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Friday, October 01, 2010

US COLLEGE NEWS

HOLLIE (third) KNOWS THE WAY TO AMARILLO

Hollie Weatherburn from Manchester, a second-year student at Western Texas College, Snyder, finished a creditable third in a field of 59 players at the Lady Buff Stampede women's college tournament at Tascosa Golf Club, Amarillo in Texas.
Hollie, pictured right, had rounds of 73 and 74 for a total of 147 over the par-72, 5,900yd lay-out.
She finished five shots behind the winner, Carla Cooper (Tarleton State University) (70-72) and two behind the runner-up Joanna De Sa Peirera (Incarnate Word University) (73-72).


Meanwhile Melissa Siviter from the West Midlands, a student at Belmont Abbey College, North Carolina, finished joint ninth, also in a field of 59, for the Tusculum Fall Classic women's college tournament4 at Links Hill Country Club, Greenville in Tennessee.
Melissa, pictured right, lower, had two rounds of 76 for a total of 152 over a par-72, 5,805yd course.
She finished nine shots behind the winner, team-mate Michele Low (75-68) who headed the field by five strokes.
Melissa's effort helped Belmont Abbey (602) win the team title by a single stroke from North Carolina-Wimbroke in a field of 11 squads.

Ellie Givens from Darlington, a student at Denver University, finished joint 16th in a field of 90 players for the Golfweek Conference Challenge women's college tournament at Red Sky Golf Club, Vail in Colorado.
Ellie, well in the picture with a first-round 70, slipped back with subsequent scores of 75 and 78 for a total of 223.
She finished 11 shots behind the winner, Brittany Altomare (Virginia) (69-73-70).
Denver team-mate Sarah Faller from Galway, Ireland scored 78, 77 and 83 for 238 and a share of 57th place.
Scunthorpe's Gemma Hardie (Central Arkansas) finished joint 77th with scores of 84, 80 and 80 for 244.
Virginia (877) won the team title ahead of Arizona (883) with denver (897) seventh of 18 teams.

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