VICKI'S GRANDSTAND FINISH

GIVES HER SEVENTH PLACE

AND A $2,223 PAY DAY

Vicki Laing, pictured right, shot a final round of eight-under-par 64 to finish seventh and collect a cheque for $2,223 in the Futures Tour's Jalapeno Classic over the 6,357yd Palm View course, McAllen, Texas (on Sunday).
Only tournament winner, 17-year-old Vicky Hurst from Florida, matched the Scot's great last round which catapulted her into the top 10 after opening rounds of 71 and 75 had her well back in the pack.
It was the Musselburgh exile's best performance since she won the Gettysburgh Challenge on the Futures Tour last summer.
Pamela Feggans from Patna, Ayrshire had scores of 72, 74 and 75 to finished tied 61st on 221. She earned $505.
Winner Vicky Hurst, who turned pro while still at high school - she graduates next month - and after a stellar junior tournament career in the States, scored 67, 67 and 64 for an 18-under-par total of 198. She beat the previous lowest 54-hole total - 16-under-par by Grace Park, set in 1999.
LEADING TOTALS

Par 216 (3 x 72) 6,375yd

198 Vicky Hurst (Florida) 67 67 64 ($11,900).

201 Ashley Prange (Indianapolis) 68 68 65 ($8,500).

206 M J Hur (South Korea) 69 67 70 ($6,056).

208 Jin Young Pak (South Korea) 72 69 67 ($3,413).

209 Tanya Dergal (Mexico) 72 71 66 ($2,606).

210 Vikki Laing (Musselburgh) 71 75 64 ($2,223).

211 Onnarin Sattayabanphot (Thailand) 72 71 68, Cindy Lee-Pridgeon (Malaysia) 70 70 71, Sarah Lynn Sargent (Illinois) 71 69 71 ($1,628 each).

212 Leah Wigger (Kentucky) 73 69 70, Sofie Andersson (Sweden) 73 69 7, Briana Vega (Massachusetts) 71 70 71, Cindy Figg-Currier (Texas) 72 69 71, Nari im (South Korea) 67 70 75, Jenny Gleason (Florida) 71 66 75 ($1,062 each).

213 Mindy Kim (California) 72 73 69, Hanna Kang (South Korea) 73 70 70, Kristina Tucker (Sweden) 69 73 72, Bridget Dwyer (Hawaii) 67 74 72, Nicole Hage (Florida) 70 71 72, Samantha Richdale (British Columbia) 72 68 73 ($716 each).

Other scores included:

218 Brenda McLarnon (Belfast) 73 74 71 (jt 48th) ($520).

221 Pamela Feggans (Patna, Ayrshire) 72 74 75 (jt 61st) ($505).

DNQ - Polly Willett (London).
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