STEPHANIE MEADOW WINS AGAIN ON US COLLEGE CIRCUIT
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Northern Ireland's Stephanie Meadow, a first-year student at the University of Alabama, scored her second win today on the US women's college golf circuit within a matter of weeks.
The 19-year-old from Jordanstown, a reserve for last year's GB and I team for the Curtis Cup match in the States, won the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate tournament at English Turn Golf and Country Club, New Orleans.
Stephanie, who moved with her family to live in America so that she could become a resident student at the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, had rounds of 72, 66 and 73 for a five-under-par total of 211.
She won by one stroke from Megan McChrystal (Louisiana State University), No 6 in the new women's world amateur rankings. Megan had rounds of 69, 70 and 73.
Undoubtedly it was Meadow's outstanding round of six-under-par 66 on Monday that laid the foundation for a victory that comes hard on the heels of her success last month in the Lady Puerto Rico Classic.
Stephanie had six birdies in the space of eight holes in an outward half of 30 and eight birdies in 13 holes. She was heading for a round of 64 until she bogeyed her last two holes.
In her final round of 73 - one over par for the 6,105yd course - Stephanie birdied the fourth, bogeyed the seventh, birdied the short 12th and then bogeyed both the 14th and 18th.
That left the door open for Megan McChrystal, who had started the final round one shot in arrears of the leader, to score a come-from-behind victory but she bogeyed the last two holes she played, the fourth and fifth, to come up one stroke short of catching Stephanie.
McChrystal, starting at the long sixth, had birdied it but had a double bogey 7 at the long 11th before birdieing the short 12th, then the long second.
Meadow's victory in the Lady Puerto Classic pushed her up from No 139 to No 67 in the women's world amateur rankings. She is bound to make another huge leap on the basis of this second win in which she had six players from the current top 20 behind her - McChrystal, Lindy Duncan, Sophia Popov, Lisa McCloskey, Cydney Clanton and former British open amateur champion Carlota Ciganda.
The only downside of the final day for Stephanie was the fact that Alabama, who led the team event after two rounds, were relegated to the runners-up position by Southern California who finished with a total of 868 - four shots ahead of the "Crimson Tide" - with Tulane and Duke joint third on 879.
Former English girls champion Ellie Givens from Darlington, a student at Denver University, finished joint 52nd on 228 with scores of 75, 77 and 76.
Denver (927) came last of 17 in the team title chase.
LEADING INDIVIDUAL TOTALSPar 216 (3x72). Yardage 6,105
211 Stephanie Meadow (Alabama) 72 66 73,
212 Megan McChrystal (Louisiana State) 69 70 73.
213 Letitia Beck (Duke) 66 76 71, Lindy Duncan (Duke) 73 72 68.
Selected totals:
219 Carlota Ciganda (Arizona State) 75 74 70 (T18).
228 Ellie Givens (Denver) 75 77 76 (T52).
LEADING TEAM TOTALS
868 Southern California.
872 Alabama.
879 Tulane, Duke.
Selected team total
927 Denver (last of 17).
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Northern Ireland's Stephanie Meadow, a first-year student at the University of Alabama, scored her second win today on the US women's college golf circuit within a matter of weeks.
The 19-year-old from Jordanstown, a reserve for last year's GB and I team for the Curtis Cup match in the States, won the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate tournament at English Turn Golf and Country Club, New Orleans.
Stephanie, who moved with her family to live in America so that she could become a resident student at the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, had rounds of 72, 66 and 73 for a five-under-par total of 211.
She won by one stroke from Megan McChrystal (Louisiana State University), No 6 in the new women's world amateur rankings. Megan had rounds of 69, 70 and 73.
Undoubtedly it was Meadow's outstanding round of six-under-par 66 on Monday that laid the foundation for a victory that comes hard on the heels of her success last month in the Lady Puerto Rico Classic.
Stephanie had six birdies in the space of eight holes in an outward half of 30 and eight birdies in 13 holes. She was heading for a round of 64 until she bogeyed her last two holes.
In her final round of 73 - one over par for the 6,105yd course - Stephanie birdied the fourth, bogeyed the seventh, birdied the short 12th and then bogeyed both the 14th and 18th.
That left the door open for Megan McChrystal, who had started the final round one shot in arrears of the leader, to score a come-from-behind victory but she bogeyed the last two holes she played, the fourth and fifth, to come up one stroke short of catching Stephanie.
McChrystal, starting at the long sixth, had birdied it but had a double bogey 7 at the long 11th before birdieing the short 12th, then the long second.
Meadow's victory in the Lady Puerto Classic pushed her up from No 139 to No 67 in the women's world amateur rankings. She is bound to make another huge leap on the basis of this second win in which she had six players from the current top 20 behind her - McChrystal, Lindy Duncan, Sophia Popov, Lisa McCloskey, Cydney Clanton and former British open amateur champion Carlota Ciganda.
The only downside of the final day for Stephanie was the fact that Alabama, who led the team event after two rounds, were relegated to the runners-up position by Southern California who finished with a total of 868 - four shots ahead of the "Crimson Tide" - with Tulane and Duke joint third on 879.
Former English girls champion Ellie Givens from Darlington, a student at Denver University, finished joint 52nd on 228 with scores of 75, 77 and 76.
Denver (927) came last of 17 in the team title chase.
LEADING INDIVIDUAL TOTALSPar 216 (3x72). Yardage 6,105
211 Stephanie Meadow (Alabama) 72 66 73,
212 Megan McChrystal (Louisiana State) 69 70 73.
213 Letitia Beck (Duke) 66 76 71, Lindy Duncan (Duke) 73 72 68.
Selected totals:
219 Carlota Ciganda (Arizona State) 75 74 70 (T18).
228 Ellie Givens (Denver) 75 77 76 (T52).
LEADING TEAM TOTALS
868 Southern California.
872 Alabama.
879 Tulane, Duke.
Selected team total
927 Denver (last of 17).
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