STIRLING'S BOOTH AND CULVERWELL FINISH IN SWISS TOP TWENTY

Two Stirling University students, David Booth and Alexander Culverwell, achieved top-20 finishes today in the Swiss men's amateur international championship over 72 holes at Ascona.
Booth, from Rotherham, had rounds of 70, 71, 68 and 65 for a 10-under-par total of 274 and a share of seventh place behind the Swiss winner Andrea Gurini (68-69-67-63 for 267)
Culverwell from Dunbar finished joint 13th on six-under-par 278 with scores of 71, 71, 71 and 65.
There were two other Scots in the field. John Mathers (Haggs Castle) finished joint 40th on 287 with rounds of 70, 73, 73 and 71. Bobby Rushford (Grangemouth) missed the halfway cut by eight shots with first and second round scores of 71 and 81 for 152.

 TOP 20 FINAL TOTALS
1 Gurini, Andrea Switzerland 68 69 67 63 267 
2 Bludau, Yannick Germany 68 65 70 66 269
T3 Bergamaschi, Filippo Italy 71 68 68 65 272 
T3 Miloro, Mattia Italy 67 69 66 70 272 
T5 Stal, Gary France 69 71 66 67 273
T5 Schmieding, Daniel Germany 69 69 65 70 273 
T7 Saddier, Adrien France 70 71 70 63 274 
T7 Booth, David (Scotland) 70 71 68 65 274 
T7 Weber, Lionel France 70 68 71 65 274
10 Gabella, Arthur Switzerland 66 69 68 72 275 
11 Königsfeld, Mario Germany 68 69 69 70 276 
12 Rusch, Benjamin Switzerland 70 70 70 67 277
T13 Culverwell, Alexander (Scotland) 71 71 71 65 278 
T13 Daux, Franck France 71 70 72 65 278
T13 Lando-Casanova, Jérôme France 71 70 71 66 278 
T13 Beins, Hendrik Germany 71 70 66 71 278
T13 Amacher, Edouard Switzerland 68 69 72 69 278 
T18 Iff, Mike Switzerland 73 68 69 69 279
T18 Kölbing, Jonas Germany 71 64 71 73 279
T20 Walz, Maximilian Germany 74 70 67 69 280
T20 Hommen, Nicolas Switzerland 68 72 70 70 280 
T20 Monnier, Adrien France 68 68 70 74 280

Other Scottish scores:
T40 John Mathers 70 73 73 71 287
MISSED CUT (144 or better qualified)
152 Bobby Rushford 7181.