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Incredible 14-shot win for Sinead Sexton at Prince's

Sinead Sexton (Lahinch) during the 2016 Irish Women's Open Strokeplay at The Island.  Picture: Ronan Lang

Lahinch's Sinead Sexton romped to an impressive 14-stroke win in the British Universities and Colleges Sports Golf Tour final at Prince's Golf Club in Sandwich.

One of four Stirling University golfers in the top four, she fired rounds of 71, 68, 66 and 71 to win on 24-under par 276 with Scotland's Gemma Batty her nearest rival on the par-75 test.

Tara Mactaggart took third place on 291 with another Stirling player, Chloe Goadby, closed with an eight-under-par 67 to share fourth place with Megan Lockett (Birmingham) on 293.

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British Universities and Colleges Sports Golf Tour, Prince's Golf Club, Sandwich (Par 75)

276 Sinead Sexton ( Stirling)  71 68 66 71

290 Gemma Batty (Stirling) 73 71 71 75

291 Tara Mactaggart (Stirling) 74 70 74 73

293 Chloe Goadby (Stirling) 77 74 75 67, Megan Lockett (Birmingham) 70 71 78 74

299 Alexa Hammer (St Andrews) 80 77 71 71

300 Alice Kozlowski (Bournemouth) 75 76 74 75

302 Lieve Van Veggel (St Andrews) 76 71 77 78

WD Jen Sexton (Stirling) 75 76 77 WD 

Cut

230 Fern Clark (St Andrews) 74 74 82

231 Emily Toy (Exeter) 76 72 83

235 Marie Danielsson (St Andrews) 79 74 82

238 Harrie Llewellyn (Exeter) 79 80 79

240 Claudia Ovens (Exeter) 80 80 80, Penelope Bown (Stirling) 78 79 83

244 Giulia Galatolo (Liverpool) 83 79 82.