UNITED STATES COLLEGE GOLF NEWS

DUNDEE STUDENT MATTHEW REID 

FINISHES JOINT 7th IN FLORIDA

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Downfield Golf Club, Dundee member Matthew Reid, a final-year student at Belmont Abbey College, Charlotte in North Carolina, finished joint seventh in this week's LMU Spring Kick Off at Fleming Island, Florida.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Why do they use a football term, i.e. "Kick Off" for a golf tournament. Why not use "Tee Off?"

Over a par-71 course of 6,688yd, Reid (pictured) shot rounds of 75, 67 and 73 for a two-over-par total of 215 - 12 shots behind the winner by seven, Spencer Schindler (Flagler College (69-67-66 for 202).
Another Belmont Abbey College Scot, Cameron Buist, a freshman from Stirlingshire, finished joint 22nd on 221 with rounds of 78, 71 and 72. 
Lincoln Memorial University third-year student Luke Butler from Worcestershire, finished T49 on 228 with rounds of 77, 73 and 78.
Taylor Inouye from Surrey, a senior at Belmont Abbey College, finished T75 on 243 with scores of 81, 76 and 76.
Lincoln Memorial (860) won the team title by a single stroke from Flagler College with Tuscullum College (878) third.
Belmont Abbey College (895) finished T8 in a field of 16 teams.

McPHEE HITS FORM TOO LATE IN FLORIDA

Paul McPhee from Perth, a senior year student at Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida, finished joint 28th in a field of 75 at the Matlock Collegiate Classic at Lone Palm Country Club, Lakeland in Florida.

McPhee, pictured, hit form too late for a high finish although his last-round four-under-par 68 over the 7,065yd course was the joint best of the day. His earlier rounds were 78 and 75.
The winner by four shots, Adam Svensson (Barry University) had scores of 71, 64 and 70 for an 11-under-par total of 205.
McPhee's effort - and that of team-mate Ernesto Vitiens (69-68-72 for 209) who finished second -  did help Lynn University (852) win the team title by six shots from Barry with Armstrong and Nova Southeastern (863) tied third of 15 teams.

ALLAN FADES AT SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

Lawrence Allan from Alva, Clackmannanshire, faded to a final placing of joint 40th in a field of 84 players after a good start to the 54-hole UTSA/Oak Hills Invitational at Oak Hills Country Club, San Antonio in Texas.
Allan had scores of 73,79 and 77 for a total of 229.
The winner was Baylor's Kyle Jones with scores of 69, 71 and 73 for 213. 

BEN SKINNER JOINT SECOND AT EL PASO
Ben Skinner, pictured, from Hertfordshire and a former pupil at Loretto School, Musselburgh, finished joint second in The Cactus Thaw tournament over two rounds at Lone Star Country Club, El Paso in Texas.
Skinner, a sophomsore student at Western New Mexico University, had rounds of 73 and 67 for 140, the same total as team-mate David Metz (70-70).
Winner was Chris Schriedel (Midland CC) with 69 and 70 for 139 over a par-71 course of 6,603yd.
The Western New Mexico team for this tournament contained four more Brits - Anthony McGeorge, a freshman from Holsworth, England, Dan Young, a sophomore from Cheshire, Tom Neve, a sophomore from Epsom, and Harry Wetton, a freshman from Bedfordshire.
McGeorge had rounds of 75-71 for T10 on 146, the same total as Wetton (76-70) while Young scored 74-73 for 147 and a T14 finish. Neve was also on 147 with scores of 75-72.
Western New Mexico (583) won the team title by eight strokes from Midland Community College in a five-team contest.