US COLLEGE NEWS
HANNAH COLES JOINT RUNNER-UP IN
FIELD OF 124
Hannah Coles (Radford University) from Birmingham finished joint second in a field of 124 players at the Great Smokies' Women's Collegiate tournament at Waynesville Country Club, North Carolina. Radford University also finished second in the team event, helped by a new Scots-born recruit Kirsty Condon.
Hannah, pictured, had rounds of 71 and 70 for a total of 141 over the par-72, 5,922yd course, finishing just one shot behind the winner, Jaime Ritter (University of Alabama-Birmingham) (69-71).
Samantha Morrell (Old Dominion University) (70-71) had the same total as Hannah Coles.
Welsh girls champion Rachel Lewis, a freshman student at USC Spartanburg and joint overnight leader in this tournament, finished joint ninth with scores of 69 and 75.
Kimberley Bradbury (Old Dominion) came joint 12th on 145 wtih scores of 74 and 71.
Scottish girl international Sammy Vass (Gardner Webb University) finished joint 20th on 147 with rounds of 75 and 72.
Another Scots-born player in the big field, Kirsty Condon (Radford University), originally from Paisley but latterly Lincolnshire, came joint 57th with scores of 80 and 73.
Stephanie Gough (Middle Tennessee) finished joint 66th on 154 with a pair of 77s. Stephanie comes from Aylesbury.
Emma Gilmore (Old Dominion) from Irleand finished joint 108th with rounds of 82 and 80.
Jacksonville State (578) won the team title by eight shots from Radford (586) with Elon and Western Carolina (both 588) joint third. Gardner-Webb and Middle Tennessee State tied for fifth on 591, a shot ahead of Old Dominion.
Twenty teams took part.
FROM THE RADFORD UNIVERSITY WEBSITE:
Radford University were lying 9th on 301 after the opening round of the Great Smokies Collegiate with a steady days play. Sunday was a completely different story as the Highlanders re-wrote their history book.
A tourney low score of 285 led them to 2nd place overall, and smashed their previous 18 hole best by a stunning 13 shots! The 36 hole total of 586 was also a new record low. Added to that, Hannah Coles (Maxstoke GC, Warwickshire) took individual 2nd.
Head Coach Jeff Beeler said afterwards ' i knew this team were capable of these sort of scores, I just didn't expect it this early in the season. I'm extremely proud of how we performed'.
Freshman Kirsty Condon (Blankney GC, Lincolnshire) added 'I was a tad miffed when I came off, as I'd been 3 under thru 13 and dropped 4 shots in the last five holes, but that was soon forgotten when I realised what the Team had achieved. Go Highlanders'.
In the team picture, that's Hannah Coles, second left, next to Coach Beeler, and Kirsty Condon front left.
Hannah Coles (Radford University) from Birmingham finished joint second in a field of 124 players at the Great Smokies' Women's Collegiate tournament at Waynesville Country Club, North Carolina. Radford University also finished second in the team event, helped by a new Scots-born recruit Kirsty Condon.
Hannah, pictured, had rounds of 71 and 70 for a total of 141 over the par-72, 5,922yd course, finishing just one shot behind the winner, Jaime Ritter (University of Alabama-Birmingham) (69-71).
Samantha Morrell (Old Dominion University) (70-71) had the same total as Hannah Coles.
Welsh girls champion Rachel Lewis, a freshman student at USC Spartanburg and joint overnight leader in this tournament, finished joint ninth with scores of 69 and 75.
Kimberley Bradbury (Old Dominion) came joint 12th on 145 wtih scores of 74 and 71.
Scottish girl international Sammy Vass (Gardner Webb University) finished joint 20th on 147 with rounds of 75 and 72.
Another Scots-born player in the big field, Kirsty Condon (Radford University), originally from Paisley but latterly Lincolnshire, came joint 57th with scores of 80 and 73.
Stephanie Gough (Middle Tennessee) finished joint 66th on 154 with a pair of 77s. Stephanie comes from Aylesbury.
Emma Gilmore (Old Dominion) from Irleand finished joint 108th with rounds of 82 and 80.
Jacksonville State (578) won the team title by eight shots from Radford (586) with Elon and Western Carolina (both 588) joint third. Gardner-Webb and Middle Tennessee State tied for fifth on 591, a shot ahead of Old Dominion.
Twenty teams took part.
FROM THE RADFORD UNIVERSITY WEBSITE:
Radford University were lying 9th on 301 after the opening round of the Great Smokies Collegiate with a steady days play. Sunday was a completely different story as the Highlanders re-wrote their history book.
Head Coach Jeff Beeler said afterwards ' i knew this team were capable of these sort of scores, I just didn't expect it this early in the season. I'm extremely proud of how we performed'.
Freshman Kirsty Condon (Blankney GC, Lincolnshire) added 'I was a tad miffed when I came off, as I'd been 3 under thru 13 and dropped 4 shots in the last five holes, but that was soon forgotten when I realised what the Team had achieved. Go Highlanders'.
In the team picture, that's Hannah Coles, second left, next to Coach Beeler, and Kirsty Condon front left.
Paisley-born Kirsty Condon played her part in Radford University's second-place finish.
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