SCOTS STUDENTS FINISH DOWN THE FIELD AT


PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
 
Scots Calum Hill, a second year student at Louisiana-Monroe University, and Greg Smail, a third-year student at the same college, finished down the field in the Wyoming Desert Collegiate 54-hole tournament which ended at the Classic Club, Palm Desert, California on Sunday.

Hill, pictured, from North Berwick, had scores of 72, 77 and 73 for a six-over par total of 222 over a long course of 7,305yd and tied for 34th place in a field of 128 players.
Smail, from Musselburgh, finished joint 104th on 235 with rounds of 77, 80 and 78.
A third British student in the big field, David Langley (Old Dominion), a second-year student frm Buckinhamshire, finished T99 on 234 with scores of 76, 83 and 75.
 The winner, Clement Sordet (Texas Tech)  totalled 11-under 205 (69-65-71).

Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies and Kansas State University), pictured left, from Kilwinning has had scores of 75 and 74 in the first two rounds of th3 54-hole Westbrook Invitational at Peoira, Arizona and needs a low score in today's final round to get near to a top-20 finish.

Another GB and I international player, Bronte Law (UCLA) from Bramhall, Cheshire  shot a 71 in the first round of the three-round Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate at English Turn, New Orleans.
And Aberdeen-born Curtis Cupper, Gemma Dryburgh (Tulane), has a highmre round of 80 in this event after hitting the headlines with her five-star display in her last competition.
Just goes to show you that golf is a funny game. 
Also at English Turn, Alison Knowles (Michigan State) from Yorkshire and Brogan Townend (UTSA) from Blackburn had scores of 74 and 79 respectively.