PERTH'S DANIEL YOUNG 3rd AT SUNSHINE STATE COLLEGE EVENT

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com

Perth's Daniel Young achieved one of his highest finishes on the US men's college circuit this week.

Competing as a Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida student, Daniel (pictured) finished third in a field of 45 players, two shots behind the individual title play-off participants at the Sunshine State Conference championship tournament at Boca Country Club.

He had rounds of 74, 71 and 72 for a one-over-par total of 217 over the par-73, 6714yd course.
The Lynn University website said:
"A sophomore out of Perth, Scotland, Young was a steadying force for LU as he was among the leaders in pars, par 3 and par 4 scoring."
Birdies at the seventh, 11th and 13th had him in a position to challenge for victory down the home straight but bogeys at the 15th and 17th meant that Daniel Stapff (Barry University) (73-68-74) and Ricardo Celia (Nova Southeastern University) (72-67-76) finished ahead of him on 215. Stapff won the title-play-off with an eagle at the second extra hole.

Lynn University team-mate and also from Perth, Paul McPhee finished joint 26th on 227 with scores of 72, 78 and 77. Paul had double bogey 6s at the ninth and 15th in his third round. In Round 2 he had a triple bogey and a double bogey.

Lynn University (880) finished third of nine in the team event behind winners Nova Southeastern (873) and Barry University (874). It was their sixth top-three finish of the 2010-2011 college golf season.

Other British players in the field were Jack Bartlett from Worthing and Mitch Farrer from West Sussex, both students at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale in Florida.

Jack scored 78, 70 and 74 for 222 and a share of 10th place.

Mitch had rounds of 76, 73 and 84 for a share of 36th place on 233.

TOP 10 FINISH FOR HENDERSON AT RALEIGH

Former Scottish junior champion of champions Neil Henderson, pictured left, from North Berwick, nearing the end of his third college year at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, tied for ninth place with team-mate Sam Wall, a senior-year student from Essex, in the Wolfpack Spring Invitational college tournament over two rounds at Lonnie Poole Golf Club, Raleigh in North Carolina.
Over a long par-71 course of 7,358yd, the 21-year-old Henderson had rounds of 73 and 74 for 147, Wall 76 and 71.
M J Daffus (Lamar University) was the individual winner with scores of 70 and 69 for tnree-under-par 139.
A third Old Dominion University player, Tom Wilde from Berkshire, finished joint 22nd in the field of 68 with scores of 77 and 74 for 151.
Old Dominion (601) finished fifth of 12 teams behind winners Richmond (582).


CHESHIRE'S MARK GEDDES SIXTH IN UTAH

Mark Geddes from Cheshire, a student at Grand Canyon University, Arizona, finished sixth in a field of 44 players at the Pac West Conference championship at Sunbrook Country Club, St George, Utah.
Over a par-72 course of 6,875yd, Mark had rounds of 75, 71 and 73 for three-over-par 219 - six behind the winner by three, Blake Snyder (Hawaii-Hilo) with rounds of 68, 70 and 73.
Hawaii-Hilo (880) pipped Grand Canyon (881) and Dixie State (Utah) (882) in the tightest of finishes to the nine-team event.

TENNESSEE PAIR TIED FOR 25th AT SEA ISLAND, GEORGIA

Tennessee's pair of English students, Darren Renwick from Woking and Garrick Porteous from Northumberland tied for 25th place in a field of 59 players at the SEC Men's Championship at Sea Island Golf Club, Sea Island, Georgia.
Renwick scored 73, 71 and 75 for 219, and Porteous 74, 74 and 71.
Andres Echevarria (Florida), with rounds of 70, 70 and 69 for 209 over the par-70, 6,991yd course, won the individual title.
Tennessee (856) finished third of 12 teams behind Florida (848) and Alabama (854).