Golf:Northern Ireland's Stephanie Meadow moves up four places in this week's World Amateur Golf Ranking to number four - her highest ever ranking - following her first victory of the 2011-2012 US Collegiate season.
It’s a victory that could book her a place on the Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup team to face the United States at Nairn Golf Club next June. Meadow captured her fourth college golf title with victory in the Mercedes-Benz SEC/PAC 12 Challenge at the Holsten Hills Country Club in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The second year student at the University of Alabama posted rounds of 68, 71 and 72, finishing on five-under-par 211. She won the title by two shots from Lauren Stratton. The Northern Irish amateur won three times in her first year at Alabama to finish last season as a first team All-American. Her fourth victory came in just her 15th college golf tournament.
Meadow is in pole position to make the GB&I team next year. She was first reserve for the 2010 match. She played for GB&I against the Continent of Europe in the Vagliano Trophy match at Royal Porthcawl in June this year.
The Jordanstown native is now the highest ranked player from the Ireland on the WAGR table. She is two spots higher than Leona Maguire, who moves three spots this week to world number six.
