KirkwoodGolf: US COLLEGE SUMMARY

Saturday, April 29, 2006

US COLLEGE SUMMARY

KEVIN McALPINE IN JOINT 12TH PLACE IN OREGON

Kevin McAlpine from Blairgowrie, a senior golf scholarship student at Colorado State University, was in joint 12th position with one round to go in the Mountain West Conference men’s college golf championship at Crosswater Club, Sunriver Resort in Oregon.
He has had rounds of 71 and 73 for a level par tally of 144.
Kevin, son of the former Dundee United goalkeeper Hamish McAlpine, birdied the seventh and bogeyed the eighth and ninth in the middle of second-round scorecard of 15 pars.
He had been sharing sixth place after a first-round 71 which included a double bogey 6 at the 10th. He has shot six birdies over the first 36 holes.
Drew Stoltz (Texas Christian University) leads on 141 with a 71 and 70.
Colorado State (584) are lying sixth of ninth in the team event in which New Mexico State University (567) lead by three shots.


GEMMA NOT AT HOME IN INDIANA

Scotland international team player Gemma Webster was sharing 33rd place after two rounds of the Big Ten women’s college championship over the Indiana University golf course at Bloomington, Indiana.
Gemma, a member at Hilton Park Golf Club and the current British universities women’s champion, has had rounds of 76 and 78 over the 6,142yd, par-72 course for a tally of 154. Her efforts have helped her college, Ohio State, to a share of second place on 590 with Michigan State, four shots behind leaders Purdue.
Gemma had two birdies in her second round – at the first and 15th in halves of 39. She also had birdies at the fourth and 17th in her first round halves of 37 and 39.
Alice Kim (Northwestern) leads the individual scoreboard with 68 and 72 for four-under-par 140.