GRANT FORREST WINS WEST COAST CONFERENCE TITLE IN AMERICA

FROM THE SGU WEBSITE

Grant Forrest, the reigning Scottish Amateur champion, has achieved his biggest win to date in America after triumphing at the 2013 West Coast Conference (WCC) Championships.

The 19-year-old, who claimed the national amateur crown at Royal Dornoch last summer, fired a final-round three-under-par 69 over three rounds to emerge victorious.

Craigielaw's Forrest, a student at the University of San Diego, posted a six-under-par total to beat runner-up James Fahy of Gonzaga by four strokes.

Forrest, last year's WCC Freshman of the Year, was eight-under-par over his final two rounds on the Olympic Course (par-72, 6,980 yards) at the Gold Mountain Golf Club. “WCC champion 2013! Great week!” Forrest said on Facebook.

The SGU Men’s Transitional Squad member, who played his part in Scotland’s Home Internationals win at Glasgow Golf Club’s Gailes Links last year, is currently the nation’s top-ranked amateur player, sitting 93rd in the standings.

Forrest added: "I've come close a few times this year, a couple of runner-up finishes, so it was good to finish off the job.

“It's obviously a great honour. We play against a lot of these guys throughout the year and this is the first time I've come out on top. It definitely is a good feeling."