VIKKI LAING MISSES OUT BY ONE
SHOT AT LPGA TOUR ELIMINATOR

Vikki Laing failed by one shot to make the leading 30 and ties who advanced to the LPGA Final Qualifying School from the regional eliminator at Rancho Mirage, California today.
The Musselburgh exile, based in the United States since she spent four years at the University of California-Berkeley, had rounds of 72, 73, 71 and 78 for a total of 294.
The cut-off score for the qualifiers was 293.
Welsh player Becky Brewerton from the Ladies European Tour also failed on 297 with scores of 73, 72, 74 and 78. She finished joint 53rd.
But Melissa Reid from Derby made it in joint 10th place on 286 with scores of 74, 72, 69 and 71.
Michelle Weir cruised through on 280 with 70, 65, 74 and 71, finishing joint fourth behind all the way leader Sun-Ju Ahn from South Korea whose 16-under-par 272 was made up of 66, 66, 72 and 68.
LATER NEWS: Vikki Laing still has a chance to make it to the LPGA Final Q School via a "consolation qualifier" at Venice Florida, from September 30 to October 3.

LEADING QUALIFIERS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
272 Sun-Ju Ahn 66 66 72 69.
274 Anna Nordqvist (Swe) (am) 70 67 67 70.
276 Miki Saki 69 68 70 69.
280 Michelle Wie 70 65 74 71, Shiho Oyama 69 71 70 70, Stacy Lewis 70 71 70 69.
Other qualifiers included:
283 Martina Eberl (Ger) 70 70 72 72 (8th).
286 Melissa Reid (Eng) 74 72 69 71 (jt 10th).
288 Tania Elosegui (Spa) 73 72 70 73, Alison Walshe (am) 71 74 74 69 (jt 12th).
292 Dewi-Claire Schreefel (Net) 77 73 71 71 (29th).
+Players with totals of 293 or better qualified for LPGA Tour Final Q School.
MISSED THE CUT
Selected scores
294 Vikki Laing (Sco) 72 73 71 78 (jt 33rd).
297 Becky Brewerton (Wal) 73 72 74 78 (jt 53rd).