GEMMA DRYBURGH JUST OUTSIDE TOP TWENTY IN ALABAMA

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Aberdeen's Gemma Dryburgh, a student at Tulane University, New Orleans, shot a first-round, par-matching 72 in the NCAA Division 1 Women's East Regional Championship  over the Auburn University, Alabama golf course (on Thursday).

The Scot is lying joint 21st, three shots behind three joint leaders on 67.
Curtis Cup star Stephanie Meadow (Alabama University) from Jordanstown, Northern Ireland had a 68 to be in joint fourth place behind the three joint leaders on 67, Emma Lavy (Arkansas), Erica Popson (Tennessee) and Emma Talley (Alabama). 
Former Scottish schoolgirls champion Julie Yang (Oklahoma State) is joint ninth on 70.
England's Elizabeth Mallett (North Carolina) and Sian Evans (East Tennessee State) are sharing 44th place on 74.
Meghan MacLaren (Florida International) is back in joint 5th place on 75. 
Alabama (277) lead from Arkansas and Tulane both on 283, with UCLA fourth on 288. 

RACHAEL AND SALLY TRAILING IN CALIFORNIA

Rachael Watton (Denver University) and Sally Watson (Stanford University) are well down the field in the NCAA Division 1 Women's West Regionla Championship over Sally's home course at Stanford, California.

Rachael shot a nine-over-par 80 to be joint 96th in a field of 126.

Sally had an 81 for a share of 108th place going into the second round.
England's Hayley Davis and Lauren Taylor, both students at Baylor University, Waco, Texas are doing better than the Scots
Hayley has begun with a 73, the same score as Lauren and they are sharing 22nd place. 
A third Baylor student, Emma Carberry, has begun with a 78 for a share of 77th place.
Annie Park (Southern California) leads with a four-under-par 67.

Vanderbilt (289) lead the team title chase ahead of Southern California (290) with Purdue (291) in third place).
Denver (299) and Stanford (301) are trialing in ninth and joint 12th positions. 

 ROSIE DAVIES BEST OF BRITS IN OKLAHOMA

Rachael Taylor (North Carolina State University), whose father is a pro in Germany, is in joint 121st place after a round of 83 in the NCAA Division 1 Women's Central Regional Championship at Norman, Oklahoma.

Emily Collins (Oklahoma) leads with a 67, seven ahead of the leading English player in the field of 126 - Rosie Davies from London. Rosie shot a 74 for a share of 48th place.
Charlotte Thomas (Washington), who has had a string of good results this college season, is not in peak form a tthis one. She had a 76 for a share of 77th place.
Brogan Townend (Texas-San Antonio) had a 78 for a share of 109th place.
Florida (282) lead the team event, just ahead of Oklahoma (283) and Duke (284).  

CHRIS YOUNG TOP 10 FINISH AT WEST VIRGINIA
  

Chris Young, from Cardross, a senior year student at Davis & Elkins College, finished joint sixth in the NCAA Division 2 Men's Atlantic/East Regional Championship at Wheeling, West Virginia.

Chris had scores of 76, 77 and 71 for 224 - 10 shots behind the winner, Zack Kempa (Indiana University) (75-70-69 for 214).
Team-mate Phil Rutherford, a sophomore from Nuneaton, finished joint 15th on 226 (80-74-72)
Thomas Rees (Post University), a senior from Cardiff, came joint 27th on 229 (75-82-72) while team-mate Ross Earnshaw, a junior year student from York), finished %59 on 236 (80-76-89), 
  
 TAYLOR WINS AT HOWEY IN THE HILLS
 
Ben Taylor, from Leatherhead, a junior year student at Nova Southeastern University, won the NCAA Division 2 Mens South/Southeast Regional Championship at Mission Inn Golf Resort, Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida.
Ben, pictured, shot 70-71-69 for six-under-par 210.
Team-mate Mitch Farrer, a junior year student from West Sussex, finished joint fourth on 215 (74-71-70). 

Daniel Young from Perth, a senior student at Lynn University, Florida, finished sixth in the field of 108.

Daniel had scores of 73, 75 and 68 for 216, six shots behind the winner.
Ben Hedges (Belmont Abbey College), a senior from Bromely came joint eighth on 219 (72-75-72).
Jamie Chapman (Lincoln Memorial), a senior from Sussex, finished T43 on 225 (75-76-74) 

Matthew Reid (Belmont Abbey College) from Dundee finished joint 87th on 235 (79-77-79).
Nova Southeastern won the team title by a big margin from runners-up Barry. Lynn finish fifth.

LIAM BRACE MAKES TOP 10 AT DUPONT
 
Liam Brace (Grand Canyon University), from Suffolk, finished joint ninth on 213 (74-71-68) in the NCAA Division 2 Men's West/South Central Regional Championship at Dupont, Washington.
He finished seven shots behind the winner.

Mark Geddes, also a Grand Canyon student, finished T44 on 220 (72-76-72).
Thomas Neve (Western New Mexico), a freshman from Epsomn, finished on 228 with scores of 73-76-79 for a total of 228, the same aggregate as that achieved by team-mate Ben Skinner, a freshman from Hertfordshire and a former Loretto (Musselburgh) pupil.
Ben scored 75-74-79. 

Calum Hill from Perth, also a freshman student at Western New Mexico, finished 69th in the field of 108.
Calum shot rounds of 75, 75 and 73 for 223.

 

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