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Tuesday, February 27, 2007


ROSEANNE IMPROVES BY NINE
IN ARIZONA SECOND ROUND


Scottish Under-18 girls champion Roseanne Niven from Crieff, now a student at the University of California Berkeley, had rounds of 87 and 78 for a 36-hole tally of 165 in the Arizona Wildcat Invitational women’s college tournament at the Arizona National course, Tucson. Playing in only her second event since enrolling at the university after the New Year, Roseanne, pictured right, is lying in joint 72nd position in a high-class field of 84 with one round to go.
In her morning round, Roseanne ran up a nightmare 9 at the par-5 second and also had a couple of double bogeys. But Miss Niven, who had her 18th birthday last Saturday, showed a bit more of her true capabilities later in the day, improving by nine strokes. Even then, she had a double bogey at the 10th but she did birdie the 18th.
JODI'S NO-PAR SECOND NINE
Jodi Ewart (New Mexico University) from Catterick is in joint 23rd place after rounds of 72 and 78 for 150 over the 6,166yd, par-71 course.
Jodi had an unusual second nine holes in her opening round – one eagle, four birdies and four bogeys for two-under-par 34, without a single par.
In her second round, Miss Ewart had a triple bogey 7 at the 10th and a double bogey 5 at the short fourth.
British women’s and girls’ open amateur champion Belen Mozo (Southern California) from Spain is sharing 14th place on 148 with scores of 75 and 73.
US Curtis Cup player Amanda Blumenherst (Duke) leads the field by two shots with 70 and 69 for three-under-par 139.
LEADING INDIVIDUAL SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 142 (2 x 71)
139 Amanda Blumenherst (Duke) 70 69.
141 Jennifer Osborne (Arizona State) 74 67.
143 Alison Goodman (California) 73 70, Azahara Munoz (Arizona State) 74 69, Kristen Svicarovich (Vanderbilt) 73 70.
144 Hannah Jun (UCLA) 73 71, anna Nordqvist (Arizona State) 77 67, Dewi Schreefel (Southern California) 72 72, Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana (Stanford) 74 70.
Other scores:
148 Belen Mozo (Southern California) 75 73 (jt 14th).
150 Jodi Ewart (New Mexico) 72 78 (jt 23rd).
165 Roseanne Niven (California) 87 78 (jt 72nd).
TEAM SCORES
577 Arizona State. 588 Duke. 590 Southern California. 595 New Mexico. 597 Pepperdine. 600 Vanderbilt. 606 Arizona. 607 Brigham Yong. 608 Stanford. 611 Tennessee, UNLV. 612 UCLA. 619 California. 620 Washington. 630 Virgina.