English students score high finish in USA

English students Ellie Givens and Hannah Burke finished in the top eight in this week’s big tournament on the US women’s college circuit

Ellie Givens

English students Ellie Givens (pictured) and Hannah Burke finished in the top eight in this week s big tournament on the US women s college circuit.

Ellie, a former English girls champion from Blackwell Grange in Durham, shared sixth place on level par in the Ron Moore Intercollegiate at Highlands Ranch Golf Club, Colorado. She is a student at Denver University and her scores of 78, 68, 70 helped her college win the team event by a massive 27 shots.

 

Hannah is a former England girl international from Mid-Herts Golf Club and a student at Baylor University, Texas. She had an excellent final round of three-under 69 which included four birdies in a row from the 10th and which lifted her into eighth place. She scored 74 in each of the first two rounds.

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