US college tournament news

Irish-born US Curtis Cup player shares lead in
California but Roseanne
has a quadruple bogey 8

Crieff's Roseanne Niven (University of California-Berkeley) had a disappointing start to the NCAA Division 1 women's West Regional championship over the par-72, 6338yd course at Lincoln Hills Golf Club, Sacramento in California.

The former Scottish girls champion ran up a quadruple bogey 8 at the par-4 13th and also dropped shots at the second, sixth, seventh, 10th, 14th and 17th in halves of 39 and 43 for a 10-over-par 82 and a share of 100th place in a field of 108.

Alison Walshe, pictured right, the Galway-born Irish girl who will be part of the United States team for the Curtis Cup match at the end of the month, is sharing the lead on 68 with Paola Moreno (Southern California).

Alison, a student at Arizona University, emigrated to America with her parents from Ireland before she was 10 years old. She had six birdies in her sparkling round, including four in a row from the eighth to the 11th.

US Curtis Cup team-mate Stacy Lewis (Arkansas) is one of four players in joint second place on 69.

English-born Hannah Bews (Portland State) is in joint 57th position after birdieing the first, eighth and 10th in a 76.

LEADERBOARD

Par 72

68 Alison Walshe (Arizona), Paola Moreno (Southern California).

69 Stacy Lewis (Arkansas), Azahara Munoz (Arizona State), Jaclyn Sweeney (Oklahoma State), Therese Koelbaek (UNLV).

Other score:

82 Roseanne Niven (California).