United States college circuit round-up

TARA DELANEY RUNNER-UP IN
MID-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP

Former Curtis Cup player Tara Delaney (Kent State) from Carlow finished runner-up as her college supplied the first three finishers in the Mid-American Women's College Conference championship at Brickyard Crossing, Indianapolis.
Tara, pictured right, scored 74, 75, 75 and 70 for a total of six-over-par 294 over the par-72, 6126yd course.
She finished three shots behind team-mate Kirby Dreher who scored 74, 74, 74 and 69 for 291.
A third Kent State player, Kira Meixner finished third in a field of 40 with 74, 74, 77 and 73 for 298.
Kent State ran away with the team title, totalling 1177, compared with runners-up Eastern Michigan (1228) and Toledo (1232) in a field of eight teams.

DANIELLE McVEIGH FOURTH IN BIG 12
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

Hannah Burke (Baylor University, Texas), for the second year ina row has been named to the Big 12 Women's Conference select, but she could finish only jt 10th in a high-scoring conference championship tournament at Karsten Creek, Stillwater in Oklahoma.
Presumably the weather was bad because the winner, Oklahoma State's Jaclyn Sweeney finished nine-over-par with 74, 74 and 77 for 225.
Oklahoma State players also finished second and third with Karin Kinnerud on 229 (76-76-77) and Amanda Johnson on 230 (80-74-76).
Danielle McVeigh (Texas A&M) from Kilkeel, Northern Ireland finished fourth on 233 with 78, 75 and 80 for 233.
Hannah Burke scored 77, 80 and 80 for 237.
Sadly, in her final tournament in US college golf, former English women's stroke-play champion Sian Riddick (Baylor) had a nightmare three rounds of 93, 91 and 90 to finish last of 60 on 274.
She had 11 double bogeys, one triple bogey and one quadruple bogey over the 54 holes.
Oklahoma State (912) won the team event from Texas A&M (939) and Texas (958) with Baylor (1021) last of 12.