Freshman Raffi Dyer making

her mark at Oregon

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It has not taken long for Raphaela (Raffi) Dyer, pictured, from Swanmore, Hampshire, a freshman student at the University of Oregon, to make her present felt on the US women's college circuit.
With a joint sixth place individual finish in a field of 96 on Wednesday, Raffi, a Hayling Golf Club member, led the 25th ranked Oregon team to a tie for sixth place.
She had rounds of 70, 74 and 69 for a three-under-par total of 213 over a par-72 (yardage 6,329) Boulder Creek Country Club course, Nevada in the Las Vegas Collegiate women's tournanment.
Dyer, who had 13 birdies over the three rounds, including five in her final score, twice shot her collegiate low - 70 and 69 -  in the tourney. Her overall total was her first team-best in an event, and was the second-best among Oregon's 20 scores on the season.

Dyer also enjoyed her third under-par round among her 11 scores since enrolling at Oregon, including a one-under 71 in the Ptarmigan Ram Classic finale a month ago.

Individual tournament winner by five shots, after a brilliant, nine-under-par opening round  was Emily Tubert (Arkansas) with socres of 63, 68 and 74 for 205.
Three players tied for second place with final scores of 210 – Martina Gavier of Kent State (70-68-72), Corinna Rees of Arkansas (74-67-69) and Kelli Shean of Arkansas (70-67-73).
Arkansas (846) won the team title ahead of Kent State (869) and Arizona (872). Oregon tied for sixth place with 877 in a field of 17 teams.