KirkwoodGolf: LPGA QUALIFYING SCHOOL SECTION EVENT

Saturday, September 20, 2003

LPGA QUALIFYING SCHOOL SECTION EVENT

VIKKI AND SUSIE HAVE MIXED FORTUNES IN CALIFORNIA

Vikki Laing is sitting pretty but the other member of the Scottish golfing clan, Susie Laing, is the hot seat as the United States LPGA Qualifying School sectional tournament moves into its fourth and final round at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California.
Rookie pro Vikki from Musselburgh has had rounds of 72, 75 and 71 for a two-over-par tally of 218 which sees her tied for eighth place after 54 holes.
Susannah Laing from Troon, is on a slide - scores of 70, 76 and 79 - and at nine-over-par 225 and sharing 52nd place she has to produce something special in the last round if she is to climb up the scoreboard into one of the top 30 players and ties who will qualify for the LPGA Final Qualifying School at Daytona Beach, Florida from October 21 to 24.
Kent-based Danielle Masters, playing as an amateur and a team-mate of Vikki Laing in the Great Britain & Ireland team who won the Vagliano Trophy contest against the Continent of Europe at Co Louth in late July, is bang on the leading 30 deadline at the moment after scores of 70, 75 and 77 for six-over 222.
Anglo-Scot Kirsty Fisher from Lancashire failed to survive the halfway cut after shooting 78 and 76 for 154, two shots too many to continue playing at Mission Hills.

LPGA QUALIFYING SCHOOL _ Sectional tournament _ Mission Hills CC, Rancho Mirage, California _ Leading third round totals (US players unless stated) _ 211 Michelle Simpson 70 70 71. 213 Mikaela Parmlid (Sweden) 73 70 70. 214 Mary Kay Marino 75 68 71. 215 Il Mi Chung (Korea) 75 70 70. 217 Kristen Bloomer 73 72 72, Cherie Byrnes (Australia) 70 75 72, Heather Lee (Canada) 71 73 73. 218 Vikki Laing (Scotland) 72 75 71, Meredith Duncan 74 72 72, Celeste Troche (Paraguay) 74 72 72, Juli Hilton 71 71 76. Other scores: 222 Danielle Masters (England) 70 75 77. 225 Eleanor Pilgrim (Wales) 79 73 73. 225 Susie Laing (Scotland) 70 76 79. 226 Asa Gottmo (Sweden) 77 75 75. 228 Lisa Holm Sorensen (Denmark) 75 76 77. Missed cut _ 154 Kirsty Fisher (England) 78 76.