KRYSTLE SPARKLES IN

COUGAR CLASSIC

Curtis Cup Scot Krystle Caithness shot the lowest round of the tournament so far - a five-under-par 67 - to improve on her opening score by 10 shots and her place in the field of 120 from joint 67th overnight to a share of 13th place on level par 144 with one round to go in the Cougar Classic women's college golf tournament at Yeamans Hall, Hannahan, South Carolina today.
The 19-year-old Fifer, pictured above, a student at Georgia University, had birdies at the fifth, seventh, 10th, 13th 14th and 15th and she finished in grand style with an eagle 3 at the last for an inward 32. She had bogeys at the 11th and 12th.
Georgia team-mate Mallory Hetzel leads with 68 and 69 for 137 and Georgia lead the team event by 14 shots.
Rebecca Watson (Tennessee), a second Scot in the tournament, is in joint 102nd place after rounds of 82 and 79 for 161. She had double bogey 6s at the first and 14th which cancelled out birdies at the fourth and 13th.
Channel Islander Olivia Jordan-Higgins (Charleston Southern) joined Krystle Caithness on the 140 mark late in the day - she was in the last group to finish - with rounds of 74 and 70. Olivia had birdies at the first, third, fourth, 15th and 18th.

SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD

Par 144 (2 x 72). 6159yd

137 Mallory Hetzel (Georgia) 68 69.

140 Katie Burnett (South Carolina) 70 70, Whitney Neuhauser (Virginia) 68 72, Marta Silva (Georgia) 70 70, Caroline Westrup (Florida State) 69 71.

Other scores:

142 Jacqueline Hedwall (Louisiana State) 71 71, Camilla Lennarth (Alabama) 73 69, Benedicte Toumpsin (South Carolina) 70 72.

144 Krystle Caithness (Georgia) 77 67, Olivia Jordan-Higgins (Charleston Southern) 74 70.

LEADING TEAMS

567 Georgia.

580 Virginia.

581 Alabama.

586 South Carolina.

587 Louisiana State.

588 North Carolina.