Bravo for Brevard Scots! Grant Carnie (left) and Tom Rennie (right).

Grant Carnie, Tom Rennie tie for N Carolina victory

Two North-east golf scholarship students at a North Carolina college tied for victory in an 18-hole event at the weekend.
Newburgh-on-Ythan Golf Club member Grant Carnie from Ellon, a sophomore (second-year) student at Brevard College, North Carolina and Deeside Golf Club member Tom Rennie from Aberdeen, a freshman (first-year) student, also at Brevard College, both returned one-over-par 73s in the Blue Ridge Mountain Challenge college tournament at Etowah Valley Golf Club, Etowah in North Carolina.
John O'Planick (Catawba University) also had a 73 to make it a triple tie at the head of a field of 29 players.
Three other Scots are students at Brevard College - Myles Johnston from Bo'ness, Craig Galloway from East Calder and Lucy McNulty from Dalmally, who only enrolled in January.
Myles tied for fourth place with a 75 in Blue Ridge Mountain Challenge while Galloway shared 24th place with an 82.
Lucy, 18, came eighth in her recent debut for the Brevard College women's golf team.

PAUL FERRIER 68th IN CALIFORNIA

Former Scottish boys' match-play champion Paul Ferrier (Charlotte Univeristy) finished joint 68th in a field of 80 players at the Callaway Match-play Qualifier at The Farms Golf Club, Rancho Santa Fe in California.

Over a 6,911yd, par-72 course Paul, a Baberton Golf Club member, had rounds of 81 and 78 for 159.

David Eroy (Indiana) won with a total of 137, made up of rounds of 72 and 65. He won by three shots from Bronson Burgoon (Texas A&M) (71-69) and Erik Flores (UCLA) (72-68).

England's Andrew Cooley, a freshman student at San Diego State), shared fourth place with scores of 70 and 74 for 144.

Indiana (585) won the team event ahead of Florida State and San Diego State (both 588) in a field of 16 teams.

PAISLEY AND RENWICK TIED 14th IN GEORGIA

Walker Cup team place contender Chris Paisley (Tennessee) from Newcastle finished joint 14th in a field of 96 for the Schenkel Invitational at Forest Heights Golf Club, Statesboro in the state of Georgia.

Over a 6,947yd course with a par of 72, Chris had steady rounds of 71, 73 and 73 for 217, the same total as fellow English player and University of Tennessee team-mate Darren Renwick who scored 74, 70 and 73.

A third English player in the field, Tom Sherreard (Georgia State) had scores of 70, 77 and 79 for 226, which earned him a share of 62nd place behind the three-shot winner, Matt Hill (North Carolina State) with scores of 71, 69 and 69.

South Carolina (865) won the team event ahead of Tennessee and North Carolina State (both 867) with Florida (870) third of 18 teams.