NORTH BERWICK STUDENT JOINT EIGHTH WITH FIVE-UNDER-PAR TOTAL
FORREST CHALKS UP ANOTHER TOP-10
FINISH AT TUCSON, ARIZONA
North Berwick's 2012 Scottish amateur champion Grant Forrest, pictured, a third-year student at San Diego University, California, achieved a top 10 finish in the weekend's National Invite Tournament at Omni Tucson National in Arizona - but his college team finished 10th of 14 (behind great rivals San Diego State) in the team race won comfortably by California.
811 California, 846 Oklahoma State.
Selected:
851 San Diego State (T4).
872 San Diego (10th).
Forrest had rounds of 71, 71 and 69 to be joiint eighth on five-under-par 211 in a field of 81 players over a par-72 course of 7,200yd.
Forrest finished six shots behind the winner by three, Joel Stalter (California (68-71-66 for 11-under 205).
PUGH DOWN FIELD AT WILMINGTON
Welsh Walker Cup player in 2011, Rhys Pugh (East Tennessee State), pictured, a junior student from Pontypridd, finished T47 in a field of 78 players at the Seahawk Intercollegiate at Country Club of Landfall (Nicklaus course, par-72, 6,765yd).
He had rounds of 80 and 74 for 154 at the Wilmington, North Carolina venue.
East Tennessee State team-mate Tom Heggarty, a junior year student from Cheshire, finished on 157 (75-82) to tie for 61st place.
Winner by one shot was Will Starke (South Carolina) with rounds of 64 and 73 for seven-under 137. South Carolina students fill three of the first four places and won the team event by 19 shots from runners-up East Tennessee State in a field of 13 teams.
ELLIS MAKES TOP 10 at TALAHASSEE
Harry Ellis (Florida State), a freshman from Southampton, finished T16 in a field of 75 at the Seminole Intercollegiate at Southwood Golf Club, Talahassee, Florida.
Harry, pictured right, shot 76, 67 and 75 for a two-over-par total of 218 over a par-72 coure of 7,172yd.
Winner by one shot was Trey Valentine (South Florida) with scores of 71, 71 and 68 for six-under 210.
Mercer University (856) won the team title ahead of joint runners-up Florida State and South Florida, both 862, in a field of 13 teams.
FINISH AT TUCSON, ARIZONA
811 California, 846 Oklahoma State.
Selected:
851 San Diego State (T4).
872 San Diego (10th).
Forrest had rounds of 71, 71 and 69 to be joiint eighth on five-under-par 211 in a field of 81 players over a par-72 course of 7,200yd.
Forrest finished six shots behind the winner by three, Joel Stalter (California (68-71-66 for 11-under 205).
PUGH DOWN FIELD AT WILMINGTON
Welsh Walker Cup player in 2011, Rhys Pugh (East Tennessee State), pictured, a junior student from Pontypridd, finished T47 in a field of 78 players at the Seahawk Intercollegiate at Country Club of Landfall (Nicklaus course, par-72, 6,765yd).
He had rounds of 80 and 74 for 154 at the Wilmington, North Carolina venue.
East Tennessee State team-mate Tom Heggarty, a junior year student from Cheshire, finished on 157 (75-82) to tie for 61st place.
Winner by one shot was Will Starke (South Carolina) with rounds of 64 and 73 for seven-under 137. South Carolina students fill three of the first four places and won the team event by 19 shots from runners-up East Tennessee State in a field of 13 teams.
ELLIS MAKES TOP 10 at TALAHASSEE
Harry Ellis (Florida State), a freshman from Southampton, finished T16 in a field of 75 at the Seminole Intercollegiate at Southwood Golf Club, Talahassee, Florida.
Harry, pictured right, shot 76, 67 and 75 for a two-over-par total of 218 over a par-72 coure of 7,172yd.
Winner by one shot was Trey Valentine (South Florida) with scores of 71, 71 and 68 for six-under 210.
Mercer University (856) won the team title ahead of joint runners-up Florida State and South Florida, both 862, in a field of 13 teams.
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