UPDATES FROM US COLLEGE MEN'S EVENTS THIS WEEK
PAIR OF DOUBLE BOGEYS DROP GRANT
FORREST TO JT 19th FINISH
Grant Forrest, the highest-placed Scot in the World Amateur Rankings - up to No. 39 from 51 last week, squeezed into a top 20 finish in the San Diego Classic college tournament, which ended at San Diego Country Club, Chula Vista in California yesterday.
Forrest, pictured right, had, by his high standards, disappointing scores of 74, 73 and 73 for a four-over-par total of 220 over a 7,033yd course and a joint 19th place finish in a field of 84 players.
The Scot, Scottish amateur champion at Royal Dornoch two years ago and a Craigielaw GC member, had two double bogey 6s over the 54 holes, including one at the 54th hole which dropped him down several places in the final standings.
San Diego State University students have earned the bragging rights over their great rivals, San Diego University in which North Berwick's Forrest is a third-year student.
San Diego State provided the individual winner in Xander Schauffele (67-71-67 for 11-under 205) and finished runners-up (859) to Southern California (859) in the team event in which San Diego (873) could do no better than fifth of the 13 squads.
Team placings are all-important to the US college coaches so you can take it as read that the San Diego University team will not be feeling on top of the world this morning.
RHYS PUGH 4th AT MYRTLE BEACH
Welshman Rhys Pugh, a Walker Cup player in 2011 and a junior student at East Tennessee State, finished fourth of 68 in this week's General Hackler Championship collegiate 54-hole tournament at TPC of Myrtle Beach, Murrells Inlet.
Over a par-72 course of 6,950yd, Pugh, pictured above, shot 73, 70 and 75 for two-over 218 - two strokes behind the pair at the top of the individual returns on level par 216: Andrew Dorn (Coastal Carolina) (73-71-72) and Corey Conners (Kent State) (76-71-70).
East Tennessee State (896) finished fourth of 17 behind Middle Tennessee (884), Kent State (886) and Iowa State (890) int he team event.
MARK GEDDES JT SIXTH AT FRESNO
Mark Geddes from Cheshire, a final-year student at Grand Canyon, tied for sixth place in a field of 93 players at the Fresno State Classic college tournament at San Joaquin Country Club, Fresno in California.
Mark, pictured left, had scores of 71, 75 and 73 for six-over-par total of 219 over a 6,7776yd (par-71) course.
Winner by one shot was Jordan Epstein (UC-Santa Barbara) with scores of 71, 75 and 73 for 214.
Seb Crookall-Nixon (San Francisco), a sophomore student from Cockermouth, Cumbria finished T39 on 228 (74-76-68). Nixon, a brilliant junior in English events before he enrolled at San Franciso, has not "trained on" in the States.
Liam Brace (Grand Canyon), a senior student from Suffolk, finished T69 on 239 (79-76-84).
San Francisco (894) finished joint fourth behind Santa Barbara (873) in the team event with Grand Canyon T10 on 904.
FORREST TO JT 19th FINISH
Grant Forrest, the highest-placed Scot in the World Amateur Rankings - up to No. 39 from 51 last week, squeezed into a top 20 finish in the San Diego Classic college tournament, which ended at San Diego Country Club, Chula Vista in California yesterday.
Forrest, pictured right, had, by his high standards, disappointing scores of 74, 73 and 73 for a four-over-par total of 220 over a 7,033yd course and a joint 19th place finish in a field of 84 players.
The Scot, Scottish amateur champion at Royal Dornoch two years ago and a Craigielaw GC member, had two double bogey 6s over the 54 holes, including one at the 54th hole which dropped him down several places in the final standings.
San Diego State University students have earned the bragging rights over their great rivals, San Diego University in which North Berwick's Forrest is a third-year student.
San Diego State provided the individual winner in Xander Schauffele (67-71-67 for 11-under 205) and finished runners-up (859) to Southern California (859) in the team event in which San Diego (873) could do no better than fifth of the 13 squads.
Team placings are all-important to the US college coaches so you can take it as read that the San Diego University team will not be feeling on top of the world this morning.
RHYS PUGH 4th AT MYRTLE BEACH
Welshman Rhys Pugh, a Walker Cup player in 2011 and a junior student at East Tennessee State, finished fourth of 68 in this week's General Hackler Championship collegiate 54-hole tournament at TPC of Myrtle Beach, Murrells Inlet.
Over a par-72 course of 6,950yd, Pugh, pictured above, shot 73, 70 and 75 for two-over 218 - two strokes behind the pair at the top of the individual returns on level par 216: Andrew Dorn (Coastal Carolina) (73-71-72) and Corey Conners (Kent State) (76-71-70).
East Tennessee State (896) finished fourth of 17 behind Middle Tennessee (884), Kent State (886) and Iowa State (890) int he team event.
MARK GEDDES JT SIXTH AT FRESNO
Mark Geddes from Cheshire, a final-year student at Grand Canyon, tied for sixth place in a field of 93 players at the Fresno State Classic college tournament at San Joaquin Country Club, Fresno in California.
Mark, pictured left, had scores of 71, 75 and 73 for six-over-par total of 219 over a 6,7776yd (par-71) course.
Winner by one shot was Jordan Epstein (UC-Santa Barbara) with scores of 71, 75 and 73 for 214.
Seb Crookall-Nixon (San Francisco), a sophomore student from Cockermouth, Cumbria finished T39 on 228 (74-76-68). Nixon, a brilliant junior in English events before he enrolled at San Franciso, has not "trained on" in the States.
Liam Brace (Grand Canyon), a senior student from Suffolk, finished T69 on 239 (79-76-84).
San Francisco (894) finished joint fourth behind Santa Barbara (873) in the team event with Grand Canyon T10 on 904.
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