CRAIG AND AILSA TAKE INDIVIDUAL HONOURS

IN STUDENT TOUR OPENER AT DUNDONALD
 
FROM DR ROB MACPHERSON 
Craig Howie (Stirling University) and Ailsa Summers (St Andrews University) took the individual honours at the first British Universities golf tour event of 2015 at Dundonald Links.
Despite 30mph winds and severe rain (forcing the abandonment of the second round), the  event eventually prospered on the ever-playable Ayrshire links.

In the men’s event, Stirling University’s dominance of recent years slipped a little and, although the winner, Craig Howie, pictured right, from Peebles is one of their established stars, he was pushed hard during the final round by Mike Howard (Edinburgh and  Royal Birkdale) and James Rooney (Edge Hill and West Lancashire). 
Both got within a shot of Howie at early points of the round, before the Borderer eased away on the back nine to record an impressive victory by six strokes from Howard (78-74 for 152)with rounds of 76-70 for 146 - and to lead Stirling I to the men's team title as well.

In the women’s event, St Andrews University continue to sweep all before them. It was a clean sweep of the team and individual prizes as past winner Ailsa Summers (St Andrews and Carnoustie Ladies), pictured left, overcame the challenge of defending champion Miranda Brain (St Andrews and Gog Magog) and former student tour winner Amy Chambers (St Andrews and  Dunfanaghy).
Ailsa shot 84-77 for 161, finishing two ahead of Miranda (84-77) with Amy (91-77) and Nastja Banovec (Abertay Dundee) (85-83) sharing third place on 168.
LEADING TOTALS
INDIVIDUAL MEN
146 Craig Howie (Stirling) 76 70
152 Michael Howard (Edinburgh) 78 74
154 James Rooney (Edge Hill) 81 73
155 Craig Chalmers (Strathclyde) 82 73, Chris MacLean (Stirling0 82 73
159 Robert Lyon (Nottingham) 84 75
160 James Glenn (Durham) 84 76, Alex Purdom (St Andrews) 84 76, Richard Johnson (Strathclyde) 81 79.
161 George Burns (St Andf=rews) 85 76, Craig Hughes (Strathclyde) 85 76
162 Andrew Cunningham (Strathclyde) 86 76
163 Grant Price (Durham) 87 76
164 James A Wilson (Stirling) 86 78,Tom Beasley (St Andrews) 86 78, Colin Edgar (Stirling) 85 79, Steven Burn (Northumbria) 85 79, Andrew Wright (Strathclyde) 84 80, Michael Davidson (Napier) 82 82, Cameron Dixon (Robert Gordon) 80 84.

INDIVIDUAL WOMEN
161 Ailsa Summers (St Andrews) 84 77
163 Miranda Brain (St Andrews) 84 79
168 Amy Chambers (St Andrews) 91 77, Nastja Banovec (Abertay Dundee) 85 83
175 Elizabeth Stebbings (Liverpool) 90 85

MEN'S TEAM
158 Stirling 1 (C Howie, C MacLean, J A Wilson)
163 Strathclyde 1 (C Chalmers, C Hughes, R Johnson)
166 Stirling 2 (A Carrick, C Edgar, S Walter).
168 Robert Gordon (C Dixon, S Stewart, A Tillie).
Also:
169 Strathclyde 2, St Andrews 2.
170 St Andrews 1
171 St Andrews 3, Glasgow Caledonian 1, Stirling 8. 
WOMEN'S TEAM
168 St Andrews 1 (M Brain, A Chambers, A Summers).
182 St Andrews 2 (M Danielsson, B Gee, P Nunez).
210 St Andrews 3 (M Stewart, L V Veggel).