Monday, April 16, 2018

Stirling's Laird Shepherd leads by eight at British students' championship at Woodhall Spa

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Stirling University's  Scottish students champion Laird Shepherd has had two excellent rounds of 69 and 68 for an eight-stroke lead with a nine-under-par tally of 137 at the halfway stage of the British students championship at Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire.

Stirling team-mate Michael Lawrie, one behind Shepherd, pictured, at the start of the day slipped back to a share of 11th place with an 81 for 151.
Matthew Myers (St Andrews) has taken over second place with scores of 72 and 73 for 145.
The men's field of 41 players will be cut to the leading 27 after Tuesday's third round.
A Stirling student, Chloe Goadby, also leads the way in the women's section. She has had rounds of 72 and 68 for six-under 140 and leads by one from the deposed leader Alexa Hammer (St Andrews) (68-73)
Stirling's Scotland international Gemma Batty is in third place on 146 (71-75).
The women's field will be slashed to the leading nine after the third round.

BRITISH STUDENTS' CHAMPIONSHIP
Woodhall Spa Golf Club, Lincolnshire
ROUND TWO SCOREBOARD
LEADING MEN
Par 146 (2x73) 
137 L Shepherd (Stirling) 69 68
145 M Myers (St Andrews) 72 73
148 J Malone (Stirling) 76 72, George Burns (St Andrews) 74 74, Robert Foley (Stirling) 74 74
149 M Scowsill (Exeter) 73 76, Alex Wilson (St Andrews) 73 76, L Frean (St Andrews) 73 76.
150 J Glenn (Durham) 78 72, E Butterworth (Northumbria) 76 74.
151 S Bradley (Exeter) 73 78, M Lawrie (Stirling) 70 81
152 R Dutton (Ulster) 81 71, G Greer (SRUC) 77 75, O Hein (Bournemouth) 73 79.
OTHER SCOTS' SCORES:
158 J Rogan (St Andrews) 79 79, M Napier (Stirling) 76 82 (T26)

LEADING WOMEN
Par 146 (2x73) 
140 C Goadby (Stirling) 72 68
141 A Hammer (St Andrews) 68 73
146 G Batty (Stirling) 71 75
149 A Saunders (Exeter) 74 75
150 E Laws (Stirling) 75 75
151 P Brown (Stirling) 75 76
152 K Brown (Stand) 79 73
153 H MacGarvie (Stirling) 79 74, F Clark (St Andrews) 78 75, M Fraser (Stirling) 75 80.

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