KirkwoodGolf: UPDATE ON US COLLEGE WOMEN'S REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Saturday, May 12, 2012

UPDATE ON US COLLEGE WOMEN'S REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS





NCAA DIVISION 1 - WEST
Colorado National Golf Club. Par 72. Yardage 6,575

Sally Watson is lying fourth in a field of 124. The Scot, pictured, who played in the 2008 and 2010 Curtis Cup matches, has had a pair of 71s for 142 - to be three shots behind leader Catherine O'Donnell (North Carolina (70-69).
US Curtis Cup team selection Austin Ernst (Louisiana State) is in second place on 140 (71-69).
Hayley Davis (Baylor) from Dorset is in fifth position, a shot behind Sally Watson, on 143 (69-74).
More of the US team for Nairn - Amy Anderson (North Dakota State) and Tiffany Lua (UCLA) are ahead of Rachael Watton (Denver).
Anderson is T12 on 146 with scores of 75-71.
Lua is T30 on 149 with scores of 74-75.
Rachael Watton (Denver) from Mortonhall GC is T71 on 154 with rounds of 76-68.
Emma Clegg (Missouri State) from Lancashire is T105 on 159 (77-82).
The top eight teams from a field of 24 will advance to the NCAA championships.
Current leaders are Stanford (580) from Louisiana State (581) and North Carolina and UCLA (both 586).

DIVISION 1 EAST
Penn State University Blue Course. Par 72. Yardage 6,253

Two US Curtis Cup team selections (Lindy Duncan and Brooke Pancake) and one from the GB and I team for Nairn (Stephanie Meadow) in this field of 124 players.
Katerina Ruzickova (Texas A and M) leads by three with rounds of 67-73 for 140.
Lindy Duncan (Duke) has shot 73-72 for T6 on 145.
Stephanie Meadow (Alabama) is T10 on 146 (74-72).
Aberdeen-born Gemma Dryburgh (Tulane) is T13 on 147 (72-75)
Brooke Pancake (Alabama) is also T13 on 147 (75-72).
England's Katy Mundy (Florida International) is T24 on 148 with a pair of 74s.

The top eight teams advance to the NCAA championships.
South Carolina (582) currently lead from Alabama (589) with Florida (591) third.

DIVISION 1 CENTRAL
Ohio State University Scarlet Course. Par 72. Yardage 6,264

US Curtis Cup team selection for Nairn, Lisa McCloskey (Southern California) leads the field of 126 with a three-under-par tally of 141 (73-68).
Marina Alex (Vanderbilt) is lying second on 143 (70-73).
Two more US team members in the field.
Emily Tubert (Arkansas) is T13 on 150 (75-75) and Erica Popson (Tennessee) is T67 on 159 (81-78)
English players Raffi Dyer (Oregon) and Hally Leadbetter (Arkansas) are T39 and T109 respectively.
Raffi has shot 78-76 for 154.
Holly has shot 89-77 for 166.
In the team event, Southern California (588) lead from Vanderbilt (600) with Viriginia (604) lying third.

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