SCOTS FACE UPHILL FIGHT TO BEAT

CUT AT US FUTURES Q SCHOOL

Carnoustie's Katy McNicoll and Gemma Webster from Glasgow have to make significant improvement over the third and fourth rounds if they are to survive the cut which will reduce the United States Futures Qualifying School field from 277 to 90 and ties for Friday's fifth and final round.
Katy improved by two strokes today with a 76 at Huntington Hills G&CC in Central Florida for a two-round total of 10-over-par 154.
Gemma had a 78, also at Huntington Hills, for 155. Katy is joint 152nd and Gemma tied for 173rd place in the huge field.
Yorkshire's Curtis Cup player Jodi Ewart, in her final year as a student at New Mexico University, was sharing 11th place after a 73 at Huntington Hills for a two-under-par tally of 142.
Rachel Connor, daughter of the Scots-born Manchester club pro Brian Connor, was sharing 28th place after a 72 at Lake Region Yacht & Country Club for one-over 145.
Jodi and Rachel are playing as amateurs as is Tilly Magill from Milton Keynes. Tilly is joint 103rd after a six-shot improvement for a 72 at Bridgewater GC for 150.
Leading the field by two strokes is American Tiffany Joh who turned pro after playing in the Curtis Cup match over the Old Course, St Andrews last year. She has scored 67 and 69 for eight-under-par 136.
LEADING TWO-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2x72)
Players from US unless stated
136 Tiffany Joh 67 69.
138 Amanda Costner 69 69, Danielle Mills 67 71, Laura Kueny (a) 68 70.
139 Michelle Yang (a) 71 68, Stephanie Connelly 69 70, Chelsea Curtis 68 71.
Selected scores:
142 Jodi Ewart (Eng) (a) 69 73.
145 Rachel Connor (Eng) (a) 73 72.
150 Tilly Magill (Eng) (a) 78 72.
154 Katy McNicoll (Sco) 78 76.
155 Gemma Webster (Sco) 77 78.
166 Louise Harris (Ire) 80 86.