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Hay and Carnie shoot two-under-par over 36
holes ... but finish joint 33rd in Georgia
America-based Scots Gavin Hay from Glasgow and Grant Carnie from Ellon, Aberdeenshire had another thing in common this week - they tied for 33rd place on two-under-par 146 in the State Farm Laker Collegiate tournament at Crystal Lakes Golf Club, Hampton in Georgia.
The general standard of scoring was surprisingly good over a longish course (7,202yd) with a par of 72.
The fact that Hay and Carnie finished so far down a field of 84 players with two-under-par scores underlines the fact that an awful lot of their rivals played very well.
The winner, Chris Carlin (Barry University) hit the 11-under-par mark with rounds of 67 and 66 for 133 to finish two ahead of Daniel Stanley (Newberry) with 66 and 69.
Hay, who hails from Glasgow and is a freshman student at Carson-Newman University in Tennessee, scored 75 and 71 for 146.
Carnie, who was transferred during the "close season" from Brevard College to the University of South Carolina-Aiken, shot 146 the other way round, 71 first, 75 second.
Andrew Bate (Clayton State), a sophomore student from Birmingham finishe djoint 37th with 72 and 75 for 137.
Glasgow's Mark Dickson, also Clayton State, scored 76 and 77 for 154 and a share of 72nd place.
Another Glaswegian, Clark Nelson (Clayton State), who has also studied at Stirling University, finished joint 79th on 160 with rounds of 82 and 78.
Newberry College (562) won the team title from Georgia College (566) and Barry University (567).
Carson-Newman 5976) finished sixth of 16th.
holes ... but finish joint 33rd in Georgia
America-based Scots Gavin Hay from Glasgow and Grant Carnie from Ellon, Aberdeenshire had another thing in common this week - they tied for 33rd place on two-under-par 146 in the State Farm Laker Collegiate tournament at Crystal Lakes Golf Club, Hampton in Georgia.
The general standard of scoring was surprisingly good over a longish course (7,202yd) with a par of 72.
The fact that Hay and Carnie finished so far down a field of 84 players with two-under-par scores underlines the fact that an awful lot of their rivals played very well.
The winner, Chris Carlin (Barry University) hit the 11-under-par mark with rounds of 67 and 66 for 133 to finish two ahead of Daniel Stanley (Newberry) with 66 and 69.
Hay, who hails from Glasgow and is a freshman student at Carson-Newman University in Tennessee, scored 75 and 71 for 146.
Carnie, who was transferred during the "close season" from Brevard College to the University of South Carolina-Aiken, shot 146 the other way round, 71 first, 75 second.
Andrew Bate (Clayton State), a sophomore student from Birmingham finishe djoint 37th with 72 and 75 for 137.
Glasgow's Mark Dickson, also Clayton State, scored 76 and 77 for 154 and a share of 72nd place.
Another Glaswegian, Clark Nelson (Clayton State), who has also studied at Stirling University, finished joint 79th on 160 with rounds of 82 and 78.
Newberry College (562) won the team title from Georgia College (566) and Barry University (567).
Carson-Newman 5976) finished sixth of 16th.
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