KirkwoodGolf

Tuesday, February 20, 2007


GEMMA RECAPTURES FORM
TO FINISH THIRD IN FLORIDA


Gemma Webster, Glasgow-born sophomore student at Ohio State University, quickly bounced back from a disappointing display in her last tournament to finish third in the Central District Invitational women's college event at River Wilderness Golf Club, Parrish in Florida.
Gemma, pictured right, had rounds of 73, 74 and 69 for a level par total of 216 over the 6,099yd, par-72 course. She was competing as an individual as Ohio State did not enter a team of five.
In her sparkling final round, which was equalled only by the six-stroke winner, Ashley Knoll (Texas A&M), the Scot birdied the first, sixth, 10th and 12th and had only one bogey, at the ninth. Over the 54 holes, Gemma had a bag of eight birdies.
Danielle McVeigh (Texas A&M), Irish girls champion in 2005, finished sixth on 222 with scores of 77, 72 and 73. Danielle, a Royal County Down Golf Club member, notched 10 birdies over the the three rounds but also had 16 bogeys.
Hannah Burke (Baylor) from Hertfordshire tied for 30th place on 230 with scores of 77, 81 and 72. In her second round, the English girl had a nightmare run of a double bogey at the 15th, a triple bogey at the 16th, a double bogey at the 17th and a bogey at the 18 - which added up to eight shots dropped over four holes.
But in her closing, par-matching 72, Hannah had three birdies.
Baylor team-mate and compatriot Sian Reddick from Folkestone finished joint 63rd on 241 with 83, 77 and 81. She had two double bogeys in her final round and five doubles in all over the three rounds.
Ashley Knoll (Texas A&M) won the individual title by the runaway margin of six shots from Sara Brown (Michigan State). Ashley finished with a seven-under-par total of 209, comprising rounds of 67, 73 and 69.
Texas A&M (874) won the team event by 13 shots from Michigan State with Baylor (905) third of the 14 competing colleges.