Scots quartet finish tied 10th in The Spirit
Scotland, represented by Ewen Ferguson, Grant Forrest, Jess Meek and Rachael Taylor, finished tied 10th overall in a field of 20 at The Spirit International better-ball tournament which ended at Whispering Pines Golf Club, Texas yesterday
Ferguson and Forrest had better-ball rounds of 73, 66 and 67 for a totl of 206. They finished joint 14th in the men's section after being last of 20 at the end of their opening-day, one-over-par 73.
In their final rounds, Ferguson had an eagle 3 at the second hole and Forrest had an eagle 2 at the 14th. The Scots had no better ball birdies before the turn but birdied the 10th, 12th and 13th between them.
Meek and Taylor finished tied 10th on 204 in the women's section with scores of 69, 69 and 66.
United States were overall champions - by one stroke from Mexico- and also headed the men's section.
Mexico won the ladies' title by four shots from England who came with a last-day surge to finish second.
GB and I internationals Bronte Law and Hayley Davis, both US college students, posted a better-ball last round of 10-under-par 62 with Law shooting seven birdies and Davis five.
Jess Meek had a bag of six birdies on the final day, Rachael Taylor had two birdies.
FINAL FIGURES
COMBINED MEN AND WOMEN TOTALS
394 United States
395 Mexico
399 Spain
400 France
404 England, Switzerland.
Selected final total:
410 Scotland (tied 10th)
MEN'S FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72) Yardage 7,382
192 United States 66 60 66
196 France 68 65 63
198 Spain 66 67 65
200 Mexico 70 62 68
201 Norway 63 71 67
Other totals
202 Canada
203 South Korea
204 Finland
205 England (S Gregory, J Thomson) 67 69 69 (13th)
206 Italy, Scotland (E Ferguson, G Forrest) 73 66 67 (T14)
207 Belgium
208 Denmark
209 Japan
Did not finish: Australia, South Africa
WOMEN'S FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72) Yardage 6,314
195 Mexico 64 67 64
199 England (B Law, H Davis) 70 67 62
201 Finland 67 68 66, Spain 67 71 63, Sweden 69 66 66, Japan 65 68 68
202 United States 69 68 65. South Korea 66 71 65
Other totals:
203 Belgium
204 France, Switzerland, Scotland (J Meek, R Taylor) 69 69 66 (T10)
207 Canada
208 Argentina
209 Colombia
211 Denmark, Norway
212 Australia
213 South Africa
214 Italy
Scotland, represented by Ewen Ferguson, Grant Forrest, Jess Meek and Rachael Taylor, finished tied 10th overall in a field of 20 at The Spirit International better-ball tournament which ended at Whispering Pines Golf Club, Texas yesterday
Ferguson and Forrest had better-ball rounds of 73, 66 and 67 for a totl of 206. They finished joint 14th in the men's section after being last of 20 at the end of their opening-day, one-over-par 73.
In their final rounds, Ferguson had an eagle 3 at the second hole and Forrest had an eagle 2 at the 14th. The Scots had no better ball birdies before the turn but birdied the 10th, 12th and 13th between them.
Meek and Taylor finished tied 10th on 204 in the women's section with scores of 69, 69 and 66.
United States were overall champions - by one stroke from Mexico- and also headed the men's section.
Mexico won the ladies' title by four shots from England who came with a last-day surge to finish second.
GB and I internationals Bronte Law and Hayley Davis, both US college students, posted a better-ball last round of 10-under-par 62 with Law shooting seven birdies and Davis five.
Jess Meek had a bag of six birdies on the final day, Rachael Taylor had two birdies.
FINAL FIGURES
COMBINED MEN AND WOMEN TOTALS
394 United States
395 Mexico
399 Spain
400 France
404 England, Switzerland.
Selected final total:
410 Scotland (tied 10th)
MEN'S FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72) Yardage 7,382
192 United States 66 60 66
196 France 68 65 63
198 Spain 66 67 65
200 Mexico 70 62 68
201 Norway 63 71 67
Other totals
202 Canada
203 South Korea
204 Finland
205 England (S Gregory, J Thomson) 67 69 69 (13th)
206 Italy, Scotland (E Ferguson, G Forrest) 73 66 67 (T14)
207 Belgium
208 Denmark
209 Japan
Did not finish: Australia, South Africa
WOMEN'S FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72) Yardage 6,314
195 Mexico 64 67 64
199 England (B Law, H Davis) 70 67 62
201 Finland 67 68 66, Spain 67 71 63, Sweden 69 66 66, Japan 65 68 68
202 United States 69 68 65. South Korea 66 71 65
Other totals:
203 Belgium
204 France, Switzerland, Scotland (J Meek, R Taylor) 69 69 66 (T10)
207 Canada
208 Argentina
209 Colombia
211 Denmark, Norway
212 Australia
213 South Africa
214 Italy
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