Students are Europe’s kings of the course...

The University of Stirling’s men’s and women’s golf teams have been crowned champions of Europe.

The group overcame some stiff competition to secure victory in the EUSA (European University Sports Association) Golf Championships in the Czech Republic.

While the women’s squad enjoyed the luxury of a six-shot cushion at the top of the leaderboard the men only emerged triumphant after a dramatic sudden-death playoff against the University of St Andrews.

The winning women’s team was Gemma Batty, Chloe Goadby and Sinead Sexton while for the men Jack Cope, Colin Edgar, Robert Foley, Alasdair McDougall and Jordan Sundborg brought home the top prize.

Goadby also came second in the individual women’s event while Sexton joined her on the podium in third place.

In the men’s individual event Sundborg claimed third in the singles while Foley finished two shots back in joint seventh.

Dean Robertson, the university’s high performance golf coach, said: “It was hugely important for us as a team because student golf across Europe and the UK is getting better and, with the standard of competition increasing, the wins show the tremendous pride we have at Stirling in both our reputation and day-to-day work ethic.

“I’m absolutely delighted for all of the players, particularly on the back of an injury-hit BUCS final earlier this year, and losing Jack Cope at this event.

“The way they came together to win at Liberec was a fantastic team effort.

“We’ve got a lot of young players across both the men’s and women’s teams this year, so to see them achieve success early in the academic season is really pleasing. There are a couple of massive events coming up, including a trip to the States, and with everyone’s confidence high it’s a really exciting time.”