English students Lizzi Over and Melissa Siviter both finished in the top 10 in their first event of the year on the US women’s college circuit.
Lizzi, from Forest Pines, Lincolnshire, was two shots off the lead and tied seventh in the 2011 Tusculum/Kiawah Island Intercollegiate at Cougar Point Golf Club with scores of 73, 76. Melissa, from Enville, Staffordshire, was one shot behind in ninth place, scoring 78, 72.
Play on the first day of the tournament was delayed by bad weather and the players had to contend with pouring rain, cold and strong winds. Both players were the top scorers for their colleges and both won the praise of their coaches. Lizzi, a student at Barry University, Forida, helped her team into fifth place in their event and her coach, Gina Umeck, said: “Lizzi is really maturing as a player. She’s starting to develop the confidence to go along with her game.” Melissa is a student at Belmont Abbey, North Carolina, and her final round of level par helped her team secure third place. Head Coach Joey Denton said. "I'm thrilled with how Melissa played in the final round. Although we didn't meet our ultimate goal of winning, finishing third is a nice start to our spring."
English students Lizzi Over and Melissa Siviter both finished in the top 10 in their first event of the year on the US women’s college circuit. Lizzi, from Forest Pines, Lincolnshire, was two shots off the lead and tied seventh in the 2011 Tusculum/Kiawah Island Intercollegiate at Cougar Point Golf Club with scores of 73, 76. Melissa, from Enville, Staffordshire, was one shot behind in ninth place, scoring 78, 72.
Play on the first day of the tournament was delayed by bad weather and the players had to contend with pouring rain, cold and strong winds. Both players were the top scorers for their colleges and both won the praise of their coaches. Lizzi, a student at Barry University, Forida, helped her team into fifth place in their event and her coach, Gina Umeck, said: “Lizzi is really maturing as a player. She’s starting to develop the confidence to go along with her game.” Melissa is a student at Belmont Abbey, North Carolina, and her final round of level par helped her team secure third place. Head Coach Joey Denton said. "I'm thrilled with how Melissa played in the final round. Although we didn't meet our ultimate goal of winning, finishing third is a nice start to our spring."
