United States college round-up

FERN GRIMSHAW WINS BY FIVE

STROKES AT INDIGO LAKE

Fern Grimshaw, pictured right, from Dorset, a junior (third year) student at Bethune Cookman College, won the B-CU Spring Invitational over a par-72, 5,913yd course at Indigo Lake, Daytona Beach at the weekend.

She had rounds of 74 and 73 for three-over 147 to head a field of 32 players by five strokes.
Becky Dowell, a senior (last year) student from Somerset, also a student at Bethune Cookman College, tied for sixth place on 156 with 76 and 80.
Bethune Cookman College (612) won the team event by 14 shots from Embry-Riddle Universtiy, Florida. Six teams took part.

JACQUELINE OFF FORM IN TEXAS

Jacqueline Sneddon from Meigle, a student at Grand Canyon University, Arizona, finished joint 64th of 85 players with a disappointing round of 94 in the Tarleton State Classic over 18 holes at the par-72, 6216yd course at Harbor Lakes, Granbury, Texas.

Alex Smith (St Edward) won by a shot with a round of 75.

MARK LAMB SECOND IN NEW MEXICO

Mark Lamb from Haddington, a student at Arizona University, came second in the WNMU Cactus Thaw college tournament over a par-71, 6410yd course at Silver City Golf Club, New Mexico.

Mark, winner of the Scottish boys' open stroke-play championship at Peterhead two or three years ago, had scores of 73 and 68 for 141 to finish two shots behind the winner, Marcus Molina (Western New Mexico) who scored 67 and 72.

Lamb finished three shots clear of the third-place finishers.

LATIMER TIED 13th IN NORTH CAROLINA

Peter Latimer from Fife, a student at Guilford College, tied for 13th place in a field of 65 for the Johnny Palmer@ North State college tournament, hosted by Old North State Club, New London in North Carolina.

Peter had a pair of 78s for 156 - 14 shots behind the six-shot winner Nick Bova (Methodist University) with two 72s.

Guilford College, with a total of 645, finished eighth in a field of 11 teams behind Methodist University (606)

NEIL AND DANIEL DOWN FLORIDA FIELD

Neil McBride from Glasgow and St Andrews' Daniel Sommerville, both students at Clayton State University, Atlanta, finished joint 36th and 75th respectively in the Matlock Collegiate Classic over a par-72, 7065yd course at Lone Palm Golf Club, Lakeland, Florida.

Neil scored 79, 74 and 74 for 228 while Daniel had a tournament to forget with rounds of 87, 83 and 86 for 256.

Matthew Galloway (Western Florida), who sounds as though he has Scottish roots, won by three strokes with a six-under-par total of 210 (67-73-70).

Clayton State, with a total of 893, finished sixth of 15 behind team winners Florida Southern.

LEICESTER STUDENT JOINT 12th AT SAWGRASS

Charles Ford from Leicester and Chris Paisley from Newcastle, both students at the University of Tennessee, came joint 12th and joint 62nd respectively in a field of 81 for the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational over a par-72, 6925yd course at Sawgrass Country Club, Ponte Vedra in Florida.

Ford scored 73, 76 and 70 for 219, while Paisley had rounds of 74, 82 and 75 for 231.

Joel Sjoholm (Georgia State) took the individual honours with rounds of 69, 70 and 70 for seven-under-par 209. The Swedish-born student won by five shots from three players on 214.
Alabamda (873) won the team event from UCLA (877) with Tennessee and North Florida sharing third place on 886 in a field of 15 teams.