JACK'S THE LAD WITH TOP-10 FINISH AT EAGLE INVITATIONAL

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Jack Bingham from Stockport, a junior (third-year) student at the University of South Carolina-Beaufort, finished joint eighth in a field of 60 players at this week's Eagle Invitational men's college tournament at Pelican Bay Country Club, Daytona Beach in Florida.
Jack, pictured right, had rounds of 71, 74 and 77 for a total of six-over-par 222 over the par-72, 6,836yd course.
He finished 13 shots behind the runaway winner - by eight strokes - Casey Flenniken (Tennessee Wesleyan) who had scores of 74, 65 and 70 for a seven-under tally of 209.
Bingham's compatriot and team-mate George Thacker from Ashbourne, Derbyshire finished joint 121th on 223 with scores of 72, 77 and 74.
Webber International students Connor O'Dell from Taunton and Tom Gamble from Walton on Thomas finished joint 21st and 24th respectively. O'Dell had scores of 77, 71 and 79 for 223;  Gamble 80, 75 and 73 for 228.
Johnson and Wales (888) won the team title by three shots from runners-up USC-Beaufort. Webber InternatIonal (914) came eighth of 10 teams.

SCOTS FORSYTHE AND YOUNG MAKE TOP 20 IN WEST VIRGINIA

Glasgow-born student Alasdair Forsythe (Davis and Elkins College, West Virginia) finished joint 17th in a field of 68 players at the Concord University Invitational at Glade Springs Resort in Daniels, West Virginia.
Forsythe, pictured right, had rounds of 78, 78 and 73 for 229 over a longish par-72 course of 7,151yd.
Team-mate Christopher Young from Cardross finished joint 24th with rounds of 76, 80 and 78.
Two players finished four shots ahead of the field - Ryan Terdik (Concord) (70-69-76 for 215) and Sean Burke (Ohio Valley) (72-70-73).
Home-course university Concord, not surprisingly, won the team title by a comfortable margin (14 shots) from runners-up Wilmington. Davis and Elkins finished last of the 12 competing teams.

PORTEOUS TOP 30 FINISH IN SCHENKEL INVITATIONAL

Garrick Porteous (Tennessee University) from Northumberland finished joint 26th in a field of 84 players at the Schenkel Invitational men's college tournament at Forest Heights Country Club, Statesboro in the state of Georgia.

Porteous, pictured left, had rounds of 72, 73 and 74 over a par-72 course of 6,947yd

Thomas Sharkey from Helensburgh, a student at Georgia Southern, finished joint 32nd on 220 with scores of 73, 69 and 78.

GB and I Walker Cup team candidate from Ireland, Kevin Phelan (North Florida) finished joint 36th on 221 with scores of 72, 75 and 75.
Darren Renwick (Tennessee) from Woking had scores of 72, 72 and 79 for 223 and a share of 46th place.
Winner by one shot was Bank Vongvanij (Florida) with a nine-under-par total of 207, made up of scores of 66, 68 and 73.
Auburn University and Florida tied for the team title on the 848 mark. North Florida (863) shared fifth place, Georgia Southern (880) joint seventh and Tennessee (881) came 10th.

CHRIS ROBB OUTSIDE TOP 50 AT FURMAN INTERCOLLEGIATE

Former Scottish schoolboys champion Chris Robb (Chattanooga-Tennessee) from Banchory finished joint 51st in a big field of 124 players at the Furman Intercollegiate men's tournament over the Furman University course at Greenville, South Carolina.
Chris, pictured right, had ever-improving rounds of 78, 74 and 73 for 225 over a par-72 course of 6,994yd.
Andrew Weir from Montrose, a student at Francis Marion University, Florence in South Carolina, finished joint 11th with scores of 79, 76 and 80 for 235.
Winner by one shot was Purdue's William Sjaichudin with good scores of 65, 69 and 72 for 10-under-par 206.
Clemon (848) won the team title ahead of Kennesaw State (860). Chattanooga-Tennessee (878) came sixth of 22.