JODI AND ROSEANNE LOSE GROUND
IN ARIZONA WILDCAT INVITATIONAL

Curtis Cup candidate Jodi Ewart from Yorkshire, a student at New Mexico University, and former Scottish girls champion Roseanne Niven (University of California) from Crieff lost ground in the second round of the Arizona Wildcat Invitational college tournament over the par-71, 6166yd Arizona National Course, Tucson.
Jodi, needing a good result to impress the GB&I selectors who meet next week to choose the team of eight for the Curtis Cup match against the United States over the Old Course, St Andrews at the end of May, will start the third and final round in joint eighth position.
She had a second round of 76 for a 36-hole tally of five-over-par 147. Starting at the 10th, Jodi had a double bogey 7 at the long 11th and a double bogey 6 at the first, which a lone birdie at the long fifth could not offset. She has had three double bogeys over the first 36 holes.
Roseanne Niven is in joint 72nd place in a quality field of 92 with scores of 80 and 82 for 162. Starting at the 10th, Roseanne had a nightmare quadruple bogey 9 at the long second and double bogey 6s at the 15th and seventh. She required 43 strokes – eight over par – for her second nine holes. The Scot did birdied the long 18th and the third.
She has had four double bogeys and a quadruple bogey over the first two rounds.
America’s No 1 Curtis Cup player Amanda Blumenherst (Duke University) leads the field by three shots with a two-under-par tally of 140, made up of scores of 68 and 72.
Irish-born Alison Walshe, who has also been chosen by the US Curtis Cup selectors, is in joint third place. The girl from Galway has scores of 71 and 74 for 145.

INDIVIDUAL SCOREBOARD
Par 142 (2 x 71)
140 Amanda Blumenherst (Duke) 68 72.
143 Jaclyn Sweeney (Oklahoma State) 71 72.
145 Joanne Lee (Southern California) 75 70, Azahara Munoz (Arizona State) 72 73, Alison Walshe (Arizona) 71 74.
Other scores:
147 Jodi Ewart (New Mexico) 71 76 (jt 8th).
148 Pernilla Lindberg (Oklahoma State) 74 74, Belen Mozo (Southern California) 74 74 (jt 10th).
150 Pia Halbig (Southern California) 73 77 (jt 19th).
152 Dewi-Claire Schreefel (Southern California) 77 75 (jt 28th).
154 Anna Nordqvist (Arizona State) 74 80 (jt 38th).
162 Roseanne Niven (California) 80 82 (jt 72nd).
LEADING TEAMS
586 Oklahoma State.
590 Duke.
596 Arizona, Southern California.
603 Arizona State.
605 New Mexico.
Other score:
618 California (11th of 16 teams).

KATY 13TH IN FLORIDA COMEBACK

Carnoustie’s Katy McNicoll, making a comeback after a long lay-off following a knee operation, finished a creditable 13th in a field of 82 players for the Lady Moc Classic college tournament at Cleveland Heights Golf Club, Lakeland in Florida.
Overe a 5,997yd course with a par of 72, Lynn University (Florida) student Katy – younger sister of Scotland international Keir McNicoll – scored 77, 76 and 75 for a 12-over-par total of 228.
The event was won by Marianne Anderson (Florida Southern) with 77, 73 and 72 for 222. She finsiehd a shot ahead of five other players.
Lynn University (928) finished fifth of 15 teams behind winners Florida Southern (893).

KIRTON JUST OUTSIDE TOP 20

Lewis Kirton from Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, a second-year student at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, finished joint 21st in the Rio Pinar Invitational college tournament at Rio Pinar Country Club, Orlando in Florida.
Over a par-72 course of 7,003yd, Lewis scored 73, 71 and 73 for a one-over-par total of 217 – 12 shots behind joint winners Greg Forrest (70-64-71) and Mike Stern (72-64-69), both University of Central Florida students, on 11-under-par 205. They finished four shots ahead of third placed Ian Rochester (Memphis) (69-68-72) on 209.
Johnny Caldwell (South Alabama) from Northern Ireland finished joint fourth with 69, 69 and 72 for 210.
Another South Alabama player, former England boy cap Jack Hiluta came 90th in a field of 93 with scores of 76, 81 and 81 for 238.
The University of Central Florida (846) won the team event by 12 shots from Wichita State (858) with Louisville (859) third of 18 teams. South Alabama came 14th on 885.

CLAYTON STATE SCOTS HELP WIN TEAM EVENT

Clayton State University, Augusta students Neil McBride from Glasgow and Kevin Duncan from Ellon, Aberdeenshire, finished joint 28th and 48th respectively in the Southbridge Pirate Invitational college tournament at Southbridge Golf Club, Savannah in Georgia.
Neil had scores of 79 and 74 for 153 over the 6,922yd, par-72 course while Kevin scored 80 and 78 for 158.
Their Clayton State team-mate Will Willcox won the individual event by two strokes with 68 and 69 for 137 and Clayton State (581) won the team title by three shots from Georgia College in a field of 11 teams.

LARKIN JOINT 33RD ON KIAWAH ISLAND

Banchory’s Scott Larkin, a student at Charleston College, shot 78 and 72 for a six-over-par total of 150 in finishing joint 33rd in a field of 66 for the Cuthbert Cup college tournament at Kiawah Island, South Carolina. He finished 13 shots behind Chris Gold (Maryland), winner with 71 and 66 for 137.
Charleston College (580) finished a very close third of 12 in the team event, jointly won by UNC Wilmington and Washington State on 579.

HAY’S TOP TEN FINISH IN FLORIDA

Andrew Hay (Webber International University) from Westhill, Aberdeen finished joint seventh in a field of 33 for the 4th Annual Start 2 Finish Invitational college tournament at Lake Wales Country Club, Florida.
Andrew, the first round leader, had scores of 71, 78 and 77 for 226 over a par-72 course of 6,855yd.
Team-mate Matthew Brandby won the individual title by five shots with scores of 73, 69 and 74 for 216 and Webber International (897) won the team title by three shots from Johnson & Wales University, Florida.