LONDONER ROSIE DAVIES MAKES STAGE 2

TUBERT TRIUMPHS BY FIVE SHOTS

Final Results
FROM THE LPGA WEBSITE

RANCHO MIRAGE, California – Emily Tubert shot a final round 70 to finish with a 12-under-par total 276 and claim medalist honors by five strokes over Annie Park at Stage I of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. 
A total of 102 players who finished at 298 (+10) or better will advance to the second stage of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament at Plantation Golf and Country Club in Venice, Fla., from Sept. 30 – Oct. 4. A minimum of the top 80 and ties from Stage II will advance into the Final Qualifying Tournament.
Stage III of LPGA Q-School will be contested over 90 holes Dec. 3-7, at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida. Top finishers in the final stage will earn 2015 LPGA membership.
Londoner Rosie Davies, a former US college circuit player and still an amateur, was the only one of the four English players in the field to make it through to Stage 2.
Rosie finished T90 on 298 - the limit mark - with scores of 73,76, 72 and 77.
Former British women's amateur champion (at the age of 16), Rugby's Lauren Taylor finished T134 on 14-over 302 with scores of 81, 76, 70 and 75.
Tara Dayer-Smith from Hertfordshire finished T195 on 309 (81-76-79-73).
Former British girls champion Henrietta Zuel finished T234 on 316 (81-76-81-78). How could a player who was so good in her teens (when she was Henrietta Brockway) come so far down the ladder since then?

Tubert fired four rounds under par and cruised to "victory."                                                           
“It’s nuts,” Tubert said. “I think growing up playing golf you hear about Q-School and how it’s such a grind and this was my first go at it and I think to walk away as medalist is amazing.” 
Tubert wrapped up her week in style with a final round 70 to win by an impressive five strokes.  
“It was a strong field,” Tubert explained. “There’s a lot of great players and I think I need to take away a lot of positives and I think I need to allow myself to really believe that I’m great at what I do. Like I’ve said, I struggled a lot with confidence. 
"My last couple of years at college were rough mentally and I think that finishing 12-under for four days in the heat at first stage of Q-School just proves to me once more that I can hang and play this game at a high level.” 
A pair of people who helped her believe this week were her parents, Marcelo and Lori. Her dad, an actor, made the long commute back-and-forth from Los Angeles every day of the week to watch her play, coming in time to catch her walk-off eagles on Tuesday and Wednesday. While her mother, who helps with her mental game, was around all week to provide support.
“I talked a lot with my mom who helped me with my mental game and she said it’s just another step in your journey and we’re just going to go out and see what it is,” Tubert said. “My game plan coming into this week was fairways and greens and if I can roll in a couple of putts then fantastic but I just wanted to play solid and I think I exceeded my expectations.”

The Arkansas grad will take a little time to visit her Alma Mater before getting back on the grind with some more golf. 
“I’m going to head to Arkansas for a week for a little reunion,” Tubert said of her plans prior to Stage II. “Then I’m going to play in a Cactus Tour event to stay competing and keep the competitive juices flowing and then I think it’ll be about time to head to Florida.”
Earlier this summer, Augusta James captured the Canadian Amateur in convincing fashion with a 6-stroke victory. Now the rising senior at North Carolina State is hoping to ride that wave of momentum to an LPGA Tour card.
“I played pretty well,” James said. “I felt like I left a few shots out there which is good because it gives me some things to work on before World Am next week, my college tournaments and then Stage II.”
James, who finished her week at 1-under 287, is one of several members of the Golf Canada program who were in action at Mission Hills this week.

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