Findlay in top 20 and Stewart

bounces back with a 69

Fraserburgh's Jordan Findlay, a final year student at East Tennessee State University, was lying in joint 20th place in a quality field with one round to go in the Arizona Collegiate championship, one of the first events of the second half of the 2008-2009 US college golf season, over the Arizona National course at Tucson.

Findlay, 21 in April, pictured right, had rounds of 73 and 71 for a two-over-par tally of 144 over the 6793yd, par-71 course. Over his first 36 holes, the Buchan player had three double bogeys, nullifying an eagle and a clutch of birdies.

Team-mate Scottish boys' match-play champion Michael Stewart from Troon, a first-year student, bounced back from an opening round of 80, nine over par, to improve by 11 shots with a fine round of two-under-par 69.

Stewart, who will be 19 on March 6, had an eagle at the 513yd par-5 18th and three birdies plus three bogeys.

His round enabled him to climb up from joint 79th to joint 53rd with one round to go.Newcastle-born student Chris Paisley (Tennessee University) opened up a two-stroke lead with a 66 for eight-under-par 134.

Tennessee team-mate Darren Renwick from Worthing, winner of the Scottish Under-14 boys' open title in 2004, is in joint sixth place on 141 after a 70 and 71 alongside Irishman Seamus Power, a team-mate of Findlay and Stewart. Power had a second-round 66.

SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 142 (2 x 71) 6793yd
134 Chris Paisley (Tennessee) 68 66.
136 Andrew Putnam (Pepperdine) 67 69.
137 Zach Byrd (Coastal Carolina) 72 65, Matt Hoffenberg (San Diego State) 69 68.
Selected totals:
141 Darren Renwick (Tennessee) 70 71, Seamus Power (Eas Tennesee State) 75 66, Andrew Cooley (San Diego State) 72 69 (jt 6th).
144 Jordan Findlay (East Tennessee State) 73 71 (jt 20th).
149 Michael Stewart (East Tennesee State) 80 69 (jt 53rd).
152 Paul O'Kane (East Tennessee Sate) 79 73 (jt 67th).
TEAM LEADERS
565 Pepperdine.
568 San Diego State.
570 Tennessee
Selected team total:
578 East Tennessee State (8th of 17).

LATER NEWS FROM FINAL ROUND

Jordan Findlay is in self-destruct golfing mood in the third and final round of the Arizona Collegiate championship.

Findlay has had one triple bogey, three double bogeys, six single bogeys and just one birdie - and he still has to finish this disastrous round!

Jordan is 14 over par for the third round, having been two over par after opening rounds of 73 and 71 for 144.