EUROPEANS FINISH 1-2-3 IN TOP US WOMEN'S COLLEGE TOURNAMENT
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Three Europeans - Spain's Noemi Jimenez, Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom and Northern Ireland's Stephanie Meadow - finished 1-2-3 today in the Darius Tucker Intercollegiate women's tournament at Long Cove Club, Hilton Head Island in South Carolina.
Jimenez, pictured, Arizona State's sophomore student from Malaga, was winning back-to-back tournaments, the first Arizona State player since Louise Stahle - a former winner of the British women's open amateur championship - did it in 2003.
She shot 72-69-68 for four-under-par 209 over par-71 course of 6211yd.
Madelene Sagstrom (Louisiana State), also a second-year student, had rounds of 71, 69 and 75 to finish four shots behind the winner in second place on 213.
British women's open amateur champion and Curtis Cup heroine Stephanie Meadow (Alabama) finished on 214 after saddling herself with an opening round of 77 and then clicking into gear with subsequent rounds of 70 and 67.
It is just possible that Jimenez and Sagstrom will be playing for the Continent of Europe in the Vagliano Trophy match at Chantilly, Paris in June ... with Stephanie Meadow in the GB and I line-up.
England's Elizabeth Mallett (North Carolina), a former British girls championship beaten finalist, finished inside the top 20 with scores of 73, 77 and 73 for 223 and a share of 17th place.
Aberdeen-born Katy Cardno (Texas Christian) came T72 on 244 with rounds of 84, 83 and 79.
A total of 81 players took part in the individual championship.
Stephanie Meadow's effort helped Alabama to win the team title with a total of 876, four ahead of Louisiana State and Vanderbilt. Arizona State (887) finished fourth with Arkansas and North Carolina bracketed in fifth place on 889 in a field of 15 teams.
MEGAN THOMPSON 7th AT RIO VERDE
Megan Thompson from Ballyclare, Northern Ireland, a sophomore student at Missouri State University, finished seventh of 90 at the Rio Verde Invitational women's college tournament at Rio Verde Country Club, Arizona.
Megan, pictured left, had rounds of 76 and 72 for a total of 148 over the par-72, 6215yd course.
She finished only four shots behind the winner, Savana Bezdicek (Northern Arizona (71-73).
Nikki Dunn (Texas A and M) from Harrogate was T13 on 150 (75-75).
Emma Clegg (Missouri State) from Missouri State had scores of 72 and 79 for 151 and a top-20 placing, T17 to be precise. This is Emma's fourth and final year at Missouri State.
Katie Reid (Arkansas-Little Rock), from Elmwood College, Cupar and Dundee, finished T53 on 157 with rounds of 77-80.
Northern Arizona (597) won the team title ahead of Xavier (600) with Arkansas-Little Rock and Eastern Michigan (both 61) tied for third place in a fierld of 17 teams. Missouri State (611) finished ninth.
ELIZABETH, SIAN MAKE TOP 20
AT EAGLE LANDING, FLORIDA
Elizabeth Haycock (Old Dominion University), pictured left, a third-year student from Birmingham, and Gillingham's Sian Evans (East Tennessee State University), pictured right, just made the top 20 in the JMU Eagle Landing Invite women's college tournament at Eagle Landing Golf Club, Orange Park in Florida.
Elizabeth scored 74-75-77 for a total of 226 over the par-72, 6282yd course. Sian, also a junior student, had rounds of 75, 75 and 76 for the same mark. They were both placed joint 19th.
Kim Bradbury (Old Dominion), another third-year student from Derbyshire, finished T39 on 230 (73-79-78).
Melissa Siviter (Georgia State), a junior from the West Midlands, finished T43 on 231 (78-77-76).
Individual winner by a three-stroke margin was East Carolina University freshman Frida Gustafsson Spang from Sweden. Frida had rounds of 69, 70 and 72 for a four-under-par aggregate of 212.
Campbell University (870) had an easy win in the team title event ahead of Mississippi State (891) and East Carolina (897). East Tennessee State (904) tied for fifth, Georgia State (905) seventh and Old Dominion (906) were eighth in a field of 17 teams.
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Three Europeans - Spain's Noemi Jimenez, Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom and Northern Ireland's Stephanie Meadow - finished 1-2-3 today in the Darius Tucker Intercollegiate women's tournament at Long Cove Club, Hilton Head Island in South Carolina.
Jimenez, pictured, Arizona State's sophomore student from Malaga, was winning back-to-back tournaments, the first Arizona State player since Louise Stahle - a former winner of the British women's open amateur championship - did it in 2003.
She shot 72-69-68 for four-under-par 209 over par-71 course of 6211yd.
Madelene Sagstrom (Louisiana State), also a second-year student, had rounds of 71, 69 and 75 to finish four shots behind the winner in second place on 213.
British women's open amateur champion and Curtis Cup heroine Stephanie Meadow (Alabama) finished on 214 after saddling herself with an opening round of 77 and then clicking into gear with subsequent rounds of 70 and 67.
It is just possible that Jimenez and Sagstrom will be playing for the Continent of Europe in the Vagliano Trophy match at Chantilly, Paris in June ... with Stephanie Meadow in the GB and I line-up.
England's Elizabeth Mallett (North Carolina), a former British girls championship beaten finalist, finished inside the top 20 with scores of 73, 77 and 73 for 223 and a share of 17th place.
Aberdeen-born Katy Cardno (Texas Christian) came T72 on 244 with rounds of 84, 83 and 79.
A total of 81 players took part in the individual championship.
Stephanie Meadow's effort helped Alabama to win the team title with a total of 876, four ahead of Louisiana State and Vanderbilt. Arizona State (887) finished fourth with Arkansas and North Carolina bracketed in fifth place on 889 in a field of 15 teams.
MEGAN THOMPSON 7th AT RIO VERDE
Megan Thompson from Ballyclare, Northern Ireland, a sophomore student at Missouri State University, finished seventh of 90 at the Rio Verde Invitational women's college tournament at Rio Verde Country Club, Arizona.
Megan, pictured left, had rounds of 76 and 72 for a total of 148 over the par-72, 6215yd course.
She finished only four shots behind the winner, Savana Bezdicek (Northern Arizona (71-73).
Nikki Dunn (Texas A and M) from Harrogate was T13 on 150 (75-75).
Emma Clegg (Missouri State) from Missouri State had scores of 72 and 79 for 151 and a top-20 placing, T17 to be precise. This is Emma's fourth and final year at Missouri State.
Katie Reid (Arkansas-Little Rock), from Elmwood College, Cupar and Dundee, finished T53 on 157 with rounds of 77-80.
Northern Arizona (597) won the team title ahead of Xavier (600) with Arkansas-Little Rock and Eastern Michigan (both 61) tied for third place in a fierld of 17 teams. Missouri State (611) finished ninth.
ELIZABETH, SIAN MAKE TOP 20
AT EAGLE LANDING, FLORIDA
Elizabeth Haycock (Old Dominion University), pictured left, a third-year student from Birmingham, and Gillingham's Sian Evans (East Tennessee State University), pictured right, just made the top 20 in the JMU Eagle Landing Invite women's college tournament at Eagle Landing Golf Club, Orange Park in Florida.Elizabeth scored 74-75-77 for a total of 226 over the par-72, 6282yd course. Sian, also a junior student, had rounds of 75, 75 and 76 for the same mark. They were both placed joint 19th.
Kim Bradbury (Old Dominion), another third-year student from Derbyshire, finished T39 on 230 (73-79-78).
Melissa Siviter (Georgia State), a junior from the West Midlands, finished T43 on 231 (78-77-76).
Individual winner by a three-stroke margin was East Carolina University freshman Frida Gustafsson Spang from Sweden. Frida had rounds of 69, 70 and 72 for a four-under-par aggregate of 212.
Campbell University (870) had an easy win in the team title event ahead of Mississippi State (891) and East Carolina (897). East Tennessee State (904) tied for fifth, Georgia State (905) seventh and Old Dominion (906) were eighth in a field of 17 teams.
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