FORREST AND ROSS TOP 10 FINISHES IN US COLLEGE GOLF

By COLIN FARQUHARSON Colin@scottishgolfview.com  Grant Forrest, last year's Scottish boys' match-play golf champion and now a freshman student at San Diego University, finished eighth in a field of 48 players on a trip to Hawaii this week for the Kauai Collegiate Invitational at Puakea Golf Club. Craigielaw Golf Club member Forrest, pictured right by courtesy of Andy Forman, shot ever-improving rounds of 74, 72 and 69 for a one-under-par total of 215. He finished 13 shots behind the local winner by seven, Thomas Rua (Hawaii University) who had rounds of 69, 67 and 66 for 14-under-par 202. Forrest's effort was crucial to the team success by San Diego whose five-man team totalled 850 to win by a single shot from Hawaii. Charleston (863) were third in a field of six teams. Forrest had the second best total in the San Diego team. The course was a par-72 of 6,954yd Another Edinburgh golfer at a US college, James Ross (Houston University and Royal Burgess), pictured below by Cal Carson Golf Agency, finished joint ninth in the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate at Royal Oaks Golf Club, Dallas, Texas with scores of 71, 64 and 74 for a total of four-under-209 over a long par-71 course (7,068yd). Ross's second round was the lowest score of the tournament contested by 78 players. Winner by three shots was M J Daffus (Lamar University) with rounds of 65, 70 and 67 for 11-under 202. Texas A and M (830) pipped Duke (831) for the team title. Houston (862) finished T7 for 14. PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM! WHITEHEAD FINISHES JT THIRD ON HAWAII Sam Whitehead from Milton Keynes, a second-year student at Grand Canyon University, Arizona, finished joint third in a field of 54 players at the Dennis Rose Invitational college tournament at Waikaloa Kings Resort on Hawaii this week. Sam, pictured right, scored 76-71-69 for a level par total of 216 over a long par-72 course of 7,074yd. Team-mate Mark Geddes, also a sophomore student, finished T9 sith scores of 72-75-71 for 218. Winner by three shots was Hawaii local, James Hall (Hawaii-Hilo University) with rounds of 70, 70 and 69 for seven-under 209. Hawaii-Hilo (864) won the team event ahead of Grand Canyon (972) in a field of nine teams. PAUL DUNNE NAMED GOLFER OF WEEK AFTER 2nd PLACE FINISH Irish amateur international Paul Dunne, a freshman student at the University of Alabama-Birmingham - that's the one where Graeme McDowell was a student - has been named Conference USA Golfer of the Week after finishing second in The Hummingbird Intercollegiate at Country Club of Sapphire Valley, Sapphie in North Carolina. Paul, a Dubliner by birth and a member of Greystokes Golf Club, Co Wicklow, shot 71 and 66 for a total of five-under-par 137 over a par-71 course of 6,767yd. Dunne could have had a phenomenal second round because he finished bogey-bogey for his 66! That made the difference between tie-ing with the winner, Kristopher Gray (Gardner-Webb University) and finishing runner-up, two shots behind. Gray scored 67-68 for 135. Callum Tarren from Darlington, a student at Radford University, Virginia, finished joint 71st in a field of 93 players. He had rounds of 77 and 76 for 153. Also on that mark was Welshman Jason Shufflebotham (a team-mate of Paul Dunne at UAB) from Prestatyn with rounds of 81 and 72. UAB (567) finished second behind team winners Appalachian State (565) - so Paule Dunne's bogey-bogey finish was significant in terms of the individual and team results. Radford (592) finished 11th of 17 teams.

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ESSEX MAN ALEX IRVIN JT FIFTH AT MOBILE

Alex Irvin from Essex, a student at Berry College, Georgia, tied for fifth place in a field of 52 players at the Mobile Rams Fall Invite at Heron Lakes Country Club, Mobile in Alabama.

Over a par-72 course of 6,807yd, Alex, pictured left, had rounds of 73 and 77 for 150 - six shots behind the winner by four, Joseph Webster (Spring Hill College) (71-73).

Spring Hill College (599) won the team title ahead of Berry College (606) in a field of seven teams.

FARRAR JUST OUTSIDE TOP 10 AT TPC SAWGRASS

From West Sussex, Mitch Farrar (Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida), finished 11th of 64 in the Marjorie Whitney Invitational college tournament at Dye's Valley Course, TPC Sawgrass.

Mitch, pictured right, had rounds of 79, 72 and 76 for a total of 227 over a par-72 course of 6,848yd. He finished 11 shots behind the winner by one, Greg Mergel (Flagler College (72-71-73 for level par 216).

Nova SE (894) won the team honours ahead of Barry University (903) in a field of 12 teams.

TOM ROBSON MAKES TOP 20 IN BIG FIELD

Tom Robson (Jacksonville State University) from Portsmouth finished T18 in a massive field of 105 players at the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate this week.
Tom, pictured below, had improving rounds of 78, 74 and 72 for a total of eight-over-par 224 at Turtle Point Golf Club, Kiawah in South Carolina.

There was a tie for first place on two-under-par 214 between Andrew Pumariega (George Washington University) (70-71-73) and Vaita Guillaume (Campbell University) (69-73-72).

There was also a dead-heat for the team title between Campbell University and Kennesaw State University. Both totalled 881, 10 shots ahead of third-placed Jacksonville State in a field of 21 teams.