JAMES BYRNE ENDS US COLLEGE GOLF CAREER ON LOW NOTE
James Byrne's four years at Arizona State University and competing on the US men's college golf circuit ended on a low note in the climax to the season - the NCAA men's Division 1 championships at Karsten Creek, Stillwater in Oklahoma.
The world-ranked Banchory student signed off with a round of five-over-par 77, running up a double bogey 6 at his second last hole, and finishing joint 50th in a field of 156 with a 54-hole aggregate of eight-over-par 224.
Arizona State did not finish their season in a blaze of glory. Byrne was their second-best scorer and the squad of five did not even come close to figuring among the eight teams who now go on to the match-play stages.
John Peterson (Louisiana State), who set a course record of seven-under-par 65 in the second round, had the lowest three-round total of five-under-par 211. His three rounds over a very difficult and long course (7,414yd) were 74, 65 and 72. Peterson's effort was not enough to lift LSU into the match-play and, like Byrne, the tournament is also over for him.
The NCAA championships are all about the teams and Arizona's total of 899 was 10 shots more than the team that claimed the last of the eight match-play spots - Duke University.
875 Georgia Tech.
879 Oklahoma State, Illinois.
884 Georgia.
887 Ohio State.
888 Augusta State.
889 Duke
NEAR MISSES:
890 Texas A and M.
892 Iowa
SELECTED TOTAL
899 Arizona State (18th of 26 teams).
LEADING INDIVIDUAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72). Yardage 7,414
211 John Peterson (Louisiana State) 74 65 72.
212 Patrick Cantlay (UCLA) 72 69 71, Peter Uihlein (Oklahoma State) 73 69 73, J J Spaun (San Diego State) 69 7571, Patrick Reid (Augusta State) 69 75 71.
215 Lion Kim (Michigan) 72 70 75, Cameron Peck (Texas A and M) 68 74 73.
218 Michael Weaver (California) 71 71 74, James White (Georgia Tech) 67 73 76.
Selected totals
223 Garrick Porteous (Tennessee) 77 73 73 (T38).
224 James Byrne (Arizona State) 74 73 77 (T50).
231 Darren Renwick (Tennessee) 78 79 74 (T102).
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The world-ranked Banchory student signed off with a round of five-over-par 77, running up a double bogey 6 at his second last hole, and finishing joint 50th in a field of 156 with a 54-hole aggregate of eight-over-par 224.
Arizona State did not finish their season in a blaze of glory. Byrne was their second-best scorer and the squad of five did not even come close to figuring among the eight teams who now go on to the match-play stages.
John Peterson (Louisiana State), who set a course record of seven-under-par 65 in the second round, had the lowest three-round total of five-under-par 211. His three rounds over a very difficult and long course (7,414yd) were 74, 65 and 72. Peterson's effort was not enough to lift LSU into the match-play and, like Byrne, the tournament is also over for him.
The NCAA championships are all about the teams and Arizona's total of 899 was 10 shots more than the team that claimed the last of the eight match-play spots - Duke University.
The eight qualifying colleges were:
872 University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).875 Georgia Tech.
879 Oklahoma State, Illinois.
884 Georgia.
887 Ohio State.
888 Augusta State.
889 Duke
NEAR MISSES:
890 Texas A and M.
892 Iowa
SELECTED TOTAL
899 Arizona State (18th of 26 teams).
LEADING INDIVIDUAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72). Yardage 7,414
211 John Peterson (Louisiana State) 74 65 72.
212 Patrick Cantlay (UCLA) 72 69 71, Peter Uihlein (Oklahoma State) 73 69 73, J J Spaun (San Diego State) 69 7571, Patrick Reid (Augusta State) 69 75 71.
215 Lion Kim (Michigan) 72 70 75, Cameron Peck (Texas A and M) 68 74 73.
218 Michael Weaver (California) 71 71 74, James White (Georgia Tech) 67 73 76.
Selected totals
223 Garrick Porteous (Tennessee) 77 73 73 (T38).
224 James Byrne (Arizona State) 74 73 77 (T50).
231 Darren Renwick (Tennessee) 78 79 74 (T102).
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First-team All-Americans named by the coaches' association.
- Patrick Cantlay, UCLA
- Bud Cauley, Alabama
- Luke Guthrie, Illinois
- Morgan Hoffmann, Oklahoma State
- John Peterson, LSU
- Patrick Reed, Augusta State
- Kevin Tway, Oklahoma State
- Peter Uihlein, Oklahoma State
- Bank Vongvanij, Florida
- James White, Georgia Tech
- Andrew Yun, Stanford
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