RUSHFORD LEADING SCOT IN BRITISH

MEN'S UNIVERSITIES CHAMPIONSHIP

Stirling student Bobby Rushford was the leading Scot in sixth place in the British universities men's stroke-play golf championship which ended at Notts Golf Club today. Rushford had rounds of 76, 71, 75 and 74 for a total eight-over-par 296 - eight shots behind the title-winner, Ian Winstanley (Leeds University) who had two shots to spare from runner-up Andrew Palmer (Central Lancashire).
New Scottish universities champion James White (Stirling) came ninth on 299 with scores of 77, 72, 74 and 76.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72). CSS 76 75 76 76
288 Ian Winstanley (Leeds) 73 67 75 73.
290 Andrew Palmer (Cental Lancashire) 70 73 73 73.
292 Andrew Smedley (Birmingham) 70 74 75 73.
293 Kevin Garwood (Bournemouth) 69 71 73 80.
295 Andrew Shakespear (Bournemouth) 71 74 75 72.
296 Bobby Rushford (Stirling) 76 71 75 74, David Corsby (Central Lancashire) 71 73 73 79.
Other Scots scores:
299 James White (Stirling) 77 72 74 76 (9th).
306 Andrew Wallace (Stirling) 76 80 78 74 (jt 13th).
309 Michael Dailly (Stirling) 78 76 76 79, Gordon Stevenson (St Andrews) 79 78 73 79, Ben Sloan (Heriot Watt) 74 77 78 80 (jt 17th).
311 Fraser Moore (Stirling) 75 79 75 82 (jt 21st).
318 John Wybar (Aberdeen) 78 78 79 83 (35th).
324 Graeme Robertson (Stirling) 82 82 81 79 (38th).
NR Colin Thompson (Stirling) 78 NR - 79