FINAL ROUND OF 65 .... AND BIRDIE PUTT AT LAST HOLE LIPPED OUT!

BANCHORY STUDENT CHRIS ROBB 

FINISHES SECOND AT PINEHURST

CHRIS ROBB: Coming up to end of four years in USA

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Banchory's Chris Robb, in the last few weeks of his fourth and final year at Tennessee-Chattanooga University, finished second on Tuesday in the

Southern Conference Championship at National Golf Club, Pinehurst in North Carolina.

Robb, a member at Meldrum House GC, shot a final round of seven-under-par 65 over a par-72 course of 7,122 but finished two shots behind the winner.

Robb, a former winner of the North-east District Open, had earlier rounds of 74 and 69. His total of 208 was eight under par.
Putting for a closing birdie and a round of 64, Robb saw his putt lip out. His 65 was still a college record in the championship. Had the putt dropped, Chattanooga would have tied for the team title.

Scottish team-mates Ewan Scott, a freshmen from St Andrews, and Liam Johnston, a third-year student from Dumfries, did not fare so well.

Scott finished joint 24th in a field of 50 with rounds of 74, 78 and 73 for 225.
Johnston shot 73, 75 and 79 for 227.
Chattanooga were pipped by a single stroke by Georgia Southern for the team title in a field of 10 teams.
Robb and Johnston were selected for the Southern Conference team while Scott was named to the Southern Conference freshmen team.

'VERY PROUD OF CHRIS ROBB,' SAYS WNMU HEAD COACH
FROM THE TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA WEBSITE

"I'm very proud of Chris Robb,” Head Coach Mark Guhne stated. "It’s really good to see him finish his last conference tournament the way he did. It’s really special. He did a phenomenal job today.
“You’ve got to give credit to Georgia Southern,” he continued. “It’s been a great rivalry…we’ve been at each other every year, and I hate to see them leave the league.
“It came down to the very last putt which is what is supposed to happen.”
Robb was an absolute star in the event. He chased down 13th-ranked tournament leader J.T. Poston of Western Carolina. 
Poston started the day with an nine-stroke advantage on the Mocs’ senior. He bogeyed 17 after Robb’s seventh birdie of the day. Robb’s 25-foot effort rolled right into the centre of the cup to get him within two of Poston.
The duo drove down the middle of the fairway on 18 with Poston ending up just off the green to the right on approach, while Robb hit his to the back centre of the green to set up the dramatics. Poston parred the final hole for the two-stroke victory. Robb's birdie putt for a 64 lipped out.
But the Scot did set a new record with his 65. It’s the lowest score by a Moc (Tennessee-Chattanooga player) in the event and is the first 65 since ETSU’s Chris Wisler in 2001.
Robb played his final 38 holes bogey free. His eight-under 208 is one shot off his career-best total of 207 (-9) which he fired while winning the 2010 Springhill Suites and 2012 Bridgestone Golf Collegiates.