Elizabeth Stuart finishes joint 13th in Florida

SCOT'S DAUGHTER MAKES
THE GRADE AT FUTURES
TOUR QUALIFYING

Tampa-born Elizabeth Stuart, whose father emigrated to the United States from Glasgow, finished joint 13th in the United States Futures Tour qualifying tournament at Lakeland, Florida.
Elizabeth, pictured right, had scores of 80, 68, 70 an 64 for four-over-par 292.
Londoner Polly Willett and Natasha Morgan from South Wales finished joint 82nd and 88th respectively.
Their ranking for next year’s Futures Tour will depend on how many of the field, who have qualified for the LPGA Tour Final Q School make the grade.
Polly had scores of 75, 77, 77 and 76 for a total of 305. Natasha, still an amateur golfer and a student at Lynn University, Boca Raton – a team-mate of Katy McNicoll from Carnoustie, had scores of 73, 81, 75 and 77 for 306.
The final two rounds were played over the Cleveland Heights course.
Winner of the event was 18-year-old schoolgirl and amateur player, In-Kyung Kim from Seoul, South Korea. She birdied three of the last four holes to retain the lead from playing partner, Paige MacKenzie, 23, a leading member of this year’s United States Curtis Cup team.
Kim had scores of 71, 72, 70 and 68 for seven-under-par 288.
Paige, who bogeyed two of the alst three holes, finished with 71, 74, 69 and 68 for 282.
Both Kim and Paige will be bidding to win places on the LPGA Tour at its upcoming final qualifying tournament.