Scots Harper and Leeds do well
for Odessa College in New Mexico
Carnoustie's Kris Harper ands Ross Leeds from Glenfarg, Perthshire - both second year students at Odessa College, Texas - finished high up in the individual section of a Odessa CC v New Mexico CC golf match at Ratlif Ranch, Ocotillo in New Mexico.
Harper, winner of the Carnoustie Craw's Nest Tassie last year, had scores of 72 and 71 for a one-under-par total of 143 over the 6,960yd course to finish joint third.
Leeds scored 74 and 71 for a share of fifth place on 145.
Also on 145 was a third Odessa student from the United Kingdom - Mark Penny who hails from Ashington, Northumberland. Mark had the same scores as Leeds: 74-71.
Brandon Dalton (New Mexico), the individual winner, was in a class of his own with scores of 65 and 67 for 12-under-par 132. He won by 11 shots.
In the team event, Odessa pipped New Mexico by a single shot - 572 to 573.
EDITOR'S NOTE
Thanks to the help of Kirkwoodgolf.co.uk reader/viewer Graham Suttie, I have been able to make contact with Kris Harper and clarify whether the venue for the above match was in Arizona, Texas or Mexico.
Our earlier version had Ocotillo as being in Arizona - but Google does not get everything right. Kris, through Graham Suttie, tells us that Ocotillo is in fact in New Mexico!
GolfStat, great US college golf news service that it is, is not 100% reliable either (who is?)
Kris says that Odessa v New Mexico match was held "some time ago," not October 1 and 2, as stated on GolfStat. He is right, of course. If you look up the Odessa College schedule, it was played on September 8 and 9.
Kris Harper also tells us that since then (September 21-22) he has played in the High Country Shooout at Ruidoso, New Mexico. That tournament's results have yet to appear on GolfStat.
But Kris tells us that he finished 12th even though he shot one-under-par 215 with rounds of 74 (three birdies), 67 (one eagle, five birdies and 74 (two birdies).
That suggests he was up against some quality opposition, which playing on the American college circuits is all about.
COLIN FARQUHARSON
for Odessa College in New Mexico
Carnoustie's Kris Harper ands Ross Leeds from Glenfarg, Perthshire - both second year students at Odessa College, Texas - finished high up in the individual section of a Odessa CC v New Mexico CC golf match at Ratlif Ranch, Ocotillo in New Mexico.
Harper, winner of the Carnoustie Craw's Nest Tassie last year, had scores of 72 and 71 for a one-under-par total of 143 over the 6,960yd course to finish joint third.
Leeds scored 74 and 71 for a share of fifth place on 145.
Also on 145 was a third Odessa student from the United Kingdom - Mark Penny who hails from Ashington, Northumberland. Mark had the same scores as Leeds: 74-71.
Brandon Dalton (New Mexico), the individual winner, was in a class of his own with scores of 65 and 67 for 12-under-par 132. He won by 11 shots.
In the team event, Odessa pipped New Mexico by a single shot - 572 to 573.
EDITOR'S NOTE
Thanks to the help of Kirkwoodgolf.co.uk reader/viewer Graham Suttie, I have been able to make contact with Kris Harper and clarify whether the venue for the above match was in Arizona, Texas or Mexico.
Our earlier version had Ocotillo as being in Arizona - but Google does not get everything right. Kris, through Graham Suttie, tells us that Ocotillo is in fact in New Mexico!
GolfStat, great US college golf news service that it is, is not 100% reliable either (who is?)
Kris says that Odessa v New Mexico match was held "some time ago," not October 1 and 2, as stated on GolfStat. He is right, of course. If you look up the Odessa College schedule, it was played on September 8 and 9.
Kris Harper also tells us that since then (September 21-22) he has played in the High Country Shooout at Ruidoso, New Mexico. That tournament's results have yet to appear on GolfStat.
But Kris tells us that he finished 12th even though he shot one-under-par 215 with rounds of 74 (three birdies), 67 (one eagle, five birdies and 74 (two birdies).
That suggests he was up against some quality opposition, which playing on the American college circuits is all about.
COLIN FARQUHARSON
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