KirkwoodGolf: NEWS FROM THE US COLLEGE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Wednesday, May 09, 2012

NEWS FROM THE US COLLEGE REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

WOMEN'S NCAA Division 2 Super Region 2
Stonebrooke GC, Pace, Florida. Par 72. Yardage 6,154


Abbey Gittings (Nova Southeastern), of Walmley GC, Warwickshire finished third in a field of 48. She had scores of 69-73-76.
Winner was team-mate Lilliana Camisa with 74-67-71 for four-under 212.
Runner-up was Meghan Moore (NC-Pembroke) with 77-70-69.
Jenna Birch (Armstrong Atlantic) from Fleetwood finished joint 7th on 223 with scores of 75-72-76.
Jessica Bradley (Lynn University) from North Devon finished T33 on 239 with scores of 75-82-82.
Florida Southern (902) topped the team table ahead of Nova Southeastern (914) and Barry (922) with Lynn (926) fifth in a field of nine.
Florida Southern, Nova Southeastern and Barry advance to the Division 2 championship at Louisville, Kentucky from May 16-19.
Jenna Birch, pictured, is one of three players who advance as individuals to the championship.

WOMEN'S NCAA Division 2 Super Region 4
Wigwam Resort, Litchfield, Arizona. Par 72. Yardage 6,191

Tiffany Hewetson (Grand Canyon) from Brighton finished T9 on 226 with wores of 74-74-78.
Linzi Allan (Newman University) from Ayrshire came T31 on 234 with scores of 79-75-80.
The field of 49 players was headed by Specer Heller (Sonoma State) with 69-75-73 and Katy Wood (Tarleton State) 72-72-73, both on 214, four shots ahead of the third-placed player.
Heller, Haley Haught (St Edwards) and Mercedes Rios (Dallas Baptist) qualified as individuals for the championship at Louisville, Kentucky. Rios bt Courtney Soekland at the first hole of a play-off for the last individual place.
Tarleton State, Grand Canyon and Central Oklahoma advanced as teams.
Tarleton State (899) finished eight ahead of Grand Canyon and Central Oklahoma in field of nine teams.

MEN'S NCAA Division 2 South/South-east Regional
Rock Barn Golf and Spa, Conover, North Carolina. Par 72. Yardage 7,064

Gavin Hay (Carson-Newman) from Glasgow dropped from joint third overnight to joint 35 with one round to go after a second-round 78 for 148.
Leader Jeff Evanier (Eckerd College) leads bgy two with rounds of 70-68 for 138.
Ben Taylor (Nova Southeastern) from Leatherhead has improved from T10 to T4  with a 70 for 141.
Paul McPhee (Lynn University) has moved up to T60 with scores of 76-75.
Adam Hedges (Belmont Abbey) from Bromley is now T8 after a 70 for 142.
Mitch Farrer (Nova Southeastern) from West Sussex and Liam Ashby (Carson-Newman) from Dublin are T53 on 153. Farrer has shot 78-75, Ashby 79-74.
Scott Lambert (UNC-Pembroke) from Matfen Hall, NE England, and Daniel Young (Lynn University) from Perth are T88 on 155. Lambert has had scores of 789-77, Young 81-74.
Field of 108 players.
In the team event, Georgia College lead by one from Florida Tech with UNC-Pemproke, Barr6 ahd SC-Aitkne sharing third place on 584. Lynn are sixth on 586.

MEN'S NCAA Division 2 East/Atlantic Regional
Hershey Country Club, Pennsylvania. Par 71. Yardage 6,984

This event was hit by bad weather on Day 2 and the majority of the players have still to finish their second rounds. There will be a shotgun start today (Wednesday) to try to clear the backlog early on this the final day day.
Phil Rutherford (Davis and Elkins) from Nuneaton is one of those who have completed 36 holes and he has improved to joint eighth overall on 152 with a pair of 76s.
Chris Young (Davis and Elkins has shot 8-92 for 162 and is T80.
Field of 108 players.

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