RACHAEL WATTON BEST OF BRITISH/IRISH IN STANFORD TOURNEYT

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Scotland international Rachael Watton, a freshman student at the University of Denver, was the highest-placed British/Irish finisher in the recent Stanford Intercollegiate women's tournament over the Stanford University golf course in California.
Rachael, pictured, had rounds of 73, 70 and 73 over the par-72, 6,147yd course for a three-over-par total of 216, which earned her a share of 30th place.
The Scot was the best of the Denver team with team-mate Sarah Faller from Galway coming next in joint 47th place on 219 with scores of 74, 68 and 77.
Curtis Cup player Sally Watson from Edinburgh, a student at Stanford, started well enough with a one-under-par 70 but three double bogeys over the next 36 holes, including two in a second-round 77, and one in a closing 76, left her well down the final totals in joint 61st place with a total of 10-over-par 223.
England's Raphaela Dyer (Oregon) finished 67th in a field of 90 players with scores of 76, 74 and 75 for a total of 225.
UCLA (942) won the team title ahead of Vanderbilt (845) and Washington (847). Hosts Stanford could do no better than T10 with 874 while Watton and Faller received poor support from the rest of the Denver team, and they finished 15th of 16 with a total of 881.
At the sharp end of the tournament SooBin Kin (Washington) was the winner with three great rounds of 66, 68 and 66 for 12-under-par 200, winning by two shots from UCLA's Stephanie Kono who shot 67, 69 and 66 for 202.