CHRIS  SELFRIDGE HAS T5 FINISH AT 

ST PETERSBURG

Toledo University student Chris Selfridge, pictured, the Northern Ireland amateur champion from Castledawson, finished T5 in the New Year's Invitational at St Petersburg.
Selfridge had rounds of 70, 70, 75 and 70 for a three-under-par total of 285 - five behind the winner, Sam Horsfield.
  FROM GOLFWEEK.COM
By ANDY ZUNZ
After Brandon Pierce set up a kick-in birdie on the par-5 18th, Sam Horsfield needed a heroic shot to repeat at the New Year's Invitational in regulation.
Horsfield, the No. 26 golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, delivered.
Faced with a 25 yard shot, Horsfield committed to a bump-and-run with his 8-iron. About three-quarters of the way to the hole, he said "Please hit the flag." 
The ball did just that, striking the pin with pace and falling in for eagle, saving a would-be 10-foot comebacker and winning the tournament.
"I launched my club up in the air and I don't remember anything else, to be honest with you," said Horsfield. "I had a pretty good read on it. It was uphill left to right, with pretty good break."
Horsfield closed with rounds of 4-under 68 and 3-under 69 on the weekend to finish the 72-hole tournament at 8-under 280. The University of Florida signee bogeyed three times on the front nine of St. Petersburg Country Club on Sunday, but he played the back nine in 4 under with two birdies and an eagle to earn his second straight New Year's Invitational title.
Horsfield entered the final round in a three-way tie for first at 5 under with U.S. Amateur champion Gunn Yang and former North Carolina Tar Heel Michael McGowan. 
McGowan and Yang each shot rounds of even-par 72 on Sunday to fall back into a tie for third, giving Pierce the chance to move into second with a final-round 69. Pierce, a sophomore at LSU, did not compete in a collegiate event this fall, but earned one top 10 in three events as a freshman last season.
Georgia Tech senior Drew Czuchry rounded out the top five with Chris Selfridge from Castledawson, Northern Ireland at 3 under. Other notables in the field include former Stanford golfer Jim Liu (2-under 286), South Florida senior Joseph Winslow (3-over 291) and Florida commit Kyler Tate (4-over 292).

 LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
280 Sam Horsfield 72 71 68 69
281 Brandon Pierce 71 70 71 69
283 Gunn Yang 74 6968 72, Michael McGowan 72 69 70 72

SELECTED TOTAL
285 Chris Selfridge (N Ireland) 70 70 75 70 (T5)

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