US COLLEGE NEWS
KATE A WINNER AGAIN IN USA
Paisley girl Kate O'Sullivan, in her second year of a a golf scholarship student at High Point University, North Carolina, has scored her second win within two months on the American women's college circuit.
Kate, 19, who became the first High Point player ever to win a tournament in the Sea Trail Invitation in mid-September, this week won the TPC Virginia Beach Invitational.She shot rounds of 74 and 77 for an aggregate of 151 over the 5,852yd, par-72 course at Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Kate won by one shot from Laura Mengelkamp (Wyoming University) who had a pair of 76s for 152.
Fiona Brunton (Bethune-Cookman College) from Cornwall finished joint seventh on 158 with scores of 80 and 78.
Ireland international Maria Dunne, also a Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach student from County Dublin, finished 11th with 79 and 81 for 160.
Jenna Kinnear (High Point) from Belfast came 19th with 84 and 82 for 166.
Ohio (634) won the team event from Florida Athletic (635) and Wyoming (645) with High Point (655) and Bethune-Cookman (659) fourth and fifth.
The High Point University women's golf programme has only been up and running for two years. This was their best ever team placing.
Paisley girl Kate O'Sullivan, in her second year of a a golf scholarship student at High Point University, North Carolina, has scored her second win within two months on the American women's college circuit.
Kate, 19, who became the first High Point player ever to win a tournament in the Sea Trail Invitation in mid-September, this week won the TPC Virginia Beach Invitational.She shot rounds of 74 and 77 for an aggregate of 151 over the 5,852yd, par-72 course at Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Kate won by one shot from Laura Mengelkamp (Wyoming University) who had a pair of 76s for 152.
Fiona Brunton (Bethune-Cookman College) from Cornwall finished joint seventh on 158 with scores of 80 and 78.
Ireland international Maria Dunne, also a Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach student from County Dublin, finished 11th with 79 and 81 for 160.
Jenna Kinnear (High Point) from Belfast came 19th with 84 and 82 for 166.
Ohio (634) won the team event from Florida Athletic (635) and Wyoming (645) with High Point (655) and Bethune-Cookman (659) fourth and fifth.
The High Point University women's golf programme has only been up and running for two years. This was their best ever team placing.
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