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Four Scots competing in Daily TelegraphJunior Finals in the heat of Abu DhabiFROM THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WEBSITEBy Charles Randall in Abu DhabiThe brother and sister competing in the Daily Telegraph Junior Golf Finals, Katherine and Steve O'Connor, tried the undulating Abu Dhabi championship course on Monday as part of the 21-strong group of younsters aiming to lift the trophy on Sunday.With more than 40,000 players competing each year in the qualifying tournaments scattered around the UK, it was remarkable the O'Connors should qualify together, albeit on their home course of Tadmarton Heath in Oxfordshire. Two siblings qualifying is believed to be a unique family double.They started this week's Emirates adventure by playing nine holes in desert heat soothed by a stiff breeze. Steve won the boys section at Tadmarton Heath with a 64 and Katherine returned a 69 to go top of the girls, a family double that gave their father Arthur, the club's junior section organiser, much pleasure.Steve, a two handicapper, starts the three-day tournament on Friday as an outsider, and even Katherine, off +1, is wary of her chances in her second appearance in the Daily Telegraph final. "I think it will be tough," she said, "because this is perhaps the strongest group of girls in the final." Carly Booth, the Curtis Cup player from Pertshire, Alex Peters, last year's runner-up in Dubai, and Hannah Barwood, England women's amateur champion in May at the age of 17, seem to have the best pedigree in Abu Dhabi.The boys will be looking to holder Stiggy Hodgson and fellow +3 handicapper Tommy Fleetwood to set the pace, and so Steve's attitude will be to relax and enjoy his golf on such a good PGA course.Abu Dhabi, hosting this RBS-sponsored event for the first time, has provided an ideal course. The seemingly wide fairways disguise subtle problems caused by undulations and the occasional encroachment of the half-dozen salt water lakes. Thankfully the water is not often used as an American-style hazard, though wetness is a key feature in the long par-3 seventh.BoysStiggy Hodgson (Sunningdale), Tommy Fleetwood (Formby Hall), Tom Boys (Royal Liverpool), Steven Jones (Canons Brook), Robert Bardsley (Moor Hall), Michael Saunders (Dartford), Oliver Huish (North Berwick), Steve O'Connor (Tadmarton Heath), David Hind (Mickleover), Bradley Hannah (Workington), Mark Geddes (Prenton), Sam Benton (South Staffs).GirlsCarly Booth (Comrie), Hannah Barwood (Knowle), Alex Peters (Notts), Heide Baek (Felixstowe Ferry), Gina Brown (Mere), Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies), Kelsey Macdonald (Nairn Dunbar), Nikki Dunn (Harrogate), Katherine O'Connor (Tadmarton Heath).Labels: BOYSGIRLS
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 Margo Bauer Honorary President of Lanarkshire in Centenary YearMrs Margo Bauer, pictured above, was installed as Honorary President of Lanarkshire Ladies County Golf Association at the Lanarkshire county AGM this week. Lanarkshire LCGA celebrate their Centenary Year in 2009.Labels: Amateur Ladies
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 Hannah Barwood is England’s top girl golferPRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATIONEnglish champion Hannah Barwood has sealed a superb season by becoming the England’s top girl golfer.The 18-year-old from Knowle in Gloucestershire has won the English Women’s Golf Association girls’ order of merit for 2008. Altogether 175 girls figured in this year’s table, up from 146 in 2007.Hannah, pictured right by Cal Carson Golf Agency, commented: “Winning this order of merit was a real target for me. It shows your consistency and it’s a nice way to finish girls’ golf,” she said.During 2008 Hannah has enjoyed both individual and team successes. She won the English championship and the Under-21 title at the Welsh stroke-play, then helped England’s girls take the silver medal at the European championships and to win their Home Internationals at Panmure Golf Club, Carnoustie.Most recently she became the Faldo Series girls’ champion at the grand final in Brazil.“The whole year has been great with all the different experiences. It started with some big individual wins for me and then we did really well as a team, which was nice. Winning in Brazil – doing it in another country – was also big for me.”Hannah also passed two A levels during 2008 and has now left school to concentrate on her golf.Thanks to her win in Brazil she will head to Mission Hills in China early in 2009 to compete in the Asia grand final of the Faldo Series and she has also booked herself a start in a Ladies European Tour event. Girls’ order of merit top ten: 1 Hannah Barwood (Knowle) 2 Rachel Connor (Manchester)3 Kelly Tidy (Royal Birkdale)4 Charlotte Wild (Mere)5 Alex Peters (Notts Ladies)6 Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa)7 Ellis Keenan (Sunningdale)8 Rachael Goodall (Heswall)9 Heidi Baek (Felixstowe Ferry) 10 Ellie Robinson (Middlesborough)Full details: http://www.englishwomensgolf.org/ Labels: Amateur Ladies
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Angus Ladies County Golf Association prizewinners
 Angus Ladies County Golf Association leading prizewinners for 2008 pictured at the Panmure Barry Golf Club.Standing far left is Fiona Gilbert, and beside her Kathleen Sutherland. County captain Christina Speed is in the middle,seated. Jackie Brown, Order of Merit winner, is on her right as you look at it and Lynne Fotheringham, Angus champion of champions is next to her. Rebecca Wilson, county champion, could not attend due to university commitments. Image supplied by Aileen Hunter.Labels: Amateur Ladies
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Lanarkshire Ladies County Association prizewinners 2008
 Lanarkshire Ladies County Golf Association prizewinners pictured at the annual general meeting and prizegiving AGM at Cambuslang Golf Club.The front row, left to right, are: Margaret Allan (Bronze Division champion), May Hughes (county captain), Susan Wood (county champion), Angela Devine (leading qualifier in county championship), Lesley Lloyd (county championship runner-up).Labels: Amateur Ladies
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New Zealand Women's Open launchedfrom January 30 to February 1PRESS RELEASEThe first New Zealand Women’s Open golf championship will be staged in January, it was announced today by New Zealand Golf.The inaugural New Zealand Women’s Open will be held at Clearwater Resort, Christchurch from January 30 to February 1. New Zealand Golf said the organistion is thrilled to be able to establish a national women’s championship which has been keenly sought for several years. It will prove a catalyst to raise the profile of the game for women and provide aspirational opportunities for young New Zealand golfing talent.New Zealand Golf CEO Bill MacGowan said the organisation was especially pleased to be in a position to launch the championship despite the challenging economic climate. A key to the establishment of the NZ Women's Open has come from funds set aside from a trust fund by Women's Golf New Zealand before it amalgamated with New Zealand Golf Association.The New Zealand Women’s Open will carry a prize purse of $150,000 and form part of the Australian Ladies Professional Golf Tour (ALPG) – a four-tournament swing Down Under that includes the LG Bing Lee Women’s NSW Open, the Women’s Australian Open and the ANZ Ladies Masters - and as such will offer points for the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.“The addition of the inaugural NZ Women’s Open to the ALPG Tour schedule is one of the most significant achievements in the history of our organisation,” said Warren Sevil, CEO of the ALPG.“Our membership, which encompasses both Australian and New Zealand golfers, is very grateful to New Zealand Golf for their commitment to undertaking this historic event.“There is no doubt the profile of women’s golf in New Zealand will benefit as a result and I am very confident the tournament will attract players from the Australian, European and US Tours, many of whom will be visiting New Zealand for the first time.”Christchurch continues to cement its position as a proven venue for international golf, with the city now hosting the HSBC NZ PGA Championship, a Charles Tour event and now the New Zealand Women’s Open.“The Christchurch City Council will support the event with sponsorship,” said Mayor Bob Parker. “Christchurch sees itself as a major events city and we’re absolutely delighted to have the opportunity to be involved with this new event.”Mr MacGowan said his organisation believes Christchurch has the infrastructure to host two professional events at the proven Clearwater venue, with the Women’s Open sure to attract plenty of interest from females.“Christchurch City and Clearwater Resort have put up their hands to support this event which is a fundamental reason why it is here. They are confident and so are we of putting on a great event.”New Zealand Golf has appointed Tuohy Associates to promote and manage the event.“We know from our experience with the ANZ Ladies Masters in Australia that women’s golf offers a completely different and exciting opportunity not only for golfers and women, but also unique opportunities for the commercial world,” and said Bob Tuohy, Chairman of Tuohy Associates.“We are sure this can build into a very successful event and a wonderful chance for women to celebrate the game, to raise the profile of golf and for those companies who are involved in the women’s market to utilise the game and the occasion to reach their audience.”For further details log on to www.nzgolf.org.nzLabels: Pro Ladies
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 Life at Post University, USAis great fun, says Jamie Blakefrom ArbroathJamie Blake, the Arbroath born-and-bred golfer who is doing well in his third (junior) year at Post University, Westbury, Connecticutt, has been telling Kirkwoodgolf.co.uk what life at college in the United States has been like for him:"I really like studying and playing in America. My golf game has improved since coming here because the level of competition is high and my coach has high expectations of everyone on the team."We have a great program here at Post University. The university is small so the classroom environment is such that the professors know everyone by name. Then you add the best golf program in the north-east (of America) and you can't help but have fun. Coach Stevens always reminds us that we need to be successful both in academics and golf.""I have matured from this experience and I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in getting a good education and playing NCAA golf."So far with the Post University golf program, I have played in tournaments in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, Massachusetts, Delaware and this spring we are playing a tournament in San Diego California - not bad for a small NCAA Division II school."Jamie BlakeWho has been promoted to captain of the Post University men's golf team for the second half of the 2008-2009 college golf season.Labels: US COLLEGES
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LPGA Tour ScoreboardLORENA OCHOA INVITATIONALGuadalajara Country Club, MexicoFINAL TOTALSPar 288 (4 x 72)(Players from South Korea unless stated)275 Angela Stanford (USA) 68 66 72 69276 Annika Sorenstam (Swe) 68 72 67 69, Brittany Lang (USA) 68 74 69 65279 Katherine Hull (Aus) 71 71 66 71280 Jee Young Lee 69 71 69 71, Sun Young Yoo 70 70 70 70, Meena Lee 69 69 76 66, Jeong Jang 73 68 71 68281 In Kyung Kim 70 71 70 70282 Teresa Lu (Tai) 72 71 69 70283 Seon Hwa Lee 68 72 76 67, Cristie Kerr (USA) 71 72 69 71, Hee-Won Han 68 73 72 70284 Paula Creamer (USA) 75 70 69 70, Ji-Young Oh 70 71 73 70, Lorena Ochoa (Mex) 73 71 70 70, Nicole Castrale (USA) 68 72 72 72285 Ya-Ni Tseng 68 68 78 71, Juli Inkster (USA) 71 69 74 71286 Na Yeon Choi 69 74 72 71, Eun Hee Ji 71 72 72 71287 Karen Stupples (Eng) 68 71 75 73288 In-Bee Park 74 72 73 69289 Laura Davies (Eng) 75 70 73 71, Maria Hjorth (Swe) 74 70 76 69, Helen Alfredsson (Swe) 70 74 74 71291 Sophia Sheridan (Mex) 76 71 71 73292 Laura Diaz (USA) 70 73 71 78, Song-Hee Kim 73 74 71 74, Suzann Pettersen (Nor) 75 71 71 75293 Marisa Baena (USA) 74 72 74 73, Jane Park (USA) 74 70 74 75, Candie Kung (Tai) 74 73 74 72295 Sophie Gustafson (Swe) 69 76 73 77, Christina Kim (USA) 70 74 77 74296 Angela Park (Bra) 73 70 75 78Labels: LPGA TOUR
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R&A gives £25,000 back to PaulLawrie Junior Foundation in NEPRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY R&AThe R&A has increased its financial backing of the Paul Lawrie Foundation in response to the continued success of the programme. The foundation, which supports junior golf in the north-east of Scotland, has been awarded £25,000 to cover both 2008 and 2009.Lawrie, a native Aberdonian, is dedicated to developing junior golf and was pleased to accept the grant. “I’m extremely grateful for the increased support of this programme,” said Lawrie, “It’s a big boost knowing that The R&A are as dedicated as I am to the development of the junior game in Scotland.”The scheme focuses on the enjoyment that playing the game brings and uses fun games and competitions throughout the year to encourage the participants’ development. The largest of the competitions, the Paul Lawrie Flag Finals and U16/U18 Open, was held at Deeside Golf Club in September with 160 youngsters aged between nine and eighteen competing.The 1999 Open Champion aims to encourage the youngsters to develop a work ethic that will improve both their golf and their academic achievement.“I would never have won The Open at Carnoustie without putting in countless hours of practice,” Lawrie said, “and I hope that the Foundation will instil in these juniors a similar level of commitment in all aspects of their lives.”The R&A also supports junior golf programmes in Carnoustie and St Andrews, which, like the Paul Lawrie Foundation, are aimed at encouraging local children to take up the game. Director of Golf Development at The R&A, Duncan Weir, believes that it is important to provide golfing opportunities to children in Scotland.“Supporting junior golf here in Scotland, where we are based, is a key aspect of The R&A’s work,” said Weir, “and we’re glad to be able to provide funding for schemes that are increasing participation and enjoyment in the junior game.”Labels: R and A NEWS
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 Lizi wants to be part of a group goingto play in HDA February FestivalBedfordshire county team player Lizi Sweetnam wants to play in the Hacienda del Alamo February Golf Festival at the five-star resort in south-east Spain (in the province of Murcia).Lizi is interested in contacting anyone else in the same boat as herself, i.e. keen to play in the Festival (February 12 to 17) but doesn't know anyone else who is going.Lizi would like to team up with a group of maybe five or six other girls to share the cost of a villa.She is a member of Leighton Buzzard Golf Club, Bedfordshire and also at Menmore Golf & Country Club, Buckinghamshire where she works part-time and trains at the moment. She has 4.5 of a handicap and is 18 years of age.If YOU are interested either in offering Lizi a place in your travelling group or making up a group with Lizi and others like her, E-mail Colin@scottishgolfview.com and I will put you all in touch with each other.Colin FarquharsonTournament ControllerHacienda del Alamo February Festival.Festival entries at November 16MURCIA LADIES OPENTwo rounds stroke-playThursday-Friday, February 12-13Professional entryJacqueline Pecoitz (Argentina)Amateur entriesMary McKenna (Donabate)Patricia Morris (Donabate)Fionnuala Forde (Donabate)Margo Habets (Rinkven, Belgium)Caroline Harper (Limburg, Belgium)Natalia Zvezdina (Rinkven, Belgium) Sandra Hendrickx (Rinkven, Belgium)Louise Church (Hendon)Pamela Morgan (La Cala) ST VALENTINE'S DAY PRO-AMOne round: Lady pro with three amateurs (male or female)Saturday, February 14ProfessionalsLien Willems (Belgium).Jacqueline Pecoitz (Argentina)Amateur teams:Mary McKenna, Patricia Morris & Fionnuala Forde.Mary MacLaren, Meghan MacLaren & Rebecca Gee (all Wellingborough).Margo Habets, Caroline Harper & Natalia Zvezdina or Sandra Henrickx + pro Lien WillemsNatalia Zvezdina or Sandra Henrickx & two other amateurs.Pamela Morgan & Brian Harrold (10) (both La Cala) + one other amateurAmateur individuals:Louise ChurchCOSTA CALIDA PAIRSOne round: First nine holes greensomes; Second nine holes better-ball.Any combination of lady pros, female & male amateurs.Sunday, February 15Professional entryJacqueline Pecoitz (Argentina)Amateur pairings:Mary MacLaren & David MacLaren.Meghan MacLaren & Rebecca Gee.Holly Clyburn & India Clyburn.Pamela Morgan & Brian Harrold (both La Cala).Amateur individuals:Louise Church (Hendon).HACIENDA DEL ALAMO LADIES OPENTwo rounds stroke-playMonday-Tuesday, February 16-17.Professional entryJacqueline Pecoitz (Argentina)Amateur entries:Holly Clyburn (Woodhall Spa).India Clyburn (Woodhall Spa).Mary MacLaren.Meghan MacLaren.Rebecca GeeLouise Church+Take advantage of the cheaper midweek flights to Spain by booking now. The prices will have risen if you leave it until January (January 15 is the deadline for entries, by the way).+To find out details of how much it will cost you to rent accommodation at Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort (the more who share, the cheaper it gets per head), here are some E-mail and website addresses:info@stvmanagement.cominfo@resortmanagementhda.cominfo@homekare.co.ukinfo@hdagolfproperties.comhttp://www.hdagolfproperties.com/http://www.spaingolfrentals.com/http://www.clubmurcia.com/Labels: 2009 HDA FESTIVAL
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Grandstand finish by Hee Kyung Seowins Saint Four Ladies Masters FROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITEHee Kyung Seo birdied her last four holes to claim the inaugural Saint Four Ladies Masters on Jeju Island in South Korea on Sunday.The 22-year-old defeated compatriot Sun-Ju Ahn by two strokes on home soil at Saint Four Golf and Resort to win the top prize of 47,592 Euros. The three-round tournament was co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET) and the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA).Starting the final round on eight-under-par, one stroke behind Ahn, Seo closed with a six-under 66 for a three round total of 14-under-par 202. Ahn carded 69 for outright second, with So Yeon Ryu a shot further back in third after a 65.Seo, ranked second behind this year’s Ricoh Women’s British Open champion Ji-Yai Shin on the KLPGA Money List, began slowly with a bogey at the fourth hole, but her fortunes turned when she birdied the seventh for the third day running. She trailed Ahn by four strokes at the turn but fired six birdies over the back nine for an inward total of 30. After tapping in for birdie at the tricky par-five 15th, Seo eventually caught Ahn when she sank a curling 20 foot birdie putt at the par-three 16th.She pulled a shot clear at the par-four 17th and sealed the win with an eight foot birdie putt at the last hole. “From the very beginning of the event, I thought I could win,” said Seo. “I achieved quite good scores yesterday, which improved my confidence. I tried not to make too short putts.”Seo has won five times on the KLPGA Tour this year and said that her game had improved significantly since she spent time practising with her friend Shin over the summer. She said that she could not believe how much Shin practised, which made her improve her short game. Seo now intends to accept the offer of membership of the LET in category 3 for the current and the next three seasons until the end of 2011, which would see her exempt for the Evian Masters and most other tournaments on the LET schedule.She added: “What I envied about Shin was that she could have a variety of selections for the events (in which) to participate. I will continue to focus on the KLPGA tour but try to expand my fields by taking part in major LET events.”According to officials from the KLPGA, golf is part of the school curriculum in Korea and for students who choose golf as their main sport at the age of 13, it is compulsory to practise for a minimum of two hours a day, seven days a week.This may help to explain why the top 14 places were filled with Korean names this week, and they comprise almost a third of the world’s top 100 ranked players. Italy’s Veronica Zorzi was the best placed LET member in a share of 15th place on four-under-par.Meanwhile her compatriot Margherita Rigon, Belgium’s Lara Tadiotto and Australian Anna Rawson were part of a group of players a shot further back in a share of 17th.The standard of scoring was high as witness the fact that Clare Queen finished on one-under-par 215 but finished well down the field and earned only 1909 Euros. Gwladys Nocera finished on the same mark.Clare started with an eagle 2 but bogeyed the fourth and double-bogeyed the short fifth before settling down to cover the last 13 holes in two under par with birdies at the short seventh and long 10th and pars at the others.FINAL TOTALSPar 216 (3 x 72)202 Hee Kyung Seo 69 67 66204 Sun Ju Ahn 65 70 69205 So yeon Ryu 69 71 65207 Da-ye Na 71 66 70, Hye-yong Choi 71 67 69209 Ha Na Jang (USA) 72 68 69, Bo kyung Kim 73 67 69, Chae a Oh 68 72 69210 Hei ji Kim 71 67 72, Ae-ree Pyun 71 68 71, Soo-Yun Kang 70 71 69, Sun Wook Lim 72 70 68211 Hyun Hee Moon 74 68 69, Hye Jung Choi 73 67 71212 Veronica Zorzi (Ita) 69 69 74, Hyun-ji Kim 71 72 69213 Bo-bea Park 72 68 73, Chae young Yoon 70 71 72, So young ii Kim 71 72 70, Hye Jin Jung 74 69 70, Lara Tadiotto (Bel) 74 71 68, Anna Rawson (Aus) 71 70 72, Margherita Rigon (Ita) 70 70 73214 Johanna Head (Eng) 71 72 71, Hyeon-ju Lee 73 71 70, Bo mi Kim 70 69 75, An-na Oh 70 72 72215 Young ae Ham 73 72 70, Amy Yang (USA) 71 72 72, Jeong eun v Lee 70 73 72, Florence Luscher (Swi) 73 71 71, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 68 75 72, Kyeong Eun Bae 74 70 71, Ju mi Kim 69 72 74, Clare Queen (Sco) 70 74 71216 Laurette Maritz (Rsa) 73 71 72, Bit na Kim 72 73 71217 Hye in Lee 70 73 74, Sang hee Kim 75 71 71, Il Mi Chung 77 68 72, Hye lee Kim 73 73 71, Ji-na Lim 73 71 73, Ha-neul Kim 72 73 72, Eun-bi Jang 75 70 72218 Hye youn Kim 73 72 73, Hae Jung Kim 74 72 72, Bomi Suh (USA) 72 72 74, Min sun ii Kim 71 73 74, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 70 74 74, Han min Jee 73 73 72219 Bo-me Lee 74 70 75, Um-ji Kang 74 72 73, Carmen Alonso (Spa) 76 68 75220 Hui jeong Kim 71 75 74, Mi-hee Jung 73 73 74, Min gee Song 75 70 75, Bo bae Kim 71 75 74, Marjet Van Der Graaff (Ned) 71 74 75221 Soo Young Moon 69 68 84224 Ellen Smets (Bel) 76 70 78, Cecilie Lundgreen (Nor) 72 73 79225 Ran Hong 75 69 81Labels: LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR
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LPGA Tour ScoreboardLORENA OCHOA INVITATIONALGuadalajara Country Club, MexicoTHIRD ROUND TOTALSPar 216 (3 x 72)206 Angela Stanford (USA) 68 66 72207 Annika Sorenstam (Swe) 68 72 67208 Katherine Hull (Aus) 71 71 66209 Jee Young Lee 69 71 69210 Sun Young Yoo 70 70 70211 In Kyung Kim 70 71 70, Brittany Lang (USA) 68 74 69212 Teresa Lu (Tai) 72 71 69, Cristie Kerr (USA) 71 72 69, Nicole Castrale (USA) 68 72 72, Jeong Jang 73 68 71213 Hee-Won Han 68 73 72214 Karen Stupples (Eng) 68 71 75, Meena Lee 69 69 76, Juli Inkster (USA) 71 69 74, Lorena Ochoa (Mex) 73 71 70, Paula Creamer (USA) 75 70 69, Ji-Young Oh 70 71 73, Ya-Ni Tseng 68 68 78, Laura Diaz (USA) 70 73 71215 Na Yeon Choi 69 74 72, Eun Hee Ji 71 72 72216 Seon Hwa Lee 68 72 76217 Suzann Pettersen (Nor) 75 71 71218 Laura Davies (Eng) 75 70 73, Jane Park (USA) 74 70 74, Sophia Sheridan (Mex) 76 71 71, Angela Park (Bra) 73 70 75, Sophie Gustafson (Swe) 69 76 73, Song-Hee Kim 73 74 71, Helen Alfredsson (Swe) 70 74 74219 In-Bee Park 74 72 73220 Marisa Baena (USA) 74 72 74, Maria Hjorth (Swe) 74 70 76221 Christina Kim (USA) 70 74 77, Candie Kung (Tai) 74 73 74Labels: LPGA TOUR
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Krystle still No 17 in US college rankingseven though she came home weeks ago!Krystle Caithness is still figuring at No 17 in the Golf Week women's college rankings - even though she left Georgia University several weeks ago and returned home to Cupar, Fife.The only other British or Irish player in the top 50 rankings is Krystle's Curtis Cup team-mate, Jodi Ewart (New Mexico) at No 35.The figure in brackets is the number of events played in the 2008-2009 college season.1 Anna Nordqvist (Arizona State) 68.25 (3).2 Jane Chin (UC Irvine) 69.26 (4).3 Azahara Munoz (Arizona State) 69.33 (3).4 Stephanie Sherlock (Denver) 69.42 (3).5 Candace Schepperle (Auburn) 69.42 (5).6 Mina Harigae (Duke) 69.47 (3).7 Lizette Salas (USC) 69.55 (4).8 Jennifer Song (USC) 69.72 (4).9 Stephanie Kono (UCLA) 69.78 (4).10 Caroline Westrup (Florida State) 70.15 (2).11 Whitney Neuhauser (Virginia) 70.29 (5).12 Cindy LaCrosse (Louisville) 70.37 (4).13 Jennie Lee (Duke) 70.53 (3).14 Dori Carter (Ole Miss) 70.56 (4).15 Caroline Hedwall (Oklahoma State) 70.72 (4).16 Tiffany Joh (UCLA) 70.77 (3).17 Krystle Caithness (Georgia) 70.82 (2).18 Laura Kueny (Michigan State) 70.83 (4).19 Belen Mozo (USC) 70.85 (3).20 Sydnee Michaels (UCLA) 70.97 (4).21 Kirby Dreher (Kent State) 71.04 (4).22 Megan McChrystal (LSU) 71.05 (3).23 Jennie Arseneault (Virginia) 71.10 (5).24 Pernilla Lindberg (Oklahoma State) 71.14 (4).25 J Gulyamamitta (Purdue) 71.18 (4).26 Mallory Hetzel (Georgia) 71.21 (4).27 Camilla Lennarth (Alabama) 71.22 (5).28 Therese Koelbaek (UNLV) 71.27 (3).29 Maria Hernandez (Purdue) 71.27 (4).30 Sara Wikstrom (UALR) 71.33 (4).31 Lisa McCloskey (Pepperdine) 71.37 (3).32 Glory Yang (UCLA) 71.39 (3).33 Amanda Blumenherst (Duke) 71.40 (4).34 Marta Silva (Georgia) 71.48 (4).35 Jodi Ewart (New Mexico) 71.50 (3).36 Kathleen Ekey (Alabama) 71.58 (5).37 Jennifer Osborn (Arizona State) 71.59 (3).38 Carolina Andrade (Georgia) 71.64 (4).39 Brooke Pancake (Alabama) 71.65 (4).40 Natalie Sheary (Wake Forest) 71.67 (4).41 Cydney Clanton (Auburn) 71.69 (5).42 Stefanie Endstrasser (USC) 71.71 (3).43 Jean Chua (Wake Forest) 71.82 (4).44 Anya Alvarez (Washington) 71.89 (3).45 Pia Halbig (California) 71.89 (3).46 Erica Moston (San Jose State) 71.94 (4).47 Kendra Little (Oregon) 71.99 (4).48 Caroline Masson (Oklahoma State) 72.00 (4).49 Marina Alex (Vanderbilt) 72.06 (4).50 Jessica Yadloczky (Florida) 72.07 (4).Other British & Irish students playing for Division 1 colleges:66 Hannah Burke (Baylor) 76.24 (5).144 Ellie Givens (Denver) 74.06 (4).182 Olivia Higgins (Charleston Southern) 74.50 (5).206 Anna Scott (Georgia State) 74.76 (3).218 Natasha Podmore (San Francisco) 74.92 (4).284 Roseanne Niven (California-Berkeley) 75.85 (2).297 Gemma Webster (Ohio State) 75.98 (3).319 Sinead O'Sullivan (East Tennessee State) 76.19 (4).]361 Sarah Faller (Denver) 76.51 (2).377 Hannah Lovelock (Missouri) 76.64 (5).484 Rebecca Watson (Tennessee) 77.51 (4)500 Portia Abbott (Jacksonville State) 77.67 (5).501 Laura Cutler (Jacksonville State) 77.67 (5).511 Emma Taylor (Bethune Cookman College) 77.75 (5).553 Kirsty O'Connor (Ball State) 78.06 (5).560 Claire Starkey (Georgia State) 78.11 (4).575 Hannah Coles (Radford) 78.24 (5).593 Lucy Gould (East Tennessee State) 78.35 (4).651 Shirley Harvey (South Alabama) 78.79 (4).698 Fern Grimshaw (Bethune Cookman College) 79.21 (4)880 Hannah Bews (Bethune Cookman College) 80.66 (4).921 Ami Storey (Kansas State) 81.00 (4).977 Clara Leathers (Middle Tennessee) 81.51 (3).981 Andrea Downer (Murray State) 81.53 (2).988 Stacey Rodger (Missouri State) 81.60 (3).1067 Laura Holmes (Old Dominion) 82.41 (4).+Our apologies if we have missed out any British or Irish girl who is playing for a Division 1 college. Send an E-mail to Colin@scottishgolfview.com if this is the case.Labels: US COLLEGES
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Aberdeenshire Ladies County Golf Association prizewinners
 Aberdeenshire Ladies County Golf Association officials and leading prizewinners, pictured at today's annual meeting at the Beach Ballroom's Star Room. County captain Fiona Hay (Deeside) is in the centre of the front row. To her right, in blue, is county champion Donna Pocock (Murcar Links) and to Fiona's left is county president and former Curtis Cup player and past Scottish champion, Joan Rennie (Aberdeen Ladies).Kristina Vannet, daughter of Peterculter Golf Club professional Dean Vannet, won the Fyfe Cup and Louise McGillivray (Banchory) the Bey Cup for showing the most improvement during the season. The Fyfe Cup is for the older girls' bracket, the Bey Cup for the younger girls. Louise is also the Aberdeenshire girls' champion this year.Kristina is at the extreme left of the front row with Louise next to her.County treasurer Laura McLardy (Murcar Links) is on the extreme right of the back row.Image by courtesy of county secretary Karen Stalker (Fraserburgh). You can enlarge it by clicking on it.Labels: Amateur Ladies, Girls
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Clare Queen nine off pace but Lynn Kennyand Jenna Wilson miss the cut in S KoreaFROM THE LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITESun-Ju Ahn added a bogey-free 70 to her opening 65 to lead for the second consecutive day at the Saint Four Ladies Masters in Jeju, South Korea.Ahn led the field by a stroke on a total of nine-under-par 135 at Saint Four Golf and Resort on Jeju Island.“I struggled for a game that could be very easy. I recorded 36 putts today, which is quite bad,” said Ahn, through an interpreter.“Currently, my problem is only one thing: putting. I am extremely good with shots. I scored two birdies in par-5 holes but both of them were made with two putts. The wind was stronger today than yesterday, but I made fantastic shots. I could play the game better."I two-putted almost every hole. I will improve my putting. Tomorrow is going to be windy so the game will be in my favour.”Seo Hee Kyung, also from South Korea, made a leap up into second position on eight-under after a round of 67. In a press conference she said: “I got relaxed in the second round and made some long birdie putts. I carded 27 putts today.”Kyung was not worried about the stronger winds forecast for the final round. “I played in the windy weather over the last three weeks, so I think I get adjusted to wind. Of course, I am a little bit worried about coping with Ahn, a long hitter.”The biggest move came from Na Da Ye, who carded 66, her best score in three years as a member of the Korean Professional Golf Association (KLPGA). She shared third with compatriot Moon Soo Young on seven-under-par.Ye lives in nearby Jeju City, a 40 minute drive from the golf course, but she had never previously played the golf course.Italy’s Veronica Zorzi was the best of the European Tour players in the co-sanctioned event. She shot 69 for the second successive day and finished tied for fifth with Kim Hei Ji and Choi Hye Yong on six-under-par.Zorzi made four birdie putts from inside five metres and carded just one three-putt bogey, which was her first in 36 holes. “I am satisfied with today. The putting was good. I hit 17 greens so I was okay with my game and also with the putter,” said the two-time French Open champion.“If I have the same score tomorrow it will be great.”Zorzi admitted that her form suffered after having an operation to remove an ovarian cyst in February and then the death of her uncle in August, but she was feeling in brighter spirits after taking a seven-day sight-seeing tour of China.“Maybe I am just a little relaxed because it is the end of the season. I want to try to get a decent position on the New Star Money List but I will try to enjoy it,” she said. Another Italian, Margherita Rigon, was one of seven players tied for tenth place on four-under-par, with Anna Rawson a stroke back in equal 17th.Gwladys Nocera of France slipped back into a share of 24th position on one-under-par after adding a 75 to her opening 68.Clare Queen was the only Scot to beat the cut. She had a 74 for level par 144, carding five birdies but seven bogeys in an up-and-down round.Lynn Kenny had a pair 0f 78s to bow out on 156. Jenna Wilson scored 78 and 80 to exit with 158.SCOREBOARDPar 144 (2 x 72)Players from South Korea unless stated135 Sun Ju Ahn 65 70136 Hee Kyung Seo 69 67137 Da-ye Na 71 66, Soo Young Moon 69 68138 Hei ji Kim 71 67, Veronica Zorzi (Ita) 69 69, Hye-yong Choi 71 67139 Ae-ree Pyun 71 68, Bo mi Kim 70 69140 Bo-bea Park 72 68, So yeon Ryu 69 71, Ha Na Jang 72 68, Bo kyung Kim 73 67, Chae a Oh 68 72, Margherita Rigon (Ita) 70 70, Hye Jung Choi 73 67141 Chae young Yoon 70 71, Soo-Yun Kang 70 71, Ju mi Kim 69 72, Anna Rawson (Aus) 71 70142 Hyun Hee Moon 74 68, An-na Oh 70 72, Sun Wook Lim 72 70143 Hye in Lee 70 73, So young ii Kim 71 72, Johanna Head (Eng) 71 72, Hye Jin Jung 74 69, Amy Yang 71 72, Jeong eun v Lee 70 73, Gwladys Nocera (Fra) 68 75, Hyun-ji Kim 71 72144 Bo-me Lee 74 70, Ran Hong 75 69, Laurette Maritz (Rsa) 73 71, Hyeon-ju Lee 73 71, Ji-na Lim 73 71, Bomi Suh 72 72, Florence Luscher (Swi) 73 71, Ursula Wikstrom (Fin) 70 74, Kyeong Eun Bae 74 70, Min sun ii Kim 71 73, Carmen Alonso (Spa) 76 68, Clare Queen (Sco) 70 74145 Il Mi Chung 77 68, Hye youn Kim 73 72, Young ae Ham 73 72, Eun-bi Jang 75 70, Lara Tadiotto (Bel) 74 71, Marjet Van Der Graaff (Ned) 71 74, Min gee Song 75 70, Ha-neul Kim 72 73, Cecilie Lundgreen (Nor) 72 73, Bit na Kim 72 73146 Ellen Smets (Bel) 76 70, Um-ji Kang 74 72, Mi-hee Jung 73 73, Bo bae Kim 71 75, Han min Jee 73 73, Hui jeong Kim 71 75, Sang hee Kim 75 71, Hye lee Kim 73 73, Hae Jung Kim 74 72MISSED THE CUT147 Min sun Kim 74 73, Jae-eun Chung 75 72, Young-ran Jo 74 73, Mi Hyun Cho 74 73, Chang-hee Lee 72 75, Ye song Lee 76 71, Ji yeon Woo 74 73148 Anna Rossi (Ita) 72 76, Lydia Hall (Wal) 76 72, Sarah Oh 74 74, Frederique Seeholzer (Swi) 72 76149 Ana Larraneta (Spa) 75 74, Bo ri Lee 72 77, Ji Yeon Lee 77 72, Yu-jin Choi 72 77, Nathalie David-Mila (Fra) 72 77, Yoon jung Won 73 76, Sarah Nicholson (Nzl) 76 73, Titiya Plucksataporn (Tha) 78 71, Aram Cho 74 75150 Jenni Kuosa (Fin) 76 74, Min ji Nam 74 76, Ji-hye Jang 77 73, Kaisa Ruuttila (Fin) 77 73, Danielle Montgomery (Eng) 77 73, You jin Ji 74 76, Mi ji Park 75 75, Kyu ri Kim 77 73, Cassandra Kirkland (Fra) 76 74151 Kate Combes (Aus) 76 75, Eun jung Shin 76 75, Seul a Yoon 76 75152 Frances Bondad (Aus) 77 75153 Sophie Walker (Eng) 76 77, Il-hee Lee 79 74, Samantha Head (Eng) 79 74156 Lynn Kenny (Sco) 78 78157 Vittoria Valvassori (Ita) 83 74158 Jenna Wilson (Sco) 78 80Labels: LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR
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Karen Stupples drops to joint fourth inLorena Ochoa InvitationalKaren Stupples has dropped down from an eighth share of the lead to joint fourth on her own after two rounds of the Lorena Ochoa Invitational tournament at Guadalajara, Mexico.The 2004 British Women's Open champion had a second round of one-under-par 71 for a 36-hole tally of five-under-par 139.American Angela Stanford has taken over the pole position at 10-under 134 with scores of 68 and 66.Lorena Ochoa is not doing so well in her own tournament. She is joint 22nd on 144.SECOND-ROUND SCOREBOARDPar 144 (2 x 72) 6644yd134 A Stanford 68 66.136 Yani Tseng 68 68.138 M Lee 69 69.139 K Stupples 68 71.149 J Inkster 71 69, Sun Yung Yoo 70 70, Jee Young Lee 69 71, A Sorenstam 68 72, Seon Hwa Lee 68 72, Nicole Castrale 68 72.Selected scores:142 K Hull 71 71, B Lang 68 74 (jt 15th).143 C Kerr 71 72, A Park 73 70, T Lu 72 71, L Diax 70 73 (jt 17th).144 J Park 74 70, M Hjorth 74 70, L Ochoa 73 71, H Alfredsson 70 74, C Kim 70 74 (jt 22nd).Labels: LPGA TOUR
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 Fife Ladies County Golf Association held a prizegiving supper at Elmwood College, Cupar. Leading prizewinners are pictured. County champion Fiona Hastie is second from right in front row; beaten finalist Louise Kenney is second from the left in front row (image courtesy of Alma Robertson). Click on the image to enlarge it. Labels: Amateur Ladies
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EGWA appoint John Green as financedirector and company secretaryPRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATIONThe English Women’s Golf Association has appointed a finance director and company secretary. He is John Green, an accountant who has held senior management positions with major companies.John is a member of the EWGA management board and has taken up his duties with immediate effect. He said: “I am very much looking forward to this new role.”John has spent most of his career with British Gas and IBM, specialising in finance and Information Technology.During his time with British Gas, John’s responsibilities included ensuring that all computer systems were protected and ran efficiently. He was closely involved in the centralisation of all IT at the company and his ground-breaking work on investment appraisal of IT was the subject of a paper published by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. He carried out board level work on enhancing shareholder value shortly before British Gas was split into Centrica and Transco.At IBM, John managed projects for organisations including Barclays Bank, Boots, Diageo and Adtranz. He introduced many new and money-saving processes.Most recently he has developed his own finance and training consultancy. John also lectures in finance and accountancy for the Open University. In his spare time John enjoys swimming, cycling and entering competitions. He is married with two grown-up children. Lyndsey HewisonPress & PR OfficerLabels: GOLF NEWS
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 Liz Bennett heading for LET Q School, ready to ring curtaindown on amateur careerLiz Bennett (Brokenhurst Manor), winner of the English Women's Golf Association Order of Merit for 2008, is the latest member of this year's GB&I Curtis Cup team to announce that she is heading for the Ladies European Tour Qualifying School at La Manga in January.Scottish champion Michele Thomson (McDonald Ellon) and Krystle Caithness, who has abandoned her four-year golf scholarship at George University, have also indicated that they see their future in the professional ranks and will be trying to win LET players' cards in January.Ms Bennett, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency on the first tee at St Andrews in the Curtis Cup match, who is 26, says in the new EGWA Newsletter:"I feel the time is right to move on. I have done what I wanted to do in amateur golf and I feel I'm ready to compete with the professionals."I've really enjoyed my amateur career. I had four fantastic years at univesity in America and it was great to come back and play for England and for Great Britain & Ireland. But now it's time to move on."The top 10 final placings in the EGWA Order of Merit were:1 Liz Bennett (Brokenhurst Manor).2 Rachel Jennings (Izaak Walton).3 Naomi Edwards (Ganton).4 Kerry Smith (Waterlooville).5 Florentyna Parker (Royal Birkdale).6 Jodi Ewart (Catterick).7 Charlotte Ellis (Minchinhampton).8 Hannah Barwood (Knowle).9 Holly Aitchison (Bedfordshire).10 Rachel Connor (Manchester).Labels: Amateur Ladies
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Clare Queen (70) but Lynn Kenny andJenna Wilson both on 78 markClare Queen had a two-under-par 70 to be lying joint ninth but fellow Scots Lynn Kenny and Jenna Wilson had 78s to be sharing 76th place at the end of the first round of the Saint Four Ladies Masters at Jeju Island, South Korea today.France's Gwladys Nocera was the only "Westerner" to break up a monopoly of the leading places by South Korean players.Gwladys shot a 68 to share second place, three behind Sun Ju Ahn, who, like the majority of the South Korean players, speaks no English.FIRST-ROUND SCOREBOARDPar 7265 Sun Ju Ahn68 Chae A Oh, Gwladys Nocera (Fra)69 Soo Young Moon, Veronica Zorzi (Ita), So Yeon Ryu, Ju Mi Kim, Hee Kyung Seo70 Jeong Eun V Lee, Bo Mi Kim, Clare Queen (Sco), Margherita Rigon (Ita), Ursula Wikstrom (Fin), Chae Young Yoon, Hye In Lee, An-Na Oh, Soo-Yun Kang71 Johanna Head (Eng), Da Ye Na, Hei Ji Kim, Hui Jeong Kim, So Young Ii Kim, Marjet Van Der Graaff (Ned), Bo Bae Kim, Min Sun Ii Kim, Hyun-Ji Kim, Ae-Ree Pyun, Anna Rawson (Aus), Hye-Yong Choi, Amy Yang72 Sun Wook Lim, Nathalie David-Mila (Fra), Ha-Na Jang, Bo Mi Suh, Anna Rossi (Ita), Chang-Hee Lee, Bo-Bea Park, Bo Ri Lee Yu-Jin Choi, Cecilie Lundgreen (Nor), Ha-Neul Kim, Frederique Seeholzer (Swi), Bit Na Kim73 Yoon Jung Won, Hye Jung Choi, Hyeon-Ju Lee, Mi-Hee Jung, Laurette Maritz (Rsa), Bo Kyung Kim, Hye Youn Kim, Florence Luscher (Swi), Ji Na Lim, Young Ae Ham, Hye Lee Kim, Han Min Jee74 Ji Yeon Woo, Um-Ji Kang, Min Sun Kim, You Jin Ji, Mi-Hyun Cho, Hye Jin Jung, Aram Cho, Young Ran Jo, Lara Tadiotto (Bel), Hyun Hee Moon, Hae Jung Kim, Kyeong Eun Bae, Bo-Me Lee, Min Ji Nam, Sarah Oh (Aus)75 Jae Eun Chung, Eun-Bi Jang, Min Gee Song, Ana Larraneta (Spa), Mi Ji Park, Sang Hee Kim, Ran Hong76 Ellen Smets (Bel), Sarah Nicholson (Nzl), Cassandra Kirkland (Fra), Lydia Hall (Wal), Sophie Walker (Eng), Eun Jung Shin, Seul A Yoon, Kate Combes (Aus), Carmen Alonso (Spa), Jenni Kuosa (Fin), Ye Song Lee77 Frances Bondad (Aus), Ji-Yeon Lee, Kaisa Ruuttila (Fin), Ji-Hye Jang, Kyu Ri Kim, Danielle Montgomery (Eng), Il Mi Chung78 Lynn Kenny (Sco), Jenna Wilson (Sco), Titiya Plucksataporn (Tha)79 Il-Hee Lee, Samantha Head (Eng)83 Vittoria Valvassori (Ita)Retired: Zuzana Kamasova (Svk)Labels: LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR
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 Karen Stupples in eight-way tiefor lead in Ochoa InvitationalEngland's Karen Stupples, 35, the 2004 Women's British Open champion - and winless since then, maintained her good run of late-season form with a four-under-par 68 to share the lead with SEVEN other players, including Annika Sorenstam, at the end of the first round of the Lorena Ochoa Invitational over the par-72, 6,644-yard Guadalajara Country Club, Mexico.Stupples was fast out of the traps, birdieing the first three holes and holing a 60-degree wedge from 70 yards for an eagle 2 at the 14th (364yd).She played with a broken middle toe on her right foot.“I had the accident yesterday morning,” Stupples said. “I was in a panic to get to the coffee, so I rushed around the corner and I stubbed my toe against the wall, and I have a fracture, a broken toe. But it’s the middle one, and so it’s supported by the other two toes. It hurts a little bit, but nothing that I can’t play with.”Scots Catriona Matthew and Janice Moodie are not in this restricted field of 36 players.LEADING SCORES Par 72. 6644yd68 Karen Stupples, Nicole Castrale, Hee-Won Han, Brittany Lang, Seon Hwa Lee, Yani Tseng,Angela Stanford, Annika Sorenstam.69 Sophie Gustafson, Jee Young Lee, Meena Lee, Na Yeon Choi.70 Ji Young Oh, Christina Kim, Sun Young Yoo, In-Kyung Kim, Laura Diaz, Helen Alfredsson.71 Eun-Hee Ji, Katherine Hull, Juli Inkster, Cristie Kerr.72 Teresa Lu.73 Angela Park, Song-Hee Kim, Jeon Jang, Lorena Ochoa.74 Candie Kung, Inbee Park, Marisa Baena, Maria Hjorth, Jane Park.75 Laura Davies, Suzann Pettersen, Paul Creamer.76 Sophia SheridanLabels: LPGA TOUR
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What's in a name? Quite a lot, if you aretalking about the United StatesBy COLIN FARQUHARSONI have never made any secret of the fact that I think we are too traditional, too conservative when it comes to naming our golf clubs and courses. Almost without exception they are given names that identify their geographical location.I was once involved in the opening of a brand new course, of which one of the features was a small lake inhabited by swans. I suggested the name should be Swan Lake Golf Club. Never stood a chance of being accepted, of course. The name chosen was, inevitably, the name of the estate on which the course had been built.All of this comes back to me as two names from the American golf news tickled my fancy this week.On the college front, the ECCC Fall Invitational has just been played at DANCING RABBIT Golf Club, Choctaw in the state of Mississippi. What a great name! It could only have been chosen in the United States.Also, the US PGA Tour Qualifying School's Stage 2 events are being played this week. One of them is at Panama City Beach, Florida at Hombre Golf Club. That's quite a distinctive title but wait until you hear the names of its three courses: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.On the tee, Clint Eastwood!If you have ever come across a golf club or course the name of which appealed to you, E-mail me at Colin@scottishgolfview.comLabels: GOLF NEWS
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 Sian James wins universities qualifier PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY ENGLISH WOMEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATIONGloucestershire student Sian James, pictured right, has made a winning start to her qualifying campaign for the British universities women's stroke-play championship.Sian, who plays at Bristol & Clifton and is a student at Birmingham University, holed a 12ft putt on the last green at Princes Golf Club in Kent to snatch victory in the South-east regional qualifying tournament.She pipped English mid-amateur champion Lucy Williams (Mid-Herts), who is also a student at Birmingham.The two-day event was played in some of the most testing conditions ever experienced at a British universities event, with heavy rain and winds which reached gale-force. However, all 12 women taking part completed the 36-hole competition.Both Sian and Lucy struck the ball well and, although they struggled on the slow, wet greens where the ball was moving in the wind, they were rewarded with good scores in the conditions. Both players have been members of English Women’s Golf Association squads.This was the first of four England and Wales qualifying events for the championship, which is run by British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS). The other three will take place in the new year and the top seven players will go through to the final at Notts Golf Club from April 21-25, where they will be joined by competitors from Scotland and Northern Ireland. Leading scores: 158 Sian James (Birmingham) 77 81.159 Lucy Williams (Birmingham) 80 79.162 Christina Peterson (Northumbria) 84 78.167 Katherine O'Connor (UW Newport) 79 88.169 Charlotte Hope (Birmingham) 83 86.170 Jessica Burrows (Exeter) 85 85.172 Lucy Padley (Exeter) 85 87Full details: http://www.bucs.org.uk/Labels: Student golf
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 Jamie Blake from Arbroath, enjoying life and golf at Post State University, Waterbury, Connecticutt.Arbroath student appointed captain of Post University, US golf team Jamie Blake from Arbroath has been promoted to captain of the Post University men's golf team, New York State after a successful autumn season on the American college golf circuit.Head coach Pete Stevens said: "Jamie really stepped up and led the team with his performances during the fall season. It was really nice to see him come into his own and play so well."Blake, a junior (third year) student at the University which is based at Waterbury, Connecticutt, finished the autumn segment of the US college golf season with four top five finishes and five in the top 10.The Scot is ranked fifth in the US Division 2 colleges golf statistics, nationwide, for par-3 scoring, after being at one point ranked first.Blake saved his best for last when he spearhead Post University - The Eagles - to victory in the New England championship and came second in the individual standings."Jamie is a mature individual and accepts responsibility and will be a good leader of this team. I'm hoping his leadership will help this team reach the next level which would be competing for a national championship next spring," Stevens added.There are three Scots on the Post University golf roster and they are all six-footers!Jamie Blake is 6ft 2in, David McGregor from Helensburgh is 6ft 2in also, and Gavin Wilson from Fife is a "mere" 6ft 1in.McGregor was the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference rookie of the year and also player of the year for the 2007-2008 college golf season.+Jamie Blake is not the first Scot to be appointed captain of a US college golf team. Gemma Webster is captain of the Ohio State University women's team.Labels: US COLLEGES
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 Hacienda del Alamo Free golf offer to Ladies Eurpean Tour Q School competitorsBilly Sim, Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort's Scottish-born Director of Golf, has come up with an excellent offer to all players attending the Ladies European Tour Qualifying School at La Manga in January.La Manga Golf Resort is not all that far away from Hacienda del Alamo.Billy says:"I am prepared to offer a FREE round of golf at Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort to any LET Qualifying School player and if they come with parents or partners I will offer them a round for 40 Euros, including buggy, or 20 Euros for golf only per player."Also if any player wishes to practise at Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort, I would give them free range balls on a specially set-up area for them."It goes without saying that the LET Qualifying School players and their parents, partners, etc would be made very welcome in Hacienda del Alamo Golf Resort's splendid clubhouse.You can E-mail Billy direct at billysim@hdagolf.com or phone him at 0034 6902 95650Labels: WHERE TO GO
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Florida-based Irish teenager KevinPhelan is a name to rememberFROM THE IRISH TIMES WEBSITEKevin Phelan's first golfing memories involved taking the ferry across the Suir estuary to play golf at Waterford Castle, where his playing partners were his father, John - who'd been one of Ireland's top squash players in his day - and younger brother, Brian. The golfing excursions started when the young Kevin was just seven years of age.These days, Phelan's environs are far removed from those fondly-remembered days of playing in wind and rain on the course built on an island in the estuary.Nowadays, Phelan - who celebrated his 18th birthday last Saturday - is surrounded by history at the World Golf Village in St Augustine, Florida, where his family live . . . and his golfing future is one of great expectations after a season which saw him claim a number of prestige junior titles in his ever-increasing CV.Playing off a plus-two handicap, Phelan has come on in leaps and bounds in recent years and the highlight of his career (so far) came back in March when he won the prestigious American Junior Golf Association Mizuno tournament at the Innisbrook resort in Palm Harbor. Appropriately, the trophy he received for that terrific win was a piece of Waterford Crystal.In fact, Phelan has amassed no fewer than 22 junior tournament titles since his family - father John, mother Josephine and younger brother Brian - moved to Florida five years ago and, with a number of colleges offering full scholarships for 2009, the teenager (who has dual Irish and American citizenship) has opted not to venture too far from home, taking up a placement next year at the University of North Florida."I was really lucky to be offered scholarships to a lot of really good colleges but I prefer to stay in Florida where I can play all year round. I've found a really good swing coach in Mike Blackburn, who is based in Jacksonville, and I wanted to stay close to him. Also, UNF have really good practice facilities . . . and their home course is TPC Sawgrass," said Phelan.For the past few years, Kevin and brother Brian have acted as score bearers during the Players Championship at the famed course but his biggest junior win came on another tournament course at Innisbrook.Back in March, Phelan produced rounds of 71-70-70 to win by five shots on the same course as Sean O'Hair had won the previous week's PODS Championship. Two weeks previously, Phelan had won the Florida Junior Tour's Amelia Island Plantation event.Originally born in New York, where his father had played professional squash, the Phelan family returned home to Waterford when Kevin was three. He first started to play golf as a seven-year-old and, by 12, had a handicap of 19. On moving to Florida in the summer of 2003, Kevin quickly realised he would have to improve if he was to make any mark in the sport."There was just so much strong competition, so I practised practically every day . . . and now I'm a plus-two, although competitions are played off scratch."Phelan's progress has been impressive, earning him a place on the Cannon Cup this year where the top boys' and girls' from east of the Mississippi play team golf against the top players from west of the river. It was, says Phelan, "a great honour" to play in that event which so often proves to be the forerunner to Walker Cup and Curtis Cup representative honours for many amateurs.Indeed, Phelan - whom his mother describes as "a typical Irish teenager, very slow to boast about himself" - has proven himself to be a real team player, leading his school to the Florida State High School championships last year with a season's record of 62-0 that led to them being named "best team in state history".During his high-school career, he made the All County, All Conference, All District, All Region and All State teams and was named MVP (Most Valuable Player) on the team."My goal now is to keep improving, and to play (against) the strongest fields I can get into - and to get really fit. I'm actually taking a few months off from playing tournaments (over the winter) to concentrate on my fitness and to work on my game so that I am ready for college golf next year. I suffered some injuries at the end of the summer from playing too many tournaments and from not having the level of fitness I need."While Kevin has developed into the player he is today since moving Stateside - reaching 18th in the US national junior rankings this year - there is every likelihood he will attempt to return to Ireland to hone his games on links course. At one of the junior tournaments in Sawgrass this season, he got acquainted with Irish boys' international Michael Durcan who encouraged him to take in the West of Ireland at Rosses Point."I'd love to play the West next Easter, or if I can get into some of the other great events. It'd be a really good and different experience," he said. For sure, he had better pack the waterproofs.+This article also appears in the print edition of the Irish TimesLabels: Boys
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