US COLLEGE NEWS

Emma Taylor runner-up in Florida

Emma Taylor from Saunton, Devon, a senior student at Bethune Cookman College, Daytona Beach in Florida, finished runner-up in the Holiday Inn Experience/Hatter women's college tournament at Victoria Hills Golf Club, DeLand in Florida this week (November 2-3).

Over a par-72 course of 6,098yd, Emma, pictured, had rounds of 72, 74 and 73 for a total of three-over-par 219. She finished one shot behind the winner, Alex Buelow (Stetson) who scored 72, 74 and 72.

Emma's team-mate from Dorset, Hannah Bews, also in her final year at BCC, finished joint 26th in a field of 40 players with rounds of 76, 83 and 82 for 241.

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Channel Islander Olivia Higgins, a student at Charleston Southern University, finished joint third in a field of 79 players for the Pinehurst Fall Challenge over the Pinehurst No. 6 course (par 72, 6004yd) in North Carolina.

Olivia scored 72 and 74 for 246, finishing two shots behind the winner, Lucia Fernandez (Jacksonville State University) who scored 70 and 74 for level par 144.

Laura Holmes from Ballina, Co Mayo in Ireland and a student at Old Dominion University, came 27th on 154, made up of rounds of 76 and 78.
Essex girl Laura Cutler (Jacksonville State) shared 45th place on 159 with rounds of 79 and 80.

Laura Holme's team-mate at Old Dominion, Emma Gilmore, also from Ireland, came joint 62nd on 166 with a pair of 83s.

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Scunthorpe sophomore student Gemma Hardie (Central Arkansas University) tied for third place in a field of 45 players at the Cowgirl Fall Invitational at Lake Charles Country Club, Louisiana.

Over a par-72, 6122yd course, Gemma scored 74, 80 and 73 for 227 - three shots behind the joint winners, team-mate C J Bobbitt (83-71-70) and Linda Persson (Lamar) (78-72-74).

Central Arkansas (900) won the team title by 22 shots from Lamar University in a field of seven teams.

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James Taverner from London, a senior student at Southeastern Louisiana University, finished joint 13th in a field of 75 players at the Carter Plantation Intercollegiate at Carter Plantation Golf Club, Springfield in Louisiana.

James scored 73, 73 and 72 for a total of two-over-par 218, a good effort over a long course (7104yd) with a par of 72.

Tom Robson (Jacksonville State), a freshman student from Waterlooville, came joint 15th with scores of 76, 70 and 73.

Fergal Rafferty (Sam Houston State), a senior from Carrickmore, Northern Ireland, finished joint 34th with rounds of 80, 72 and 73 for 225.