FINDLAY HAS ROLLER-COASTER RIDE
IN PUERTO RICO SECOND ROUND
Fraserburgh teenager Jordan Findlay, a second-year golf scholarship student at East Tennessee State University, is lying in 21st place in a quality field of 90, going into the third and final round of the Puerto Rico Collegiate Classic at Rio Mar Country Club on the Caribbean island.
Jordan has scored 72 and 71 for a one-under-par tally of 143 – seven shots behind the leader, Brendon Todd (Georgia University).
Findlay, playing his first tournament since he was taken to hospital after taking ill on the course in Arizona at the end of January, had a roller-coaster inward half of level par 36 in his second round.
Jordan, who had reached the turn in level par with a bogey at the fifth and a birdie at the ninth, birdied the short 10th, bogeyed the 11th, got an eagle 2 at the 12th, bogeyed the 15th, double-bogeyed the 16th but birdied the 18th.
Findlay’s team-mates, Edinburgh-born Walker Cup player Rhys Davis from Wales and Irishman Cian McNamara from Limerick fell out of a share of the lead on 65. Davies had a 73 for 138 to be sharing second place while McNamara had a 74 for 139 to drop to joint sixth place but still very much in contention for individual honours.
East Tennessee State have also lost the team event leadership to Georgia who have a seven-stroke advantage with 18 holes to play in a field of 18 colleges.
LEADING INDIVIDUAL SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72)
136 Brendon Todd (Georgia) 68 68.
138 Rhys Davis (East Tennessee State) 65 73, Matthew Swan (Alabama) 69 769, Matthew Savage (Stanford) 68 70, Robert Castro (Georgia Tech) 68 70.
Also:
139 Ciana McNamara (East Tennessee State) 65 74 (jt 6th).
140 Peter Richardson (Purdue) 71 69 (jt 10th).
143 Jordan Findlay (East Tennessee State) 71 72 (jt 21st).
144 Seamus Power (East Tennessee State) 72 72 (jt 27th).
148 Farren Keenan (Texas) 75 73 (jt 52nd).
149 Gareth Shaw (East Tennessee State) 76 73 (jt 57th).
LEADING TEAMS
556 Georgia. 563 East Tennessee State. 564 Stanford. 567 Alabama, Clemson. 572 Minnesota. 574 Florida, Geogia Tech. 577 Oklahoma State. 581 Texas.
IN PUERTO RICO SECOND ROUND
Fraserburgh teenager Jordan Findlay, a second-year golf scholarship student at East Tennessee State University, is lying in 21st place in a quality field of 90, going into the third and final round of the Puerto Rico Collegiate Classic at Rio Mar Country Club on the Caribbean island.
Jordan has scored 72 and 71 for a one-under-par tally of 143 – seven shots behind the leader, Brendon Todd (Georgia University).
Findlay, playing his first tournament since he was taken to hospital after taking ill on the course in Arizona at the end of January, had a roller-coaster inward half of level par 36 in his second round.
Jordan, who had reached the turn in level par with a bogey at the fifth and a birdie at the ninth, birdied the short 10th, bogeyed the 11th, got an eagle 2 at the 12th, bogeyed the 15th, double-bogeyed the 16th but birdied the 18th.
Findlay’s team-mates, Edinburgh-born Walker Cup player Rhys Davis from Wales and Irishman Cian McNamara from Limerick fell out of a share of the lead on 65. Davies had a 73 for 138 to be sharing second place while McNamara had a 74 for 139 to drop to joint sixth place but still very much in contention for individual honours.
East Tennessee State have also lost the team event leadership to Georgia who have a seven-stroke advantage with 18 holes to play in a field of 18 colleges.
LEADING INDIVIDUAL SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72)
136 Brendon Todd (Georgia) 68 68.
138 Rhys Davis (East Tennessee State) 65 73, Matthew Swan (Alabama) 69 769, Matthew Savage (Stanford) 68 70, Robert Castro (Georgia Tech) 68 70.
Also:
139 Ciana McNamara (East Tennessee State) 65 74 (jt 6th).
140 Peter Richardson (Purdue) 71 69 (jt 10th).
143 Jordan Findlay (East Tennessee State) 71 72 (jt 21st).
144 Seamus Power (East Tennessee State) 72 72 (jt 27th).
148 Farren Keenan (Texas) 75 73 (jt 52nd).
149 Gareth Shaw (East Tennessee State) 76 73 (jt 57th).
LEADING TEAMS
556 Georgia. 563 East Tennessee State. 564 Stanford. 567 Alabama, Clemson. 572 Minnesota. 574 Florida, Geogia Tech. 577 Oklahoma State. 581 Texas.
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