (Chigwell) 82 83.

166 Clara Leathers (Ellesborough) 83 83.

167 Georgina Dunn (Peterborough Milton) 84 83, Georgina Brown (Mere) 84 83, Stacey Rodger (West Hove) 83 84.

Scots WPGA pros miss out in Suffolk

Scottish WPGA professionals Gillian Stewart from Inverness, Sunningdale-based Cathy Panton-Lewis and Frances Finney from Hertfordshire missed out on the three-figure cash prizes available in the Ryder Cup Wales 2010 WPGA One-Day Series event at Stoke-by Nayland Golf Club, Suffolk.
Gillian returned a three-over-par 77 (38-39) in the one-round competition to share sixth place and earn £12.50.
Out of the money were Cathy, 15th with an 82 (42-40) with a double bogey at the short third, and Frances, 18th with an 86.
Marie Allen (Brookmans Park) won the £350 top prize with a two-under-par 72 which included five birdies in the first 10 holes. She had a shot to spare over joint runners-up Joanne Oliver (Knebworth), Laura Eastwood (Teign Valley) and Alexandra Keighley (Huddersfield) who each earned £175.
SCOREBOARD
Par 74
72 Marie Allen (Brookmans Park) 35-37 (£350).
73 Joanne Oliver (Knebworth) 34-39, Laura Eastwood (Teign Valley) 36-37, Alexandra Keighley (Huddersfield) 37-36 (£175 each).
75 Rachel Bailey (Branston) (£75).
77 Hannah Dargan (Pannal), Clare Brown (Morecambe), Sarah Bennett (Three Rivers), Gillian Stewart 38-39 (£12.50 each).
78 Lucy Clarke (Chelmsford), Maria Tulley (West Cornwall).
79 Emma Prentice (Gog Magog), Jodie Dartford (Upminster).
80 Susan Moon (Denham).
82 Cathy Panton-Lewis (The Berkshire) (42-40).
84 Rachel Adby (North Foreland).
85 Rebecca Davies (Bondhay).
86 Frances Finney (Great Hadham).
87 Katja Maria Chaszczewski (Mid Sussex).
88 Joanne Lee (J L Golf).
89 Sarah Graves (Stoke by Nayland).

NEWS RELEASE FROM PGA: WINNER MARIE EARNS

AN INVITATION TO L E T EVENT AT HARLECH

Marie Allen has booked herself a temporary return to the Ladies European Tour after winning the second event of the Ryder Cup Wales 2010 WPGA One-Day Series.
The Brookmans Park-based professional carded a two-under-par 72 over Stoke by Nayland’s Gainsborough Course to hold off a trio of challengers by one shot.
The victory, which moved Allen to joint top of the Order of Merit, earned her an invite to the S4C Wales Ladies Championship at Royal St David’s in August.
“I wanted to qualify for the LET event as I was on the tour for a couple of years and have a lot of friends there I’m looking forward to seeing,” said the 29-year-old.
“I phoned a few of them when I’d won to tell them and that I’d be down there for the week. It’ll be nice to spend the week with them. I’ve just got to get organised now and arrange the week off.”
Allen revealed that a coaching session with the club’s head professional Paul Hetherington proved decisive in her victory, which has given her season a new approach.
“I saw Paul on the weekend and he gave me quite a lot of help, which obviously paid off,” she said.
“He’s been very good and is keen to push me forward on the playing side. Winning this event has certainly helped my confidence, especially with two more one-day events in the next couple of weeks.
“The Order of Merit is also a target now on the back of this.”
The next in the WPGA One-Day Series is at Cardiff on Wednesday, June 3.
The leading four professionals in each of the seven one-day series events have won points towards the Ryder Cup Wales 2010 WPGA Order of Merit which has prize money of £1,000.
The placings are:
1 Marie Allen (Brookmans Park) 10.00.
1 Heather MacRae (Gullane) 10.00
3 Laura Eastwood (Teign Valley) 9.33.

4 Alexandra Keighley (Huddersfield) 5.33.

5 Joanne Oliver (Knebworth) 3.33.

6 Hannah Dargan (Pannal) 2.00

Emma Brown makes comeback to international

golf with England in European team event

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
Yorkshire’s Emma Brown will return to international team golf when she represents England in the European women's amateur team championship at Bled, Slovenia, from July 7-11. The Malton & Norton player will be joined in the team by Hannah Barwood (Knowle), Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa), Charlie Douglass (Brocket Hall), Jodi Ewart (Catterick) and Rachel Jennings (Izaak Walton).
The non-travelling reserves are Charlotte Wild (Mere) and Ellie Givens (Blackwell Grange).
Emma Brown, 37, retired from international team competition in 2006 having played in three Curtis Cup teams (as Emma Duggleby) and represented England over more than a decade.
She has continued play top level individual golf and won the British open mid-amateur title in 2007.
So far this year she has been third in the Helen Holm Scottish open stroke-play and was a semi-finalist at this month’s English championship. Her earlier achievements, in her maiden name of Duggleby, include winning the British, English, European, South African matchplay and Scottish strokeplay championships.
Emma, who has just started a new job at Sandburn Hall Golf Club in Yorkshire, commented: “I still enjoy competing and I have missed playing in the team events.”
Hannah Barwood, 18, was the 2008 English champion and holds two Faldo Series titles, won on different continents.
Holly Clyburn, 18, is the French open Under-18 champion and the winner of the British Colleges open golf championship.
Charlie Douglass, 20, won the 2009 English championship and was a quarter-finalist in the Spanish championship.
Jodi Ewart, 21, has won the English stroke-play championship for the past two years. She is a Curtis Cup player and one of the top golfers on the US women’s college circuit.
Rachel Jennings, 20, is a past winner of the English girls’ and the French Under-21 titles. Like Jodi Ewart, she represented England in last year’s World Amateur Team Championship.
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer

LPGA Tour Championship goes on without a sponsor

Hard times on the LPGA Tour as sponsors, squeezed by the Credit Crunch, drop out but the Tour will press on with its season-ending Tour Championship without the backing of Stanford Financial.
The LPGA Tour reaffired this week that the LPGA Tour Championship will be played at The Houstonian Golf & Country Club from November 19 to 22.
The field will be cut to the top 70 and ties after two rounds, then cut to the top 30 players after the third round. The purse is $1.5 million, which is only $240,000 more than first prize at the Tour Championship on the men's US PGA Tour.

Miss Designer Golf

Sally Watson fifth in Florida as she

warms up for 'British' at Harlech

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Curtis Cup Scot Sally Watson, fifth in a rain-shortened Future Collegians World Tour event at the weekend, is warming up nicely for next month's British women's open amateur championship at Royal St David's Golf Club, Harlech in North Wales.

This is the key tournament for the contenders for places in the GB&I team of nine for the Vagliano Trophy match against the Continent of Europe at Hamburg (July 24-25). The selectors will be out in force on the Harlech links, seeking to choose a team that will be taking on a Continental team every bit as strong as a United States line-up.

Spain's Maria Hernandez (Purdue University) won the American college circuit women's championship last week and her compatriot Azahara Munoz (Arizona State) won the title last year. Both will be in the European team for Hamburg as will a third Spaniard, who, on her day, is probably better than both Hernandez and Munoz - Carlota Ciganda, the British champion at Alwoodley in 2007.

Sally Watson, pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency, who will be 18 on July 10, is a resident student at the IMG David Leadbetter Academy at Bradenton, Florida. She had a knee operation immediately after last year's Curtis Cup over the Old Course, St Andrews and was out of action for months.

The selectors will be looking to see if Sally is as good as she was and her results in American tournaments this year indicate that she has made a full recovery from the operation.

Sally will be enrolling at Stanford University, California - where Tiger Woods and Mhairi McKay were also students, in the autumn.

The latest tournament the Scot, entered from Earlsferry, was playing in was the FCWT's Laura Diaz National Championship at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida over the 6,335yd Haig course with a par of 72.

A round was lost because of rain, so there just weren't enough holes left for Sally to make up the ground she conceded with a slow start of 76. Her second round - a 71 - was more like it with birdies at the second, fourth, eighth and 11th before she bogeyed the 13th, 14th and 18th.

Pars there would have seen Sally finish a lot closer than four shots behind the winner, Maria Imelda Isabel Piccio from Davao in the Philippines. She scored 72 and 71 for 143.

Sally was the only British player in an international field of 78. Three of the first five came from the Philippines, not a country renowned for producing very good female golfers. South Korea may have to look to its laurels.

If you want to read all the scores: use this link:

http://fcwt.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/fcwt8/event/fcwt863/contest/1/leaderboard.htm

Steph Meadow wins Tournament

of Champions by eight strokes

FROM THE GOLFWEEK WEBSITE
By JULIE WILLIAMS
Stephanie Meadow shot a final round of three-under-par 69 to win the International Junior Golf Tour's JGT Tournament of Champions' girls' division at Grand Cypress Resort, Orlando, Florida.
The 17-year-old from Antrim, Northern Ireland, began the day with a five-shot lead and cruised to an eight-shot victory with six birdies on her card.
Meadow, pictured with the championship trophy, who began her round on No. 10, turned in 1-under 35 and closed with three birdies and a lone bogey to shoot 2-under 34 on the back nine. She finished at 4-under 212.
“I think the North/South course is harder as a course so I think the 69 on the North/South was probably a better score,” she said.
“The New Course was very open, and I didn’t hit it as well as what I did yesterday, so I think the 69 on the second day was definitely my biggest.”
Despite three three-putts in Monday’s round, Meadow, ranked 38th in the Golfweek/Titleist Junior Rankings, said she maintained her focus throughout the final round.
“I just kept going,” said Meadow.
Irene Jung took second in the 30-player field with a score of 220.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)
212 Stephanie Meadow (Antrim, N Ireland) 74 69 69.
220 Irene Jung (Florida) 71 77 72.
222 Meng-Chu Chen (California) 74 76 72.
Selected score:
237 Rosie Davies (London) 78 86 73 (jt 17th).
To read all the scores, use this link:
http://www.ijgt.com/results.php?id=306&agediv=6


Robert

FirstPoint USA to sponsor English

Under-18 girls' championship

NEWS RELEASE FROM ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
The English Women’s Golf Association is delighted to announce that the leading sports scholarship consultancy, FirstPoint USA, will sponsor the English girls’ Under-18 championship. The tournament, which traditionally attracts a full field of the country’s best young players, will take place at North Wilts Golf Club from July 28 to August 1.
Andrew Kean, the managing director of FirstPoint USA, commented: “It will be a great event and we are looking forward to supporting English girls’ golf.”
Mr Kean, a non-executive director of EWGA, added: “These are exciting times for the association and we want to be part of it.”
FirstPoint USA, which has placed thousands of young athletes on sports scholarship, also sponsors two major Scottish boys’ events. The company’s presence at the English girls’ championship will help raise players’ awareness about the scholarship process. It’s an option which an increasing number of girl golfers are exploring and taking up. But Mr Kean pointed out: “We are not trying to increase tourism to Florida! We are very conscious that girls have to be prepared for the academic challenge ahead. It’s full-time education and full-time golf. It’s no good shooting 68s and 69s unless you get the grades - or you’ll be sent home.”
EWGA tournament secretary Emma Lowe commented: “The English girls’ championship is a wonderful event which produces fantastic golf and we are delighted to have the support of FirstPoint USA.”
The EWGA website will feature latest news and online scoring during the championship: www.englishwomensgolf.org
Lyndsey Hewison
Press & PR Officer

Photos from the Scottish

Photos taken last week of the Scottish Championship trophy winners,
finalists and semifinalists can be found on my Picasa site
If anyone has any other photos they would like to share
then send me to me or give me a link to them and I will publish
Gill

Carol Fell's video interview of Megan on Youtube

Shire without new champion

Sara at Royal Dornoch

Aberdeenshire will be without their new county champion, Sara Thomson (Murcar Links), for the North Division inter-county team golf championship against Angus, Northern Counties and Perth & Kinross at Royal Dornoch from June 27 to 29.
Sara will be on honeymoon after her wedding to assistant professional golfer Terry Mathieson.
There are three new "caps" in the Shire team - Sammy Leslie (Westhill), who reached the final of the county championship at Peterhead, Mhairi Johnstone (Northern), a semi-finalist in last year's Scottish Under-18 girls' championship at Alyth, and Gill Murray (Cruden Bay).
Team is:
Mhairi Johnstone (Northern).
Sammy Leslie (Westhill).
Laura McLardy (Murcar Links).
Gill Murray (Cruden Bay).
Laura Murray (Alford).
Donna Pocock (Murcar Links).
Carol Wilson (Murcar Links).
Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies), team captain.
Reserves:
Linda Urquhart (Banchory).
Lauren Duncan (Aboyne).

The winners of the North Division title go forward to the Scottish women's county championship finals at Baberton Golf Club, near Edinburgh, from September 18 to 20.

Scottish Friday night Party

Hi Everyone,
Aileen Hunter and Gillian Lockhart have done a wonderful job for the last five years organising the annual Scottish Ladies Championship Friday night party. Girls... it was great fun! You're going to be a very hard act to follow.
Aileen has emailed me the URL of their website www.scottish2009.info and has also asked that if any of you have any photos, video, or recollections of the night that you would like to share, could you email them to Aileen at aileen@littlevoicecommunications.com and she will include them on the site.

Scotland teams announced by SLGA


NEWS RELEASE BY SCOTTISH LADIES GOLFING ASSOCIATION
Teams to represent Scotland in forthcoming events:

St Rule Trophy, St Andrews 30-31 May
Team: Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), Kylie Walker (Captain) (Buchanan Castle).
Reserves: 1 Laura Murray (Alford), 2 Jane Turner (Craigielaw).

Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship, Royal St David's GC 9-13 June.
Team: Roseanne Niven (capt) (Crieff), Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle), Kylie Walker (Buchanan Castle).
Reserves: 1 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), 2 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), 3 Louise Kenney (Pitreavie)

Irish Ladies Open Amateur Championship, Douglas GC, Cork 20-21 June
Team: Carly Booth (Comrie), Laura Murray (Alford), Roseanne Niven (Captain) (Crieff), Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle)
Reserves: 1 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm), 2 Jane Turner (Craigielaw)

European Young Masters, Golf National (Albatros), France 23-25 July
Team: Lesley Atkins (Minto), Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies).
Reserves: 1 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), 2 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie)

Stephanie Meadow leads by five in IJT

Tournament of Champions

Stephanie Meadow from Antrim, Northern Ireland, led by five shots after 36 holes of theGirls' Division in the International Junior Golf Tour Tournament of Champions at Grand Cypress Resort, Orlando in Florida.
The 17-yearold former Irish girls champion, who is a resident student at the International Junior Golf Academy at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, had rounds of 74 and 69 for a oneunder-par total of 143.
Irene Jung is Stephanie's nearest rival on 148 (71-77) with Marisa Kamelgam (75-74) lying third in a field of 32 players on 149.

Daniel Lee leads by six in Thunderbird

International Junior in Arizona

Remember the name Daniel Lee. He could turn out to be something special. Daniel broke two tournament records on Sunday and has a six-shot lead heading into the final round of the Thunderbird International Junior at Grayhawk Golf Club, Scottsdale, Arizona. Lee fired a bogey-free, nine-under-par 63 to set an 18-hole tournament record – his 16-under-par total of 128 is also a 36-hole tournament record.
Yueer Cindy Feng shot a 5-under-par 67 and has a two-shot lead in the Girls' Division.
Lee’s bogey-free opening 36 holes include 14 birdies and one eagle.
Scoreboard:
BOYS
Par 144 (2 x 72) 7112yd
1. Daniel Lee 65-63--128
2. Patrick Cantlay 66-68--134
3. Anthony Paolucci 71-64--135
3. Michael Hebert 71-64--135
5. Niclas Carlsson 67-70--137
5. Cory Whitsett 68-69--137
7. Andrew Yun 68-70--138
8. Jeffrey Kang 71-69--140
9. Lucas Bjerregaard 73-68--141
9. Joaquin Lolas 73-68--141
9. Jordan Spieth 73-68--141
12. T.J. Vogel 75-67--142
12. Talor Gooch 72-70--142
12. Chien Yao Hung 71-71--142
12. Byeong-hun An 66-76--142
16. Sebastian Vazquez 74-69--143
16. Evan Beck 73-70--143
16. Cheng-Tsung Pan 72-71--143
16. Emiliano Grillo 72-71--143
16. James Back 71-72--143
16. Scott Campbell 70-73--143
16. Ernesto Marin 71-72--143
16. Shun Yat Hak 69-74--143
24. Brinson Paolini 71-73--144
24. Santiago Gavino 70-74--144
26. Cameron Peck 74-71--145
26. Stewart Hagestad 74-71--145
26. Tim Gornik 72-73--145
29. Alberto Sanchez 76-70--146
29. Mathias Schjoelberg 77-69--146
29. Curtis Thompson 73-73--146
29. Oscar Lengdén 73-73--146
29. Juan Pablo Hernandez 73-73--146
34. Mario Clemens 74-73--147
35. Austin Cook 77-71--148
35. Franco Castro 75-73--148
35. Jorge Fernandez Valdes 70-78--148
38. Rak Cho 77-72--149
38. Phillip Choi 74-75--149
38. Jay Vandeventer 74-75--149
41. Kevin Phelan 75-75--150
41. Chris Worrell 73-77--150
43. Austin Cody 79-72--151
44. Tom Boys 78-78--156
45. Mads Sogaard 75-84--159
45. Patrick Winther 78-81--159
45. Jason Roets 83-76--159
GIRLS
Par 144 (2 x 72) 6275yd
1. Yueer Cindy Feng 71-67--138
2. Karen Chung 71-69--140
3. Sarah Brown 72-69--141
4. Kristina Wong 73-70--143
5. Victoria Tanco 71-73--144
6. Rachel Morris 72-73--145
6. Simin Feng 71-74--145
8. Kimberly Kim 74-72--146
8. Luz Alejandra Cangrejo 69-77--146
10. Danielle Frasier 77-70--147
10. Kristen Park 74-73--147
12. Jenny Shin 79-69--148
12. Alexis Thompson 73-75--148
14. Victoria Sungmin Park 72-77--149
15. Kyung Kim 78-72--150
15. Tiffany Lua 77-73--150
15. Erynne Lee 75-75--150
18. Ani Gulugian 77-74--151
18. Alison Lee 76-75--151
18. Laetitia Beck 73-78--151
18. Jessica Korda 72-79--151
22. Jennifer Johnson 77-75--152
23. Rebecca Huber 79-74--153
23. Stacey Kim 75-78--153
25. Paola Valerio 77-78--155
26. Johanna Tillstrom 79-80--159
27. Mary Michael Maggio 83-78--161
28. Josephine Janson 78-85--163
29. Courtney Ellenbogen 78-88--166

Janice Moodie wins $4,032 for jt 56th

Yani Tseng of South Korea won the LPGA Corning Classic by one shot over Soo-Yun Kang and Paula Creamer.
Tseng shot a 5-under 67 on Sunday and won when Kang missed a 3-foot par putt on the final hole.
Tseng birdied No. 17 to tie Kang at 21 under after Creamer had made a dramatic run to 20 under with a closing 65.
Tseng, the 2008 LPGA rookie of the year, finished at 21-under 267 for her second career victory. Japanese rookie Mike Miyazato finished fourth at 269.
Janice Moodie won $4032 for a share of 56th position on 281.
The joint leading British players were Karen Stupples and Becky Morgan on 279 in joint 44th position.

FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72) 6223yd.
1. Yani Tseng $225,000 68-70-62-67--267
2. Paula Creamer $119,513 66-72-65-65--268
2. Soo-Yun Kang $119,513 65-69-65-69--268
4. Mika Miyazato $77,740 70-67-62-70--269
5. Song-Hee Kim $48,541 67-68-69-67--271
5. Ai Miyazato $48,541 69-70-64-68--271
5. Sandra Gal $48,541 65-69-68-69--271
5. Vicky Hurst $48,541 70-69-63-69--271
9. Angela Stanford $28,866 69-69-67-67--272
9. Jimin Jeong $28,866 66-69-69-68--272
9. Karine Icher $28,866 64-66-74-68--272
9. Mikaela Parmlid $28,866 67-67-68-70--272
9. Seon Hwa Lee $28,866 67-67-68-70--272
14. Hee Young Park $19,624 64-73-69-67--273
14. Helen Alfredsson $19,624 67-69-68-69--273
14. Meredith Duncan $19,624 69-67-68-69--273
14. Mi Hyun Kim $19,624 69-67-68-69--273
14. Natalie Gulbis $19,624 68-70-66-69--273
14. Suzann Pettersen $19,624 67-68-68-70--273
14. Lindsey Wright $19,624 67-69-67-70--273
14. Katherine Hull $19,624 68-69-65-71--273
22. Jiyai Shin $15,340 68-71-67-68--274
22. Cristie Kerr $15,340 68-71-65-70--274
22. Hee-Won Han $15,340 65-67-71-71--274
22. In-Kyung Kim $15,340 69-69-65-71--274
26. Momoko Ueda $12,666 72-67-69-67--275
26. Michelle Wie $12,666 73-67-68-67--275
26. Brittany Lang $12,666 70-68-68-69--275
26. Meena Lee $12,666 67-72-66-70--275
26. Na Yeon Choi $12,666 66-68-68-73--275
26. Minea Blomqvist $12,666 65-70-66-74--275
32. Stacy Lewis $10,334 71-69-69-67--276
32. Wendy Doolan $10,334 70-67-70-69--276
32. Ji Young Oh $10,334 70-67-69-70--276
32. Wendy Ward $10,334 72-69-65-70--276
36. Sun Young Yoo $8,949 72-68-72-65--277
36. Morgan Pressel $8,949 66-72-69-70--277
36. Anna Grzebien $8,949 70-71-66-70--277
39. Marcy Hart $7,584 69-69-73-67--278
39. Amy Hung $7,584 68-71-72-67--278
39. Beth Bader $7,584 70-66-72-70--278
39. Nicole Castrale $7,584 66-71-71-70--278
39. Sarah Kemp $7,584 66-68-71-73--278
44. Alena Sharp $6,219 69-71-73-66--279
44. Michele Redman $6,219 72-66-71-70--279
44. Se Ri Pak $6,219 73-66-69-71--279
44. Karen Stupples $6,219 73-68-65-73--279
44. Becky Morgan $6,219 69-69-67-74--279
49. Anna Nordqvist $5,016 69-72-72-67--280
49. Jee Young Lee $5,016 72-67-72-69--280
49. Reilley Rankin $5,016 67-68-75-70--280
49. Lorie Kane $5,016 70-66-73-71--280
49. Haeji Kang $5,016 68-73-69-70--280
49. Amy Yang $5,016 68-72-69-71--280
49. Stacy Prammanasudh $5,016 69-70-70-71--280
56. A. Hanna-Williams $4,032 70-71-70-70--281
56. Sarah Lee $4,032 65-73-72-71--281
56. Jimin Kang $4,032 69-71-70-71--281
56. Jamie Hullett $4,032 69-70-70-72--281
56. Teresa Lu $4,032 71-70-68-72--281
56. Janice Moodie $4,032 69-70-68-74--281
62. Brittany Lincicome $3,640 70-71-70-71--282
63. Shanshan Feng £3,527 69-72-71-71--283
63. Il Mi Chung $3,527 67-71-73-72--283
65. Rachel Hetherington $3,337 69-71-73-71--284
65. Pat Hurst $3,337 69-69-72-74--284
65. Eunjung Yi $3,337 71-69-69-75--284
68. Sung Ah Yim $3,109 70-71-71-73--285
68. Kris Tamulis $3,109 69-70-72-74--285
68. Russy Gulyanamitta $3,109) 70-70-71-74--285
71. Eva Dahllof $2,997) 72-69-72-74--287
72. Na On Min $2,957) 67-73-72-76--288
73. Maria Hjorth $2,919) 73-68-76-72--289

Accurate driving, steady short game

were secrets of Megan's success

Megan Briggs, the 95th Scottish women's closed amateur golf champion, has been speaking exclusively to Kirkwoodgolf.co.uk.

We thought you would like to hear what she had to say about her victory at Southerness.

"I am studying law at Strathclyde University and have just finished scond year.

"I am going to play in the British women's open amateur championship at Royal St David's Golf Club, Harlech in North Wales in a couple of weeks.

"To win the 'Scottish' is a great honouor and something that all Scottish amateurs aspire to and practise for. My exams finished the week before Southerness, which meant that I could focus on my golf and the competition.

"During the championship, my driving was very accurate, whcih was crucial in the wind. Also my short game was very steady and it probably what saw me right through to the final.

"I would once again like to thank the SLGA and Southerness for the fantastic week - and also my Dad for caddying, seeing as I forgot to thank him in my speech!"

Jade beats Paula in Ladies German Open play-off

France’s Jade Schaeffer won the HypoVereinsbank Ladies German Open, presented by Audi, today for her first Ladies European Tour victory. The 22-year-old from Strasbourg, who recently moved to Paris, beat Spain’s Paula Marti with a birdie at the first extra hole.
Musselburgh's Vikki Laing had a good last round, a three-under-par 69, for a joint 25th place on 286.
Dunblane's Lynn Kenny (Archerfield Links) signed off with a disappinting 76 for joint 54th place on 292.
Krystle Caithness from Cupar in Fife, closed with a 74 - her worst round of the four, for a share of 46th place on 290.
The biggest disappointment of all was the weekend form of Claire Queen (The Carrick at Cameron House). Her last two rounds were 76 and 78 for a total of 10 over par 298 and a share of 64th place, the last of those who made the halfway cut.
Clare had no birdies at all over the final 36 holes and had a double bogey 6 a the 10th hole today.

LEADING TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
275 Jade Schaeffer (France) 66 72 70 67, Paula Marti (Spain) 67 69 66 73 (Schaeffer won sudden death play-off with birdie at first extra hole.
276 Melissa Reid (England) 68 67 61 70, Martina Eberl (Germany) 71 65 67 73.
277 Trish Johnson (England) 71 69 67 70.
278 Marianne Sckarpnord (Norway) 71 71 68 68, Emma Cabrera-Bello (Spain) 66 72 71 69.
279 Sophie Walker (England) 70 70 72 67.
281 Anga Monke (Germany) 71 70 70 70, Tania Elosegui (Spain) 71 70 69 71, Katharina Schallenberg (Germany) 71 70 69 71.
Selected scores:
282 Lydia Hall (Wales) 74 70 66 72 (jt 13th).
284 Joanne Morley (England) 72 72 69 71 (jt 19th).
286 Vikki Laing (Scotland) 73 71 73 69, Georgina Simpson 75 70 68 73 (jt 25th).
287 Samantha Head (England) 72 71 75 69 (jt 31st).
288 Rebecca Hudson (England) 71 74 73 70, Felicity Johnson (England) 72 74 71 71 (jt 37th).
289 Martina Gillen (Ireland) (73 71 74 71 (jt 43rd).
290 Krystle Caithness (Scotland) 72 73 71 74 (jt 46th).
291 Becky Brewerton (Wales) 71 74 73 73 (53rd).
292 Lynn Kenny (Scotland) 68 77 71 76 (jt 54th).
293 Lisa Hall (England) 73 72 75 73 (jt 56th).
296 Claire Louise Aitken (England) 71 73 76 76 (60th).
297 Kiran Matharu (England) 73 73 76 75 (jt 61st).
298 Claire Queen (Scotland) 69 75 76 78, Henrietta Zuel (England) 74 70 74 80 (jt 64th.

Megan Briggs now in contention for

GB&I team place for Vagliano Trophy

New Scottish women's amateur golf champion Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) has forced herself into contention for a place in the Great Britain & Ireland team by winning her national title at windy Southerness on Saturday when she beat Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) 4 and 3 in the final.
Neither Briggs nor Kenney was named early last October when the preliminary squad for the Vagliano Trophy match against the Continent of Europe at Hamburger Golf Club, Germany on July 24-25 was announced.
But skipper Mary McKenna has said that the Ladies Golf Union Selection committee will choose, after the British women's open amateur championship at Royal St David's Golf Club, Harlech in North Wales from June 9 to 12, nine players who have shown the best form in 2009, whether they are in that prelim squad or not.
Incidentally, the winners of the English (Charlie Douglass) and Welsh (Tara Davies) women's titlea were not in the squad either!
Megan, a 19-year-old Strathclyde University student, needs to follow up her victory at Southerness with a good run in the "British" - and, if she does that, the selectors will surely plump for her as a new GB&I cap.
The same goes for Fife champion Louise Kenney, who played great golf to get to the Scottish final - four under par in beating the No 2 seed Kylie Walker in the quarter-finals, but then was let down by her driving on the last day.
Next year's 96th Scottish women's closed amateur championship will be played for the first time at Craigielaw and, in 2011, the venue will be Machrihanish.

Who won what at

95th Scottish

women's closed

amateur championship


TUESDAY FIRST ROUND

BEDDOWS MEMORIAL TROPHY
(Lowest gross score in first qualifying round)
1st PAMELA PRETSWELL (Bothwell Castle) 76
2nd KYLIE WALKER (Buchanan Castle) 77
3rd KELSEY MACDONALD (Nairn Dunbar) 78 better inward half.
4th AILSA SUMMERS (Carnoustie Ladies) 78

ST ANDREWS QUAICH
(Lowest net score in first qualifying round)
1st GAIL WILSON (Monifieth) 73 better inward half.
2nd AILSA SUMMERS (Carnoustie Ladies) 73
3rd NOREEN FENTON (Dunbar) 75 better inward half

EGLINTON QUAICH
(Lowest aggregate team gross score first qualifying round)
LADYBANK 159: LORNA BENNETT 79, SUSAN JACKSON 80

BABY QUAICH
(Lowest Gross Score in Eglinton Quaich)
NOREEN FENTON 79

GRAINGER CUP
Lowest aggregate team net score in first qualifying round)
DUNBAR 158: NOREEN FENTON 75, LINDA CAINE 83.

WEDNESDAY SECOND ROUND

GLOVER 21st ANNIVERSARY CUP
Lowest gross score in second round
1st PAMELA PRETSWELL (Bothwell Castle) 72.
2nd MEGAN BRIGGS (Kilmacolm) 73.
3rd LAURA MURRAY (Alford) 74 better inwarde half.
4th KYLIE WALKER (Buchanan Castle) 74.

LYON SALVER
Best net score in second round
1st MEGAN BRIGGS (Kilmacolm) (1) 72 better inward half.
2nd LESLEY ATKINS (Minto) (3) 72.
3rd WENDY NICHOLSON (Broomieknowe) (4) 73 better inward half.

MARGARET SCOULER-BUCHANAN CUP
Aggregate gross
1st PAMELA PRETSWELL (Bothwell Castle) 76 + 72 = 148.

McINNES SHAW CUP
Aggregate net
1st AILSA SUMMERS (Carnoustie Ladies) (5) 73 + 76 = 149.

ST RULE SALVER
Best gross aggregate from an Under-21
1st PAMELA PRETSWELL (Bothwell Castle) 76 + 72 = 148.

NPFA CUP
Lowest nett score in medal rounds
1st MEGAN BRIGGS (Kilmacolm) (1) 72 better inward half.

McROBERT THISTLE CUP
Lowest scratch score in qualifying rounds
1st PAMELA PRETSWELL (Bothwell Castle) (72

DUNLOP HILL TROPHY
Best scratch score by past champion in second round
1st MARTINE POW (Selkirk) 78.

McNEIL TROPHY
County team aggregate scratch total over two rounds
1st LANARKSHIRE (Pamela Pretswell 76 72, Elaine Cuthill 80 80, Susan Wood 82 80).

SATURDAY PRIZEGIVING

CLARK ROSEBOWL
Prizes donated by Miss Clark
Semi-finalists: JENNY JENKINS (Ralston), LINDA URQUHART (Banchory).
Runner-up: LOUISE FRASER (Kingsknowe).
Winner: SAMMY VASS (Tain)

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH-PLAY
Quarter-finalists:
CAROL WILSON (Murcar Links), LAURA MURRAY (Alford), LESLEY ATKINS (Minto), KYLIE WALKER (Buchanan Castle).
Semi-finalists:
COUPER QUAICH (beaten by runner-up + bronze medal) - ELAINE MOFFAT (St Regulus)
COUPER QUAICH (beaten by champion + bronze medal) - JANE TURNER (Craigielaw).

BEDDOWS SALVER (runner-up + winner of silver medal) - LOUISE KENNEY (Pitreavie).

CHAMPIONSHIP CUP (champion + winner of gold medal) - MEGAN BRIGGS (Kilmacolm)

Thunderbird International Junior Scoreboard

Daniel Lee shot a seven-under-par 65 to take the first-round lead by one stroke at the Thunderbird International Junior event at Grayhawk Golf Club, Scottsdale in Arizona.
Luz Alejandra Cangrejo returned a 3-under-par 69 to take the lead in the Girls' Division.
FIRST ROUND SCOREBOARD
BOYS
Par 72. 7112yd
1. Daniel Lee 31-34--65
2. Patrick Cantlay 35-31--66
2. Byeong-hun An 33-33--66
4. Niclas Carlsson 33-34--67
5. Cory Whitsett 35-33--68
5. Andrew Yun 34-34--68
7. Shun Yat Hak 35-34--69
8. Jorge Fernandez Valdes 35-35--70
8. Santiago Gavino 36-34--70
8. Scott Campbell 34-36--70
11. Ernesto Marin 37-34--71
11. Michael Hebert 33-38--71
11. Chien Yao Hung 35-36--71
11. James Back 35-36--71
11. Jeffrey Kang 35-36--71
11. Anthony Paolucci 38-33--71
11. Brinson Paolini 33-38--71
18. Tim Gornik 35-37--72
18. Cheng-Tsung Pan 36-36--72
18. Talor Gooch 36-36--72
18. Emiliano Grillo 36-36--72
22. Curtis Thompson 37-36--73
22. Oscar Lengdén 36-37--73
22. Juan Pablo Hernandez 38-35--73
22. Chris Worrell 38-35--73
22. Jordan Spieth 36-37--73
22. Evan Beck 38-35--73
22. Lucas Bjerregaard 38-35--73
22. Joaquin Lolas 38-35--73
30. Jay Vandeventer 38-36--74
30. Mario Clemens 38-36--74
30. Cameron Peck 38-36--74
30. Stewart Hagestad 37-37--74
30. Phillip Choi 38-36--74
30. Sebastian Vazquez 36-38--74
36. Franco Castro 39-36--75
36. Mads Sogaard 41-34--75
36. Kevin Phelan 36-39--75
36. T.J. Vogel 38-37--75
40. Alberto Sanchez 41-35--76
41. Rak Cho 41-36--77
41. Austin Cook 39-38--77
41. Mathias Schjoelberg 41-36--77
44. Tom Boys 42-36--78
44. Patrick Winther 36-42--78
46. Austin Cody 40-39--79
47. Jason Roets 42-41--83
GIRLS
Par 72. 6275yd
1. Luz Alejandra Cangrejo 37-32--69
2. Karen Chung 35-36--71
2. Simin Feng 33-38--71
2. Victoria Tanco 34-37--71
2. Yueer Cindy Feng 36-35--71
6. Rachel Morris 36-36--72
6. Jessica Korda 37-35--72
6. Victoria Sungmin Park 37-35--72
6. Sarah Brown 36-36--72
10. Alexis Thompson 39-34--73
10. Kristina Wong 35-38--73
10. Laetitia Beck 36-37--73
13. Kimberly Kim 38-36--74
13. Kristen Park 34-40--74
15. Stacey Kim 37-38--75
15. Erynne Lee 37-38--75
17. Alison Lee 39-37--76
18. Paola Valerio 41-36--77
18. Tiffany Lua 38-39--77
18. Jennifer Johnson 38-39--77
18. Danielle Frasier 36-41--77
18. Ani Gulugian 39-38--77
23. Kyung Kim 38-40--78
23. Courtney Ellenbogen 40-38--78
23. Josephine Janson 38-40--78
26. Johanna Tillstrom 44-35--79
26. Jenny Shin 39-40--79
26. Rebecca Huber 39-40--79
29. Pearl Jin 39-41--80
30. Mary Michael Maggio 39-44--83

Janice nine-under-par but only

jt 35th in Corning Classic

Janice Moodie is on nine-under-par 207 after rounds of 69, 70 and 68 but so high is the standard on the LPGA Tour that the Scot is in "only" joint 35th place with one round to go in the Corning Classic.
Joint leaders, after a Saturday scorcher of 10-under-par 62 are 19 year old Japanese rookie Mika Miyazato and Soo-Yun Kang of South Korea, both on 17-under-par 199.
Karine Icher of France, who began the day with a four-shot lead, stumbled to a 74 and finished the day in a tie for 17th, five shots off the lead.
Eunjung Yi of South Korea made three eagles in her first five holes to become just the fifth player in LPGA history to accomplish that feat in a round.
Third-placed on 200, Yani Tseng, 20-year-old LPGA Rookie of the Year in 2008, was even better, making two eagles and four birdies on the front nine for a 28.
That was just one stroke better than playing partner Natalie Gulbis (66), but it broke the tournament record of 29 set two years ago by Wendy Ward. It also made Tseng just the ninth player in LPGA history to shoot 8 under for nine holes.
THIRD ROUND TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72) 6223yd
1. Mika Miyazato 70-67-62--199
1. Soo-Yun Kang 65-69-65--199
3. Yani Tseng 68-70-62--200
4. Minea Blomqvist 65-70-66--201
5. Vicky Hurst 70-69-63--202
5. Katherine Hull 68-69-65--202
5. Sandra Gal 65-69-68--202
5. Na Yeon Choi 66-68-68--202
5. Seon Hwa Lee 67-67-68--202
5. Mikaela Parmlid 67-67-68--202
11. Ai Miyazato 69-70-64--203
11. Paula Creamer 66-72-65--203
11. In-Kyung Kim 69-69-65--203
11. Lindsey Wright 67-69-67--203
11. Suzann Pettersen 67-68-68--203
11. Hee-Won Han 65-67-71--203
17. Cristie Kerr 68-71-65--204
17. Natalie Gulbis 68-70-66--204
17. Mi Hyun Kim 69-67-68--204
17. Helen Alfredsson 67-69-68--204
17. Meredith Duncan 69-67-68--204
17. Jimin Jeong 66-69-69--204
17. Song-Hee Kim 67-68-69--204
17. Karine Icher 64-66-74--204
25. Meena Lee 67-72-66--205
25. Angela Stanford 69-69-67--205
25. Becky Morgan 69-69-67--205
25. Sarah Kemp 66-68-71--205
29. Wendy Ward 72-69-65--206
29. Karen Stupples 73-68-65--206
29. Jiyai Shin 68-71-67--206
29. Brittany Lang 70-68-68--206
29. Hee Young Park 64-73-69--206
29. Ji Young Oh 70-67-69--206
35. Anna Grzebien 70-71-66--207
35. Janice Moodie 69-70-68--207
35. Morgan Pressel 66-72-69--207
35. Wendy Doolan 70-67-70--207
39. Michelle Wie 73-67-68--208
39. Se Ri Pak 73-66-69--208
39. Momoko Ueda 72-67-69--208
39. Nicole Castrale 66-71-71--208
39. Beth Bader 70-66-72--208
44. Teresa Lu 71-70-68--209
44. Amy Yang 68-72-69--209
44. Stacy Lewis 71-69-69--209
44. Eunjung Yi 71-69-69--209
44. Stacy Prammanasudh 69-70-70--209
44. Jamie Hullett 69-70-70--209
44. Michele Redman 72-66-71--209
44. Lorie Kane 70-66-73--209
52. Haeji Kang 68-73-69--210
52. Jimin Kang 69-71-70--210
52. Sarah Lee 65-73-72--210
52. Pat Hurst 69-69-72--210
52. Reilley Rankin 67-68-75--210
57. Brittany Lincicome 70-71-70--211
57. Allison Hanna-Williams 70-71-70--211
57. Russy Gulyanamitta 70-70-71--211
57. Kris Tamulis 69-70-72--211
57. Amy Hung 68-71-72--211
57. Jee Young Lee 72-67-72--211
57. Il Mi Chung 67-71-73--211
57. Marcy Hart 69-69-73--211
65. Sung Ah Yim 70-71-71--212
65. Shanshan Feng 69-72-71--212
65. Na On Min 67-73-72--212
65. Sun Young Yoo 72-68-72--212
69. Anna Nordqvist 69-72-72--213
69. Eva Dahllof 72-69-72--213
69. Alena Sharp 69-71-73--213
69. Rachel Hetherington 69-71-73--213
73. Maria Hjorth 73-68-76--217

Ross Leeds finishes jt 21st in NJCSS Division 1 championship

Ross Leeds (Odessa College, Texas) from Glenfarg finished joint 21st in a field of 120 for the NJCAA Division 1 championship at Hamption Cove River, Alabama.
Leeds had rounds of 72, 74, 79 and76 for a total of 301 over a par-72 course of 7192yd.
Nicky Maddison (Hutchinson Community College, Kansas) from Newcastle had rounds f 74, 77, 78 and 83 for a total of 312, which earned him a share of 66th place behind the three-stroke winner, Tommy Sikes (Midland College) who scored 69, 75, 72 and 69 for 285.