SOUTHEND STUDENT'S BEST YET ON US COLLEGE CIRCUIT

Dulcie Sverdloff, from Southend, in action for Kennesaw State University

DULCIE SVERDLOFF FINISHES THIRD 
 
Kennesaw State University student Dulcie Sverdloff, a 19-year-old freshman from Southend, produced her best performance so far on the American women's college circuit with a third-place finish in the JU Amelia Island Collegiate 54-hole tournament at Amelia National Golf Club, Fernandina Beach, Florida.
Dulcie had rounds of 73, 69 and 70 for a total of four-under-par 212 - four shots behind the title play-off participants, Tiffany Chan (Daytona State) (71-66-71) and Camila Serrano (Florida International) (67-66-75), who had tied on eight-under 208.
Serrano, a freshman from Bogota, Colombia, won the sudden-death play-off.
Sverdloff overtook two other English players on the final day when she had birdies at the sixth, eighth, 10th, 14th and 16th in halves of 35. On the downside, Dulcie had a double bogey 6 at the 13th.
Irish stroke-play champion Meghan MacLaren (Florida International) finished fourth on 215 with scores of 69, 71 and 75.
Meghan birdied the fourth and long 15th
Team-mate Sophie Godley from Worksop, Nottinghamshire had deteriorating rounds of 67, 71 and 78 for fifth place on 216. She had no birdies in her final round which included double bogey 6s at the first and fourth. Bogeys at the 16th and 18th cost her fourth place.A fourth English player in the field of 78 players, Nicola Haynes (James Madison University), a freshman from Newcastle, finished 22nd on 226 with scores of 70, 77 and 79. She too had no birdies in her final round and had a double bogey 6 at the 14th, covering her last eight holes in five over par.
Consolation for MacLaren and Godley was Florida International's runaway win in the team event, contested by 14 squads.
Florida International (859) won by 12 shots from Kennesaw State (871) with Daytona State (890) third, Jacksonille (894) fourth, Winthrop (895) fifth and James Madison (904) sixth.