Gutsy finish by Hannah Burke

earns her share of 4th place

Hannah Burke from Hertfordshire, a student at Baylor University, Waco in Texas, put in a gutsy finish to improve from joint 15th to fourth equal in a field of 90 players for the Challenge at Wolfdancer women's college tournament at Wolfdancer Golf Club, Austin in Texas.

Hannah (pictued by Cal Carson Golf Agency) struggled to a pair of 77s in Sunday's first two rounds over a testing 6,141yd, par-72 course and in steady rain.

But she immediately started to climb up the leaderboard in Monday's third and final round. Starting at the 14th hole, she had an eagle 3 at the 498yd 18th and a birdie at the eighth.

But for a bogey at her last hole, the ninth, Hannah would have finished in fourth place on her own behind the joint winners on five-over 221: Megan Dowdy (Texas Tech) and Victoria Stefansen (Iowa State).

Hannah's closing 72 for 226 was one of only five par-matching rounds over the 54 holes and was the joint best of the final day .

Ami Storey from Ponteland in the North-east of England and a freshman student at Kansas State had a rough time over the three rounds. She finished with scores of 83, 83 and 86 for joint 71st place on 252.

Colorado (928) won the team title in a photo-finish with Texas Tech and Texas State who both totalled 929. Baylor, with no support for Hannah Burke, finished only 10th on 960. Kansas State were 14th of 16 on 989.

LEADING INDIVIDUAL TOTALS

Par 216 (3 x 72) 6141yd

221 Megan Dowdy (Texas Tech) 76 73 72, Victoria Stefansen (Iowa State) 76 73 72.

224 Caitlin Bliss (Texas State) 77 71 76.

226 Hannah Burke (Baylor) 77 77 72, Milena Savich (Michigan) 75 77 74.

Selected score:

252 Ami Storey (Kansas State) 83 83 86 (jt 71st).

90 players took part.

LEADING TEAM TOTALS

928 Colorado. 929 Texas Tech & Texas State. 931 Charleston.

Selected scores;

960 Baylor (10th).

989 Kansas State (14th).

16 teams took past.