IRISH LEAD CHARGE IIN STIRLING INVITATIONAL AT DUNDONALD

NEWS RELEASE FROM DR ROB MACPHERSON

3^rd Annual University of Stirling Golf Tournament

9-11 September 2013

Dundonald Links, Ayrshire

Day one of the 3^rd Annual University of Stirling 54-hole Golf Tournament saw good shooting on the 7,100 yards Black Course at the beautiful Dundonald Links in Ayrshire. 

In almost perfect conditions and on pristine fairways and silky smooth greens, the morning starters had the best of the draw and University of Ulster’s James Lindsay took full advantage by shooting a one under par 71; matched not long after by Daragh Coughlan of Trinity College, Dublin.

The competition – which includes teams and individual players from the USA, Canada, Eire, Northern Ireland and England as well as Scotland – is in its third year and the host university’s formidable triumvirate of SGU 2013 Order of Merit winner Jack McDonald, 2013 Scottish Amateur Champion Zander Culverwell and 2013 Scottish University Champion Mathias Eggenberger follow in closely on 73, along with SGU guest team member Connor Syme. 

In the Ladies section, Sinead Sexton from the National University of Ireland, Maynooth is tied for the lead with Ashleigh Greenham representing Independent Schools and one ahead of her teammate, Ellie Goodall. The competition continues tomorrow and concludes on Wednesday.

 Tournament Director, Rob Macpherson 07866 734012

FIRST ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 72
 
MEN

71 Jordan Lindsayu (Ulster), Daragh Coglan (Trinity Coll, Dublin)
73 Mathias Eggenberger (Stirling), Zander Culverwell (Stirling), Jack McDonald (Stirling), Connor Syme (SGU Select).
74 Ben McFaul (Humber).
75 Shaun Carter (NUI Maynooth), Scott Gibson (SGU Select), Chris Johnston (Exeter), Jamie Savage (SGU Select), Declan Loftus (NUI Maynooth), Ben Kinsley (SGU Select)
76 Cormac Sharvin (Stirling), George Burns (SGU Select), Craig Chalmers (Strathclyde), Laurie Potter (Exeter)
77 Stuart  Easton (SGU Select), Tiarnon McLarnon (Ulster), Chris Thursby (Central Lancs), Angus Carrick (Stirling), Harry McHugh (Trinity Coll, Dublin), Will Jones (Central Lancs)

WOMEN

81 Sinead Sexton (NUI Maynooth), Ashleigh Greenham (Independent Schools).
82 Ellie Goodall (Independent Schools).
83 Tara Mactaggart (Stirling).
84 Gee Won-Park (Independent Schools).