COLLEGE GOLF

DISAPPOINTING DAY FOR GEMMA AND

LOUISE DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS

Scotland international Gemma Webster (Ohio State University) and Scotland Under-21 champion Louise Fleming (Jacksonville State University) failed to break 80 in a disappointing start to the NCAA Division 1 Central Regional women’s college championship at Traditions Golf Club, Bryan in Texas.

Hilton Park Golf Club member Gemma had an 10-over-par 82 to be sharing 69^th place in a field of 106 while Louise was tied for 89^th place after an 85 over the 6,289yd course.

Gemma had double bogeys at the sixth, 13^th and 16^th and also shed shots at the second, fifth, seventh, eighth, and 11^th in halves of 42 and 40. She had one birdie, at the 10^th.

Louise from Kelso had two double bogeys, at the 10^th and 14^th , and also went over par at the second, fourth, fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth, 11^th, 12^th, 13^th and 15^th in halves of 42 and 43. She birdied the 17^th.

Ireland’s Tara Delaney (Kent State) was the best of the British and Irish contingent with a 74 (39-35) for a share of 12^th place. A double-bogey 7 at the long third was cancelled out by birdies at the second, 14^th and 15^th.

Tara’s team-mate, Becky Wood from Glossop, is sharing 30^th place on 77. Another English player, Danielle Roseberry (Tulsa) is alongside Louise Fleming on the 85 mark.

At the top of the leaderboard are Devan Andersen (Texas) and Amanda Blumenherst (Duke) on two-under-par 70.

Only the top eight teams will advance to the NCAA championship.

Southern California (293) lead from Duke (294) with Florida (301) third. Kent State and Ohio State (both on 309) are sharing seventh place. But Jacksonville State (343) are way back in 19^th place of the 21 teams and their season looks about to end with this tournament.

RAIN DAY OFF FOR KATY IN MICHIGAN

Carnoustie’s Katy McNicoll (Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida) faced a 36 holes in one day Friday schedule after rain washed out the second round of the NCAA Division 2 women’s championship at The Meadows Golf Club, Allendale in Michigan.

Katy was sharing 16^th place after a first-round 77 – five shots off the pace.

DOUBLE BOGEY START FOR ANNA IN WASHINGTON

Anna Scott (Georgia State) from County Durham had a 78 to be joint 55^th at the end of the first day of the NCAA Division 1 women’s West Regional tournament at Washington National Golf club.

Anna started at the 10^th with a double bogey 6 and took 40 shots for her first nine holes. Another double bogey went on her card at the third but she steadied up and dropped only one more shot, at the eighth.

Three players – Paige Mackenzie and Amber Prange, both Washington, and Amanda McCurdy (Arkansas) – share the lead on four-under-par 68 over the 6,289yd course.

Only the top eight teams go forward to the NCAA championship and UCLA are tied with Washington for the lead on 288. Georgia State are not out of it even though they are in 16^th place. Their first-round total was 308, which was only five shots behind the teams occupying eighth place.