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Tuesday, March 13, 2007


JODI HAS 68 AT BOULDER CREEK

Yorkshire player Jodi Ewart (New Mexico University) from Catterick was lying joint second, only one shot off the lead, with a four-under-par 68 after the first round of the UNLV Spring Rebel Invitational women's college tournament at Boulder Creek Golf Club, Boulder City in Nevada.
Jodi, pictured right, started at the 10th and put herself in the mood for a low score with a birdie at the 11th before a string of pars saw her complete her first nine holes of the 6,199yd par-72 course in one-under 35.
Then she birdied the third, fourth, sixth and ninth with her only shot dropped at the eighth.
Rachel Newren (Brigham Young) leads on 67 and Jodi shares second place with Lehua Wise (New Mexico State) in a field of 98 players.
Brigham Young (280) lead the team event from New Mexico (284) with Indian (285) third and New Mexico State (291) fourth of the 18 colleges competing.

ENGLISH STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA TOURNAMENT

Two English-born students at Campbell University, North Carolina Matt Evans from Conisbrough and Mark Coppell from Surrey, were placed joint 24th and joint 67th in a field of 81 players at the end of the first two rounds of the University of San Francisco Triumph college tournament at Palma Valley Golf Club.
Evans scored 74 and 73 for a 36-hole tally over the 7,077yd par-71 course while Coppell had rouneds of 79 and 76 for 155.
Jason D'Amore (Loyola Marymount) and Pat Duffy (Wisconsin) are joint leaders on six-under 136. Jason scored 66 and 70, Pat 72 and 64.
St Mary's College-California (573) lead the team event by one shot from Wisconsin. Campbell (591) are lying eighth of 16 teams.