Round-up of Scots men and women tour pros in America
VIKKI LAING SHOWING SIGNS OF TURNING
THE CORNER IN HER TOUR PRO CAREER
Vikki Laing, the one-time wonder girl golfer from Musselburgh whose brilliant amateur career did not transfer with her to the professional ranks, may be turning the corner at last.
Based in America since she spent four years at the University of California, Berkeley, the 26-year-old’s form on the United States Futures Tour has taken an upsurge in the month of May. She is starting to make 36-hole cuts on a regular basis and, more important, achieve top-10 finishes.
In the weekend $80,000 Mercedes-Benz Women’s Championship of Kansas City, Vikki scored 71 and 74 for three-over-par 145 to be lying in joint third place, four shots off the pace, going into the final round.
“I’ve three-putted three times in both rounds but still took only 28 putts in the second round,” said Vikki who won the Scottish Under-18 girls title four years in a row in the 1990s and also the Scottish Under-21 title before gaining Curtis Cup honours.
“I had one of those days when I got up and down from everywhere. The whole thing at this tournament is the rough. This is the toughest course by par we’ve played this season but it’s fair. The rough is going to punish you if you’re in there but the greens are pure.
LEADERBOARD
141 Liz Janangelo (Connecticutt) 70 71.
144 Kim Augusta (Rhode Island) 70 74.
145 Vikki Laing (Musselburgh) 71 74, Emily Bastel (Ohio) 70 75, Sin Ah Ham (California) 76 69, Jana Peterkova (Czech Rep0 75 70, Ji Min Jeong (Korea) 71 74.
MISSED CUT (at 157)
164 Brenda McLarnon (Belfast) 85 79.
166 Natasha Morgan (South Wales) (am) 85 81.
JAMIESON SAGS IN HOOTERS TOUR THIRD ROUND
Scott Jamieson from Glasgow killed off his prospects of a sizeable cheque in the NGA Hooters Tour’s Chesden Realty Open at Lake Chesden Golf Club, Chesterfield, Virginia with a third-round 79.
Jamieson, who turned pro in November after winning the Scottish Golf Union Order of Merit, is on eight over par 224, having had earlier rounds of 76 and 69. Scott is 26 strokes behind the five-shot leader Nick Rousey (Pensacola, Florida) who has scored 65, 65 and 68 for 18-under-par 198.
With one round to go, Ulsterman Gareth Maybin from Ballyclare is in third place on 205 with 66, 70 and 69. Maybin has been one of the biggest money-winners on the Hooters Tour over the past two years. He was formerly a leading player on the US college circuit.
David Skinns, another former US golf student from Lincoln, is sharing 25th place with 71, 73 and 69 for 213.
Steven Tiley from Lincoln is on 217 with scores of 73, 72 and 72.
Long-time Edinburgh exile David Kirkpatrick, now a resident of Lakeland, Florida, and Colin Speirs from Dunkeld failed to beat the 145 cut.
Kirkparick scored a pair of 73s for 146 to miss out by one while Speirs had 75 and 76 for 153.
SCOREBOARD
198 Nick Rousey (Florida) 65 65 68.
203 Ryan Blaum (Florida) 68 66 69.
205 Gareth Maybin (Ballyclare) 66 70 69.
Other scores:
213 David Skinns (Lincoln) 71 73 69.
217 Steven Tiley (Canterbury) 73 72 72.
224 Scott Jamieson (Glasgow) 76 69 79.
Scots non-qualifiers
146 David Kirkpatrick 73 73.
153 Colin Speirs 75 76.
LAIRD TRAILS IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Former Scottish youths champion Martin Laird from Glasgow was lying joint 27th going into the final round of the Nationwide Tour event, the BMW Charity Pro-am, at The Cliffs, South Carolina.
Laird had rounds of 67, 72 and 71 for four-under-par 210. He was seven shots behind American leader Richard Johnson who had scored 66, 69 and 68 for 203.
THE CORNER IN HER TOUR PRO CAREER
Vikki Laing, the one-time wonder girl golfer from Musselburgh whose brilliant amateur career did not transfer with her to the professional ranks, may be turning the corner at last.
Based in America since she spent four years at the University of California, Berkeley, the 26-year-old’s form on the United States Futures Tour has taken an upsurge in the month of May. She is starting to make 36-hole cuts on a regular basis and, more important, achieve top-10 finishes.
In the weekend $80,000 Mercedes-Benz Women’s Championship of Kansas City, Vikki scored 71 and 74 for three-over-par 145 to be lying in joint third place, four shots off the pace, going into the final round.
“I’ve three-putted three times in both rounds but still took only 28 putts in the second round,” said Vikki who won the Scottish Under-18 girls title four years in a row in the 1990s and also the Scottish Under-21 title before gaining Curtis Cup honours.
“I had one of those days when I got up and down from everywhere. The whole thing at this tournament is the rough. This is the toughest course by par we’ve played this season but it’s fair. The rough is going to punish you if you’re in there but the greens are pure.
LEADERBOARD
141 Liz Janangelo (Connecticutt) 70 71.
144 Kim Augusta (Rhode Island) 70 74.
145 Vikki Laing (Musselburgh) 71 74, Emily Bastel (Ohio) 70 75, Sin Ah Ham (California) 76 69, Jana Peterkova (Czech Rep0 75 70, Ji Min Jeong (Korea) 71 74.
MISSED CUT (at 157)
164 Brenda McLarnon (Belfast) 85 79.
166 Natasha Morgan (South Wales) (am) 85 81.
JAMIESON SAGS IN HOOTERS TOUR THIRD ROUND
Scott Jamieson from Glasgow killed off his prospects of a sizeable cheque in the NGA Hooters Tour’s Chesden Realty Open at Lake Chesden Golf Club, Chesterfield, Virginia with a third-round 79.
Jamieson, who turned pro in November after winning the Scottish Golf Union Order of Merit, is on eight over par 224, having had earlier rounds of 76 and 69. Scott is 26 strokes behind the five-shot leader Nick Rousey (Pensacola, Florida) who has scored 65, 65 and 68 for 18-under-par 198.
With one round to go, Ulsterman Gareth Maybin from Ballyclare is in third place on 205 with 66, 70 and 69. Maybin has been one of the biggest money-winners on the Hooters Tour over the past two years. He was formerly a leading player on the US college circuit.
David Skinns, another former US golf student from Lincoln, is sharing 25th place with 71, 73 and 69 for 213.
Steven Tiley from Lincoln is on 217 with scores of 73, 72 and 72.
Long-time Edinburgh exile David Kirkpatrick, now a resident of Lakeland, Florida, and Colin Speirs from Dunkeld failed to beat the 145 cut.
Kirkparick scored a pair of 73s for 146 to miss out by one while Speirs had 75 and 76 for 153.
SCOREBOARD
198 Nick Rousey (Florida) 65 65 68.
203 Ryan Blaum (Florida) 68 66 69.
205 Gareth Maybin (Ballyclare) 66 70 69.
Other scores:
213 David Skinns (Lincoln) 71 73 69.
217 Steven Tiley (Canterbury) 73 72 72.
224 Scott Jamieson (Glasgow) 76 69 79.
Scots non-qualifiers
146 David Kirkpatrick 73 73.
153 Colin Speirs 75 76.
LAIRD TRAILS IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Former Scottish youths champion Martin Laird from Glasgow was lying joint 27th going into the final round of the Nationwide Tour event, the BMW Charity Pro-am, at The Cliffs, South Carolina.
Laird had rounds of 67, 72 and 71 for four-under-par 210. He was seven shots behind American leader Richard Johnson who had scored 66, 69 and 68 for 203.
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