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Friday, November 26, 2010

Gemma just misses out on match-play stages

Aberdeen teenager Gemma Dryburgh, a student at the IMG David Leadbetter Golf Academy in Florida, missed out by a shot from being one of the 32 qualifiers for the match-play stages of the American Junior Golf Associqtion's season finale, the Polo Junior Classic, at PGA National, Palm Beach.
The tournament featured the top 78 boys and girls in the Polo Junior rankings.
The first two stroke play rounds were played over the Championship and Haig courses .The former is famous for the last three holes known as the Bear Trap after the course designer Jack Nicklaus .
The girls played both courses over 6400 yards .
Gemma double bogeyed her 36th hole for a four-over-par 76 and a total of 153.
Having found a greenside bunker with her approach shot, she overshot the narrow green trying to make sure she didn't leave it short.That left her with an extremely difficult up and down to qualify, which she didn't make.
Her father, Aberdeen businessman John Dryburgh said:
"Overall she played great golf and putted much better. Her ultimate downfall was at the third over the Championship course on Monday. She had a triple bogey, having misjudged the carry over the water, and, of course, her last hole."



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