Joy day for Meigle student in Colorado

Jacqueline Sneddon scores

first win in United States

Jacqueline Sneddon, a second-year student at Grand Canyon University, Arizona, has scored her first victory in the United States.
Jacqueline, from Meigle, Perthshire, kept her head after a triple bogey at the final hole in the 36-hole Maverick Invite women's college tournament at Redlands Mesa Golf Club at Grand Junction, Colorado cost her victory within the regulation distance.
That late, late slip meant Jacqueline had to go into a sudden-death play-off with Sadie Peavler (Mesa State College) who had led the Scot by eight shots with a first-round 69 over the par-72, 6452. They tied on 155 at the head of a field of 31 players, Jacqueline, pictured right, scoring 77 and 78 to Sadie's 69 and 86.
And the first hole of the play-off was the 18th hole which Miss Sneddon had messed up a few minutes earlier.
But Jacqeline made no mistake this time. She actually had a chance of a birdie but could not hole the putt although a par figure was good enough to beat her opponent and win the title.
Her previous best performance in a US women's college tournament was a joint second finish.
"It was really exciting to get a chance to play the last hole again and play it like I knew I could," said Jacqueline whose outstanding display enabled Grand Canyon to win the team title by three shots from Mesa State College in a field of six teams.
"We all played solid. It's great for our team to get a win under our belt going into our last tournament."
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72) 6452yd
155 Jacqueline Sneddon (Grand Canyon University) 77 78, Sadie Peavler (Mesa State College) 69 86.
157 Jennifer Lutz (Grand Canyon University) 77 78.
Field of 31 players.
LEADING TEAM TOTALS
648 Grand Canyon University.
651 Mesa State College.
696 Regis University.
Field of six teams.