Two Scots students in top 20 at West Virginia event

Thomson makes his Mark again

for Ohio Valley University

Monifieth's Mark Thomson, a freshman student at Ohio Valley University, West Virginia, has made it two third-place finishes in a row on the United States college golf circuit.
Thomson, pictured, a member of Grange Golf Club, came joint third in a field of 74 at the WVIAC Southern Regional championship at Pipestem Golf Club, Pipestem, West Virginia (on October 8-9).
He had rounds of 73 and 71 for a level par total of 144 over a 6,884yd course with a par of 72.
He finished only two shots behind the winner, Kyle Long (Concord University), who shot 70 and 72, and one behind the runner-up, Sean Stevens (Fairmont State University (70-73).
There were two other Scots in the field, Alasdair Forsythe (pictured below) and Robert McCleneghan, both from Glasgow and both students at Davis & Elkins College, West Viriginia.

Alasdair, a member at Caldwell Golf Club and a second-year sophomore student,. had rounds of 79 and 70 for 149, which earned him joint 18th place.

Freshman Robert had a pair of 78s for 156 and a share of 35th place.

Thomson's good effort helped Ohio Valley University win the team title by a single shot from Concord University in a field of 13 colleges.

Other Davis & Elkins College students from Britain taking part in the tournament were:

159 Daniel Richardson (from England) 77 82 (jt 44th).

160 Samuel Oliver (from Bedlington, England) 79 81 (jt 46th).

+Images of Mark Thomson and Alasdair Forsythe by courtesy of their college websites.

WOMEN'S COLLEGE NEWS

SARAH AND ELLIE DOWN THE FIELD

ON TAR HEEL INVITATIONAL DAY 1

Sarah Faller from Galway and Darlington's Ellie Givens, both students at Denver University, were well down the field of 93 after the first round of the Tar Heel Invitational women's college tournament at the Finley course, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Sarah had a round of five-over-par 77 at the 6,285yd course to be lying joint 59th.

Ellie had a 78 with birdies at the long sixth and short 14th but a triple bogey 7 at the 15th dragged her down to a share of 64th place.

Laura Kueny (Michigan State) is setting the pace with a three-under-par 69.