NEWS FROM US COLLEGE CIRCUIT

Jordan McColl sixth in Ronnie Black Collegiate

Invitational at Lovington,New Mexico

Jordan McColl from Dundee, a student at New Mexico Junior College, finished sixth in a field of 28 players at the Ronnie Black Collegiate Invitational tournament at Lovington, New Mexico this week.
McColl, pictured right, had rounds of 75, 71 and 72 for a total of two-over-par 218.
He finished six shots behind the winner by three strokes, team-mate Zach Fullerton who had rounds of 67, 70 and 75 for 212.
Only three teams took part and New Mexico Junior College won the title by five shots from Midland Community College.

Adam Hedges is top Brit at Salisbury, North Carolina

Adam Hedges from Bromley, a freshman student at Belmont Abbey College, North Carolina, was the highest placed British-born finisher in this week's Richard Rendelman Invitational at the Country Club of Salisbury, Salisbury in North Carolina.
Over a par-71 course of 6,665yd, Hedges tied for third place in the one-round tournament with a two-under-par score of 69 - two shots behind the winner, Eric Kennedy, from Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate in Tennessee.
Gavin Hay from Glasgow, a former West of Scotland boys champion and now a student at Carson-Newman University, Jefferson City in Tennessee, claimed joint 15th place in a big field of 90 players. Hay had a round of 72.
Joe Campbell (Belmont Abbey), a senior year student from Cheltenham, finished joint 21st with a 73, one shot ahead of team-mate Tom Stephenson, a freshman from Bury St Edmunds.
Grant Carnie from Ellon, Aberdeenshire, a student a South Carolina-Aiken and a quarter-finalist in last year's Scottish amateur championship at Royal Troon after beating top seed Gavin Dear but then losing to Keir McNicoll, finished joint 58th with a 78.
Jamie Chapman (Lincoln Memorial) from Sussex came joint 61st with a 79.
Stuart Bryson from Motherwell, a student at Wingate Universtiy, tied for 86th place with a round of 86.
Lander University (283) beat a field of 17 squads to win the team honours ahead of Belmont Abbey (286). Carson-Newman (302) came 13th.

Tom Sherreard makes top at Seahawk Intercollegiate

Tom Sherreard from Maidstone, Kent, a senior year student at Georgia State University, tied for ninth place in a field of 66 players at the Seahawk Intercollegiate tournament at Country Club of Landfall, Wilmington in North Carolina this week.

Darren Renwick makes top 20 at Sawgrass

Tennessee University's English students, Darren Renwick from Woking, Surrey, and Garrick Porteous from Bamburgh Castle, finished joint 15th and joint 27th respectively in a field of 84 players at the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational at Sawgress Country Club, Ponte Vedra Beach in Florida.
Sophomore Renwick scored 77, 71 and 75 for 223. Porteous had rounds of 75, 75 and 76 for 226.
Winner by four strokes was Joe Byun (North Florida) with rounds of 69, 69 and 74 for 212.
North Florida won the team event ahead of Louisiana State and Duke. Tennessee were fifth of 15 teams.
Over a par-72, 7058yd course, Tom scored 72 and 73 for 145 - six shots behind the joint winners, Jake Colley (East Carolina) (70-69) and Patrick Reed (Augusta State) (68-71).