KirkwoodGolf: UPDATED US COLLEGE GOLF

Sunday, October 23, 2005

UPDATED US COLLEGE GOLF

LOUISE FLEMING DISAPPOINTS IN
US COLLEGE TOURNAMENT

Scottish Under-21 girls’ stroke-play golf champion Louise Fleming (Jacksonville State University) finished a disappointing 89th equal in the Taco Bell Intercollegiate women’s tournament over the Bradford Creek course in Greenville, North Carolina (Sunday, USA time).
The Kelso player had three rounds of 80 for an aggregate of 240 over the par-72 course. She had only one birdie (at the 15th in the first round) over the 54 holes. Her last round included a double bogey at the 17th and bogeys at the first, fourth, sixth, eighth, 11th and 18th .
Over the three rounds Louise had three double bogeys. The first two came in her first round.
Anna Scott (Georgia State University) from Consett, Co Durham slipped out of the top 10 overnight to finish in a share of 19th place with scores of 75, 70 and 78 for a seven-over-par aggregate of 223.
The six-footer birdied the 11th and 14th after an outward half of 41 but bogeyed the last three holes.
Katie Stepanek (Maryland University) won the event by four strokes with a five-under-par total of 211 with scores of 69, 67 and 75.
Augusta State (875) won the team title from Georgia State (880) with Maryland (882) third.
Jacksonville State, whose assistant coach is Colette Murray from Dumfries, finished 19th in a field of 21 teams with a total of 940.

LEADING INDIVIDUALS
(Par 72)
211 Katie Stepanek (Maryland) 69 67 75.
215 Emilie Geury (Augusta State) 70 74 71.
Other totals:
223 Anna Scott (Georgia State) 75 70 78 (19th equal).
240 Louise Fleming (Jacksonville State) 80 80 80 (89th equal).
LEADING TEAMS
875 Augusta State.
880 Georgia State.
882 Maryland.
Other total:
940 Jacksonville State (19th of 21).