SCOT RACHAEL'S BEST ON US GOLF CIRCUIT

Scot Rachael Taylor, a student at North Carolina State University, shot her lowest round so far on the US women's college golf circuit - a par-matching 72 over a 6,379yd course, and finished joint 36th in a star-studden field of 96 at the Tar Heel Invitational tournament over the Chapel Hill Course, North Carolina.

Rachael's earlier rounds were 73 and 77 and her final total of six-over-par 222 saw her finished 15 shots behind the impressive winner by two shots, Ashlan Ramsay (Clemson) who had scores of 68, 69 and 70 for a nine-under total of 207.

Curtis Cup player and former British champion Stephanie Meadow from Northern Ireland, a student at the University of Alabama finished joint 11th on level par 216 with scores of 74, 68 and 74.

England's Elizabeth Mallett (North Carolina) tied for 38th place on 223 with rounds of 74, 76 and 73.

Duke (857) won the team title ahead of Vanderbitl (868) with Oklahoma (871) third, Alabama (878) joint fifth and North Carolina State (889) 12th in a field of 18 teams